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Structural Health Monitoring using Unsupervised Learning Methods with a view on Post-Earthquake Damage Detection
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
In a world of aging infrastructure, structural health monitoring (SHM) emerged as a major step towards resilient and sustainable societies. As we live in the information age, the advancements in machine learning and sensor ...
Ballistic Impact Simulations using the new Unified Mechanics Theory
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Ballistic Impact is a high velocity impact on a target by a projectile having a small mass and size. The aim of this thesis is to study ballistic impact using the new Unified Mechanics Theory. Numerical simulation of ...
Design and Performance of Highly Skewed Deck Girder Bridges
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Highly skewed deck girder bridges experience several performance problems. These stem from modified load paths that change girder load distribution, superstructure horizontal movements and deck diagonal cracking caused by ...
Understanding Fire Spread in Wildland-Urban Interface Communities
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
More than 70,000 U.S. communities, containing 46 million homes, are at risk of wildfires, yet only about 7,000 communities have adopted protection measures. The wildland urban interface (WUI) is defined as a geographic ...
Model-Data Fusion for Probabilistic Analysis of Civil Infrastructures
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
In recent years, with the advancement of mathematical machineries and availability of faster computers, model-data fusion approaches have gained traction in many fields of engineering for parameter estimation and prediction ...
Risk-Informed Decision Making for Civil Infrastructure Subjected to Single and Multiple Hazards
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This dissertation intends to provide insight to the risk of civil infrastructuresubjected to single and multiple hazards and improve communication betweendifferent stakeholders for better risk-informed decisions and efficient ...
Frequency Based Classification of Damage in Structures
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Structural health monitoring (SHM) has gained much importance over the years. This is due to SHM being able to assess damage in a structure in a more economical and efficient way. There has been much emphasis on this type ...
Systematic Development of Strain-Hardening Ultra-High Performance Concrete
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is a class of cementitious materials with very high compressive strength (typically greater than 150 MPa) and good durability. In spite of their excellent material properties, the use ...
Wave Motion in 1-D Viscoelastic Phononic Crystals: A Comprehensive Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Study
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Phononic crystals are engineered materials which exhibit unique wave motion properties due to periodic arrangement of multiple homogeneous constituents. Over the last decade, metallic phononic crystals have been thoroughly ...
A New Approach to Longitudinal Connection for Adjacent Box Girder Bridges
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Deterioration of longitudinal joints between adjacent box girder bridges is a common problem in the US. Current longitudinal connections involve the use of grouted shear keys between beams and transverse post-tensioning ...