Browsing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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Multicriteria multistakeholder decision analysis : applications to transportation planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Due to their magnitude and longevity, transportation investments can determine the long term success or failure of a transportation system. Thus, it is vital for decision-makers to have deep understanding of the alternatives ... -
Multidatabase support for object-oriented, multimedia authoring environment
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The multidirectional direct simple shear apparatus with application to design of offshore Arctic structures
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Multifunctionality of distributed sloshing dampers in buildings
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Multimodal implications of a unimodal investment : the benefits measurement
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Multiphase flow in porous media with phase transitions : from CO₂ sequestration to gas hydrate systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Ongoing efforts to mitigate climate change include the understanding of natural and engineered processes that can impact the global carbon budget and the fate of greenhouse gases (GHG). Among engineered systems, one promising ... -
Multiphase flow in porous media: the impact of capillarity and wettability from field-scale to pore-scale
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Multiphase flow in the context of this Thesis refers to the simultaneous flow of immiscible fluids. It differs significantly from single-phase flow due to the existence of fluid-fluid interfaces, which are subject to ... -
A multiple device collaborative and real time analysis system for project management in engineering
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Multiple scattering of microwaves from soil surface and vegetation canopies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)A multiple scattering radiative transfer model is developed for use in global retrieval algorithms of microwave geophysical parameters. This attempts to both improve soil moisture and vegetation attenuation and scattering ... -
A multiscale approximation algorithm for the cardinality constrained knapsack problem
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)I develop a multiscale approximation algorithm for the cardinality constrained knapsack problem. The algorithm consists of three steps: a rounding and reduction step where a hierarchical representation of the problem data ... -
A multiscale computational framework for cement paste
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Cement paste is the matrix phase in mortar and concrete that exhibits a hierarchical structure spanning orders of magnitude in length scales. These complexities have prevented systematic studies of structure-property ... -
Multiscale modeling and simulation of deformation and failure mechanisms of hierarchical alpha-helical protein materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Alpha-helical (AH) protein structures are critical building blocks of life, representing the key constituents of biological materials such as cells, hair, hoof and wool, where they assemble to form hierarchical structures. ... -
Multiscale modeling of clay-water systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The engineering properties of soils are highly affected by clay content and clay-water interactions. However, existing macro-scale continuum models have no length scale to describe the evolution of the clay microstructure ... -
Multiscale modeling of two-dimensional materials : structures, properties, and designs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Multiscale modeling undertakes to describe a system with multiple models at different scales. In principle, quantum mechanics provides sufficient information. However, the development of a scaled-up model, e.g., molecular ... -
Multiscale strength homogenization : application to shale nanoindentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Shales are one of the most encountered materials in sedimentary basins. Because of their highly heterogeneous nature, their strength prediction for oil and gas exploitation engineering has long time been an enigma. In this ... -
Multiscale structural investigation of bamboo under compressive Loading
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Bamboo has been widely utilized as a load bearing material in building construction since ancient times by taking advantage of its excellent mechanical performance under loading as well as its low density and rapid growth. ... -
Mutable mechanics in biomaterials : a study of trichocyte keratin and Nvjp-1 protein
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Disulfide bonds and metal-coordination bonds serve as flexible connections on account of their variable bond strengths in different chemical environments. Both bonds can act as an effective switch to stabilize or weaken a ... -
The myth of the single mode man : how the mobility pass better meets actual travel demand
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The goal of this thesis is to investigate how employer transportation subsidy programs can result in more sustainable outcomes. Cities are growth machines that increasingly seek to mitigate the effects of that growth caused ... -
Nano-ChemoMechanical assessment of Rice Husk Ash cement by wavelength dispersive spectroscopy and nanoindentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Cement global production stands at 3 Giga tons making concrete the most consumed structural mateial worldwide. This massively produced material comes with a heavy environmental footprint rendering the cement industry ... -
Nano-sensoromics: Is it Conceptually Similar to Carbonomics?
(2008-12-15)Conceptual systems thinking evoking an amalgam of data analytics in healthcare vs energy
