Tall buildings by their nature are computationally intensive to analyze. They consist of thousands of degrees of freedom and when subjected to strong ground motion from a nearby source, exhibit inelastic response. Modeling this inelastic response requires an iterative approach t…
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The main objective of this study is the development of a simple and reliable method for identifying structural vulnerability of low-rise reinforced concrete buildings. The desired attribute of the method is that it enable quick evaluation by construction professionals without ex…
There is widespread acceptance of the need to reduce energy consumption within the built environment. Despite this, there are often large discrepancies between the energy performance aspiration and operational reality of modern buildings. The application of existing mitigation m…
In the summer of 2007, the number of people living in the world’s urban areas exceeded that of those living in the countryside. Such urbanisation tends to modify the climates of towns and cities as a result of a number of factors which together form the ‘urban heat island’ effec…
The updating of cartographic databases in urban environments is a difficult and expensive task. It can be facilitated by an automatic change detection method. Several methods have been developed for medium and low spatial resolution images. These methods are not adapted for the …
This dissertation argues that modernists like Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, and Alain Resnais construct literary and filmic works that rely on interruptions and elliptical narration to gesture towards an aesthetics of modernity that counters the interest in monoliths concurrently…
Earthquakes that have occurred recently across the globe in various countries including United States, Japan, New Zealand, Haiti, Turkey and Italy have brought into light the poor seismic performance of older-type, non-ductile concrete buildings. These buildings, mainly designed…
Globally, construction and operation of the built environment is recognized as a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). About 40% of anthropogenic GHG and 40% of raw materials use are assigned to buildings. Concrete, the most widely used man-made material, is used…
L'analyse des processus d'industrialisation est une discipline qu'on peut situer à la jonction de l'économie du développement et de la théorie du commerce international.Dans un cas,une controverse oppose encore les tenants de la stratégie dite d'orientation vers les marchés exté…
The number of Tall buildings is growing rapidly in metropolitan areas in the US and around the world. These buildings, designed to meet certain performance goal, will sustain damage during a large magnitude earthquake. The incurred damage can be light, moderate or severe. While …
This thesis explores the relationship between architecture and desire, drawing from film theory, architectural theory, and psychoanalytic theory to investigate how desire and sexuality materialize in the architectural spaces of cinema. In contrast to studies of architecture and …
This dissertation presents an original investigation of several topics related to seismicanalysis and currently-implemented code-design procedures for seismically isolatedstructures, focusing primarily on high-damping rubber-based isolators.
The built environment is an open archive—a twenty-four-hour museum of the past. The tangible, experiential nature of the urban built environment—streets, valleys, buildings, and bridges—helps historians uncover stories not always accessible in textual sources. The richness of th…