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Scheduling services and security ticket token services in iLab interactive services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The iLab architecture allows students to execute laboratory experiments remotely through internet. It supports three different kinds of experiments: batched, interactive and sensor-based. The iLab Interactive Experiments ...
Impacts of lateral code changes associated with the 2006 International Building Code and the 2008 California Building Code
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The 2008 California Building Code (CBC) will adopt the structural section of the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), which includes alterations to the procedure to determine earthquake design loading, and a drastic ...
Model-based design of an ultra high performance concrete support structure for a wind turbine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
A support tower is the main structure which would support rotor, power transmission and control systems, and elevates the rotating blades above the earth boundary layer. A successful design should ensure safe, efficient ...
Setup in the surfzone
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Surfzone wave height transformation and wave-breaking-driven increases in the mean sea level (setup) are examined on alongshore-uniform beaches with alongshore homogeneous and inhomogeneous wave forcing. While previously ...
Sliding contact at plastically graded surfaces and applications to surface design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Tailored gradation in elastic-plastic properties is known to offer avenues for suppressing surface damage during normal indentation and sliding contact. These graded materials have potential applications in diverse areas ...
Process optimization in drug discovery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with their research headquarters (Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research) located in Cambridge MA. In this thesis, I explore Novartis's process for ...
Modeling driving decisions with latent plans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Driving is a complex task that includes a series of interdependent decisions. In many situations, these decisions are based on a specific plan. The plan is however unobserved or latent and only the manifestations of the ...
Maintenance-based design of concrete parking structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to determine what type of preventative maintenance for a concrete parking structure will produce the maximum economic benefit. Existing models for concrete deterioration are analyzed for their ...
Assessing the level of service for shipments originating or terminating on short line railroads
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis measures railroad freight trip time and trip time reliability for freight rail shipments involving short lines in 2006. It is based on an underlying MIT study commissioned by members of the short line railroading ...
Light-weight materials selection for high-speed naval craft
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
A decision analysis study was conducted on the process of materials selection for high-speed naval craft using the Modified Digital Logic (MDL) method proposed by B. Dehgham-Manshadi et al in ref [17]. The purpose is to ...