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Framework for humanitarian logistics and relief distribution efforts of non-established relief groups in the aftermath of a catastrophic event: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
(2019-12-12)
After massive disasters and catastrophes, the infrastructure and communication systems of a community can be severely affected to the point that their function could be nonexistent. Furthermore, the affected areas are ...
Proyecto piloto para microzonificación sísmica en Puerto Rico: el caso de Mayagüez
(2015)
In this study a seismic microzonation of the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico was developed, starting from the design spectrum of the IBC-09 code for rock B. A conventional microzonation project requires substantial funds to ...
Water quality performance of pervious concrete pavements
(2016-07)
Water is one of the most important resources for human needs and, in some countries, the lack of potable and drinking water is a serious issue. For this reason, new infrastructure that increases water conservation and ...
Evaluation of RC wall and frame systems under beyond design accelerations including aging effects
(2018)
Nuclear power plants and other civil structures in the world have recently experienced strong ground motions exceeding the original design values. The evaluation of the capacity of structural systems in a nuclear power ...
Earthquake induced damage estimation for steel buildings in Puerto Rico
(2006)
This work presents a method for estimating the expected damage caused by an earthquake on steel buildings in Puerto Rico. Since Puerto Rico is located between a series of tectonic faults, buildings could suffer the damages ...
Computational analysis of critical gusset plate connections in steel bridges
(2012)
An existing steel truss bridge located in Missouri was selected to determine the critical connections based on the loads criteria established in the Manual for Bridge Evaluation. The selected connections were typically ...
Bending and shear load rating of an arch ring bridge
(2011)
This MS thesis entails an analytical study of the structural behavior of a concrete arch beam from the Lahontan Dam Spillway Bridge located in the city on Fallon, NV. This comes as a necessity from the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Modelo de transporte de sedimento para flujo no permanente con las funciones de Yang y Ackers-White
(2006)
A mathematical model is presented for studying aggradation and degradation due to base level lowering in open channels. The Saint-Venant equations for unsteady flow and the sediment continuity equations for one-dimensional ...
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 ...
Resistencia a licuación de las arenas calcáreas de Cabo Rojo
(2008-05)
A large extension of the coastal beach deposits of Puerto Rico are comprised of calcareous sands. These sands are unique in terms of particle characteristics including mineralogy, shape, intraporosity, among others. The ...