http://www.futura-technopole.com And additions to the archive if undergraduate thesis Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:31:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This thesis analyzed the new parameter “hydrodynamic demand” repre- senting the damage of tsunami waves on structures and coastlines, maximum positive amplitudes and current velocities occurred during tsunami inundation by using the numerical model TUNAMI-N2. Regular shaped basins were used with two different bottom slopes in analyses in order to understand the behaviour of tsunami ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/investigation-of-hydrodynamic-demands-of-tsunamis-in-inundation-zone.html In the scope of the study, prismatic roughness elements with different longitudinal spacing and arrangements have been tested in a rectangular flume in order to reveal their effects on fundamental characteristics of a hydraulic jump. Two basic roughness types with altering arrangements have been tested. Roughness elements of the first type extends through the ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/forced-hydraulic-jump-on-artificially-roughened-beds.html Lateral load carrying capacities of reinforced concrete structures which are designed by considering only gravity loads or according to outdated earthquake codes can be insufficient. The most important problem for these buildings is the limited ductility of the frame elements. How to evaluate the performance of an existing structure and to what level to ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/a-comparative-assessment-of-an-existing-reinforced-concrete-building-by-using-different-seismic-rehabilitation-codes-and-procedures.html Dynamic behaviour of gravity and cantilever retaining walls is investigated by finite element method, incorporating the nonlinear elasto-plastic material properties of soil and seperation of the wall and backfill. Two dimensional finite element models are developed employing the finite element software ANSYS. The wall is modelled to rest on a soil layer allowing translational ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/a-numerical-study-on-the-dynamic-behaviour-of-gravity-and-cantilever-retaining-walls-with-granular-backfill.html This thesis offers a comprehensive risk assessment methodology that provides a decision support tool, directed for Turkish construction organizations, which can be utilized through the bidding decisions for international construction projects. Within this context the analytic network process technique is implemented to develop a risk assessment model, which is used to derive the relative ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/risk-assessment-of-international-construction-projects-using-the-analytic-network-process.html After the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake, the use of chemically bonded post-installed anchors has seen a great growth for retrofits in Turkey. Currently, chemically bonded post-installed anchors are designed from related tables provided by adhesive manufacturers and a set of equations based on laboratory pullout tests on normal or high strength concretes. Unfortunately, concrete compressive ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/tensile-behavior-of-chemically-bonded-post-installed-anchors-in-low-strength-reinforced-concretes.html Minimum requirements for lap splices in reinforced concrete members, stated in building codes of TS-500 and ACI-318, have a certain factor of safety. These standards have been prepared according to research results conducted previously and they are being updated according to results of recent studies. However the reliability of lap splices for minimum requirements ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/evaluation-of-minimum-requirements-for-lap-splice-design.html Elastic layers bonded to reinforcing sheets are widely used in many engineering applications, e.g., as elastic foundations to machinery, as seismic isolators to structures, etc. Because of its practical importance, the behavior of bonded elastic layers under some basic deformation modes (e.g., compression, bending and shear modes) has attracted the attention of many researchers. ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/elastic-layers-bonded-to-reinforcing-sheets-are-widely-used-in-many.html In this study, the seismic fragility assessment of low-rise and mid-rise reinforced concrete frame buildings which constitute approximately 75 % of the total building stock in Turkey is investigated to quantify the earthquake risk. The inventory used in this study is selected from Düzce damage database which was compiled after the devastating 1999 earthquakes ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/fragility-based-assessment-of-low-rise-and-mid-rise-reinforced-concrete-frame-buildings-in-turkey-using-duzce-damage-database.html Efficient water resources planning and management must take into account multiple users, criteria, and objectives. Due to this complexity of recent water management problems and solutions, better analytical tools and methodologies are required. Accomplishment of this requirement depends essentially on information gathered on natural and environmental processes so the success of sustainable water resources ... http://www.futura-technopole.com/spatial-optimization-of-hydrologic-monitoring-networks-on-rivers.html