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Spring 2019

Ndubuaku, Onyekachi H.

The buckling instability phenomenon in shell structures is inherently influenced by a variety of parameters which may exhibit direct nonlinear relationships with the resultant stress and consequent deformation in the structure, as well as complex interrelationships, under various loading...

Fall 2023

Palizi, Mehrdad

Statistical Shape Models (SSMs) describe the shape variation in a family of similar objects in a computational format. An example of a shape family is the periphery of a specific bone for different individuals. SSMs have diverse applications in computer vision and medicine. In orthopaedics, SSMs...

Spring 2015

Farag, Ahmed Mostafa Tawfik

Fatigue life assessment of steel highway bridges is crucial to maintain their safety. Researches are required to quantify uncertainties in loading, resistance, fatigue life prediction and improvement techniques. This study calibrates some fatigue code parameters and models fatigue loading...

Fall 2014

Kainat, Muntaseer S

The use of high strength steel pipes in the pipeline industry is increasing due to its cost reduction benefits. The development of high steel grades has enabled the manufacturing of line pipes with large diameter to thickness ratios. The high strength large diameter pipes are commonly...

Fall 2019

Woo, Janine B.

Dents are common occurrences along oil and gas pipelines and can be formed due to pipe contact with external forces such as rocks or construction equipment. There are many factors that contribute to the level of integrity concern of a dent including its shape, size, location on the pipe, and...

Spring 2019

Teal, Andrew W

The objectives of the thesis were to: 1. Determine if open source software can be use in markerless asymmetry analysis of surface topography. 2. Determine if isolated back scans can be used in markerless asymmetry analysis of surface topography. Markerless asymmetry analysis of surface...

Fall 2021

Lin, Meng

Of all the common integrity threats of steel pipelines, cracking is the most dangerous and potentially resulting in the immediate loss of pressure containment capacity. Industry pipeline operators should ensure that the tensile train capacity (TSC) of welded pipeline exceeds the longitudinal...

Fall 2019

Stadnyk, Meredith M.

In varsity sports, athletes are more susceptible to lower limb injury than the general population due to their continuous involvement in physically-demanding activity. Additionally, these athletes participate in high-level strength and conditioning training programs to ensure they are reaching...

Fall 2022

Mehranfar, Mahyar

Abstract It is easier and cheaper to transmit oil and gas by pipeline, but their failure can cause considerable environmental and societal consequences. The denting of pipelines is one of the significant challenges faced by those in the oil and gas industry. The formation of dents in the wall of...

Spring 2019

Avoine, Remi

In the construction industry, it is common practice to use timber mats beneath crawler cranes to redistribute heavy loads over large surfaces and allow the stresses on the soil to fall within allowable design limits. The distribution of stresses beneath the mats is generally assumed to be...