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Physical Modeling Of Suction Caissons Loaded In Two Orthogonal Directions For Efficient Mooring Of Offshore Wind Platforms, Jade Chung

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Over the past decade a number of Federal and State policies and programs have promoted the development of the wind energy industry, including the establishment of offshore wind. A strategy by the Department of Energy set objectives of reducing cost and reducing time to deployment through specific deliverables such as innovative anchor and mooring design for floating offshore systems and hardware design concepts including turbine array grids. This research program proposes and investigates use of suction caissons as combined anchors to resist line loads from multiple platforms as an efficient solution for anchoring a network of wind turbine platforms.

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An Adaptive Reuse And Restoration Of A Maine Barn, Sarah Elizabeth Williams

Honors College

This is a study of a post and beam barn in Orono, Maine that examines the changes necessary to use the barn as an event center. Included is a structural analysis of the current barn structure to determine its adequacy for the new use under current design standards, including IBC 2009. The architectural portion of this study examines the capacity of the building and the egress and restroom facilities requirements for that capacity, as well as the ADA requirements. Provided is a final design that incorporates the architectural aspects and the structural changes necessary to meet modern standards. Structural modifications …