Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Thrust Network Analysis : exploring three-dimensional equilibrium 

      Block, Philippe (Philippe Camille Vincent) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
      This dissertation presents Thrust Network Analysis, a new methodology for generating compression-only vaulted surfaces and networks. The method finds possible funicular solutions under gravitational loading within a defined ...

    • Seismic assessment strategies for masonry structures 

      DeJong, Matthew J. (Matthew Justin) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
      Masonry structures are vulnerable to earthquakes, but their seismic assessment remains a challenge. This dissertation develops and improves several strategies to better understand the behavior of masonry structures under ...

    • Fault detection methods for vapor-compression air conditioners using electrical measurements 

      Laughman, Christopher Reed. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
      (cont.) This method was experimentally tested and validated on a commercially available air handler and duct system. In the second class of faults studied, liquid refrigerant, rather than vapor, enters the cylinder of a ...