subject:(Critical state)

Delft University of Technology

1. Wegman, Tiemen (author). Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests.

Degree: 2020, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:175ca942-ad86-4755-83f7-1e105bbc71af

► In 2017 new guidelines concerning macro stability calculations were implemented by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. These guidelines are formulated in “Wettelijk Beoordelingsinstrumentarium”… (more)

▼ In 2017 new guidelines concerning macro stability calculations were implemented by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. These guidelines are formulated in “Wettelijk Beoordelingsinstrumentarium” (WBI). The largest difference with the previous version of the guidelines concerns the material model that is prescribed to determine shear strength parameters. In triaxial tests shear strength parameters are to be determined at ultimate state (25% axial strain), which is assumed to be a good representation of critical state. Critical state is a concept from Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM) and assumed to be a good representation of the state reached after large deformations induced by macro instability. Another fundamental assumption in the WBI is the use of the SHANSEP method. This method encompasses a laboratory procedure and a normalisation method. CSSM was originally defined and elaborated under isotropic stress conditions while in engineering practice anisotropic conditions are mostly used. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the undrained soil behaviour of organic clay in triaxial tests following the SHANSEP procedure and compare the results to the CSSM framework. In order to do so a series of eight K0-consolidated triaxial tests is executed using silty organic Oostvaarders plassen clay, which is assumed to be representative for a typical Dutch soil. A large range of over consolidation ratios is applied (1-20). Both compression and extension tests are executed. The triaxial tests are complemented by two K0-CRS tests and an isotropic compression test to determine relevant soil properties. The results are compared to the CSSM. The qualitative soil behaviour is analysed as well as the actual predicted undrained shear strength Su. Parameter relationships as described by CSSM are tried to be established from the data. The undrained shear strength is predicted by using numerical and analytical formulations of the Modified Cam Clay model, which is the most basic implementation of CSSM. From the data a clear failure line could be determined in p'-q space. In the triaxial compression tests failure at ultimate state gave very consistent result, a failure line could precisely be determined. In extension failure at peak strength showed the most consistent results. Ultimate state could not be reached under representative stresses because the formation of large shear bands and necking during shearing. A unique p'-q-e relation was much harder to establish. The general trend as described by the CSSM was clearly visible but the uncertainty was rather large. Several factors contributed to the uncertainty. Among which the void ratio determination method that was used to determine the void ratio after the triaxial test, which is prone to errors. The MCC model was not able to model the stress path correctly and p'_0 at failure was not correctly predicted resulting in incorrect Su prediction. The MCC model overestimated Su in compression tests. In extension, however, Su is well predicted by the MCC model.… Advisors/Committee Members: Vardon, Phil (mentor), Zwanenburg, Cor (graduation committee), Lengkeek, Arny (graduation committee), Reinders, Kristina (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).

Subjects/Keywords: Organic Clay; Critical State Soil Mechanics

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Wegman, T. (. (2020). Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:175ca942-ad86-4755-83f7-1e105bbc71af

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wegman, Tiemen (author). “Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:175ca942-ad86-4755-83f7-1e105bbc71af.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wegman, Tiemen (author). “Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests.” 2020. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Wegman T(. Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:175ca942-ad86-4755-83f7-1e105bbc71af.

Council of Science Editors:

Wegman T(. Analysis of undrained soil behaviour of Dutch organic clay in K0-consolidated triaxial tests. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:175ca942-ad86-4755-83f7-1e105bbc71af

University of Toronto

2. Gill, Sartaj Singh. Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content.

Degree: 2019, University of Toronto

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/94022

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Liquefaction assessment of mine tailings is currently done using empirical correlations that were developed using data mostly collected in natural soils; their applicability to tailings… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Critical State Line; Fines Content; Liquefaction; State Parameter; Tailings; Triaxial Test; 0466

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Gill, S. S. (2019). Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content. (Masters Thesis). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/94022

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gill, Sartaj Singh. “Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content.” 2019. Masters Thesis, University of Toronto. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/94022.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gill, Sartaj Singh. “Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content.” 2019. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Gill SS. Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Toronto; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/94022.

Council of Science Editors:

Gill SS. Geotechnical Properties of Tailings Effect of Fines Content. [Masters Thesis]. University of Toronto; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/94022

3. Pokki, Juha-Pekka. Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design.

Degree: 2004, Helsinki University of Technology

URL: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274213/

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This thesis deals with the development of computational methods for vapour liquid equilibrium (VLE) and volumetric properties. The VLE in this thesis can be divided… (more)

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This thesis deals with the development of computational methods for vapour liquid equilibrium (VLE) and volumetric properties. The VLE in this thesis can be divided into the low- and medium-pressure VLE with an experimental part and into the high-pressure VLE with a modelling and simulation part. The volumetric properties in this thesis deal with the extension of the model for compressed liquid densities. At low-pressure VLE, the emphasis was on the optimisation of model parameters. Two apparatus were built, a circulation still and an automated total pressure apparatus for the vapour liquid equilibrium measurements. The measurements were correlated with activity coefficient models for the liquid phase and with equations of state for the vapour phase. A program for correlating the vapour liquid equilibrium was developed. The measurements and VLE models optimised were needed in developing gasoline additives to replace methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). At near-critical VLE, the emphasis was on the robustness of the VLE and simulation routines. There was a need for a simulator to find out the dynamics of several vessels and buffer tanks when vessels were in a runaway condition, exposed to fire and imbalance of flows, or all of these events simultaneously. In addition, the operation point near the VLE critical point was of special interest. A dynamic simulator where the vapour and liquid phases were assumed to be in equilibrium was developed. The pressure relieving devices were assumed to be the only devices to control the flow of material. The effect of the pipe network was not included in the simulator. The temperature range of the model for the compressed liquid density of mixture was extended. The rigorous bubble point pressure and the critical point computed from the cubic equation of state were more consistent with the experimental data than the pseudo-bubble point and pseudo critical point of the original model. The application range of the model was extended at the expense of accuracy, but the extended model was better than a cubic equation of state.

Chemical engineering report series, ISSN 1236-875X; 46

Advisors/Committee Members: Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Chemical Technology, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Plant Design.

Subjects/Keywords: volumetric properties; activity coefficient models; equations of state; vessels; critical point

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Pokki, J. (2004). Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design. (Thesis). Helsinki University of Technology. Retrieved from http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274213/

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Pokki, Juha-Pekka. “Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design.” 2004. Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274213/.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pokki, Juha-Pekka. “Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design.” 2004. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Pokki J. Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design. [Internet] [Thesis]. Helsinki University of Technology; 2004. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274213/.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Pokki J. Development of Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineering Design. [Thesis]. Helsinki University of Technology; 2004. Available from: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274213/

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Wollongong

4. Sujan, Ahmad Ibney Saeed Khan. Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill.

Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Wollongong

URL: 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4925

► This is a case study of the company, Gunns Ltd, which proposed a pulp mill in the state of Tasmania, Australia, and had economic,… (more)

▼ This is a case study of the company, Gunns Ltd, which proposed a pulp mill in the state of Tasmania, Australia, and had economic, environmental, social and political significance. The proposal was considered by various government processes and it is these processes and interactions (predominantly between the state and corporation) which the thesis analyses using critical discourse analysis. The thesis is theoretically informed by the theory of legitimation (Habermas, Turkel). The development versus conservation debate is not a new phenomenon for Tasmania and Gunns Ltd reignited this debate in 2003 when it proposed the building of a pulp mill and continued until 2007. The Gunns’ pulp mill project was not only significant because of its potential to add value to the single biggest forestry export, woodchips, for Australia (ABARE, 2007), but also for its potential contribution to the Tasmanian economy (ABS, 2012; CommSec, 2013). The mill also had probable adverse impact on the environment. The purpose of this research is to explore the role of such financial discourse in the assessment of this project and understand how such a discourse interacts with, influences and/or is influenced by other discourses in decisions that require consideration of both development and conservation. The Gunns’ pulp mill assessment process (a discursive event) was investigated in the context of a number of competing and complimentary public discourses. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) (Fairclough, 1992) has been chosen as a methodological vehicle for this study because of its capacity to analyse a complex discursive event and its key constituents/ dimensions. Three dimensions/ layers are analysed separately and then together. The outermost layer, social practice, involved consideration of socio-economic, political, historical, and legislative contexts. The innermost layer, the text, was drawn from publically available documentation from Gunns Ltd, the assessment authority, parliamentary Hansards and public submissions. The social practice and text layers were reconsidered in terms of discourse practice which exposed how discourse is produced, reproduced and influenced each layer (Fairclough, 1992). The CDA analysis was informed by the theory of legitimation using the combined insights of Turkel (1980a, 1980b, 1982) and Habermas (1975, 1986, 1987). The analysis revealed that a pro-development bias was legitimated by privileging financial/ economic discourse. This privileging was evident in the government assessment processes, assessment entities/statutory bodies and the legislation which supported these. It is argued that a legitimation crisis was imminent whether the project was approved or not. This crisis involved the dissolution of the assessment entity, resignation of leaders (including the premier of the state), drafting of new legislation and eventually the withdrawal of the pulp mill proposal. It was concluded that despite past experiences of the state, Gunns became complicit in the legitimation…

Subjects/Keywords: critical discourse analysis; project of state significance; social and environmental accounting

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Sujan, A. I. S. K. (2016). Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Wollongong. Retrieved from 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4925

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sujan, Ahmad Ibney Saeed Khan. “Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wollongong. Accessed January 24, 2021. 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4925.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Sujan, Ahmad Ibney Saeed Khan. “Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill.” 2016. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Sujan AISK. Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Wollongong; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4925.

