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On improving the performance of wood-zinc roof systems
(2006)
From hurricane Hugo to hurricane Georges, the majority of storm related losses in
Puerto Rico were attributed to wood-zinc houses and auxiliary structures. Efforts to
improve the performance of such systems is therefore ...
Earthquake induced damage estimation for steel buildings in Puerto Rico
(2006)
This work presents a method for estimating the expected damage caused by an earthquake on steel buildings in Puerto Rico. Since Puerto Rico is located between a series of tectonic faults, buildings could suffer the damages ...
Modelo de transporte de sedimento para flujo no permanente con las funciones de Yang y Ackers-White
(2006)
A mathematical model is presented for studying aggradation and degradation due to base level lowering in open channels. The Saint-Venant equations for unsteady flow and the sediment continuity equations for one-dimensional ...
Estimado del máximo desplazamiento de entrepiso en edificios de hormigón armado para registros de aceleración derivados para Puerto Rico
(2006)
A través de la historia de Puerto Rico sabemos que nos han afectado al menos 4 terremotos fuertes desde la colonización. El peligro sísmico para Puerto Rico aumenta de este a oeste. Aunque en general toda la Isla esta ...
Desempeño sísmico de un puente cimentado sobre fustes barrenados en diferentes tipos de suelo
(2006-05)
El uso de los fustes barrenados como alternativa para la fundación profunda en puentes es cada vez más popular debido a que a veces esta tecnología resulta más atractiva sobre los pilotes hincados por sus ventajas económicas ...
Stress strain behavior and dynamic properties of Cabo Rojo calcareous sands
(2006-05)
This thesis involved studying the stress-strain behavior and dynamic properties of
uncemented calcareous sands from southwest Puerto Rico (Cabo Rojo sand). A silica
sand (South Bend sand) with similar grain sizes was ...
Industrial ecology approach to management of fly ash from fluidized bed combustion: production of slow-release fertilizer and soil conditioner
(2006)
Coal has been a major energy source since the Industrial Revolution. Despite its environmental problems, coal consumption is still growing because of the lack of alternatives such as natural gas and petroleum resources. ...
Adaptation of VISSIM, a dynamic simulation model, to the traffic behavior at intersections in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
(2006-05)
The rapid evolution in the sophistication of microsimulation models has encouraged their
use in transportation engineering and planning. Traffic In Towns SIMulation (VISSIM as its
acronyms in German) is a microsimulation ...
Seismic analysis of the embedded control tower at Success Dam
(2006)
This thesis presents the analyses carried out to compute the Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction (DSSI) effects of the embedded control tower at Success Dam, California. The particular case of the Success Dam in Sacramento, ...