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2010

Beck, M.B., F. Jiang, F. Shi, R. Villaroel Walker, O.O. Osidele, Z. Lin, I. Demir and J.W. Hall. Re-engineering Cities as Forces for Good in the Environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Engineering Sustainability, 163, ES1, 31–46, 2010.

2009

Ghosh, A., F. Ferrante, and M. Enright. Reliability of a Rock Slope against Plane Sliding Failure. Proceedings, International Conference on Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses, Tucson, Arizona, January 2009.

Kazban, R.V., K.M. Vernaza Peña, and J.J. Mason. 2008. Measurements of Forces and Temperature Fields in High-Speed Machining of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy. Experimental Mechanics, 48(3):307–317.

2008

Ghosh, A. and F. Ferrante.  Reliability Estimation of Rock Slopes.  ARMA 08-251.  Paper presented at San Francisco 2008, the 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 2nd U.S.–Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium.  San Francisco, CA, 29 June–2 July 2008.

Ofoegbu G.I., K.J. Smart, and B. Dasgupta. Assessing effects of thermal loading on the stability of emplacement drifts. Nuclear Technology, 163:24–30. 2008.

2005

Hsiung, S.M., A.H. Chowdhury, and M.S. Nataraja. 2005 Numerical simulation of thermal-mechanical processes observed at the Drift-Scale Heater Test at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences. In Press.

Ibarra, L., R. Medina, and H. Krawinkler. 2005. Hysteretic models that incorporate strength and stiffness deterioration. Accepted for publication in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 2005.

Hsiung, S.M., G. Adams, A. Garabedian, and D. Thorne. 2005. Final Technical Evaluation of the Integrated Safety Analysis Summaries for the Westinghouse Uranyl Nitrate Bulk storage and Wastewater Treatment systems. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., S. Gonzalez, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2005. Review of Seismic, Tornado, and High-wind Hazards for and Structural Design of American Centrifuge Plant, Piketon, Ohio. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Krawinkler H., F. Zareian, R.A. Medina, and L.F. Ibarra. 2005. Decision Support for Conceptual Performance-Based Design. Accepted for publication in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. 2005.

Ibarra L.F. and H. Krawinkler. 2005. Effect of Uncertainty in System Deterioration Parameters on the Variance of Collapse Capacity. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Paper 107, June 19-23, 2005, Rome, Italy.

2004

Ofoegbu G.I., B. Dasgupta, and K.J. Smart. 2004. Thermally induced rock stress and implications for degradation of emplacement drifts at the potential Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., S. Gonzalez, J. Stamatakos, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2004. Review of Seismic, Tornado, and High-wind Hazards and Structural Design Assessments of Louisiana Energy Services National Enrichment Facility, Lea County, New Mexico. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., et al. 2004. Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Safety Evaluation Report. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Ghosh, A. and K. Campe. 2004. NRC Staff Evaluation of Aircraft Impact Speeds and Angles Used by Applicant Private Fuel Storage, LLC (PFS) to Represent F-16 Crashes for Skull Valley Type Events. Report to Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.

Benke, R. and B. Dasgupta. 2004. Probabilistic Risk Analysis Methodology for Preclosure Operations at a Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, Germany June 14-18, 2004. C. Spitzer, U. Schmocker, and V.N. Dang, editors. London: Springer-Verlag. Volume 6, pp. 3130-3135.

Ibarra, L. F., and H. Krawinkler. 2004. Global Collapse of Deteriorating MDOF Systems. 13th WCEE, Paper No. 116. 

Farzin Z., L.F. Ibarra, and H. Krawinkler. 2004. Seismic Demands and Capacities of Single-Story and Low-Rise Multi-Story Woodframe Structures. 13th WCEE, Paper No. 2144.

Adam, C., L.F. Ibarra, and H. Krawinkler. 2004. Evaluation of P-Delta Effects in Non-Deteriorating MDOF Structures from Equivalent SDOF Systems. 13th WCEE, Paper No. 3407. 

Krawinkler H., F. Zareian, R.A. Medina, L.F. Ibarra. 2004. Contrasting Performance-Based Design with Performance Assessment. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Performance-Based Seismic Design, June 28-July 1, 2004, Bled, Slovenia.

