Browsing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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P3 - Porous Pareto Partition
(2020-02-29)Unsustainable and Misaligned Economics of Technology triggers a Porous Pareto Partition Between the Haves and the Have Nots: Can Democratization of Distributed Data act as a Catalyst for the Dissemination of Digital Dividends? -
Parallel computation in efficient non-linear finite element analysis with applications to soft-ground tunneling project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Reliable prediction and control of ground movements represent an essential component of underground construction projects in congested urban environments, to mitigate against possible damage to adjacent structures and ... -
Parallel implementations of dynamic traffic assignment models and algorithms for dynamic shortest path problems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)This thesis aims at the development of faster Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models to meet the computational efficiency required by real world applications. A DTA model can be decomposed into several sub-models, of which ... -
Parametric analysis of progressive collapse in high-rise buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Progressive collapse has become a topic of interest in recent years leading to a greater focus on the resilience of structures. The propagation of a local failure can become catastrophic and lead to multiple deaths, injuries ... -
Parametric analysis of resilient design of steel truss bridges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Designing structures to be resilient to extreme loads has become a topic of interest in recent years, which has been triggered by the progressive collapse of structures in the past. Structural failure due to the lack of ... -
Parametric and nonparametric approaches to explain and predict nonlinear population dynamics in changing environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Many aspects of human societies, from the sustenance of national economies to the control of population health, depend on the dynamics of biological populations within a given environment. Therefore, understanding and ... -
Parametric modeling and optimization of external braced frames for embodied energy and daylight availability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)External braced frames are structurally efficient systems used in tall building design to resist lateral load, in which the truss-based structural system is located on the perimeter of the building along the facade. One ... -
A parametric wind-wave model for arbitrary water depths
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984) -
Particle ejection and suspension due to isotropic turbulence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
Passenger-to-train assignment model based on automated data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This thesis aims at developing a methodology for assigning passengers to individual trains using: (i) fare transaction records from Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system and (ii) the train tracking data from Automatic ... -
Passive and active control of structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Passive motion control of super tall buildings : tuned mass and viscous dampers in Taipei 101.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)As tall buildings keep becoming taller, they become more susceptible to dynamic excitations such as wind and seismic excitations. One way to reduce structural vibration under dynamic excitations is by placing damping devices ... -
Past and future of grid shell structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Because of their original organic shape and the column free space that they provide, the design of grid shell structures challenges architects and structural engineers in more than one way. Very few grid shell building ... -
Pathways to adoption of carbon capture and sequestration in India : technologies and policies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)India is the world's second most populous country with a rapidly growing economy and increasing emissions. With the imminent threat of anthropogenic climate change in the coming decades, helping to control India's emissions ... -
Patterns of shallow clouds and rainfall over the Amazon : climatic impacts of deforestation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)(cont.) and, to a lesser extent, cold cloud patterns over the Amazon. Through complex interactions, the results reported in this thesis may have important implications for the local ecosystem dynamics of the Amazon, for ... -
Pavement permit system infrastructure : UML based design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Paying for transit operations : challenges and solutions for the Chicago Transit Authority
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)This research identifies the challenges Chicagoland must confront to maintain a quality transit system. It analyzes the organizational and funding structure of the Regional Transportation Authority and its three service ... -
PCoord : a decentralized network coordinate system for Internet distance prediction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Several recently emerged Internet services make use of application-level or overlay networks. Examples of such services include overlay multicast, structured peer-to- peer lookup services, and peer-to-peer file sharing. ... -
Peak-load pricing for transmission in a deregulated electric utlity industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
