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Reduced rank filtering in chaotic systems with application in geophysical sciences
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Recent technological advancements have enabled us to collect large volumes of geophysical noisy measurements that need to be combined with the model forecasts, which capture all of the known properties of the underlying ...
Routing in heterogeneous wireless ad hoc networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Wireless ad hoc networks are used in several applications ranging from infrastructure monitoring to providing Internet connectivity to remote locations. A common assumption about these networks is that the devices that ...
Social change and cycling as a form of sustainable transportation : the behavior-policy interaction in a medium-sized developing city
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In developing countries, growth frequently parallels increasing motorization rates, and visions of mobility are often centered on the private automobile as the most flexible form of personal transportation and a symbol of ...
Wastewater treatment in Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Honduras
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The Municipality of Las Vegas, Honduras is located immediately to the west of Lake Yojoa, the largest inland lake in Honduras. Beginning in 2005, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) began working with stakeholders ...
Capital project development in biotechnology industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The biotechnology industry has experienced fast growth during the first 30 years of its existence but is now reaching a stage of maturity. Companies are being challenged by weak pipelines and patent expirations, as well ...
Singapore's public and private transport modes : an economic comparison and policy implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Frequently, public decisions on transportation are based on cost benefit analyses that do not take into account the costs that private individuals are eventually led to spend in order to use these systems, even though these ...
Strength of transversely isotropic rocks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis proposes a new Anisotropic Matsuoka-Nakai (AMN) criterion to characterize the failure of transversely isotropic rocks under true triaxial stress states. One major obstacle in formulating an anisotropic criterion ...
Base isolation case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The primary objective of this thesis is the introduction of the current code, ASCE 7-05 into the base isolation design and the analysis of base isolation response due to seismic forces. An eight story irregular structure ...
Condition assessment of GFRP-retrofitted concrete cylinders using electromagnetic waves
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The objective of this study is to develop an integrated nondestructive testing (NDT) capability, termed FAR NDT (Far-field Airborne Radar NDT), for the detection of defects, damages, and rebars in the near-surface region ...
Examining changes in transit passenger travel behavior through a Smart Card activity analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Transit passenger behavior is an area of major interest for public transportation agencies. The relationship between ridership and maintenance projects, however, is unexplored but increasingly relevant in the era of aging ...