Suitable Habitats for Wildlife and Conservation Areas in Maine

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DRAFT PROPOSED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES FOR WATERVILLE, ME

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Draft Proposed Public Transportation Routes for Waterville, ME

Currently, there is a public bus transportation route in Waterville, Maine. However, this system could be improved. Our goal was to use GIS to find optimal public transportation routes throughout the city based on given points of interest and high population density areas. Three different groups of points of interest were created in the North, West, and South sections of Waterville. Using the Network Analyst tool, which calculates optimal routes, using existing street data, based on the input of stops, barriers, and impedance, we ran an analysis of what we thought would be the routes that best served the greatest number of people. Two different sets of routes were found: one with length as the impedance (the shortest length between the selected stops was favored), and one with population density as the impedance (the roads with the highest population density were favored). Finally, the times of the resulting routes (given a constant speed limit of 25 mph) were calculated and evaluated.

Interview with Louise "Lou" Trucks

In her December 2014 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Louise “Lou” Trucks detailed her thoughts and memories of her time at Winthrop. Trucks spoke of the time period from 1960-1964 as a music and music education double major. Trucks shared the benefits of being a music major, her involvement in campus traditions and organizations, and the rigor of her studies. Trucks concludes her interview detailing her life after Winthrop in Bloomington, IN and Rochester, NY. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview with Stephen Lovegrove

In his December 2014 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Stephen Lovegrove shares his story coming to Winthrop as an “out” student recently kicked out of a religious college. Lovegrove details his perception of the attitude toward LGBTQ people and issues in Winthrop and Rock Hill. Lovegrove identifies resources in the community that are beneficial to LGBTQ people. He also comments on the LGBTQ social movement in terms of growing acceptance and the challenges it will face. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview with Virginia Koch

In her January 13, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Virginia Koch shared the memories of her Winthrop experience from 1970-1974. Koch explains why she attended Winthrop, her experiences with Rat Week, and why she struggled to find a job in her major. Included are the details of why she left South Carolina, and the numerous positions she held thereafter. Koch also shares her perspectives on major transitions at Winthrop and in the South. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview with Jeuel Esmacher Bannister

In her January 20, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Jeuel Esmacher Bannister details her time at Winthrop from 1940-1944. Shared are the memories of professors in the music department, her opinions on the expectations of students, and going to school during WWII. Esmacher Bannister recalls stories of the Army Air Corps Cadets on campus, and the courses offered by the U.S. government that led Esmacher Bannister to a career as a Japanese and Russian cryptographer. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview with Dennis Stamper

In his January 12, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Dennis Stamper shares his memories of being one of the first male, day students from 1969-1972. Stamper details his studies and professors from the Philosophy and Religion Department, as well as the Psychology Department. Stamper includes his perception of the atmosphere at Winthrop during a time of great change in the country, and how that experience coupled with his work in the Wesley Foundation and the influence he received from professors paved the way for he currently lives his life. Stamper concludes his interview detailing his studies and careers after Winthrop. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview with Gabriel Paxton

In his February 18, 2015 interview with Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Gabriel Paxton shares the story of founding the grassroots organization Rock Hill for Equality. Included are his experiences as an ally in the Southeast and the partnerships he made to support Rock Hill for Equality. Paxton provides insight on this civil rights movement and speculates why the South is slow to change. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Análise de pilares esbeltos de concreto armado confinados através do método dos elementos finitos

o confinamento é uma técnica que tem sido cada vez mais aplicada no reforço e reabilitação de peças comprimidas de concreto, com o objetivo de aumentar sua capacidade resistente e recuperá-las de eventuais deteriorações. Este trabalho apresenta um modelo não-linear fisico e geométrico, baseado no Método dos Elementos Finitos, para a análise de pilares esbeltos de concreto armado, sob estado triplo de tensões. Neste estudo, são utilizados elementos finitos isoparamétricos tridimensionais para o concreto e um modelo incorporado de armadura. O comportamento do concreto é descrito por um modelo elasto-viscoplástico, que permite a análise da estrutura sob cargas de curta e longa duração. Para representação do concreto ao longo do tempo, utiliza-se um modelo de camadas superpostas. A fissuração do concreto é representada através de um modelo de fissuras distribuídas, onde se considera a contribuição do concreto entre fissuras. É admitida aderência perfeita entre os materiais. O aço é modelado como um material elastoplástico perfeito ou com endurecimento linear, e os materiais utilizados para confinamento, como os compósitos de fibras de carbono, são modelados como um caso particular do modelo elastoplástico definido para o aço. O modelo não-linear geométrico foi desenvolvido com base na formulação Lagrangeana Total. Consideram-se grandes deslocamentos e pequenas deformações. Os resultados obtidos através do modelo computacional são cOnITontados com resultados experimentais disponíveis na literatura, de modo a validar o modelo matemático e a metodologia numérica. Boa correlação é obtida entre os resultados numéricos e experimentais, que confirmam estudos prévios realizados por diversos autores, na medida em que são verificados significativos ganhos de resistência e/ou ductilidade em pilares comprimidos de concreto, devido ao confinamento.