Council of Science Editors:

Sujan AISK. Corporate and state economic interests chipping at environmental concerns: the case of a pulp mill. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Wollongong; 2016. Available from: 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4925

Washington State University

5. [No author]. Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials .

Degree: 2013, Washington State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/5046

► This dissertation presents the development and implementation of a constitutive model to predict the behavior of unsaturated sands. The model is based on critical state… (more)

▼ This dissertation presents the development and implementation of a constitutive model to predict the behavior of unsaturated sands. The model is based on critical state and bounding surface concepts and incorporates parameters to account for sand fabric and suction. The model is implemented into ABAQUS finite element software using UMAT subroutine. Model performance is verified on a wide range of triaxial test data including different drainage conditions, sample preparation method, density, confining stress, and mode of shear. Simulation results show that saturation level significantly affects sand performance, and a modified suction based state parameter is proposed to quantify such effects. A linear relationship between peak stress increment and suction based state parameter for different densities and sample preparation methods was found.The new sand model is subsequently used to study the effects of sample preparation, saturation level, and density on stress controlled drained triaxial results under repeated loading. It was found that moist tamped specimens have much more resistance to permanent deformation than dry deposited specimens. The model quantified the increased resistance of dense sands as well as reduction in saturation level of all sands to permanent deformation under cyclic loading. The model also quantified the difference in undrained pore pressure response of sands under cyclic loading for the two preparation methods. The dry deposited specimen showed much larger increase in pore pressure response than the moist tamped specimen. The developed 3D FE model quantified the response of pavement subgrades under differing loading magnitudes, asphalt and base properties, and saturation levels. The moduli of asphalt and base, and saturation level of subgrades, were found to influence the vertical deformation experienced near the top of subgrade, especially at high wheel loads, but their influence gradually reduced with depth. Advisors/Committee Members: Muhunthan, Balasingam (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Civil engineering; critical state; deformation; sand; subgrade; suction; unsaturated

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author], [. (2013). Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials . (Thesis). Washington State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2376/5046

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

author], [No. “Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials .” 2013. Thesis, Washington State University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2376/5046.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

author], [No. “Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials .” 2013. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

author] [. Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials . [Internet] [Thesis]. Washington State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/5046.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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author] [. Modeling the deformation of unsaturated granular pavement subgrade materials . [Thesis]. Washington State University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/5046

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Colorado State University

6. Fox, Zachary P. Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock.

Degree: MS(M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46900

► Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage characteristics of two mine waste rock (MWR) materials were systematically studied in drained isotropic and axisymmetric compression. A specimen… (more)

▼ Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage characteristics of two mine waste rock (MWR) materials were systematically studied in drained isotropic and axisymmetric compression. A specimen preparation technique that simulated material dumping in the field was adopted and the technique is shown to be suitable for reconstitution of uniform and repeatable specimens of MWR for element testing. The MWR types tested were unoxidized and oxidized sedimentary argillite taken from the Ordovician Vinini formation in northeastern Nevada. Acid-base accounting results indicate that the neutralization potential (NP) and acid-producing potential (AP) values decreased for the oxidized material. Static, monotonic, isotropically compressed drained triaxial tests were performed on 150-mm-diameter, 300-mm-tall cylindrical specimens with maximum particle size equal to 25.4 mm. Laboratory particle size distributions were modeled to be parallel to the collected field gradation in order to create specimens with appropriate maximum particle sizes for the testing apparatus. The intrinsic parameters that characterize critical-state, dilatancy and particle breakage of each MWR material tested were determined allowing analysis of constitutive behavior to be carried out using an appropriate theoretical framework for granular soils experiencing particle breakage during testing. While the critical state friction angles were very similar between the two MWR types (unoxidized = 38.3° and oxidized = 36.7°), dilatancy is much greater in the unoxidized specimens than in the oxidized specimens. Bolton's (1986) fitting parameters Q and R were determined and values agree well with those found in the literature for geomaterials with similar stress-dilatancy behavior and grain tensile strengths. Grain tensile strength was evaluated through point load strength index testing giving values for grain tensile strength for the unoxidized material that are 10 times greater than observed for the oxidized material. Particle size distributions were determined before and after testing to evaluate particle breakage due to the combined effects of isotropic and axisymmetric compression as well as evaluate the increase in surface area due to particle breakage. The fractal dimension (D) was evaluated before and after testing in order to assess the validity of the underlying assumptions of the modified work equation presented by McDowell et al. (1996). The surface energy of the materials tested was found to be in the range of 5-24 J/m2. All of these results indicate that in situ weathering may degrade the shear strength characteristics of a quarried sedimentary mine waste rockfill by weakening the intrinsic shear strength parameters of the MWR. The only rigorous way to properly assess the strength degradation of the MWR materials tested involves careful assessment of the critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage characteristics. Advisors/Committee Members: Carraro, J. Antonio H. (advisor), Shackelford, Charles D. (committee member), Borch, Thomas (committee member), Overton, Daniel D. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: critical state; dilatancy; mine waste rock; particle breakage; particle strength; triaxial

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Fox, Z. P. (2011). Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46900

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Fox, Zachary P. “Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46900.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Fox, Zachary P. “Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock.” 2011. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Fox ZP. Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46900.

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Fox ZP. Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46900

Brock University

7. Carey, Robert Scott. Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation .

Degree: Applied Health Sciences Program, 2011, Brock University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3408

► The purpose of this research was to examine the nexus at which Indiana basketball and the state’s ‘hoosier’ identity meet. More specifically, this thesis interrogates… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: whiteness; subjectivity; critical race theory; nation-state; physical culture

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Carey, R. S. (2011). Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation . (Thesis). Brock University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3408

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carey, Robert Scott. “Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation .” 2011. Thesis, Brock University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3408.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carey, Robert Scott. “Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation .” 2011. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Carey RS. Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation . [Internet] [Thesis]. Brock University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3408.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Carey RS. Hoosiers on the Hardwood: A Critical Examination of Indiana Basketball Culture and its Effect on Identity Formation . [Thesis]. Brock University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3408

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University of New South Wales

8. Yan, Jun. Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.

Degree: Engineering & Information Technology, 2015, University of New South Wales

URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/55235 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36841/SOURCE02?view=true

► The liquefaction behaviour of pond ash was investigated experimentally by monotonic and cyclic triaxial tests. In order to investigate the effect of specimen preparation method,… (more)

▼ The liquefaction behaviour of pond ash was investigated experimentally by monotonic and cyclic triaxial tests. In order to investigate the effect of specimen preparation method, moist tamping (MT) and paste deposition (PD) specimens were employed. The latter was developed to simulate wet disposal of pond ash in ash ponds. Both original and re-used materials were used to re-constitute specimens. Re-used pond ash experienced varying extent of particle breakage during previous tests. Thus this was quantified by the increase in the specimen surface area (ΔSSA) relative to the original material, noting that SSA was measured by a laser particle size analyser. Attempts were made to synthesise the test results under the critical state soil mechanics (CSSM) framework.The position of critical state line (CSL) in e-log(p’) space for MT specimens was found to be different from that of PD specimens. CSL of re-used pond ash was also found to be located lower than that of original material in e-log(p’) space. However, the CSL in q-p’ space was unique irrespective of specimen preparation method and ΔSSA.Initial states of tests manifesting different liquefaction patterns, i.e. flow liquefaction and cyclic mobility, could be approximately divided by CSL in e-log(p’) space. The effects of initial state and ΔSSA on liquefaction behaviour of pond ash could be unified under the CSSM framework. The occurrence of flow liquefaction under cyclic loading was linked to monotonic behaviour. MT specimens were found to have a higher cyclic strength than their PD counterparts.A special technique was developed to enable the taking of scanning electron microscope (SEM) photos of specimens in as-formed state and critical state so that the associated microstructure can be investigated. The SEM photos showed the influence of specimen preparation method on the as-formed microstructure, which could be used to explain some of the unexpected differences in stress-strain behaviour between MT and PD specimens. Furthermore, the SEM photos revealed that microstructure of a PD specimen at CS was also different from that of MT specimens. This is in line with the difference in the CSL obtained from MT specimens and PD specimens. Advisors/Committee Members: Lo, Sik-Cheung Robert, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Al-Deen, Safat, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Gnanendran, Carthigesu Thiagarajah, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Rahman, Md Mizanur, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia.

