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GIS Web services using .NET framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
A design methodology for hysteretic dampers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Seismic design of a current woodframe structure and study of innovative products and damping systems in wood construction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Wood structures have seen resurgence in popularity over the past several decades, especially in Western States of America, such as California. The industry keeps creating new structural wood products of exceptional strength, ...
Natural attenuation of organophosphates in river systems: Chattahoochee River case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Three organophosphoric acid triesters, tributyl phosphate (TBP), tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBEP) have been detected in surface waters across the world, primarily the result ...
Modeling and mapping of MaeLa refugee camp water supply
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis describes the development and use of a model, using the EPANET computer code, to simulate the three-hour intermittent MaeLa refugee camp water supply. In coordination with Aide Medicale Internationale, a field ...
Efficacy of gravity-fed chlorination system for community-scale water disinfection in northern Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Although chlorine is one of the lowest cost ways of providing disinfection, currently billions of people lack drinking water that has had this simple treatment. Arch Chemical's Pulsar 1 unit is an innovation in chlorine ...
Conceptual design of a building with movable parts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Although we live in a Dynamic Universe filled with movement, the design methodology that has been given to Architecture is clearly static: buildings look the same all the time. As an approach to "Dynamic Architecture", the ...
The "greening" of the concrete industry : factors contributing to sustainable concrete
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The dawn of the new millennium has brought to light the environmental concerns of global warming, pollution, limited landfill space, and depleting natural resources. These concerns, compounded by the growing global population, ...
Form-maker and collaborator : the role of the structural engineer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Over the past century, there have existed two major types of structural engineers. Some, like Robert Maillart, contributed greatly to the advancement of new forms. Others, such as Peter Rice, produced their most innovative ...
Optimization of outrigger structural systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)