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A Framework for Vibration based Damage Detection of Bridges under Varying Temperature Effects using Artificial Neural Networks and Time Series Analysis
DownloadFall 2015
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has become a very important area in civil engineering for evaluating the performance of critical civil infrastructure systems such as bridges. One of the most important issues with continuous SHM is the environmental effects (such as temperature, humidity, wind)...
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A Framework for Vibration based Damage Detection of Bridges under Varying Temperature Effects using Artificial Neural Networks and Time Series Analysis
DownloadFall 2015
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has become a very important area in civil engineering for evaluating the performance of critical civil infrastructure systems such as bridges. One of the most important issues with continuous SHM is the environmental effects (such as temperature, humidity, wind)...
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A Framework of Occupational Safety Hazard Analysis and Control to Support Enterprise Health and Safety Information Digitalization
DownloadSpring 2023
Occupational safety hazards and risk management in construction industry are major worldwide concerns due to its unique dynamic nature of the working environment. Safety related documentations such as industry injury reports, physical demands analysis (PDA) and standard operating procedures (SOP)...
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A Framework to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Utilizing Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) in Industrial Construction
DownloadFall 2018
The emergence of large mega projects in industrial construction has necessitated the development of more sophisticated construction planning and project control methods. One of the methods developed by the construction industry institute (CII) is advanced work packaging (AWP). The term advanced...
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A framework to automate physical demand analysis based on artificial intelligence and motion capture for workplace safety improvement
DownloadFall 2022
Workers' safety and productivity and its affecting factors, such as ergonomics, are essential aspects of construction projects. Applying ergonomics and realizing the connections among workers and their assigned tasks have indicated a decrease in workers' injuries and discomforts, a beneficial...
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Fall 2019
Introduction: Critical dementia-related wandering has been of significant concern in recent years, in part due to the rising prevalence of lost and missing persons involving older adults with dementia. Few resources exist to help guide families and persons with dementia to select and adopt...
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Spring 2017
Changes are commonly required throughout construction projects. Although some changes can be beneficial, most changes are believed to adversely affect project performance. Nevertheless, the matter of change is often overlooked by construction companies and practitioners, thereby resulting in cost...
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A Framework to Evaluate the Energy Performance of School Buildings with a Real-Time Monitoring Plan
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Building energy consumption contributes a significant portion of secondary energy use. Energy consumption in school buildings represents enormous annual cost for school boards nationwide. However, a large portion of the energy used in schools is wasted due to inefficient equipment and occupant...
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Spring 2017
This thesis describes the implementation of a production line assessment framework to help shift off-site modular construction manufacturing (MCM) from a conventional construction approach toward true manufacturing. The framework, which integrates Lean manufacturing construction and value stream...
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A Framework to Improve the Control System Design for Integrated Residential Heating Systems in Cold Regions
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Building space heating contributes to high consumption of energy using primarily non- renewable sources. This thesis presents a research study evaluating the design and performance of an integrated heating system utilizing the renewable energy sources of geothermal energy, solar energy, and drain...