War, terrorist attacks, explosions, progressive collapse and other unforeseen circumstances have damaged many structures, including buildings and bridges in war- torn countries such as Iraq. Most of the damaged structural members, for example, beams, columns and slabs, have not …
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Concrete, our most widely used construction material, is a fluid that offers the opportunity to economically create structures of almost any geometry. Yet this unique fluidity is seldom capitalised on, with concrete instead being cast into rigid prismatic moulds to create high m…
Concrete compressive strength is one of the most important material properties affectingthe design of concrete structures. Strength that will be achieved once the concrete sets should becorrectly predicted prior to pouring the concrete. Regression techniques can be used to calcu…
This research especially helps for the design of concrete structures which has to last at least for 100 years such as bridges. The research aims to give a better prediction of long-term deformations of concrete and improve the structure design based on these predictions. The acc…
“Three abilities are the foundation of craftsmanship: to localize, to question and to open up. The first involves making a matter concrete; the second, reflecting on its qualities; the third, expanding its sense. (...) To deploy these capabilities the brain needs to process visu…
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.
Over the past decade, tremendous attention has been dedicated to the issue of sustainability and serviceability of the infrastructure in the context of climate change. A large proportion of the existing infrastructure is already in an advanced state of deterioration, which is ex…
Although the interstory drift ratio is used as a limiting factor for specific performance levels by the structural engineering profession, its distribution among the stories is generally disregarded. Observations and analytical studies have shown that even the structures are des…
Since liquid storage tanks are important systems for the safety of industrial facilities, the tightness of these structures and their serviceability are key issues. Therefore, the ability of large liquid storage tanks to withstand damage during earthquakes is of great relevance …
This paper aims to highlight the different forms of writing within the Americas, establish connections between the systems, and discuss the impact of European colonization. Writing systems within the American Continents contain a vast array of different indigenous systems that f…
The introduction of biohilia in an inhospitable urban environment can forge a connection between the humans and natural world.
Humankind has entered another lithic epoch. Concrete is the modern stone. Since taking its contemporary form nearly two centuries ago, over five hundred billion tons of the gray matter have been deposited on the earth’s crust. If this amount of concrete was used to build a sidew…
This dissertation is a cultural and social history of concrete, the second most consumed material on earth after water. It explains how the industry emerged in the United States, with cement industrialists taking lessons from unlikely teachers, including cotton manufacturers, sc…
This dissertation examines the metrical experiments of the Romantic poets, William Blake, Charlotte Smith, and John Clare, arguing that these poets saw meter and rhythm not merely as poetic operations but as agents of revelation, markers of linguistic evolution, and confirmation…
My adventures with flexible structures began on the IIT campus with an extracurricular undergraduate project to design an “Open House Exhibit” for the Civil Engineering Department. I chose to display a reinforced concrete diving board together with a prestressed concrete diving …
The feasibility of detecting and quantifying delamination at the interface between steel (or GFRP) bar and concrete using ultrasonic guided waves is investigated in this study. These waves can propagate a long distance along the reinforcing steel (or GFRP) bar or concrete beam a…
Through both imagery of a grotesque body and though symbolism of industrial materials, my work reveals a visceral connection between a damaged body and a mutilated environment. This is a result of man’s irresponsible use of material through the construction and deconstruction of…