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Evaluación de mezclas de arena y goma triturada como relleno de muros de contención
(2008-10)
Esta tesis estudió una alternativa de reciclaje de neumáticos viejos en la forma de neumático triturado como material de relleno en muros de contención. Este material reciclado se considera costo efectivo y tiene ventajas ...
User's manual of transit data gathering and events recording program with sample application
(2009)
This report presents a detailed description of the user’s manual and application of a transportation data gathering program using events recorder and global positioning systems (GPS). The Transportation Event and Data ...
Propiedades mecánicas de materiales compuestos a nivel micro y macro considerando degradación higrotérmica
(2009-06)
Glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) are widely used in civil engineering applications, however they are still not considered a main stream material. This is believed to be related to its relatively high cost and ...
Remediation of explosives-containing water using advanced oxidation and sorption processes
(2009)
The main objective of this work is to develop a procedure to degrade and remove explosives contained in water (ECW). Specifically, this investigation assessed the degradation and removal of TNT and DNT using advanced ...
Phyto-viability on restored land with coal ash aggregates as backfilling amendments
(2009)
One of the main concerns of people in today’s world is the protection of the environment. Unnecessary constructions, inadequate waste management, and heavy transportation are the main causes of the deterioration of what ...
Ground response spectra at surface for Mayagüez considering in-situ soil dynamic properties
(2005)
One dimensional ground response analyses was performed at fifteen sites in Mayagüez
Puerto Rico to study their seismic response for the development of response spectra at the surface. Field experiments using the Spectral ...
Minimizing end stress in bridge stay cables
(2010)
The construction of cable stayed bridges has grown substantially in the last couple of decades, leading to increased concerns about their life and health. One of the main concerns of cable stayed bridge design is the high ...
Methodologies for the analysis and load rating of prestressed and preflex bridge superstructures
(2009)
Bridge superstructures consisting of prestressed, post-tensioned, and preflex systems are evaluated with load rating methodologies adopted by private and government entities, establishing possible restrictions.
Based the ...
Automatización y estandarización del proceso de inspección para proyectos de carreteras
(2009)
The inspection in construction consists mainly on verifying that the work is being performed in accordance with plans, specifications, laws, regulations and codes. The inspection is a very important aspect, and to a large ...
Temporal rainfall distributions in Puerto Rico
(2005)
Spatial and temporal variabilities of rainfall in Puerto Rico are significant. A predominant storm distribution considered to be representative of a critical storm for design purposes in Puerto Rico is the Soil Conservation ...