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Diseño elástico y análisis no lineal para terremoto esperado de edificios de alta importancia ocupacional sometidos a cargas sísmicas en Puerto Rico
(2007-12)
Los códigos actuales de diseño son cada vez más estrictos para el diseño de las estructuras que necesitan mantenerse operando continuamente durante un evento de terremoto. Las estructuras tales como hospitales, edificios ...
Retrofitting of R/C structures on gravity columns using inverted-Y steel bracings
(2007)
It is common practice in Puerto Rico to build elevated reinforced concrete frame and shear wall structures in hillsides and hilly terrains by supporting them on gravity columns. Recent studies have indicated the vulnerability ...
Metodología para realizar auditorias en seguridad vial en Puerto Rico
(2007)
Esta tesis presenta una metodología general para la realización y desarrollo de Auditorias en Seguridad Vial (RSA y RSAR por sus siglas en inglés) y su aplicación en un segmento de carretera representativa de la Red Vial ...
Expected flood damage to buildings in riverine and coastal zones
(2007)
The methodologies used to estimate flood damage to buildings are typically based on aftermath surveys and statistical analyses of insurance claims data that do not consider the direct effects of floodwater hydrodynamics. ...
Seismic performance and fragility curves for reinforced concrete frame and shear wall residential buildings in Puerto Rico
(2007)
Puerto Rico is situated in an earthquake prone region. Most of residential buildings in Puerto Rico are reinforced concrete structures. Because of the imminent risk of being affected by a strong earthquake, it is important ...
Instabilities in three-dimensional solids
(2007-11)
This thesis presents an investigation of the buckling phenomenon and the consequences of stability theory for three-dimensional, thick solids. The theme structures considered are solid cylinders under axial compression. ...
Methodology to identify hazardous locations for highways in Puerto Rico
(2007)
The main purpose of this research was to establish a procedure for the identification of
hazardous road sections with high incidence of fatalities. The fatal accident database of the Puerto Rico Traffic Safety Commission ...
Development of hurricane based fragility curves for wood-zinc houses in Puerto Rico
(2007)
The costliest natural disasters to strike Puerto Rico in the last century have been caused by tropical storms and hurricanes. Over the years, many attempts were made to reduce vulnerability by improving the infrastructures. ...
Development of a geotechnical database for the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
(2007)
This project focuses in the development of a detailed geotechnical database model of the city of Mayagüez. The database is mainly composed by data gathered from local consulting firms and government agencies as well as ...
Dynamic lateral response of single piles considering soil inertia contribution
(2007-05)
The most widely used model to perform the analysis of piles under lateral loads consists in modeling the pile as a series of beam elements and representing the soil as a group of unconnected, concentrated springs perpendicular ...