Currently many nations, including the United States, confront one of the biggest international problems concerning the disposal of solid waste, as scrap tires are when they are not properly disposed. To contribute to the ...

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez has recently added an earthquake simulator to its facilities in the Structural Laboratory. The small-uni-directional-electro-hydraulic shaking table has been designed to investigate ...

At present, most seismic structural designs are based on the elastic behavior of the structure. However, over the years studies have shown that the inelastic behavior of structures plays an important role in the design. ...

This research presents a study of the lateral capacity of the reinforced concrete houses constructed in Puerto Rico. These houses are built with a reinforced concrete roof slab and three reinforced concrete walls oriented ...

This study considers the analysis and load rating of reinforced concrete box culverts (RCBC) without structural plans using an inferred procedure based on the reinforcement index to estimate the type and location of the ...

El uso de los fustes barrenados como alternativa para la fundación profunda en puentes es cada vez más popular debido a que a veces esta tecnología resulta más atractiva sobre los pilotes hincados por sus ventajas económicas ...

This thesis summarizes the design, construction and instrumentation of a 1/6 scale model of a steel structure typically used in commercial buildings in Puerto Rico, and the evaluation of methods to upgrade its performance ...

A new passive control building arrangement is proposed in this investigation with the objective of improving the seismic response of structures. The proposed control arrangement was incorporated to a 1/20 scale model of a ...