2003

Hsiung, S.M., A.H. Chowdhury, and M. Nataraja. 2003. Thermal-Mechanical Modeling a Large-Scale Heater Test at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. GeoProc2003. International Conference on Coupled T-H-M-C Processes in Geosystems: Fundamentals, Medeling, Experiments & Applications. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, October 13-15, 2003. pp. 153-160.

Shah, M.J., P.A. Cox, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2003. Tip-Over Analysis of the HI-Storm Dry Storage Cask System. 17th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SmiRT 17), August 17-22, 2003. Prague, Czech Republic.

Dasgupta, B., A. Chowdhury, R. Benke, and B. Jagannath. 2003. Review methodology for preclosure safety analysis of proposed geologic repository. Proceedings of the 10th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, March 30–April 3, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gute, G.D., G. Ofoegbu, F. Thomassy, S. Hsiung, G. Adams, A. Ghosh, B. Dasgupta, A.H. Chowdhury, and S. Mohanty. 2003. MECHFAIL: A total-system performance assessment code module for evaluating engineered barrier performance under mechanical loading conditions. CNWRA 2003-06. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., J. Stamatakos, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2003. Review of Seismic, Tornado, And High-wind Hazards For And Structural Design of American Centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility, Piketon, Ohio. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., O. Povetko, B. Dasgupta, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2003. Technical Evaluation of the Review Process for Fuel Cycle Facility Integrated Safety Analysis. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Yang, L.T., O. Povetko, and S.M. Hsiung. 2003. Characteristics of fuels to be Stored at the Proposed Idaho Spent Facility Final Report. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. and A.H. Chowdhury. 2003. Final Report for DECOVALEX III Task 2C: Thermal-Mechanical Modeling of the Drift-Scale Heater Test at Yucca Mountain. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Stamatakos, J., et al. 2003. Diablo Canyon ISFSI Safety Evaluation Report. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Ofoegbu, G., G.D. Gute, and A. Chowdhury. 2003. Seismic stability of unanchored spent nuclear fuel storage casks. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Radiation Safety Management. November 5–7, 2003. Daejeon, Korea: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd/Korean Association for Radiation Protection.

Stamatakos, J.A., D.A. Ferrill, D.J. Waiting, A.P. Morris, D.W. Sims, and A. Ghosh. 2003. Evaluation of faulting as it relates to postclosure repository performance of the proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

2002

Benke, R., B. Dasgupta, B. Sagar and A. Chowdhury. 2002. Methodology for preclosure risk assessment of geologic nuclear waste repository. 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, June 23–28, 2002, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ghosh, A., and B. Sagar. 2002. Assessment of aircraft crash frequency during take off and landing at an airport. Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM6). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 23–28, 2002. 1,557–1,562.

Hsiung, S.M. and A.H. Chowdhury. 2002. Review of Tornado/High Wind Hazard Assessment of Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, Savannah River Site, South Carolina. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. and A.H. Chowdhury. 2002. Review of Structural Design Criteria for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, Savannah River Site, South Carolina. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Sagar, B., W. Patrick, B. Dasgupta, and S. Mohanty. 2002. Evaluation of repository safety. Seoul, South Korea: First Asian and Oceanic Congress for Radiation Protection. October 2002.

Stamatakos, J., S.M. Hsiung, and A.H. Chowdhury. 2002. Review of Seismic and Geotechnical Hazards Assessments for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, Savannah River Site, South Carolina. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

2001

Dasgupta, B., D. Daruwalla, R. Benke, A. Chowdhury and B. Jagannath. 2001. Methodology for assessment of preclosure safety for Yucca Mountain Project. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, April 29–May 3, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ghosh, A., and B. Sagar. 2001. Preliminary aircraft crash hazard assessment at proposed Yucca Mountain Repository. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, April 29–May 3, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hsiung, S.M. and G.H. Shi. 2001. Simulation of Earthquake on Underground Excavations Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA). 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, DC. July 7-10, 2001.

Hsiung, S.M. 2001. Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) with nth Order Polynomial Displacement Function. 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, DC. July 7-10, 2001.

Ofoegbu G.I. 2001. Hydrological implications of thermally induced geomechanical response at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. In: Rock Mechanics in the National Interest, Proceedings 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium (ed. D. Elsworth, J.P. Tinucci, and K.A. Heasley), Lisse, A.A. Balkema.

Ofoegbu G.I., S. Painter, R. Chen, R.W. Fedors, and D.A. Ferrill. 2001. Geomechanical and thermal effects on moisture flow at the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Nuclear Technology, 134:241-262.