Subjects/Keywords: critical state soil mechanics; pond ash; specimen preparation method

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Yan, J. (2015). Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/55235 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36841/SOURCE02?view=true

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Yan, Jun. “Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/55235 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36841/SOURCE02?view=true.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Yan, Jun. “Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.” 2015. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Yan J. Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/55235 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36841/SOURCE02?view=true.

Council of Science Editors:

Yan J. Liquefaction Behaviour of Pond Ash under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2015. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/55235 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36841/SOURCE02?view=true

University of New South Wales

9. Zhang, Jiajun. Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash.

Degree: Engineering & Information Technology, 2014, University of New South Wales

URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53985 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12696/SOURCE02?view=true

► The monotonic behaviour of pond ash was comprehensively investigated under the critical state soil mechanics (CSSM) framework using an extensive triaxial testing programme. In order… (more)

▼ The monotonic behaviour of pond ash was comprehensively investigated under the critical state soil mechanics (CSSM) framework using an extensive triaxial testing programme. In order to investigate the influence of specimen reconstitution, two techniques were employed in the reconstitution of pond ash. One was a newly developed paste deposition (PD) technique aimed at simulating the wet disposal of pond ash in ash ponds, and the other the moist tamping (MT) technique which has been widely used for the reconstitution of sand and sand with fine. The particle size distribution of the pond ash was analysed by a laser particle analyser before and after triaxial testing to investigate particle breakage. Also, the tested pond ash was reused for triaxial testing, aiming to investigate the influence of particle breakage on its behaviour.Test results indicated that the pond ash generally exhibited similar monotonic behaviour to that of sand and other granular geo-materials, and the CSSM framework is applicable to predicting the behaviour of pond ash, irrespective of reconstitution technique and drainage condition. However, the behaviour of pond ash was also found to be highly dependent on the reconstitution technique. Specifically, the critical state line (CSL) of the MT pond ash in the e-logp' plane was located statistically higher than that of the PD pond ash, whilst the MT pond ash exhibited a higher strength and more dilative/less contractive behaviour than its PD counterpart. Moreover, both the PD and MT pond ash underwent particle breakage during shearing, and irrespective of reconstitution technique, drainage condition and stress history, the amount of breakage, as quantified by the increase in specific surface area, exhibited a unique correlation with the total input energy per unit mass (E), in which the effects of stress and strain could be combined. Although particle breakage introduced bias into the measurement of the void ratio, the bias was so small that the interpretation of the test results was not affected. Furthermore, the CSL of the reused pond ash in the e-logp' plane was located distinctly below that of the original pond ash, and under a given E, the increase in the specific surface area that newly occurred on the reused pond ash was lower than that on the original pond ash. Advisors/Committee Members: Lo, Sik-Cheung Robert, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Rahman, Md Mizanur, Natural & Built Environments, UniSA, Gnanendran, Carthigesu Thiagarajah, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Al-Deen, Safat, Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.

Subjects/Keywords: critical state soil mechanics; pond ash; monotonic behaviour; critical state line; triaxial testing; reconstitution technique; paste deposition; moist tamping; particle breakage; laser particle analysis

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Zhang, J. (2014). Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53985 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12696/SOURCE02?view=true

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zhang, Jiajun. “Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53985 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12696/SOURCE02?view=true.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zhang, Jiajun. “Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash.” 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Zhang J. Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53985 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12696/SOURCE02?view=true.

Council of Science Editors:

Zhang J. Monotonic Behaviour of Pond Ash. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53985 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12696/SOURCE02?view=true

University of California – Berkeley

10. Tarlau, Rebecca Senn. Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside.

Degree: Education, 2014, University of California – Berkeley

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w44b7tk

► To what extent is it possible for a social movement to transform a public education system in order to promote an alternative social vision? Under… (more)

▼ To what extent is it possible for a social movement to transform a public education system in order to promote an alternative social vision? Under what conditions can this implementation occur within the bureaucratic state apparatus, at the regional and national level? How does state-society collaboration develop, in contexts where civil society groups and the state have opposing interests? This dissertation addresses these questions through an investigation of the educational initiatives of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, or MST), a national social movement of rural workers struggling for agrarian reform. MST activists have been able to implement educational proposals in rural public schools that encourage youth to stay in the countryside, foster a sense of belonging to the movement, promote collective forms of work, and practice participatory governance. Part I provides an overview of the multi-level and multi-sited political ethnographic approach used to conduct this research. It then reviews the literature on social movements and state-society relations, and considers how a Gramscian framework can be used to analyze how social movements implement educational proposals in public schools that are opposed to the interests of the dominant class. Part II examines the history and national expansion of the MST's educational initiative: how activists first developed their educational proposals; why the movement went from promoting popular education to participating in the public educational sphere; and why and how the federal government appropriated these ideas as a new approach to rural schooling, known as Educação do Campo (Education of the Countryside). Part III explores the MST's attempt to transform public schools in three state educational systems and two municipalities, and why the MST's success differs drastically across the country depending on the state capacity, government orientation, and level of MST mobilization in each region. Comparison of the outcomes in these subnational cases yield new and unexpected insights into the relationships and conditions that lead to or impede participatory governance: (1) low-capacity governments and weak institutions can offer unusual openings for social movements to implement participatory initiatives; (2) high-capacity state antagonism negates the positive effects of mobilization; (3) not-so-public forms of contention are an effective strategy that social movements can use to engage the state and participate in the provision of public goods; (4) technocracy is a significant barrier to participatory practices, even among supportive governments; and, (5) state-society collaboration is not possible if the leadership of a social movement does not have a strong connection to its base. Significantly, this research shows that the implementation of a social movement's goals through the state apparatus does not always lead to movement cooptation or decline. Additionally, public schools, normally institutions…

Subjects/Keywords: Education; Sociology; Critical Pedagogy; Participatory Governance; Public School Reform; Social Movements; State-Society Relations

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Tarlau, R. S. (2014). Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside. (Thesis). University of California – Berkeley. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w44b7tk

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tarlau, Rebecca Senn. “Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside.” 2014. Thesis, University of California – Berkeley. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w44b7tk.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tarlau, Rebecca Senn. “Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside.” 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Tarlau RS. Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w44b7tk.

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Council of Science Editors:

Tarlau RS. Occupying Land, Occupying Schools: Transforming Education in the Brazilian Countryside. [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2014. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w44b7tk

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Temple University

11. Castagneto, Ellen J. 10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District.

Degree: 2012, Temple University

URL: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,172602

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Ed.D.

This qualitative case study examined a single phenomenon that of a decade of public school reform efforts via legislated takeover in an… (more)

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Educational Administration

Ed.D.

