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Comparative Analysis of Complex Transportation Project Case Studies
(2020-06-01)
Complex transportation projects are challenged daily by uncertainties and external factors that are typically not considered by the traditional project management approach. In 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ...
Periodos fundamentales de sitio utilizando microtemblores: comparación con otros métodos y aplicación a Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
(2009-11)
Most of the earthquake damage is caused by the amplification due to local geological conditions of the seismic waves propagating from the bedrock. A simple and efficient way to characterize the geological conditions is the ...
Propiedades mecánicas de materiales compuestos a nivel micro y macro considerando degradación higrotérmica
(2009-06)
Glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) are widely used in civil engineering applications, however they are still not considered a main stream material. This is believed to be related to its relatively high cost and ...
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 ...
Desarrollo y aplicación de un índice de calidad de agua para ríos en Puerto Rico
(2009)
Este trabajo presenta la elaboración de un Índice de Calidad de Agua (ICA) para los ríos en Puerto Rico. Dicho índice pretende clasificar en una escala de 0 a 100 la calidad representativa del agua, según los constituyentes ...
Evaluación experimental del efecto de la compactación en la resistencia a corto plazo de arena limosa (SM) A-2-4 (PR-108)
(2009-12)
Compaction is a ground improvement technique most commonly used in Civil Engineering. Specification for compaction determine the required moisture content and maximum dry density that the soil should reach in the field to ...
Diseño de una base de datos de costos unitarios en construcción de edificios en el Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
(2009)
The objective of this project was to establish a Unit Construction Price Database for the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (RUM). The process consisted on the investigation of past -campus- projects construction ...
Seismic analyses and instrumentation of the Patillas earth dam
(2009-05)
This thesis presents the results of seismic analyses performed for an earth dam located in Patillas, Puerto Rico. This embankment dam was built using hydraulic filling between 1912 and 1914. The dam geometry and material ...
Dynamic properties and seismic response of the cable structures and towers of the Arecibo Observatory
(2006-05)
This investigation was requested by the staff of the Arecibo Observatory to determine whether the towers and cables that support the suspended platform are capable of resisting a maximum-credible earthquake in the elastic ...
Seismic rehabilitation of typical schools in Puerto Rico
(2019-12-10)
Puerto Rico is located in an earthquake-prone region. Observations from recent studies of seismic activity in Puerto Rico have proven the expectation of a major earthquake that may occur at any given time. School buildings ...