Newman A.V., T.H. Dixon, G.I. Ofoegbu, and J.E. Dixon. 2001. Geodetic and seismic constraints on recent activity at Long Valley Caldera, California: evidence for viscoelastic rheology. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 105: 183-206.

Dasgupta, B., D. Daruwalla, R. Benke, A. Chowdhury and B. Jagannath. 2001. Methodology for assessment of preclosure safety for Yucca Mountain Project. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, April 29-May 3, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

2000

Dasgupta, B. 2000. Numerical modeling of large underground caverns for hydro power project. GeoDenver, American Society of Civil Engineers, August 5–8, 2000, Denver, Colorado.

Ghosh, A., and S.M. Hsiung. 2000. Acoustic emission as an indicator of macrofailure of rock. Pacific Rocks 2000, 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, A.H. Chowdhury, and J. Lankford. 2000. Acoustic emission technique for damage assessment of reinforced concrete structures. Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference (EM2000) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Justus, P., J. Stamatakos, A. Ghosh. S.M. Hsiung, M. Miklas, R. Chen, A. Ibrahim, and J. Firth. 2000. Risk-informed and performance-based evaluation of seismotectonic processes at the candidate high-level nuclear waste repository, Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 32(7). November 2000.

Stamatakos, J.A., P.S. Justus, A. Ghosh, S. Hsiung, M. Miklas, R. Chen, and A-b.K. Ibrahim. 2000. Evaluation of radiological risk from seismotectonic processes at the candidate

Hsiung, S.M. and S. Mohanty. 2000. An Abstracted Model for Assessing the Effect of Seismically Induced Rockfall on the Waste package Performance for High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal. International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, November 27-December 1, 2000.

Dasgupta, B. 2000. Numerical modeling of large underground caverns for hydro power project. GeoDenver, American Society of Civil Engineers, August 5-8, 2000, Denver, Colorado.

Chen, R., G.I. Ofoegbu, and S.M. Hsiung. 2000. Modeling drift stability in fractured rock mass at Yucca Mountain, Nevada-Discontinuum approach" Pacific Rocks 2000. 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium. Seattle, Washington, July 31-August 2, 2000.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, A.H. Chowdhury, and J. Lankford. 2000. Acoustic emission technique for damage assessment of reinforced concrete structures. Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference (EM2000) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Newman A.V., T.H. Dixon, G.I. Ofoegbu, and J.E. Dixon. 2000. Geodetic and seismic constraints on the 1997 Inflation event at Long Valley Caldera. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 81(48): Abstract V22F-04.

Dixon T.H., G.I. Ofoegbu, J.E. Dixon, and A.V. Newman. 2000. A volcano deformation model incorporating viscoelastic rheology. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 81(48): Abstract G21A-03.

Connor C.B., J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, B.E. Hill, G.I. Ofoegbu, F.M. Conway, B. Sagar, and J. Trapp. 2000. Geologic factors controlling patterns of small-volume basaltic volcanism: Applications to a volcanic hazards assessment at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(1): 417-432.

Ofoegbu G.I. 2000. Thermal-Mechanical Effects on Long-Term Hydrological Properties at the Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. CNWRA 2000-03. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

1999

Hsiung, S.M., and A. Ghosh. 1999. Prediction of occurrence and location of rockburst in highly stressed deep underground mines. Final Report of SwRI Project No. 20-9974. San Antonio, Texas: Southwest Research Institute.

Hsiung, S.M., D.J. Fox, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1999. Effects of Repetitive Seismic Loads on Underground Excavations in Jointed Rock Mass. 7th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, Nagoya, Japan, September 24-30, 1999.

Chen, R., G.I. Ofoegbu, and S.M. Hsiung. 1999. Analysis of Drift Instability and Rockfall Due to Earthquake Ground Motion at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium. Vail, Colorado, June 6-9, 1999.

Ofoegbu G.I., A.C. Bagtzoglou, R.T. Green and A. Muller. 1999. Effects of perched water on thermally driven moisture flow at the proposed Yucca Mountain repository for high-level waste. Nuclear Technology, 125: 235-253.

Ofoegbu G.I. 1999. Variations of drift stability at the proposed Yucca Mountain repository. In: Rock Mechanics for Industry, Proceedings 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium (ed. B. Amadei, R.L. Kranz, G.A. Scott, and P.H. Smeallie), Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema.

