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Statistical nano-chemo-mechanical assessment of shale by wave dispersive spectroscopy and nanoindentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Shale is a common type of sedimentary rock formed by clay particles and silt inclusions, and, in some cases, organic matter. Typically, shale formations serve as geological caps for hydrocarbon reservoirs. More recently, ...
Response of continuous pipelines to tunnel induced ground deformations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis develops analytical solutions for estimating the bending moments and axial loads in a buried pipeline due to ground movements caused by tunnel construction in soft ground. The solutions combine closed-form, ...
Algorithmic and implementation aspects of on-line calibration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis compares alternative and proposes new candidate algorithms for the online calibration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA). The thesis presents two formulations to on-line calibration: 1) The classical statespace ...
Analysis of consolidation around driven piles in overconsolidated clay
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The principal objective of this thesis is to assess the capabilities of an already established analytical framework for understanding and predicting the behavior of piles driven in highly overconsolidated clays (OCR24). ...
Next generation commercial aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul capacity planning and gap analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A critical element in maintaining engine safety and in providing post-production service and support of a commercial aircraft engine is the complete worldwide network of maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities. Matching ...
Inbound supply chain optimization with ship-mode variation in a fixed-capacity fulfillment center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
each of the past two years. In order to scale with expected continued sales growth, Amazon has been investing heavily in its inbound supply chain, where product is received and allocated to various nodes, with cross-dock ...
Near-optimal data-driven approximation schemes for joint pricing and inventory control models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The thesis studies the classical multi-period joint pricing and inventory control problem in a data-driven setting. In the problem, a retailer makes periodic decisions of the prices and inventory levels of an item that the ...
Multiple scattering of microwaves from soil surface and vegetation canopies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A multiple scattering radiative transfer model is developed for use in global retrieval algorithms of microwave geophysical parameters. This attempts to both improve soil moisture and vegetation attenuation and scattering ...
Turbulence-particle interactions on surfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The physics of adhesion and detachment of particles in ventilation ducts is important to understand and control contaminant and pathogen dispersal indoors. This thesis presents an experimental characterization of parameters ...
Analytics for hotels : demand prediction and decision optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The thesis presents the work with a hotel company, as an example of how machine learning techniques can be applied to improve demand predictions and help a hotel property to make better decisions on its pricing and capacity ...