This qualitative case study examined a single phenomenon that of a decade of public school reform efforts via legislated takeover in an urban poor minority school district, 1999-2009. The Harrisburg School District (HSD) is situated within the Capitol City of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and educates one of the highest rates of poverty and minority populations in the country. The HSD has the lowest student achievement scores in the state, despite 10 years of restructuring efforts, a legislated state takeover given over to Mayoral control, increased funding, and leadership reorganization. A contextual critique of political and sociological factors was conducted, illuminating an overview of conditions, events and retrospective perceptions. Two types of data were collected, documents and participant interviews. Documents collected included: media sources, legislation, community postings, district and Department of Education documents, university studies, student achievement data, cases studies conducted during the 10 year era, and literature related to individuals that had involvement in the governance of the district. 25 individuals were interviewed to obtain their perceptions of events across the decade. Respondents represented those of high to low governance, employees and community members. Documents and impressions were analyzed through both a circulatory and constant comparative method. Timelines, chronologies and perceptions were merged, converged, deconstructed and reconstructed producing continuum themes of hope and despair and back again. Results revealed three eras: 1) A period of Great Expectations, 1998-2001, prior to and during the early takeover, where community involvement was active, test scores were beginning to rise and state support with increased funding was available; 2) A period of Rough Terrain, 2002-2008, the disillusion and desolation of the takeover, where constituents were uninvolved, funding improvements not realized, and participants expressed oppression, disenfranchisement, and allegations of powerful elites making profit; and 3) A period of Rising Hope, 2007-2009, the metamorphosing of the takeover, where community involvement in the politics of ousting the more than 2-decade incumbent mayor produced hope in the change that was coming, making conditions more tolerable. Despite efforts, student achievement remained the lowest in the state.

Temple University – Theses

Advisors/Committee Members: Caldwell, Corrinne A., Jordan, Will J., Gross, Steven Jay, Cucchiara, Maia Bloomfield, Woyshner, Christine A..

Subjects/Keywords: Education policy; Educational administration; Educational leadership; Critical education; Mayoral takeover; Politics; State takeover

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Castagneto, E. J. (2012). 10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District. (Thesis). Temple University. Retrieved from http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,172602

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Castagneto, Ellen J. “10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District.” 2012. Thesis, Temple University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,172602.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Castagneto, Ellen J. “10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District.” 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Castagneto EJ. 10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District. [Internet] [Thesis]. Temple University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,172602.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Castagneto EJ. 10 Years in Review: A Contextual Critique of Educational Reform Efforts in the Harrisburg School District. [Thesis]. Temple University; 2012. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,172602

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Leiden University

12. Bock, Christian de. Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis.

Degree: 2017, Leiden University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/50098

► This thesis intervenes within the current debate between both norm- and relational constructivist schools with regard to the maintenance and contestation of a state’s ‘identity.’… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Constructivism; Norm Constructivism; Relational Constructivism; State Identity; Critical Discourse Analysis; Japan; Security; International Relations

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Bock, C. d. (2017). Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis. (Masters Thesis). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/50098

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bock, Christian de. “Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Leiden University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1887/50098.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bock, Christian de. “Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis.” 2017. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Bock Cd. Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Leiden University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/50098.

Council of Science Editors:

Bock Cd. Overcoming the 'Post-War Regime:' Abe Shinzō and Japan's State Identity A Critical Discourse Analysis. [Masters Thesis]. Leiden University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/50098

University of Maine

13. Onwuachumba, Amamihe. Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis.

Degree: PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2016, University of Maine

URL: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2503

► In order to reduce the carbon footprint and the cost of electric energy, the owners of electric power utilities today are faced with the… (more)

▼ In order to reduce the carbon footprint and the cost of electric energy, the owners of electric power utilities today are faced with the task of reducing the use of expensive and carbon intensive fossil fuels and significantly increasing the amount of energy from renewable sources in their grids while meeting an increase in electricity demand. To deal with increase in demand, electric utilities operate very close to their maximum capacities and this sometimes results in violating security limits. Therefore, the integration of intermittent renewable energy into the utility grids poses serious concerns that must be addressed to ensure grid stability. In order to improve monitoring of their system, utilities are increasing the number of measurement devices in the system. However, not all collectible data contain important, necessary or unique information about the system, so storing and analyzing them comes at a considerable financial cost to the company. Therefore, identifying parts of the system whose measurements provide information that reflects the general state of the system would help utilities smartly utilize resources. In this dissertation, a methodology for the identification of critical variables of power systems and their locations using eigenvalue analysis of the measurements of the system variables is developed. This analysis is based on principal component analysis (PCA). The effectiveness of monitoring critical locations of a power system in ensuring steady state system security is demonstrated. Also, an artificial neural network-based state estimator that utilizes data from regular measurement units and phasor measurement units (PMUs) placed at the critical locations is developed. A technique called state estimation is used to estimate measured and unmeasured electrical quantities. Conventional state estimation techniques require availability of many measurements. The proposed state estimator utilizes fewer measurements, leading to a reduction in the number of expensive PMUs needed and reduction in the cost of electric grid operation. Thus, electric power utilities would be able to assess the state of their grid efficiently and improve their ability to integrate renewable energy without violating the grid’s security constraints. Advisors/Committee Members: Mohamad T. Musavi, Carroll Lee, Paul Lerley.

Subjects/Keywords: Power system monitoring; Critical locations; PMUs; State estimation; Neural network; Eigenvalue analysis; Power and Energy

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Onwuachumba, A. (2016). Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Maine. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2503

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Onwuachumba, Amamihe. “Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Maine. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2503.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Onwuachumba, Amamihe. “Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis.” 2016. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Onwuachumba A. Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Maine; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2503.

Council of Science Editors:

Onwuachumba A. Identification of Critical Locations and Reduced Model State Estimation for Power System Analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Maine; 2016. Available from: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2503

University of Bradford

14. Ruppel, Julia Franziska. Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective.

Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Bradford

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15062

► During the late 1970s Ghana was described as a collapsed and failed state. In contrast, today it is hailed internationally as beacon of democracy and… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Critical political economy; Electoral politics; Ghana; Political settlement; Power relations; Social change; Statebuilding; State formation

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Ruppel, J. F. (2015). Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Bradford. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15062

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ruppel, Julia Franziska. “Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Bradford. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15062.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ruppel, Julia Franziska. “Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective.” 2015. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Ruppel JF. Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Bradford; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15062.

Council of Science Editors:

Ruppel JF. Ghana : from fragility to resilience? : understanding the formation of a new political settlement from a critical political economy perspective. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Bradford; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15062

15. WANG, Jinyuan. Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept.

Degree: 博士(工学), 工学, 2017, Hokkaido University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/66503

► Towards development of a mechanical model that can be part of multi-physical analysis of frozen soils, a program of systematic frozen-unfrozen parallel triaxial tests at… (more)

▼ Towards development of a mechanical model that can be part of multi-physical analysis of frozen soils, a program of systematic frozen-unfrozen parallel triaxial tests at different temperatures and strain rates was conducted. The mechanical behavior of the reconstituted high-plasticity clay samples was investigated and interpreted through state concept based on Ladanyi and Morel’s (1990) postulate on the unique relationship between the inter-particle “effective” stress and the strain path.To begin with, constant-condition (i.e., constant strain rate and temperature) compression tests were conducted on frozen Kasaoka clay specimens with normal consolidation prior to freezing. With other conditions set identical, the shear strength linearly increased with a decrease in temperature for the range from -10 °C to -2 °C, and log-linearly increased with an increase in the strain rate for the range from 0.001%/min to 0.1%/min. Direct comparison of the strain-rate effects between frozen and unfrozen specimens with identical strain paths and states in the soil skeleton clearly indicates that the viscoplasticity derives from that of pore ice. The Critical State lines (CSLs) for clay specimens frozen undrained were mapped by referring to the shear behavior of unfrozen specimens sharing the same strain history. Moreover, reduction of confining pressure after stabilized freezing of frozen specimens turned out to have no significant effect on critical state strength of frozen clay.By varying-temperature and varying-strain rate compression tests, consistency of stress-strain curves was observed at large strains between varying- and constant-temperature conditions, and less clearly, between varying- and constant-strain rate conditions. The latter observation, if further confirmed, may lead to isotach formulation of strain rate effects for the investigated range of strain rate (i.e. up to 0.1%/min), where the behavior is largely ductile.Finally, a nondestructive testing method mainly focusing on measurements of stiffness is developed. Different temperatures and axial strain rates were applied in order each time after the specimen was loaded and unloaded in quasi-elastic strain ranges. In the investigated range of conditions, the shear stiffness, averaged from the multiple probes of the same condition, increased linearly with the decrease in temperature, and increased linearly with the logarithmic increase of strain rate.The above observations of behavioral features of frozen and unfrozen soils, with further experimental work, are expected to lead to construction of a unified framework for describing the behavior under both states and transition between them. Advisors/Committee Members: 西村, 聡, 石川, 達也, 藤井, 義明.

