The lower natural frequencies and the associated modes of vibration of uniform circular arches which are either fixed or simply supported at the ends are computed and studied in this thesis. A general theory which considers ...

Constitutive models in soil mechanics are used to determine theoretical solutions to a host of geotechnical engineering problems such as pile-soil interaction, pile installation, short and long term stability, consolidation ...

The effect of transient high temperature in the uniaxial compressive strength of high strength concrete was investigated. The temperatures studied varied from 100$\sp\circ$ to 800$\sp\circ$C. The presence of loads in a ...

The USGS MOC Model is a useful tool for evaluating different well patterns in an aquifer restoration scheme under variable hydrogeologic conditions. The best well pattern for a groundwater cleanup is highly site-specific ...

A model of a marine riser system which is appropriate for the study of its dynamic behavior in deep water conditions is developed. This model is used to estimate the steady-state riser response to harmonic excitation. In ...

A 100 fold range of shear stress (.04-4 dynes/cm$\sp2$) was used to demonstrate that the level of shear used in conjugate enumeration assays affects the absolute magnitude of CTL-TC conjugates observed. Kinetic analysis ...

A reliability-based method for analyzing open drainage channels and detention basins using the full marginal distributions of uncertain parameters together with correlation coefficients will be presented in this work. A ...

This thesis is concerned with passive control systems for seismic protection of building structures, with special emphasis on elastomeric bearings, viscous dampers and tuned mass dampers. Both mathematical modeling and ...

Two models were incorporated to evaluate the hydrologic and hydraulic behavior of the Harris Gully watershed in Houston, Texas. A HEC-1 model was created and calibrated to three historical storms for average errors of 6% ...

A new course designed to introduce freshmen to civil engineering and to give non-engineers a taste of engineering was developed and taught. The course is divided into four sections (demand, design, construction, and effects) ...