Justus, P., J. Stamatakos, J. Firth, A. Ghosh, S.M. Hsiung, and A-b. K. Ibrahim. 1999. Incorporation of tectonic processes and probabilistic risk assessments of the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Approach. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union,, 1999 Spring Meeting Supplement. 15: S–1.

1998

Fox, D.J., D. Kana, and S.M. Hsiung. 1998. Influence of Interface Roughness on Dynamic Shear Behavior in Jointed Rock," International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science. Vol. 35. No. 7, pp. 923-940, 1998.

Chen. R, S.M. Hsiung, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1998. Thermal-mechanical stability of emplacement drifts for a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain," 4th International. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Boston, MA. 1998.

Ofoegbu G.I. and D.A. Ferrill. 1998. Mechanical analyses of listric normal faulting with emphasis on seismicity assessment. Tectonophysics, 284: 65-77.

Ofoegbu G.I., A.C. Bagtzoglou, and R.T. Green. 1998. Thermally-driven moisture flow near the vicinity of perched aquifers in unsaturated geologic media. Computational Methods in Contamination and Remediation of Water Resources, Proceedings of XII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Crete, Greece, June 15-19, p. 321-328. Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, U.K.

Hsiung, S.M. 1998. Technical Evaluation Report for the Decommissioning and Reclamation Plan for the Shootaring Canyon Uranium Processing Facility for Source Material License SUA-1371. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1998. Technical Evaluation Report of the Slope Stability Evaluation for the Lucky Mc Uranium Mill Site Gas Hills, Wyoming, Tailings Reclamation Plan for Source Material License SUA-672. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1998. Technical Evaluation of Slope Design of the Tailings Retention Embankment at the Rio Algom Corporation Lisbon Mill Site, Utah. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1998. Technical Evaluation Report on Lucky Mc Mine Tailings Reclamation Plan, Material License SUA-672. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Mackin, P. and S.M. Hsiung. 1998. Development of an NRC Review Plan for UMTRCA Title II Site That Supports Requirements for Long-Term Care and Custody. Long-Term Stewardship Workshop, June 2-3, 1998, U.S. DOE Grand Junction Office. Conf-980652, 1998. 

1997

Fuerstenau, M.C., G. Chi, R. C. Bradt, and A. Ghosh. 1997. Increased ore grindability and plant through-put with controlled blasting. Mining Engineering 48(12).

Kana, D.D., D.J. Fox, S.M. Hsiung, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1997. An Experimental Scale-Model Study of Seismic Response of An Underground Opening in Jointed Rock Mass. NUREG/CR-6404. Washington, DC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Ofoegbu G.I., D.A. Ferrill, K.J. Smart, and J.A. Stamatakos. 1997. Uncertainties in earthquake magnitudes from surface fault displacement based on finite element modeling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts 34:3-4, Paper No. 233.

Chen R., G.I. Ofoegbu, J.A. Stamatakos, and D.A. Ferrill. 1997. Modeling of deformation and porosity change from normal faulting. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts 34:3-4, Paper No. 232.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Technical Evaluation of Slope Design for the Tailings Retention System at the Quivira Mining Company Ambrosia lake Site, New Mexico. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Technical Evaluation of Slope Design for the Tailings Retention Embankment at the United Nuclear Corporation Church Rock Mill Site, Gallup, New Mexico. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Technical evaluation of Slope Design of the Tailings Retention System at the Home Stake Uranium Mill Site, Grants, New Mexico. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Technical Evaluation of Slope Design of the Tailings Retention Embankment at the Bear Creek Uranium Company Tailings Disposal Facility, Converse County, Wyoming. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Detailed Technical Review of Decommissioning and Reclamation Plan for the Pathfinder Mines Corporation Shirley Basin Uranium Mill Site, Material License SUA-442. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Inspection Report on Geotechnical Aspects of Reclamation Construction Activities at the American Nuclear Uranium Mill Facility, Gas Hills, Wyoming. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Inspection Report on Geotechnical Aspects of Reclamation Construction Activities at the Gas Hills Uranium Mill Facility of Umetco, Gas Hills, Wyoming. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M. 1997. Detailed Technical Review on Slope Stability Reclaimed Tailings Embankments 1, 2, and 2A Lucky Mc Mine Reclamation Project, Das Hills, Wyoming. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

1996

Chi, G., M.C. Fuerstenau, R.C. Bradt, and A. Ghosh. 1996. Improved comminution efficiency through controlled blasting during mining. International Journal of Mineral Processing 47: 93–101.