Subjects/Keywords: Frozen clay; strain rate effect; temperature effect; effective stress path; critical state; small-strain stiffness

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WANG, J. (2017). Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept. (Doctoral Dissertation). Hokkaido University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2115/66503

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

WANG, Jinyuan. “Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Hokkaido University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2115/66503.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

WANG, Jinyuan. “Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept.” 2017. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

WANG J. Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Hokkaido University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/66503.

Council of Science Editors:

WANG J. Laboratory study on mechanical properties of frozen clay through state concept. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Hokkaido University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/66503

Uppsala University

16. Saxen, Aura. Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature.

Degree: Theology, 2018, Uppsala University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361205

► This thesis examines the representations of citizenship in award-winning children's novels from Finland, France, Sweden and the UK to analyse how the effects of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: children's literature; citizenship; Europe; nation state; critical content analysis; Cultural Studies; Kulturstudier

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Saxen, A. (2018). Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature. (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361205

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Saxen, Aura. “Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature.” 2018. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361205.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Saxen, Aura. “Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature.” 2018. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Saxen A. Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361205.

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Council of Science Editors:

Saxen A. Becoming Citizens : Representations of Citizenship in European Children's Literature. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361205

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Delft University of Technology

17. Gori, Antoine (author). The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment.

Degree: 2020, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f98d112-42dd-435d-88d6-18653e63c3dc

► The current Dutch norms for the macro-stability of ood protection embankments and more specifically the determination of SHANSEP parameters has been subject of debate since… (more)

▼ The current Dutch norms for the macro-stability of ood protection embankments and more specifically the determination of SHANSEP parameters has been subject of debate since its implementation in 2017. The main concerns arise from the apparent over-conservative nature of the guidelines and the apparent underestimation of shear strength of organic and silty clays. In this Master thesis, an assessment of the normalised normally consolidated undrained shear strength is performed for a dike stability reinforcement project between Gorinchem and Waardenburg in the South west of the Netherlands on a problematic clay layer called the `Gorinchem Clay' throughout this thesis. The main goal is the conrmation of the current norms or towards a more optimised and less conservative assessment of the strength parameters and in doing so, discusses one of the most recurrent questions in geotechnical engineering: do some of the measurements from laboratory tests reveal true material behaviour or do the limitations of such laboratory tests produce this particular behaviour? This analysis was performed on Triaxial Compression, Direct Simple Shear and Triaxial Extension tests from which the SHANSEP parameters are derived as input for the available shear strength along a slip surface according to the methodology developed by Ladd (1991) and following the Critical State Soil Mechanics. The structure of this thesis is as follows: rst, a literature study is performed on the strength parameters assessment in chapter 1, the principles of the Critical State Soil Mechanics and the diculties encountered in the determination of the strength parameters from laboratory tests in chapter 2. The laboratory results are then exploited in chapters 4 to 5 according to the current guidelines and more extended methods in which the limitations of the Classical Critical State Soil Mechanics are shown. The next chapters focus on a more fundamental understanding of the considered material consisting of modelling the material behaviour in chapter 6 using a simplied academic constitutive model featuring non-associative elasto-plasticity with mixed volumetric and deviatoric hardening allowing for hardening or softening. The outcomes of this thesis show Critical State conditions as traditionally understood could not be reached reliably for undrained conditions in Triaxial Compression, Triaxial Extension and Direct Simple Shear. The tests showed to be particularly unreliable beyond 10% axial strain in Triaxial Compression and Extension, and beyond 15% shear strain in Direct Simple Shear. The diculties encountered in determining the Critical State friction angle and undrained shear strength were shown to be minimised by performing drained and undrained Triaxial compression tests on slightly over-consolidated soil samples. Additionally, the limitations of the Classical Critical State theory were highlighted and a more advanced constitutive model including a non-associative ow rule and deviatoric hardening was successfully used to predict the behaviour in Triaxial… Advisors/Committee Members: Jommi, Cristina (mentor), Dieudonné, Anne-Catherine (graduation committee), Pisano, Federico (graduation committee), Wiggers, Albert (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).

Subjects/Keywords: Undrained behaviour; Macro-stability; Critical State Soil Mechanics; dikes; organic silty clay

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Gori, A. (. (2020). The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f98d112-42dd-435d-88d6-18653e63c3dc

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gori, Antoine (author). “The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f98d112-42dd-435d-88d6-18653e63c3dc.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gori, Antoine (author). “The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment.” 2020. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Gori A(. The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f98d112-42dd-435d-88d6-18653e63c3dc.

Council of Science Editors:

Gori A(. The unexpected softening of the undrained shear strength of organic and silty clays in Rhine delta: a conceptual study: Determining the Undrained Shear Strength of soft Dutch soils using conventional laboratory equipment. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f98d112-42dd-435d-88d6-18653e63c3dc

Delft University of Technology

18. Leferink, F.H. (author). Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall.

Degree: 2020, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:28c3a7b2-a0a6-4455-a52a-f43daf58bd49

► The design and construction of quay walls are processes that exist for many centuries and have become more complex and challenging in current engineering practice.… (more)

▼ The design and construction of quay walls are processes that exist for many centuries and have become more complex and challenging in current engineering practice. For the design of quay walls a number of guidelines and design codes have been developed over the years. These give the requirements that a quay wall structure should meet, but do also provide some guidance in which steps to take in order to arrive at a proper final design. The relevance of undrained soil behavior, described using critical state soil mechanics, for the analysis of quay wall stability is yet unknown. The main objective of this research is to investigate the possibilities to use the alternative design approach for modelling soil behavior in the design processes of a quay wall. For this, three case studies have been elaborated. The three case studies represents soil profiles consisting 1) predominantly sandy soils, 2) normally consolidated clay and 3) overconsolidated clay. The differences between the analyses and outcomes of the conventional approach and the new approach have been compared for each case study. Based on the quantitative results of case study 1 and 3, the difference in outcome between the conventional and alternative design approaches is between 0 and 10% for both displacements and sectional forces. The outcome of case study 2 is not in line with the results of case 1 and 3. Based on the results of the first case study with sandy soil profile, the alternative design approach applied in this report is not a valid option for the design of a quay wall due to the absence of undrained soil conditions. For a soil profile consisting clay, the magnitude of preconsolidation of the soil plays an important role. For the alternative design approach, increasing values of pre-loading results in decreasing values of sectional forces and displacements of the wall. This effect is stronger in comparison to the conventional design approach. In further research the aim should be to increase the reliability of the alternative design approach. This can be done by using in-situ measurements of the displacements of the wall to validate if the model represents the reality accurately. Advisors/Committee Members: de Gijt, J.G. (mentor), Jonkman, S.N. (graduation committee), van Dalen, J.H. (graduation committee), Schweckendiek, T. (graduation committee), Pacejka, H.E. (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).

Subjects/Keywords: Quay walls; Plaxis 2D; Undrained behavior; Critical State Soil Mechanics; SLS; Hydraulic Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering

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Leferink, F. H. (. (2020). Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:28c3a7b2-a0a6-4455-a52a-f43daf58bd49

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Leferink, F H (author). “Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:28c3a7b2-a0a6-4455-a52a-f43daf58bd49.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Leferink, F H (author). “Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall.” 2020. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Leferink FH(. Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:28c3a7b2-a0a6-4455-a52a-f43daf58bd49.

Council of Science Editors:

Leferink FH(. Research into the application of undrained analysis with critical state soil mechanics approach for the design of a quay wall. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:28c3a7b2-a0a6-4455-a52a-f43daf58bd49

University of Toronto

19. Wahab, Abdurrahman Ahmad. Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy.

Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Toronto

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/79528

► This dissertation studies the condition of formal education in Kurdistan Region-Iraq by taking a critical theoretical approach to examine major educational policy documents in both… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Critical Democracy; Formal Education; Kurdistan Region; Nationalism; Social Justice; State Building; 0534

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Wahab, A. A. (2017). Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/79528

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wahab, Abdurrahman Ahmad. “Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/79528.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wahab, Abdurrahman Ahmad. “Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy.” 2017. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Wahab AA. Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/79528.

