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The sustainability of motion control systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
With all the damage to structures due to dynamic loading in the past few decades, the demand for motion control systems in structures has skyrocketed. Many different technologies for combating wind and earthquake loads ...
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. ...
Real time tuned mass damper simulation system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Design of a wastewater collection system for the historical central of Paraty, Brazil
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The city of Paraty in the State of Rio de Janeiro, currently lacks a wastewater collection and treatment system. Untreated wastewater is carried by two rivers surrounding the city and discharged into a bay in front of the ...
Nitrogen transport and transformation in the Aberjona watershed
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The Aberjona watershed has been subject to contamination by dense urbanization and industrial effluent. A large amount of nitrogen loading to watersheds nation-widely comes from agricultural areas, but the Aberjona watershed ...
Techniques of seismic retrofitting for concrete structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Recent earthquakes, starting with the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake in California, left major destructions, damaged the infrastructure, and raised questions about the vulnerability and design practice of structures, especially ...
Six-month field monitoring of point-of-use ceramic water filter by using H₂S paper strip most probable number method in San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Monitoring programs are an essential concomitant to household drinking water treatment. The author implemented a 6-month monitoring program to assess the performance of the Potters for Peace (PFP) water filter in San ...