Interface bonding between hot-mix asphalt (HMA) overlays and Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements is one of the most significant factors affecting overlay service life. This study was performed to quantify the effects ...

Origami has gained popularity in science and engineering because a compactly stowed system can be folded into a transformable 3D structure with increased functionality. Origami can also be reconfigured and programmed to ...

Nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) have been proposed as a practical and robust means of passively protecting buildings structures subjected to extreme transient loads. NESs are a type of passive attachment that differentiate ...

The effects of temperature distributions resulting from ambient conditions on reinforced concrete roofs in Saudi Arabia are investigated. A finite element program (ABAQUS) was used to determine the temperature distributions ...

An ecohydrologic system is a complex network, in which the shifting behavior of individual components and the connectivity between them determines the dynamics. This connectivity between components can act to constrain, ...

This thesis numerically investigates the elastic deformation response of a two-phase soft composite under externally applied concentric tension and its properties as a band gap structure. By carefully designing the inclusion ...