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Collection and representation of GIS data to aid household water treatment and safe storage technology implementation in the northern region of Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In 2005, a start-up social business called Pure Home Water (PHW) was begun in Ghana to promote and sell household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) technologies. The original aim of the company was to offer a variety ...
Data modeling in a pavement management system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Data modeling is one of the critical steps in the software development process. The use of data becomes a profitable business today and the data itself is a valuable asset of the company. In this thesis, the process of ...
Effects of existing surface structures on settlements induced by tunneling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Comparative analysis of water utility rates in major metropolitan areas of the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Long term behavior of cable strayed bridges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
In the design of a structure, one of the most difficult parameter to assess is how the initial condition of a structure will change with time. During its life span, a structure can be subjected to different loads, changes ...
Structural opportunities for glass
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The use of glass has increased in the last decade. But glass is still not well known by designers because it has an unusual behavior when loaded, it is brittle. Glass acquires many of its characteristics during it manufacturing ...
Technical and social evaluation of three arsenic-removal technologies in Nepal
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Integrating water resources management : analysis of the St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, water market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the water resources management of the St. Thomas water market. By applying the framework for Integrated Water Resources Management, the actual water ...
An estimation of concrete durability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Recent trends in concrete durability design have favored the use of protective coatings. Although these coatings, if applied correctly, can totally inhibit degradation of the concrete member, these coatings are expensive. ...
Measured performance of slurry walls
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This thesis evaluates the measured performance of 29 slurry wall supported excavations in Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, and San Francisco - most of which have been constructed since 1980. Each of these case studies ...