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Experiments in fluid spreading in the partial wetting regime
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The spread of a fluid on a flat surface has been the subject of intense research for a number of decades, having importance in surface treatment technologies, porous media flow, and common naturally ocurring phenomena. In ...
Feasibility analysis and design of a flood barrier concept for the City of New York
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Flooding has always been a major concern for coastal communities. However, many parts of New York City never had to worry about flooding until Hurricane Sandy hit in October 2012. The hurricane brought a record level storm ...
Probabilistic evaluation of flood damage in buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Because the ocean level keeps rising and because hurricanes and storms become increasingly destructive in terms of damage and economic loss, the built environment has become very vulnerable to floods. Every city is building ...
Building envelope membrane as flexible formwork for concrete panels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis investigates the use of a building envelope membrane as fabric-like formwork for exterior cladding systems in buildings. The exterior wall system (i.e., fagade) has evolved to meet the demands of the built ...
Organic waste management for EBI in Quebec, feedstock analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
EBI is a company located in the province of Quebec in Canada with the mission to integrate waste management. Great challenges in regards to organic waste management are faced and anaerobic digestion is considered by EBI ...
Feasibility evaluation of fired brick technology as a construction material and income-generating industry in Northern Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This work evaluates the potential to develop fired brick production in the Northern Region of Ghana. While several brick factories operate in southern Ghana, no factories are known to exist in northern Ghana, which remains ...
Ancillary revenues in the airline industry : impacts on revenue management and distribution systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Airlines have increasingly depended on ancillary revenue in response to rising fuel costs, de- creased yields, and an increasingly competitive environment. Estimates indicate that U.S. airlines collected over $8 billion ...
Factors influencing bus network design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Bus network design and frequency setting, the highest level subproblems in the bus planning process, have long-term impacts on bus network performance. Improving network performance not only improves the attractiveness of ...
Numerical and analytical modeling of heat transfer between fluid and fractured rocks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Modeling of heat transfer between fluid and fractured rocks is of particular importance for energy extraction analysis in EGS, and therefore represents a critical component of EGS design and performance evaluation. In ...
Congestion pricing : policy dimensions, public rejection and impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis makes three related contributions to the broad literature on congestion pricing. First, it examines three policy dimensions that underlie pricing: the economic arguments that motivate it, the technological ...