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Application Of Wavelet Analysis And Random Field In Integrity Management Of Pipelines Containing Dents And Corrosions, Junxiong Lin
Application Of Wavelet Analysis And Random Field In Integrity Management Of Pipelines Containing Dents And Corrosions, Junxiong Lin
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Metal loss corrosions and dents are two major threats to the integrity of oil and natural gas pipelines. In the pipeline industry, the Fitness-For-Service (FFS) assessment is commonly employed for pipelines containing these defects. However, FFS assessment usually assumes that a defect has a simple shape, and such a simplification may significantly affect the accuracy of the assessment. Therefore, retaining the actual shapes of defects and incorporating them into the FFS assessment can improve assessment accuracy. The main objective of the present thesis is to extract key information about the sizes, directions, and shapes of corrosions and dents from the …
Parametric Analysis And Enhancement Of The Burst Capacity Model For Composite-Repaired Corroded Pipelines, Rodrigo Silva Silva-Santisteban
Parametric Analysis And Enhancement Of The Burst Capacity Model For Composite-Repaired Corroded Pipelines, Rodrigo Silva Silva-Santisteban
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One of the main causes of pipeline failures is corrosion, which leads to a localized loss of the pipe wall thickness and hence compromises the capacity of the pipeline. Composite repair is a method to rehabilitate corroded pipelines. Design codes such as ASME PCC-2 are commonly used to design the repair thickness. As the predictive accuracy to determine the burst capacity of a composite repaired pipeline with existing models is generally poor, the main objective of the present thesis is to provide insights on the parameters that affect the burst capacity and propose improvements to the prediction of burst capacity …
Towards Smart And Cost-Effective Bridge Infrastructure Monitoring Systems, Premjeet Singh
Towards Smart And Cost-Effective Bridge Infrastructure Monitoring Systems, Premjeet Singh
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Bridge health monitoring (BHM) has recently gained significant interest worldwide in the inspection and maintenance of aging bridge infrastructure in the era of climate change and adverse weather conditions. However, extensive datasets resulting from these monitoring systems require appropriate tools to diagnose the data systematically under various operating conditions of bridges, leading to expensive and time intensive BHM strategies. To mitigate this challenge, a smart and cost-effective bridge infrastructure management system is of paramount need in today’s world. This thesis aims to develop a suite of cost-effective bridge management strategies by employing limited and mobile sensing technology and addressing their …
Experimental Evaluation Of Abl And Downburst Wind Loads On An Elevated Building, Kate Current
Experimental Evaluation Of Abl And Downburst Wind Loads On An Elevated Building, Kate Current
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Elevated low-rise buildings are vulnerable to cladding damage underneath the structure due to extreme winds and the absence of proper wind loading codes and standards such as the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). The space between the ground and the horizontal base surface of an elevated structure affects its aerodynamics differently compared to a ground-mounted structure. Despite the widespread use of elevated low-rise buildings, there is still limited understanding of the wind interaction across building surfaces for different stilt heights and wind types. This research aims to evaluate the impact of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) and downburst wind loads …
Simplified Modeling Of Bonded Prestressed High Strength Concrete Girders During Fire Exposure, Yi Mao
Simplified Modeling Of Bonded Prestressed High Strength Concrete Girders During Fire Exposure, Yi Mao
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To evaluate the behavior of structures exposed to fire and estimate their structural fire resistance, engineers need design tools to overcome the complexities associated with structural analysis during fire exposure. These complexities include the uneven distribution of temperature within the structural elements and the deterioration in material properties. The current study introduces a simplified numerical model to evaluate the flexural behavior of bonded prestressed high-strength concrete sections exposed to fire. The model starts by predicting the temperature distribution within a structural element using 2-D finite difference analysis. It then uses one-dimensional sectional analysis to estimate the section behavior. The numerical …
A Computational Framework For Aerodynamic And Aeroelastic Modeling Of Wind Loads On Tall Buildings, Abiy Fantaye Melaku
A Computational Framework For Aerodynamic And Aeroelastic Modeling Of Wind Loads On Tall Buildings, Abiy Fantaye Melaku
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Driven by the burgeoning growth of computing power over the last few decades, the capability of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate turbulent flows of practical interest has progressed rapidly. In the past, a notable research effort has been dedicated to applying CFD for modeling wind loads on structures, particularly for tall buildings. However, the current state of CFD for wind load evaluation of tall buildings using Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) has several critical challenges, including the treatment of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) flow conditions, turbulence modeling of separated flows around buildings, and simulation of wind-structure interaction for dynamically sensitive buildings. …