Beck, James L.

Committee Member — 115 thesises

• Minson, Sarah Ellen — A Bayesian Approach to Earthquake Source Studies (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vanik, Michael William — A bayesian probabilistic approach to structural health monitoring (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Klug, William Scott — A Director-Field Theory of DNA Packaging in Bacteriophage Viruses (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Levit, Itzhak — A General Solution Strategy for Large Scale Static and Dynamic Nonlinear Finite Element Problems Employing the Element-by-Element Factorization Concept (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wood, Kristin Lee — A method for the representation and manipulation of uncertainties in preliminary engineering design (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Maragakis, Emmanuel — A Model for the Rigid Body Motions of Skew Bridges (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Song, Shiyan — A New Ground Motion Intensity Measure, Peak Filtered Acceleration (PFA), to Estimate Collapse Vulnerability of Buildings in Earthquakes (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wolf, Julie Anne — A Plasticity Model to Predict the Effects of Confinement on Concrete (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Polidori, David Charles — A probabilistic treatment of uncertainty in nonlinear dynamical systems (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bjornsson, Arnar Bjorn — A Retrofitting Framework for Pre-Northridge Steel Moment-Frame Buildings (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Luo-Jia — Active interaction control for civil structures (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cheng, Mulin — Adaptive Methods Exploring Intrinsic Sparse Structures of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hung, Patrick Hin Fun — Algorithms for Reaction Mechanism Reduction and Numerical Simulation of Detonations Initiated by Projectiles (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mitrani-Reiser, Judith — An Ounce of Prevention: Probabilistic Loss Estimation for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Adkins, Douglas Ray — Analyses of Hydrodynamic Forces on Centrifugal Pump Impellers (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wilson, John Charles — Analysis of the Observed Earthquake Response of a Multiple Span Bridge (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Doğanata, Yurdaer Nezihi — Analysis of Traffic Problems of Integrated Networks (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bardet, Jean-Pierre — Application of Plasticity Theory to Soil Behavior: A New Sand Model (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Muto, Matthew Mokihana — Application of Stochastic Simulation Methods to System Identification (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Swaminathan, Anandh — Application, Computation, and Theory for Synthetic Gene Circuits (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Oh, Chang Kook — Bayesian Learning for Earthquake Engineering Applications and Structural Health Monitoring (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Olivier Thanh — Cohesive Models of Fatigue Crack Growth and Stress-Corrosion Cracking (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Pengchuan — Compressing Positive Semidefinite Operators with Sparse/Localized Bases (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Catanach, Thomas Anthony — Computational Methods for Bayesian Inference in Complex Systems (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dailey, Russell Lane — Conic Sector Analysis for Digital Control Systems with Structured Uncertainty (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cua, Georgia B. — Creating the Virtual Seismologist: Developments in Ground Motion Characterization and Seismic Early Warning (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jeong, Garrett Duane — Cumulative Damage of Structures Subjected to Response Spectrum Consistent Random Processes (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heckman, Vanessa Mary — Damage Detection in Civil Structures using High-Frequency Seismograms (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pintgen, Florian Peter — Detonation Diffraction in Mixtures with Various Degrees of Instability (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schultz, Eric — Detonation Diffraction Through an Abrupt Area Expansion (2000, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ortiz, Louis Alexander — Dynamic Centrifuge Testing of Cantilever Retaining Walls (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Camelo, Vanessa Sabrina — Dynamic Characteristics of Woodframe Buildings (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Karyeaclis, Michael P. — Dynamics of a Semi-Active Impact Damper: Regular and Chaotic Motions (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yamada, Masumi — Early Warning for Earthquakes with Large Rupture Dimension (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gan, Wenshui — Earthquake Response of Steel Braces and Braced Steel Frames (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rosakis, Phoebus — Ellipticity and Deformations with Discontinous Gradients in Finite Elastostatics (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cheung, Kar-Ming — Error-Correction Coding in Data Storage Systems (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hebert, Paul — Estimation and Inference for Grasping and Manipulation Tasks Using Vision and Kinesthetic Sensors (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Durón, Ziyad Hassan — Experimental and Finite Element Studies of a Large Arch Dam (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Donlon, William Patrick, Jr. — Experimental Investigation of the Nonlinear Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hushmand, Behnam — Experimental Studies of Dynamic Response of Foundations (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Akhmetgaliyev, Eldar — Fast Numerical Methods for Mixed, Singular Helmholtz Boundary Value Problems and Laplace Eigenvalue Problems - with Applications to Antenna Design, Sloshing, Electromagnetic Scattering and Spectral Geometry (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sharan, Rangoli — Formal Methods for Control Synthesis in Partially Observed Environments: Application to Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wu, Stephen — Future of Earthquake Early Warning: Quantifying Uncertainty and Making Fast Automated Decisions for Applications (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chao, Tong Wa — Gaseous Detonation-Driven Fracture of Tubes (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Peng, Chia-Yen — Generalized Modal Identification of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tyranowski, Tomasz Michal — Geometric Integration Applied to Moving Mesh Methods and Degenerate Lagrangians (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Welinder, Nils Peter Egon — Hybrid Human-Machine Vision Systems: Image Annotation using Crowds, Experts and Machines (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sutoyo, Daniel — Hysteretic Characteristics of Wood-Frame Structures Under Seismic Motions (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Freeland, Stephen D. — I. A Unified Analysis of Converters with Resonant Switches. II. Input-Current Shaping for Single-Phase Ac-Dc Power Converters (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ning, Xin — Imperfection Insensitive Thin Shells (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hudson, Nicolas Henry — Inference in Hybrid Systems with Applications in Neural Prosthetics (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Liping — Mode-Like Properties and Identification of Nonlinear Vibrating Systems (1995, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yuen, Ka-Veng — Model Selection, Identification and Robust Control for Dynamical Systems (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jayakumar, Paramsothy — Modeling and Identification in Structural Dynamics (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Preston, Alastair Thomas — Modeling Heat and Mass Transfer in Bubbly Cavitating Flows and Shock Waves in Cavitating Nozzles (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Clinton, John Francis — Modern Digital Seismology: Instrumentation, and Small Amplitude Studies in the Engineering World (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ci, Maolin — Multiscale Model Reduction Methods for Deterministic and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cheng, Ming Hei — New Applications that Come from Extending Seismic Networks into Buildings (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Alves, Steven Wayne — Nonlinear Analysis of Pacoima Dam with Spatially Nonuniform Ground Motion (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Jing — Nonlinear Responses of High-Rise Buildings in Giant Subduction Earthquakes (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dowling, Michael John — Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Arch Dams (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Challa, Venkata Ramana Murty — Nonlinear seismic behaviour of steel planar moment-resisting frames (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krishnaswamy, Sridhar — On the Domain of Dominance of the Asymptotic Elastodynamic Crack-Tip Fields (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Ching-Tung — On the Dynamic Response of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gomez, Marcella Mary — On the Role of Delays in Biological Systems : Analysis and Design (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Au, Siu-Kui — On the Solution of First Excursion Problems by Simulation with Applications to Probabilistic Seismic Performance Assessment (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bhattacharyya, Pinaky — Optimal Sensor Placement for Bayesian Parametric Identification of Structures (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Djokovic, Igor — Optimization issues in wavelets and filter banks (1995, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rakuljic, George Anthony — Photorefractive Properties and Applications of Barium Titanate and Tungsten Bronze Ferroelectrics (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Giezen, Jurgen Johannes — Plastic Buckling of Cylinders Under Biaxial Loading (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• May, Bennett Scott — Probabilistic Robust Control: Theory and Applications (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thunnissen, Daniel Pierre — Propagating and Mitigating Uncertainty in the Design of Complex Multidisciplinary Systems (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mourhatch, Ramses — Quantifying Earthquake Collapse Risk of Tall Steel Braced Frame Buildings Using Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Siriki, Hemanth — Quantifying Earthquake Collapse Risk of Tall Steel Moment Frame Buildings Using Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Griffith, Virgil — Quantifying Synergistic Information (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Guérin, Roch — Queueing and Traffic in Cellular Radio (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hernández Valencia, Enrique José — Queues of Queues in Communication Networks (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whirley, Robert Gary — Random Response of Nonlinear Continuous Systems (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ma, Jeremy Chee-Ming — Real-Time Applications of 3D Object Detection and Tracking (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Karakus, Gokcan — Real-Time Bayesian Analysis of Ground Motion Envelopes for Earthquake Early Warning (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hayen, Jeffrey Clyde — Response Control of Structural Systems Using Semi-Actively Controlled Interactions (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yeung, Enoch Ho-Yee — Reverse Engineering and Quantifying Context Effects in Synthetic Gene Networks (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Du Toit, Noel Eduard — Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic, Cluttered, and Uncertain Environments: the Partially Closed-Loop Receding Horizon Control Approach (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Trautman, Peter — Robot Navigation in Dense Crowds: Statistical Models and Experimental Studies of Human Robot Cooperation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sánchez Peña, Ricardo Salvador — Robust Analysis of Feedback Systems with Parametric and Dynamic Structured Uncertainty (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Balas, Gary John — Robust Control of Flexible Structures: Theory and Experiments (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Braman, Julia Marie Badger — Safety Verification and Failure Analysis of Goal-Based Hybrid Control Systems (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Annie Hsin-Wen — Sensor Networks for Geospatial Event Detection - Theory and Applications (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Xiaoou — Set Mapping in the Method of Imprecision (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Allard, Marie-Agnès — Soil Stress Field Around Driven Piles (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Paparizos, Leonidas G. — Some Observations on the Random Response of Hysteretic Systems (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tavallali, Peyman — Sparse Time-Frequency Data Analysis: A Multi-Scale Approach (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Desautels, Thomas Anthony — Spinal Cord Injury Therapy through Active Learning (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Prairie, Michael Roland — Steady-State and Transient Methods for Modeling Chemical Reactions on Supported Catalysts (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Olsen, Anna H. — Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Responses in Simulated Strong Ground Motions: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Big One (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Kenneth Scott — Stochastic Analysis of the Seismic Response of Secondary Systems (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cheung, Sai Hung — Stochastic Analysis, Model and Reliability Updating of Complex Systems with Applications to Structural Dynamics (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Taflanidis, Alexandros Angelos — Stochastic System Design and Applications to Stochastically Robust Structural Control (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scruggs, Jeffrey Thomas — Structural Control Using Regenerative Force Actuation Networks (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shaikhutdinov, Rustem Vil — Structural Damage Evaluation: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Irfanoglu, Ayhan — Structural Design under Seismic Risk Using Multiple Performance Objectives (2000, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cifuentes, Arturo O. — System Identification of Hysteretic Structures (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wolf, Michael Timothy — Target Tracking Using Clustered Measurements, with Applications to Autonomous Brain-Machine Interfaces (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Parsons, Ian Dennis — The Application of the Multigrid Method to the Finite Element Solution of Solid Mechanics Problems (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moser, Michael Anthony — The Response of Stick-Slip Systems to Random Seismic Excitation (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kowalewsky, Olga — Theory of Complex Lattice Quasicontinuum and Its Application to Ferroelectrics (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Qiang — Thermomechanical Variational Principles for Dissipative Materials with Application to Strain Localization in Bulk Metallic Glasses (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yu, Chengxiang Rena — Three-Dimensional Cohesive Modeling of Impact Damage of Composites (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krishnan, Swaminathan — Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Analysis of Tall Irregular Steel Buildings Subject to Strong Ground Motion (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bradford, Samuel Case, V — Time-Frequency Analysis of Systems with Changing Dynamic Properties (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Thiam-Soon — Two-Phase Soil Study: A. Finite Strain Consolidation. B. Centrifuge Scaling Considerations (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• West, Matthew — Variational Integrators (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cho, In Ho — Virtual Earthquake Engineering Laboratory with Physics-Based Degrading Materials on Parallel Computers (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Barba, Lorena A. — Vortex Method for Computing High-Reynolds Number Flows: Increased Accuracy with a Fully Mesh-Less Formulation (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))