Ghosh, A., S.M. Hsiung, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1996. Seismic Response of Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Mass. NUREG/CR-6338. Washington, DC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Kana, D.D., D.J. Fox, and S.M. Hsiung. 1996. Interlock/Friction Model for Dynamic Shear Response in Natural Jointed Rock. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 371-386.

Ofoegbu, G.I., and D.A. Ferrill. 1996. Mechanical analyses of a Yucca Mountain fault model. Proceedings,  FOCUS '95. Topical Meeting on Methods of Seismic Hazards Evaluation. LaGrange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society. 115–124.

1995

Ahola, M., R. Hofmann, S. Hsiung, and R. Manteufel. 1995. Numerical study of seismic motion effects on drift stability. Proceedings, FOCUS '95, Methods of Seismic Hazards Evaluation. LaGrange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society.

Ghosh, A., and S.M. Hsiung. 1995. On characterization of self-affine fractal profiles. Proceedings, 10th Engineering Mechanics Conference.

Ghosh, A., and J. Daemen. 1995. Rock fragmentation in bench blasting—a numerical study. Proceedings, 35th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics. 553–558.

Ghosh, A., K. Fuenkajorn, and J. Daemen. 1995. Tensile strength of welded Apache Leap Tuff: Investigation of Scale Effects. Proceedings, 35th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics. 459–464.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1995. On natural rock joint profile characterization using self-affine fractal approach. Proceedings, 35th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics. 681–687.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, A.H. Chowdhury, and M.P. Ahola. 1995. Laboratory Investigation of Rock Joint Dynamic Behavior. 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Vienna, Austria, April 1995.

Kana, D.D., S.M. Hsiung, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1995. A scale model study of seismic response of an underground opening in jointed rock. Proceedings, 35th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics.

Ofoegbu, G.I., and D.A. Ferrill. 1995. Mechanical analyses of a Yucca Mountain fault model. Proceedings, FOCUS '95. Topical Meeting on Methods of Seismic Hazards Evaluation. LaGrange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society. 115-124. 

S. Mohanty, R.D. Manteufel, A.H. Chowdhury,  and J. Phillip. 1995. Fracture permeability under effect of normal and shear stress: a preliminary experimental investigation. Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management. May 1995. LaGrange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society. 41–43.

1994

Hsiung, S.M., D.D. Kana, M.P. Ahola, A.H. Chowdhury, and A. Ghosh. 1993. Laboratory characterization of rock joints. NUREG/CR-6178. CNWRA 93-013. Washington, DC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Ahola, M.P., G.I. Ofoegbu, A.H. Chowdhury, and S.M. Hsiung. 1994. Thermo-Hydro-mechanical coupled modeling: Big-Ben experiment, TC3 DECOVALEX-PHASE III. CNWRA 94-021 San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Ahola, M.P., A.H. Chowdhury, S.M. Hsiung, and J. Philip. 1994. Comparison of coupled thermal-mechanical-hydrological analyses of a fractured rock mass. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, May 1994. La Grange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society. 4: 2,492–2,499.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1994. An Investigation of Rock Joint Models on Prediction of Joint Behavior under Pseudostatic Cyclic Shear Loads. 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium. Austin, Texas, June 1994.

Mohanty, S., A.H. Chowdhury, S.M. Hsiung, and M.P. Ahola. 1994. Single fracture flow behavior of Apache Leap Tuff under normal and shear load. CNWRA 94-024. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Ofoegbu, G., S.M. Hsiung, A.H. Chowdhury, and J. Philip. 1994. Field site investigation: effect of mine seismicity on groundwater hydrology. CNWRA 94-017. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

1993

Ghosh, A., S.M. Hsiung, M.P. Ahola, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1993. Evaluation of coupled computer codes for compliance determination. CNWRA 93-005. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Ghosh, A., and J.J.K. Daemen. 1993. Fractal characteristics of rock discontinuities. Engineering Geology 34.

Ghosh, A., H. Li, Y. Han, and R.C. Bradt. 1993. The fractional component of the indentation size effect in low load microhardness testing. Journal of Materials Research 8(5).

