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Improved design of highway bridge fingerplate expansion devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Fingerplate expansion joints are used in highway bridges to account for large movements and rotations of two bridge deck slabs. These joints experience may premature failure that affects the structural integrity of the ...
Enhancing the mechanica and durability properties of cement mortars by using alumina nanocoating on carbon nanofibers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This thesis presents a comparative study on using nanocomposite of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanocoating on carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and bare CNFs for enhancing the cement mortars mechanical properties, durability under ...
Effect on water absorpion and outdoor weathering on emerging polymer interlayers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Laminated glass windows are becoming increasingly popular in the structures industry. Because of this, new polymer interlayer materials are being developed to better serve the purposes of building design, rather than ...
Experimental evaluation of laminated glass interlayer polymers at various strain rates and temperatures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The use of blast-resistant glazing, such as laminated glass in buildings can greatly reduce, if not eliminate, the hazard of flying glass shards. In a failure event, fractured glass shards adhere to the polymer interlayer, ...