Transition Probabilities between Seismic Regions

Transition Probabilities for Continual

Monte Carlo transition probabilities

Transition probabilities governing the interaction of energy packets and matter are derived that allow Monte Carlo NLTE transfer codes to be constructed without simplifying the treatment of line formation. These probabilities are such that the Monte Carlo calculation asymptotically recovers the local emissivity of a gas in statistical and radiative equilibrium. Numerical experiments with one-po...

Including Non-markovian Transition Probabilities

Monte Carlo transition probabilities . II .

An abstract should be given The macroscopic quantizations of matter into macro-atoms and radiant and thermal energies into r-and k-energy packets initiated in Paper I is completed with the definition of transition probabilities governing energy flows to and from the thermal pool. The resulting Monte Carlo method is then applied to the problem of computing the hydrogen spectrum of a Type II supe...

Free-Standing Gabion Walls in Seismic Regions

This thesis investigates the behavior of free-standing gabion walls in areas of mild seismicity. To investigate this behavior, three walls of varying internal cable patterns were constructed at a quarter-scale. These walls were tested with a mass shaker, and mode shapes, tone extractions, and damping ratios were calculated. A modal analysis was conducted using design spectra created from a suit...