Council of Science Editors:

Wahab AA. Education in Kurdistan Region at the Intersection of Nationalism and Democracy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/79528

Colorado State University

20. Stoeber, Justin Neil. Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach.

Degree: MS(M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66687

► A rigorous and systematic study on the effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock (MWR) is… (more)

▼ A rigorous and systematic study on the effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock (MWR) is presented. Materials tested were obtained from a similar location within the open pit of Barrick Gold Corporation's Goldstrike gold mine approximately 60 km northwest of Elko, Nevada. The collected field gradation was scaled using the parallel gradation technique in order to most accurately reproduce the fabric of the collected field material in the laboratory. The two MWR materials were shown to have drastically different mineralogy, which may be due to varying levels of in situ hydrogeologic weathering. Mechanical behavior of two MWR materials was systematically evaluated on 70-mm-diameter, 140-mm-tall specimens with a maximum particle size equal to 11.2 mm in drained isotropic and monotonic axisymmetric compression using a conventional triaxial device. Results from conventional triaxial tests in drained isotropic and monotonic axisymmetric compression were systematically compared to results presented by Fox (2011) for 150-mm-diamer, 300-mm-tall specimens with a maximum particle size equal to 25.0 mm for the same MWR materials also scaled using the parallel gradation technique and tested at the same levels of mean effective stress (p') in a large-scale triaxial device. Intrinsic critical state parameters were defined for each material in conventional scale triaxial testing. Results suggest the parallel gradation technique provides a reasonable way to estimate values of intrinsic critical state parameters during isotropic compression in large-scale applications using conventional triaxial tests provided that the range of DR,Initial is similar between scales. Values of the critical state friction angle (ϕc) were determined to be within 2° of the larger scale specimens. Dilatancy rates measured in conventional scale unweathered specimens was found to be, on average, approximately twice of that measured in the large-scale specimens of the same material. The weathered material indicated no significant changes in average dilatancy rates between scales. Bolton's (1986) fitting parameters Q and R were determined to decrease with decreasing particle size where Bolton's stress - dilatancy relationship was found to predict values of the peak friction angle (ϕp) more accurately using values of Q and R obtained in large-scale triaxial tests where conventional scale specimens yielded consistently unconservative predictions of ϕp suggesting that conventional triaxial tests should not solely be used to characterize the mechanical behavior of large-scale materials. Particle breakage measured after each triaxial test indicated a relatively constant shift from pre to post-test particle-size distribution curves between conventional and large-scale specimens. Additional results and comparisons of values such as fractal dimension (D) and surface energy (Γse) are also discussed. Advisors/Committee Members: Carraro, J. Antonio H. (advisor), Shackelford, Charles D. (committee member), Schutt, Derek L. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: critical state; dilatancy; mine waste rock; particle breakage; sample scaling; triaxial testing

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APA (6^th Edition):

Stoeber, J. N. (2012). Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66687

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Stoeber, Justin Neil. “Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66687.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Stoeber, Justin Neil. “Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach.” 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Stoeber JN. Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66687.

Council of Science Editors:

Stoeber JN. Effects of maximum particle size and sample scaling on the mechanical behavior of mine waste rock; a critical state approach. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66687

University of Texas – Austin

21. López, Patricia Dorene. The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness.

Degree: PhD, Educational Administration, 2012, University of Texas – Austin

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28708

► As systems of accountability and efficiency continue to permeate public education institutions it is important that research engage the various factors that embody how these… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Education policy; Public policy; Ethnography; Texas state legislature; Critical policy analysis; Chicana feminist theory

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López, P. D. (2012). The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Texas – Austin. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28708

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

López, Patricia Dorene. “The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28708.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

López, Patricia Dorene. “The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness.” 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

López PD. The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28708.

Council of Science Editors:

López PD. The process of becoming : the political construction of Texas’ Lone STAAR system of Accountability and College Readiness. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28708

University of Sydney

22. Liu, Yang. The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils .

Degree: 2019, University of Sydney

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19880

► Soils behave completely differently under different circumstances. For years, we have placed a particular effort into investigating how soils deform under load by conducting intensive… (more)

▼ Soils behave completely differently under different circumstances. For years, we have placed a particular effort into investigating how soils deform under load by conducting intensive laboratory tests. We have designed a variety of experimental apparatuses with which we tried to replicate the true behaviour of soils as they deform in the field. Among those testing configurations, the direct shear box and triaxial test devices are the most widely used conventional tools we use to determine the shear strength of soils. However, samples in those tests can only be sheared under very limited strains as their shape change continuously, thus losing the initial geometrical assumptions used to interpret the data. The shear strength at steady state conditions, known as critical state, is of importance to many geotechnical problems. Since this strength characterises the conditions for the onset of shear-driven natural hazards such as landslides, devices are needed that can shear soil samples to their true critical state. The ring shear device is one of the only few available large deformation devices that has been developed over the years. However, one of its major disadvantages is the imposition of radially dependent stress field on the sample due to its circular geometry. In this Thesis, we propose a new device which we call the three-dimensional “Stadium Shear Device” (3D SSD). Our idea for developing this device is devoted to the study of the shear behaviour of soils as they truly enter and remain in their critical state. It is designed in a manner that will be shown to impose uniform stress conditions. The device can shear granular systems indefinitely, while simultaneously allowing for measurements of shear and normal stresses, and the vertical displacement during the tests. We have particularly investigated the performance of this device under large shear deformations and low-stress levels, to address many applications involving such conditions, including shallow landslides and pipeline movements on seabeds. The stress conditions developed in this configuration are simulated with a Discrete Element Method (DEM) model, with which we get stress responses that are cross-validated with the experimental results obtained by the physical 3D SSD. Most importantly, the DEM simulations also confirm that the stress uniformity in SSD samples. Using this understanding, we complete a Mohr’s circle stress analysis for SSD tests. The performance of the 3D SSD device is first tested with glass beads and Jasmine rice systems, from which the effectiveness of this apparatus in capturing the mechanical properties of granular media is demonstrated. Furthermore, the device also shows its capability for measuring stress responses under different confining pressures. We thereafter conducted more robust experiments with a wider range of natural soils with various properties, including particle shapes, particle gradations and initial densities. The results are compared against results from previous studies, and in general, similar trends are…

Subjects/Keywords: large deformation; shear apparatus; granular soils; critical state; x-ray radiography; x-ray rheography

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Liu, Y. (2019). The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils . (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19880

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Liu, Yang. “The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils .” 2019. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19880.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Liu, Yang. “The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils .” 2019. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Liu Y. The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19880.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Liu Y. The Development of a Novel 3D Stadium Shear Device for Perpetually Deforming Granular Soils . [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19880

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Kentucky

23. Zhang, Xu. DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE.

Degree: 2014, University of Kentucky

URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/23

► As an abundant sedimentary rock, shale is widely used as construction material around the world. However, shale is a fissile and laminated material and is… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: weathered compacted shale; weathering; durability; critical state; shear strength; Civil Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering

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Zhang, X. (2014). DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE. (Masters Thesis). University of Kentucky. Retrieved from https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/23

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zhang, Xu. “DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Kentucky. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/23.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zhang, Xu. “DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE.” 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Zhang X. DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Kentucky; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/23.

Council of Science Editors:

Zhang X. DEFORMATION AND SHEAR BEHAVIORS OF WEATHERED COMPACTED SHALE. [Masters Thesis]. University of Kentucky; 2014. Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/23

Rhodes University

24. Pereira, Liphie. A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland.

Degree: Faculty of Education, Education, 2012, Rhodes University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003365

► This study offers an in-depth exploration of the conditions from which the implementation of a curriculum called the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE),… (more)

▼ This study offers an in-depth exploration of the conditions from which the implementation of a curriculum called the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), later localised into Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education (SGCSE), emerged and the constraining and enabling conditions for the implementation of the new I/SGCSE curriculum. It derives its theoretical foundation from Roy Bhaskar’s critical realism and Margaret Archer’s concept of analytical separability. The study therefore offers explanations about the curriculum change and its implementation that are based on how structural, cultural, and agential mechanisms operating at a deeper level of reality (the intransitive layer of reality or the domain of the real) and existing independently of what we see, know or believe of them (the transitive layer of reality or domains of the actual and empirical) interacted to condition the emergence of I/SGCSE and the way it is implemented. I conduct a critical discourse analysis of relevant literature, I/SGCSE documents and interview data in order to identify those mechanisms that were cultural and also those that were structural and agential. Bernstein’s concepts of classification and framing are used to analyse observation data in order to explore the influence of these mechanisms on the teaching practices of the teachers who took part in the study. Analysis of the data suggests that the change from General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-level) to I/SGCSE was conditioned by inconsistencies between the cultural and structural mechanisms of the Swazi context. Many of the cultural elements of the Swazi context such as the discourses of good citizens, of competitive advantage, and of quality education draw from global discourses which view relations between people from a postmodernist position and therefore support weakly classified and framed pedagogic practices. In contrast, the discourse of morality and many of the structural elements of the Swazi context, such as the pre2006 education system and the Tinkhundla government system, all view reality from a modernist position, therefore supporting strong relations of power and control. The cultural system therefore exerted more influence in conditioning the change from the strongly classified and framed GCE O-level curriculum to the weakly classified and framed I/SGCSE curriculum. Furthermore, the analysis of interview and observation data suggests that inconsistencies between the global discourses and the discourses and structures that teachers confront in their day-to-day lives, together with the decisions teachers made in response to structural constraints, created constraining conditions for the change from GCE O-level to I/SGCSE. The study adds to knowledge on curriculum change and implementation through insights into the enabling and constraining effects of mechanisms operating at a deeper level of reality on curriculum-change decisions and on the ability of teachers to implement curriculum changes. The focus on the…

