Project Info Wind induced vibration of tall wood building Hongyan Liu | hyliu@mines.edu Based on the current building Code IBC, that for in Construction Types IIIA and IV, with a B occupancy, the base allowable building height is five stories and 65 feet. However with...
Project Info A case study of CLT application to residential building in flood zone Hongyan Liu | hyliu@mines.edu After hurricane Irma, the loss of the residential house is tremendous. Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is a trend of new way to building the timber structure...
Project Info Nutrient management from anaerobic wastewater treatment effluent Junko Munakata Marr | junko@mines.edu We have been operating an energy-generating anaerobic wastewater treatment reactor at Mines Park for 2.5 years. The reactor requires little energy to...
Project Info Rock Powered Life John Spear | jspear@mines.edu We are trying to understand the microbial life that lives within serpentinite rock in the subsurface of Oman. Groundwater reacts with peridotite making molecular hydrogen, and microbes in the subsurface then...
Project Info Development of an analytical solution for ground and tunnel interaction Reza Hedayat | hedayat@mines.edu In order to analyze a tunnel, it is essential to understand the various rock mass behaviors after an excavation. The original properties of a rock or...
