Browsing OU - Theses by Subject "Earthquake engineering"
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Designing and Characterizing Negative Stiffness Devices for Apparent Weakening and Vertical Isolation
(2020-05)Nonlinear systems leveraging the effects of negative stiffness can exhibit beneficial qualities for passive seismic mitigation in structures. Such systems can be achieved by placing nonlinear devices displaying negative ... -
Shake table testing of scaled rammed earth models
(2008)The ancient method of rammed earth construction has been used in various parts of the globe, including Central and South America, which experience high seismic activity. Although some studies have been done on rammed earth, ...