Subjects/Keywords: Critical realism; Education – Philosophy; Critical pedagogy – Swaziland; Curriculum change – Swaziland; Education – Swaziland; Education and state – Swaziland; Education – Aims and objectives – Swaziland; Critical discourse analysis; International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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Pereira, L. (2012). A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland. (Thesis). Rhodes University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003365

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Pereira, Liphie. “A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland.” 2012. Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003365.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pereira, Liphie. “A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland.” 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Pereira L. A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003365.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Pereira L. A critical realist exploration of the implementation of a new curriculum in Swaziland. [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003365

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

25. Fantin, Camila dos Anjos. Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica.

Degree: Mestrado, Sistemas Elétricos de Potência, 2012, University of São Paulo

URL: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18154/tde-16042012-145452/ ;

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Este trabalho de dissertação trata do problema de observabilidade e redundância de medidas para efeito de estimação de estado trifásica. É proposta a extensão de… (more)

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Este trabalho de dissertação trata do problema de observabilidade e redundância de medidas para efeito de estimação de estado trifásica. É proposta a extensão de uma metodologia numérica eficiente para análise de observabilidade e identificação de medidas críticas e conjuntos críticos de medidas, desenvolvida para modelagem por fase, a fim de considerar redes trifásicas de energia, nas quais os desbalanços nas cargas e os desequilíbrios na rede são considerados. Ao longo do trabalho apresenta-se uma revisão dos principais conceitos de estimação de estado, observabilidade de redes e redundância de medidas, destacando a importância da estimação de estado trifásica para obtenção de uma operação segura de sistemas elétricos de potência desbalanceados e/ou desequilibrados. Os resultados obtidos em diversos testes realizados, com sistemas trifásicos já empregados em outros trabalhos da área contendo 4, 7 e 38 barras, atestam o adequado desempenho da extensão proposta e são apresentados detalhadamente nesta dissertação. Por fim, o conceito de observabilidade topológica, desenvolvido para modelagem monofásica da rede, é estendido para modelagem trifásica, permitindo um entendimento melhor do problema de observabilidade no contexto de estimação trifásica.

This thesis focuses on the problem of observability and measurement redundancy in the context of three-phase state estimation. It is proposed an extension of an efficient numerical methodology for observability and redundancy analysis, developed for the single-phase network model, in order to consider the three-phase network model, where the unbalanced loads and the asymmetric nature of the system are considered. During this work, a review of the main concepts related to state estimation, network observability and measurement redundancy are presented, highlighting the importance of the three-phase state estimation in order to obtain a reliable operation of unbalanced and/or asymmetric power systems. Simulations results obtained for several cases studies based on three three-phase systems already used in the literature, with 4, 7 and 38 buses, validate the proposed methodology extension and are presented in detail in this thesis. Finally, the concept of topological observability, developed for the single-phase network model, is extended for the three-phase model.

Advisors/Committee Members: London Junior, João Bosco Augusto.

Subjects/Keywords: Análise de observabilidade; Conjuntos críticos de medidas; Critical measurements; Critical sets; Estimação de estado trifásica; Medidas críticas; Observability analysis; Sistemas elétricos de potência; Three-phase state estimation

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Fantin, C. d. A. (2012). Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica. (Masters Thesis). University of São Paulo. Retrieved from http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18154/tde-16042012-145452/ ;

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Fantin, Camila dos Anjos. “Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of São Paulo. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18154/tde-16042012-145452/ ;.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Fantin, Camila dos Anjos. “Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica.” 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Fantin CdA. Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of São Paulo; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18154/tde-16042012-145452/ ;.

Council of Science Editors:

Fantin CdA. Análise de observabilidade e de redundância de medidas no contexto de estimação de estado trifásica. [Masters Thesis]. University of São Paulo; 2012. Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18154/tde-16042012-145452/ ;

UCLA

26. Lara, Tarcio Vinicio. Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School.

Degree: Education, 2017, UCLA

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3556m0k4

► This ethnographic case study examined the processes of a Title I elementary arts academy in developing, implementing, and sustaining an arts integrated curriculum in relation… (more)

▼ This ethnographic case study examined the processes of a Title I elementary arts academy in developing, implementing, and sustaining an arts integrated curriculum in relation to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In addition, this study explored the possibility of an arts integrated curriculum as a conduit for students’ cultural wealth. The sample consisted of 10 participants from 1 elementary school in southern California. The research design consisted of semi-structured interviews with teachers, a teaching artist, 2 teachers on special assignment (TOSAs), and the principal. In addition, observations of arts integrated lessons and an analysis of institutional documents were conducted.Findings were organized around 4 themes: (a) relationship between CCSS and arts integration, (b) essential structures in developing, implementing, and sustaining an arts integrated curriculum, (c) arts integration as student centered and disruptive education, and (d) artsintegration as cultural wealth. Findings reveal that arts integration strongly supports the CCSS. To support arts integration, the following structures were put in place: arts integrated curriculum, dedicated arts classes, arts schedules, professional development for teachers in arts integration, and funding sources. Some challenges participants reported when implementing arts integration included how the CCSS and CAASPP testing took precedence over arts integration, and the fear of losing the federal grant that provided funding to write the arts integrated curriculum. In addition, the findings indicate that arts integration was student-centered and suggest that arts integration empowers students to take control of their learning, inspires respect for their peers, and instills confidence. Finally, the findings show that students’ cultural wealth was not present in arts integrated lessons, even though there was evidence of it school-wide.Although the findings in this study are not generalizable, other schools may use these findings to help inform their consideration to implement arts integration at their sites. Perhaps some of these schools can find similarities between their site and the research site, thereby rendering the findings more meaningful.

Subjects/Keywords: Educational leadership; Education; Art education; Arts Integration; Case Study; Common Core State Standards; Community Cultural Wealth; Critical Pedagogy

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Lara, T. V. (2017). Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3556m0k4

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lara, Tarcio Vinicio. “Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School.” 2017. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3556m0k4.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lara, Tarcio Vinicio. “Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School.” 2017. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Lara TV. Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3556m0k4.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Lara TV. Arts Integration, Common Core, and Cultural Wealth: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Title I Elementary School. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2017. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3556m0k4

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of California – San Diego

27. Perez, Jason Magabo. Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez.

Degree: Communication, 2016, University of California – San Diego

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/98p4t81x

► Situated within the interrelated fields of critical race theory and ethnic studies and the emergent field of creative writing studies, this dissertation interrogates the ways… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Ethnic studies; Creative writing; Creative Writing Studies; Critical Race Theory; Filipino American Studies; Poetics; State Violence

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Perez, J. M. (2016). Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez. (Thesis). University of California – San Diego. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/98p4t81x

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Perez, Jason Magabo. “Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez.” 2016. Thesis, University of California – San Diego. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/98p4t81x.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Perez, Jason Magabo. “Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez.” 2016. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Perez JM. Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – San Diego; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/98p4t81x.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Perez JM. Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez. [Thesis]. University of California – San Diego; 2016. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/98p4t81x

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Alberta

28. Mineneh, Abraham E. High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials.

Degree: PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9z903017v

► Landslides include various forms of geological mass movements such as falls, slides and flows under the force of gravity. Predictions of landslide kinematics and dynamics… (more)

