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Concrete Masonry Compressive Strength Prediction using Mechanics-based Modelling and Gaussian Process Regression with Error Evaluation based on Experimental Data
DownloadFall 2023
The compressive strength of masonry is an essential mechanical parameter considering its influence on structural design. Among different types of masonry, hollow concrete block masonry is the most commonly used one in North America. Over the past decades, various methods were developed to...
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Development and Applications of Mechanics- and Data-based Capacity Models for Intact/Corroded Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders
DownloadFall 2022
Prestressed concrete (PC) highway bridges represent an integral part of the transportation network and contribute significantly to socio-economic development. However, highway bridges are susceptible to Deterioration and thus exhibit structural deficiency after years of service, especially in the...
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Development of Finite Element Modeling and Bayesian Parameter Estimation Strategies for Corroded RC Bridges towards Probabilistic Seismic Performance Assessment
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Reinforced concrete (RC) structures, such as RC bridges, are designed to remain safe and functional for their lifetime, during which the impacts of aging may result in performance degradation. Steel bar corrosion is one of the most common causes of structural performance degradation in RC...
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Finite Element-based Parametric and Probabilistic Analysis of Structural Deterioration in Corroded Pre-stressed Concrete Girders
DownloadFall 2020
Deterioration of concrete structures caused by corrosion have caused worldwide concerns especially for pre-stressed concrete (PC) structures because of their extensive use in important infrastructure, such as highway bridges. PC girders that have been in service for a long time in natural...
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Finite Element-based Stress Intensity Factor Estimation for Fatigue Crack Growth Simulation and Stochastic Filtering-based Fatigue Crack Growth Prediction of Pipelines
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Fatigue cracking is one of the major integrity threats to oil and gas pipelines. Having a reliable trajectory of fatigue crack growth once detected is very crucial for decision making regarding integrity threat management. In-line Inspection (ILI) tools, and other non-destructive methods are used...
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Fall 2023
Pipelines are considered one of the most efficient ways of transferring oil and gas from the extraction sites to refineries, and finally to consumers. However, leakage or loss of containment of pipelines in the transmitting grid can be caused by several factors such as overpressure, cracking, and...