Browsing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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Viscoelastic study of cement paste.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967) -
Viscoplasticity and damage mechanics models for rate-dependent materials and their application to ice
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Viscous dampers : practical application issues for the structural engineer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Visualizing variable sensitivity in structural design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Computational tools allow designers to consider vast amounts of information when designing structures; however, without intuitive ways to visualize and model this data it is of little use in the creative process. In this ... -
The vital role of metropolitan access in commuter, regional, intercity and overnight rail passenger transportation, and its relation to technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003) -
Volumetric topology optimization under redundancy constraints
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)With ever-increasing pollution and scarcity of resources, structural optimization, the science of finding the optimal structural arrangements under equilibrium constraints, is becoming an increasing necessity in engineering ... -
VRML generation tools for visualization of database content in three dimensions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)New technologies for the three-dimensional scene description, such as VRML97, open new possibilities to visualize large amounts of information in a new way. These technologies used through the Internet should make the ... -
Vulnerability analysis of electricity distribution networks with large-penetrations of PEVs and DERs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis focuses on the vulnerability assessment of radial electricity distribution networks (DNs) under large-scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). We formulate ... -
W-SPSA : an Efficient Stochastic Approximation Algorithm for the off-line calibration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The off-line calibration is a crucial step for the successful application of Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models in transportation planning and real time traffic management. While traditional approaches focus on the ... -
Waste management in the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico : a methodological approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Wastewater sludge management options for Honduras
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Sludge management is a fundamental area of concern across wastewater treatment systems in Honduras. The lack of timely sludge removal has led to declining plant performance in many facilities throughout the country. In ... -
Wastewater treatment and energy : an analysis on the feasibility of using renewable energy to power wastewater treatment plants in Singapore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Wastewater treatment is a very energy intensive industry. Singapore has a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment system that uses a number of sustainable techniques that greatly improve its overall efficiency. The centralized ... -
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 ... -
Water and carbon flux responses to soil moisture pulses in the Western United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)In this study, the relationships among plant water and carbon flux responses to soil moisture resource pulses in semi-arid lands of the Western United States were diagnosed. Measurements from twelve AmeriFlux tower (in ... -
Water balance investigations of groundwater depletion in Asia : information needs and uncertainty analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Irrigated agriculture is an essential component of global food production. In many regions of the world, and Asia in particular, groundwater is a major source of irrigation water. Over-pumping of groundwater aquifers has ... -
Water demand management in Kuwait
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Kuwait is an arid country located in the Middle East, with limited access to water resources. Yet water demand per capita is much higher than in other countries in the world, estimated to be around 450 L/capita/day. There ... -
Water for life : fighting water pollution in Eastern Europe
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
Water intrusion in underground structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This thesis presents a study of the permissible groundwater infiltration rates in underground structures, the consequences of this leakage and the effectiveness of mitigation measures. Design guides and codes do not restrict, ... -
Water quality analysis of the piped water supply in Tamale, Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The United Nation's Millennium Development Goal Target 7.C is to "halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water". While the UN claimed to have met this goal, studies ... -
Water quality and business aspects of sachet-vended water in Tamale, Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Microbial water quality analyses were conducted on 15 samples of factory-produced sachet water and 15 samples of hand-tied sachet water, sold in Tamale, Ghana. The tests included the membrane filtration (MF) test using ...
