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Branko Glisic
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards a Vulnerability Assessment of Historic Timber Barns in the U.S. Midwest Under Severe Windstorms
Many characteristics mark U.S. timber barns as built cultural heritage: they provide use-value and identity-value to owners and communities; they are physical records of the history of individual farms, U.S. f...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Predicting Neurological Effects Associated with Traumatic Brain Injuries Using Video Analysis and Finite Element Modeling
The topic of concussion has become controversial due to the recent discoveries of long-term neurodegenerative diseases in former football players related to concussions they sustained earlier in life. In order...
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Unsupervised Data-Driven Methods for Damage Identification in Discontinuous Media
Before investing in long-term monitoring or reinforcement of structures, it is essential to understand underlying damage mechanisms and consequences for structural stability. Approaches combining nondestructiv...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Field Evaluation of Sensing Sheet Prototype Exposed to Cracking
Reliable crack detection and characterization is challenging. Sparsely spaced discrete strain sensors are insensitive to cracks if placed at even modest distances from damage. Improving spatial density of sens...
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Numerical Modeling of Crack Propagation in Masonry Structures
Before implementing permanent monitoring systems or reinforcements on a historic structure with identified cracks, it is imperative to understand how cracking patterns may have originated and how they affect t...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Understanding the Function of Roman Bonding Courses: A Numerical Approach
Bonding courses, also called leveling courses, are a universal feature of Roman architecture. This re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Reconsidering the Vaulted Forms of Cuba’s National School of Ballet
