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Development and Evaluation of a Seismic Monitoring System for Building Interiors-Part II: Image Data Analysis and Results by Doerr, K.-U., Kuester, F., Nastase, D., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…Previous experiences during earthquake events emphasize the need for new technologies for real-time monitoring and assessment of facilities with high-value…”
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Effects of heavy metal stress on the metabolic quotient of the soil microflora by Insam, H., Hutchinson, T.C., Reber, H.H.

“…A variety of quantitative measurements such as viable counts, microbial biomass (C mic), respiration, enzyme activities or ATP contents may be used to study…”
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Monitoring global earthquake-induced demands using vision-based sensors by Hutchinson, T.C., Kuester, F.

“…A vision-based approach is evaluated for its applicability as a new sensing technology for measuring earthquake-induced motions. The approach evaluated in this…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Seismic Monitoring System for Building Interiors-Part I: Experiment Design and Results by Nastase, D., Chaudhuri, S.R., Chadwick, R., Hutchinson, T.C., Doerr, K.-U., Kuester, F.

“…The advent of high-speed, lightweight, and durable sensor technologies opens new possibilities for field monitoring applications. In particular, under natural…”
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Optimal hardware and software design of an image-based system for capturing dynamic movements by Hutchinson, T.C., Kuester, F., Doerr, K.-U., Lim, D.

“…In contrast to conventional image-capture systems, which attempt to minimize the amount of data collected during capture, typically by using hardware filters,…”
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Shake table tests of unattached, asymmetric, dual‐body systems by Wittich, C. E., Hutchinson, T. C.

“…Summary Systems of unattached, or freestanding, structures are highly vulnerable to damage and/or collapse during an earthquake, as evidenced during numerous…”
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Development of Solid Calibration Standards for Trace Elemental Analyses of Tree Rings by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry by Watmough, Shaun A, Hutchinson, Thomas C, Evans, R. Douglas

“…Laser ablation sampling (LAS) in conjunction with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used for the quantitative multielemental analysis…”
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Computational assessment of the seismic behavior of steel stairs by Wang, X., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…•High-fidelity finite element modeling of the seismic behavior of steel stairs.•Numerical stair models validated against prior experimental data.•Parametric…”
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Ubiquitous system software by Bigrigg, M.W., Matthews, H.S., Hutchinson, T.C., Kuester, F., Lu Yan, Arcelli, F., Raibulet, C., Tisato, F., Adorni, M., Endres, C., Butz, A., Vukovic, M., Robinson, P.

“…We're physically deploying a network of thousands of sensor nodes across the campus. Recent advances in wireless communication and sensor and actuator…”
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Rocking bodies with arbitrary interface defects: Analytical development and experimental verification by Wittich, C.E., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…Summary The rocking response of a rigid, freestanding block in two dimensions typically assumes perfect contact at the base of the block with instantaneous…”
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Seismic soil–foundation–structure interaction observed in geotechnical centrifuge experiments by Mason, H.B., Trombetta, N.W., Chen, Z., Bray, J.D., Hutchinson, T.C., Kutter, B.L.

“…This paper reports the experimental results from two geotechnical centrifuge tests examining seismic soil–foundation–structure interaction of frame structures…”
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Assessment of fragility models based on the Sept 19th, 2017 earthquake observed damage by Román-De La Sancha, A., Mayoral, J.M., Hutchinson, T.C., Candia, G., Montgomery, J., Tepalcapa, S.

“…Seismic vulnerability evaluations of buildings and critical infrastructure in densely populated cities strongly rely on fragility curves to estimate the…”
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Nonlinear dynamic foundation and frame structure response observed in geotechnical centrifuge experiments by Trombetta, N.W., Mason, H.B., Chen, Z., Hutchinson, T.C., Bray, J.D., Kutter, B.L.

“…Soil–foundation–structure interaction (SFSI) and structure–soil–structure interaction (SSSI) influence the seismic response of a structure. Yet, consideration…”
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Characterizing frictional behavior for use in predicting the seismic response of unattached equipment by Ray Chaudhuri, S., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…Characterizing friction is a fundamentally important aspect of modeling the seismic response of a body resting on any mechanical interface. In the context of…”
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Intense, natural pollution affects arctic tundra vegetation at the Smoking Hills, Canada by Freedman, B., Zobens, V., Hutchinson, T. C., Gizyn, W. I.

“…Long-term, natural emissions of sulfur dioxide and acidic aerosols have had an impact on remote tundra at the Smoking Hills. The emissions have caused plant…”
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The quantification and distribution of pollution Pb at a woodland in rural south central Ontario, Canada by Watmough, Shaun A., Hutchinson, Thomas C.

“…Lead concentrations and Pb isotope ratios were measured in the forest floor, mineral soil and vegetation at a white pine and a sugar maple stand in a woodland…”
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Responses of secondary chemicals in sugar maple (Acer saccharum) seedlings to UV-B, springtime warming and nitrogen additions by Sager, E.P.S, Hutchinson, T.C

“…Anticipated effects of climate change involve complex interactions in the field. To assess the effects of springtime warming, ambient ultraviolet-B radiation…”
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Sensitivity of flow rate prediction through low aspect ratio RC shear walls due to variable mesh selection by Hutchinson, T.C., Wang, T.

“…In this paper, the sensitivity of numerical flow rate estimations through low aspect ratio reinforced concrete shear walls is presented. Flow rate is…”
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Change in the dendrochemistry of sacred fir close to Mexico City over the past 100 years by Watmough, S.A., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…The chemistry of the tree-rings of sacred fir ( Abies religiosa) growing in the high elevation forest park, Desierto de los Leones, close to Mexico City was…”
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Current level of total element concentrations in the surface layer of Sudbury's soils by Dudka, S., Ponce-Hernandez, R., Hutchinson, T.C.

“…Published data on soil contamination by Cu, Ni and other elements in the Sudbury mining and smelting region consists largely of scatter sets. In this study,…”
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