Hsiung, S.M.,  A.H. Chowdhury, W. Blake, and J. Philip. 1993. Field investigation of mining-induced seismicity on local geohydrology. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, April 1993. La Grange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1993. Evaluation of rock joint models and computer code UDEC against experimental results. CNWRA 93-024. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses.

Hsiung, S.M., A. Ghosh, M.P. Ahola, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1993. Assessment of conventional methodologies for joint roughness coefficient determination. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts 30(7): 825–830.

Hsiung, S.M., W. Blake, A.H. Chowdhury, and T.J. Williams. 1993. Effects of mining-induced seismic events on a deep underground mine. Pure and Applied Geophysics 139(3/4): 741–762.

Manteufel, R.D., M.P. Ahola, D.R. Turner, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1993. A literature review of coupled thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical processes pertinent to the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository. NUREG/CR–6021, CNWRA 92-01. Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. July 1993.

Manteufel, R.D., M.P. Ahola, D.R. Turner, and A.H. Chowdhury. 1993. An assessment of coupled thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical processes. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, April 1993. La Grange Park, Illinois: American Nuclear Society. 576–583.

1992

Ahola, M.P., and B. Sagar. 1992. Regional groundwater modeling of the saturated zone in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain, Nevada. NUREG/CR–5890, CNWRA 92-001. Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. October 1992.

Ahola, M.P., S.M. Hsiung, L.J. Lorig, A.H. Chowdhury. 1992. Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled modeling: multiple fracture model, BMT2 and coupled stress-flow model, TC1, DECOVALEX Phase 1. CNWRA 92-005. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses. April 1992.

Chowdhury, A.H., and S.M. Hsiung. 1992. Report for field study of mine seismic events, CNWRA 92-012. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses. December 1992.

Hageman, J.P., and A.H. Chowdhury. 1992. Repository operational criteria analysis. NUREG/CR–5804, CNWRA 91-014. Washington, DC: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Hageman, J.P., and A.H. Chowdhury. 1992. Repository operational criteria comparative analysis. CNWRA 92-007. San Antonio, Texas: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses. September 1992.

Hsiung, S.M., A.H. Chowdhury, and M.P. Ahola. 1992. Options for Dynamic Analyses of Underground Facilities. ASCE Symposium on Dynamic Analysis and Design Considerations for High Level Nuclear Waste Repositories. August 19-20, 1992.

Hsiung, S.M., W. Blake, A.H. Chowdhury, and T.J. Williams. 1992. Effects of seismic events on a deep underground mine. Pre-Workshop Volume. C. Ramseyer, ed. Workshop on Induced Seismicity, Proceedings, 33rd U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 1992.

1991

Kana, D.D., A.H. Chowdhury, S.M. Hsiung, M.P. Ahola, B.H.G. Brady, and J. Philip. 1991. Experimental techniques for dynamic shear testing of natural rock joints. 7th International Congress on Rock Mechanics. Aachen, Germany, September 16-20, 1991.

Ahola, M.P., S.M. Hsiung, A.H. Chowdhury, D.D. kana, and R. Hart. 1991. Experimental Determination of Properties of Natural Rock Joints in a Welded Tuff," Symposium on Geomechanical Issues for Hazardous Waste Disposal Technology. ASME 1991 Summer Applied Mechanics Meeting, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 16-19, 1991.

S.M. Hsiung, S. McKinnon, A.H. Chowdhury, B. Vanzant, and J. Philip. 1991. Field Investigations for Seismic Effects on Mechanical and Geohydrologic Response of Underground Structures in Jointed Rocks. Proceedings 1991 High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, April 28-May 3, 1991.

1990

Brady, B.H., S.M. Hsiung, A.H. Chowdhury, and J. Philip. 1990. Verification Studies on the UDEC Computational Model of Jointed Rock. International Conference on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock. Vienna, Austria, April 1990.

1989

Tsang, P.T., S.S. Peng, and S.M. Hsiung. 1989. Yield pillar application under strong roof and strong floor condition—a case study. A.W. Chewer, ed. Proceedings, 30th Rock Mechanics Symposium. 411–418.

Ziaie, F., S.S. Peng, and S.M. Hsiung. 1989. Experimental study of line electrode method to detect underground cavities. A.W. Chewer, ed. Proceedings, 30th Rock Mechanics Symposium. 369–376.

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