▼ Landslides include various forms of geological mass movements such as falls, slides and flows under the force of gravity. Predictions of landslide kinematics and dynamics require knowledge of flow behaviour and mathematical modeling. Research into the flow behaviour of granular materials has revealed the existence of rate-dependent collisional behaviour at high shear rates and void ratios as well as rate-independent frictional behaviour at low shear rates and void ratios. However, the results of high stress shear experiments on small particles indicate that shear rate has no effect on flow behaviour. Following this finding, most geotechnical analyses of landslides have considered mainly frictional flow behaviour. Since the collisional behaviour of granular materials depends on particle inertia, both shear rate and particle mass (or particle density and diameter) are equally important in its occurrence. In this research, the relevance of rate-dependent collisional behaviour at high stress was re-investigated using simulation experiments on large size particles. The results indicate that rate-dependent flow behaviour is more likely to occur in rapid-flow landslides involving large particles, such as debris avalanches and rock avalanches. The critical state framework which captures the frictional behaviour was extended to capture rate-dependent collisional behaviour by adding shear rate as an additional state variable, based on the pioneering work of Campbell. The extended framework was used for flow classification, study of flow progress, and constitutive modeling. The effect of particle shape on granular flow behaviour and the extended critical state framework was reviewed using simulation experiments. Selected unified constitutive models proposed by Savage and Louge were evaluated using the extended critical state framework. In this research, new unified constitutive model is developed. The new model combines the frictional and collisional stress contributions using weighting functions called stress coefficients to determine the total stress. The stress coefficients are interdependent and are determined using empirical equations and detailed theoretical analyses. The new model is used to predict the extended critical state framework and implemented in the numerical model for inclined flows. The model performs well in capturing the extended framework and flow profiles of dense granular inclined flows on flat-frictional and rough bases.

Subjects/Keywords: Granular flow; Collisional flow regime; Quasistatic flow regime; Intermediate flow regime; Critical state framework; Discrete Element Method; Constitutive Modeling; Avalanches

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Mineneh, A. E. (2013). High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9z903017v

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mineneh, Abraham E. “High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9z903017v.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mineneh, Abraham E. “High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials.” 2013. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mineneh AE. High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9z903017v.

Council of Science Editors:

Mineneh AE. High Stress Flow Behaviour and Constitutive Modeling of Dry Granular Materials. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2013. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9z903017v

Purdue University

29. Espinoza Chavez, Wilson Fernando. Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand.

Degree: MSCE, Civil Engineering, 2016, Purdue University

URL: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/942

► A series of laboratory tests were performed in a sand commercially known as2Q-ROK to determine its response to loading. #2Q-ROK is a poorly-graded, clean… (more)

▼ A series of laboratory tests were performed in a sand commercially known as2Q-ROK to determine its response to loading. #2Q-ROK is a poorly-graded, clean silica sand composed of 99% of quartz (SiO2). Its specific gravity is 2.65 and its maximum and minimum void ratios are 1.03 and 0.7, respectively. In the absence of crushing, the #2Q-ROK sand direct shear critical-state friction angle is 32.8° and the ring shear critical-state friction angle is 29.6°. One-dimensional compression tests were performed on samples compressed to a normal stress of 24,851.36kPa for time periods ranging from 4 hours to 11 days. The maximum increment in relative breakage was 0.02. Time effects did not play a significant role in particle crushing of #2Q-ROK sand. The evolution of strength, particle gradation and morphology parameters with crushing were investigated by performing ring shear tests. The results of the ring shear tests showed that particle crushing increases significantly with shear displacement. Samples compressed to a normal stress of 300kPa and sheared for displacements ranging from 0.5m to 11.3m showed a maximum increase in relative breakage of 0.41. As crushing increased, the particle gradation of #2Q-ROK evolved from a poorly-graded sand to a more well-graded sand. Samples tested in the ring shear apparatus presented cycles of stress and vertical deformation, which indicated the occurrence of particle crushing. Each of these cycles started with a stage of contraction followed by a stage of dilation and a final stage of vertical displacement stabilization. As a result of the shear stress cycles observed with crushing, the mobilized friction angle of #2Q-ROK sand oscillated between 31° and 33°. Ring shear tests performed on samples compressed to normal stresses ranging from 50kPa to 100kPa and sheared to displacements ranging from 20m to 30m indicated that the friction angle increased by approximately 3° at large shear displacements. The fluctuation of friction angle that initially ranged from 31° to 33° started to increase at approximately 7m and 10m for the samples compressed to 100kPa and 50kPa, respectively. At the end of these tests the mobilized friction angle ranged from 33° to 36°. Ring shear tests also showed that particle crushing developed only in a shear zone whose thickness ranged from 4.4mm to 4.7mm (6.5 to 6.9 times the D50 of the original material). Considering a shear band thickness of 4.55mm, critical state was reached for the first time at a shear strain of 1648 % (75mm of shear displacement). As the gradation of #2Q-ROK sand evolved with shear displacement, its maximum and minimum void ratios decreased to 0.72 and 0.36, respectively (shear displacement of 11.3m). Sieve analyses combined with particle morphology analyses indicated that larger particles were likely to be crushed by shearing-off of their asperities, whereas small particles, by particle splitting. Advisors/Committee Members: Monica Prezzi, Monica Prezzi, Philippe Bourdeau, Rodrigo Salgado.

Subjects/Keywords: Applied sciences; Breakage parameters; Critical state; Friction angle; Particle crushing; Particle morphology; Silica sand; Civil Engineering

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Espinoza Chavez, W. F. (2016). Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand. (Thesis). Purdue University. Retrieved from https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/942

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Espinoza Chavez, Wilson Fernando. “Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand.” 2016. Thesis, Purdue University. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/942.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Espinoza Chavez, Wilson Fernando. “Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand.” 2016. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Espinoza Chavez WF. Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand. [Internet] [Thesis]. Purdue University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/942.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Espinoza Chavez WF. Laboratory characterization of2Q-ROK sand. [Thesis]. Purdue University; 2016. Available from: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/942

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30. Nakagawa, Yoshito. Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland.

Degree: 2016, University of Manchester

URL: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:305723

► This thesis is a theoretical and empirical inquiry into ‘deliberative peacebuilding’, seeking to explain the ‘failures’ and ‘successes’ of peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland.… (more)

▼ This thesis is a theoretical and empirical inquiry into ‘deliberative peacebuilding’, seeking to explain the ‘failures’ and ‘successes’ of peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland. While warfare has increased globally since the end of the Cold War, the UN has made efforts to build peace (e.g. Boutros-Ghali 1992). While peacebuilding has become an internationally applied set of ideas and practices, one of the theoretical gaps is deliberation. This research thus conceptualises ‘deliberative peacebuilding’, and associates this with peacebuilding in the non-Western, post-colonial, and (post-)conflict context. This research identified East Timor and Somaliland as its case studies. Despite similarity in the ‘legitimation problem’ with vertical (state-society) and horizontal (‘modernity’-‘tradition’) inequalities/differences based upon cultural and historical backgrounds, East Timor and Somaliland undertook different approaches in a decade after the end of their civil wars. While East Timor accepted UN peace operations, Somaliland rejected them. Yet both experienced similar transitions to make political order between ‘failure’ (political de-legitimation/societal dissent) and ‘success’ (political legitimation/societal consent).Accordingly, this thesis poses two questions: 1) what caused the UN to have ‘failed’ (to prevent the ‘crisis’ from recurring in 2006) in East Timor, and 2) what caused East Timor and Somaliland to have experienced ‘equifinality’ (making similar progress along different paths) in building peace (in East Timor from 1999 to 2012 and in Somaliland from 1991 to 2005). Findings, among others, include different paths in transition: a ‘hybrid’ path with external intervention in East Timor and an ‘agonistic’ path without it in Somaliland. Asymmetry in power relations urged deliberative agencies to address the ‘legitimation problem’ differently. Advisors/Committee Members: MACGINTY, ROGER HR, Macginty, Roger, Richmond, Oliver.

Subjects/Keywords: Peacebuilding; Deliberation; East Timor; Somaliland; United Nations; External intervention; Postcolonialism; Critical realism; Legitimacy; Power; Space; State-society relations; Agonism; Hybridity

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Nakagawa, Y. (2016). Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:305723

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nakagawa, Yoshito. “Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:305723.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nakagawa, Yoshito. “Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland.” 2016. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nakagawa Y. Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:305723.

Council of Science Editors:

Nakagawa Y. Deliberative Peacebuilding in East Timor and Somaliland. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:305723

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