Post-grouted drilled shafts (PGDS) have been reported to have increased axial capacity and to experiment smaller settlements, for a certain load level, compared to conventional piles installed under similar conditions. ...

This thesis evaluates the stability of cylindrical above-ground steel tanks under imposed support settlements and wind pressures. The tanks considered are representative of tanks constructed in Puerto Rico and in the ...

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez has recently added an earthquake simulator to its facilities in the Structural Laboratory. The small-uni-directional-electro-hydraulic shaking table has been designed to investigate ...

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, ...

The main purpose of this project is to facilitate the evaluation of pedestrian safety in school zones considering the condition of the pedestrian infrastructure, the traffic control devices and the pedestrian behavior. ...

This MS thesis involves characterizing and evaluating the expansion potential of several clayey soils from the area of Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The samples were collected from two test pits excavated as part of ...

Este documento contiene el trabajo realizado en la Cuenca del Río Grande de Añasco donde se determinó el comportamiento y transporte de coliformes fecales utilizando la herramienta computacional conocida como ArcMap 9.1 y ...

This investigation was requested by the staff of the Arecibo Observatory to determine whether the towers and cables that support the suspended platform are capable of resisting a maximum-credible earthquake in the elastic ...