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Computational Modeling Of Laminated Veneer Bamboo (Lvb) Dowel Joints, Niloufar Khoshbakht
Computational Modeling Of Laminated Veneer Bamboo (Lvb) Dowel Joints, Niloufar Khoshbakht
Doctoral Dissertations
Laminated veneer bamboo (LVB) is a sustainable building material that has been gaining interest in the construction industry of late. As a relatively new product, little is known about its connection performance, specifically, its failure behavior in dowel type joints and possible similarities it may have to engineered wood products in terms of failure mechanisms. Research is needed to aid in the understanding of LVB dowel connection failure behavior and to quantify the failure mechanism and key factors associated with LVB dowel connection strength. Modeling, as conducted in this research, is a valuable tool to help devise safe standards and …
Randomized Computations For Efficient And Robust Finite Element Domain Decomposition Methods In Electromagnetics, Wei Wang
Doctoral Dissertations
Numerical modeling of electromagnetic (EM) phenomenon has proved to become an effective and efficient tool in design and optimization of modern electronic devices, integrated circuits (IC) and RF systems. However the generality, efficiency and reliability/resilience of the computational EM solver is often criticised due to the fact that the underlying characteristics of the simulated problems are usually different, which makes the development of a general, ''black-box'' EM solver to be a difficult task. In this work, we aim to propose a reliable/resilient, scalable and efficient finite elements based domain decomposition method (FE-DDM) as a general CEM solver to tackle such …
Performance Of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Subjected To Vehicular Collisions, Nevin L. Gomez
Performance Of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Subjected To Vehicular Collisions, Nevin L. Gomez
Masters Theses
Vehicle collisions with bridge piers can result in significant damage to the support pier and potentially lead to catastrophic failure of the whole structure. The Nation’s aging infrastructure suggests that many structures no longer meet current design standards, placing many bridge susceptible to failure if subjected to an extreme loading event. This research aims to study the structural response of reinforced concrete bridge piers subjected to vehicle collisions. A sensitivity analysis is conducted to observe the causes of shear and bending failures of bridge piers subjected to vehicle collision. Parameters, such as pier diameter, transverse reinforcement spacing, vehicle impact velocity, …