The behavior of soils during surface fault rupture is a serious concern in the planning and design of infrastructure that may be located within or near a fault zone. Challenges associated with developing mitigation measures for surface fault rupture include the uncertainty of fault rupture and the variability of fault behavior. Current analytical procedures define surface fault rupture according to the type of fault movement (strike slip, normal or reverse), the amount of displacement on the fault, and the mechanics of the material overlying the fault. The purpose of this thesis is to reconfirm analytical solutions and gain a better understanding of the mechanics of dip slip surface fault rupture. Specifically, this study focuses on analyzing the influence of soil density/stiffness and fault angle on rupture propagation and distributed surface displacements. While direct experimental results are not obtained, a constructed fault box and planned trials inform a framework for predicting the outcomes of these trials using existing literature. These prior studies provide a basis for forecasting the surface deformation patterns and propagation behavior that the planned trials would have revealed, offering valuable insights into fault rupture mechanics. The fault box, a 2-meter-long by 0.5-meter-wide fault box filled with 0.45 meters of Monterey #2/16 sand, was designed to examine the factors that influence the rupture propagation of alluvial soils overlying dip slip faults. The faulting apparatus consists of a scissor jack mechanism that replicates basal displacement by moving one half of the box relative to the stationary half at interchangeable fault angles. Planned trials involved using Monterey #2/16 sand prepared configurations of dense, loose, and layered loose-over-dense material to represent different geological conditions. In these planned experiments, ruptures would be driven until a clear shear band developed in the overlying sand and reached the surface. By synthesizing findings from prior studies, this research predicts that dense sands create concentrated shear bands with larger surface displacements and distinct surface ruptures, while loose sands result in more diffuse deformations over broader shear bands with less defined surface expressions. Additionally, shallow fault angles result in broader deformation zones, as the lower angle directs stress over a wider area. In layered soil configurations, density contrasts further influence deformation patterns, with transitions between layers influencing the extent and localization of surface displacements. These findings demonstrate that fault orientation and soil density control the nature of surface fault rupture.

Modern wireless communication systems use spectrally efficient modulation schemes to reach high data rate transmission. These schemes are generally involved with signals with high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). Moreover, the development of next generation wireless communication systems requires the power amplifiers to operate over a wide frequency band or multiple frequency bands to support different applications. These wide-band and multi-band solutions will lead to reductions in both the size and cost of the whole system. This dissertation presents several advanced power amplifier solutions to provide wide-band and multi-band operations with efficiency improvement at power back-offs.

Notre recherche concerne les bandas, associations composées de musiciens amateurs interprétant un répertoire musical aux sonorités principalement hispaniques et basques. <p>Les premières sont apparues dans le sud-ouest de la France dans les années soixante, suite à l’engouement de musiciens français pour les formations musicales qui accompagnaient les fêtes espagnoles, notamment celles de San Fermin à Pampelune. <p>Les musiciens du Sud-Ouest ont reproduit le modèle qu'ils avaient observé, certains l'ont fait dans les détails, d'autres ont aménagé le modèle en fonction des habitudes de leur localité.<p>Par la suite, des bandas sont apparues dans d'autres régions de France et même en Belgique.<p>Des éléments ont favorisé cette diffusion :la présence de sociétés musicales dans les communes qui ont adopté la pratique musicale des bandas, l’existence de relations de jumelage entre communes dont l’une est le siège d’une banda, la présence de liens historiques entre communes, le contexte global de perte de succès des fanfares et harmonies locales.<p>Notre recherche nous a amenée à observer plusieurs phénomènes :une certaine hispanisation du Sud-Ouest de la France à travers l’apparition des bandas, une diffusion de cette pratique musicale et festive en France et en Belgique souvent accompagnée de mouvements de (re)constructions identitaires, de revendications d’authenticité et de conflits de légitimité. <p><p>A notre connaissance, notre thèse est la première recherche analysant l’univers des bandas sur un espace géographique aussi étendu. Celle-ci est en outre la première étude concernant la propagation de cette pratique. <p>De plus, cette recherche aborde les bandas de différents points de vue, à travers leur histoire, leurs participations aux fêtes, leurs rôles dans les fêtes, dans les corridas, les courses landaises et les ferias, la volonté pour les bandas situées en dehors du Sud-Ouest de créer des fêtes qui leur correspondent dans ces régions où il n’existe pas de lieux festifs qui leur soient spécifiques. <p>D’un point de vue musical, nous abordons la problématique du répertoire des bandas, les conflits au sujet de leur modification, de leur modernisation, de leur authenticité, de leur « tradionalité ». Nous analysons également les situations d’apprentissage musical que les bandas produisent, que ce soit de manière informelle ou que ce soit organisé en écoles de musique. <p>A travers notre recherche, nous espérons ainsi construire une mémoire de ces formations musicales, un éclairage sur cette pratique, son origine, sa propagation, son appropriation et les moyens de réinvention mis en œuvre par les musiciens pour la rendre cohérente avec leur localité. Cette logique de réinvention provoque de nombreux conflits internes entre bandas conservatrices et bandas modernistes et c’est dans ces discours revendicateurs que l’on perçoit l’importance que chaque banda tient dans la vie des musiciens.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences politiques et sociales / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The purpose of this study was to investigate the bands of the armies of the Confederate States of America. This study features appendices of libraries and archives collections visited in ten states and Washington D.C., and covers all known Confederate bands. Some scholars have erroneously concluded that this indicated a lack of available primary source materials that few Confederate bands served the duration of the war. The study features appendices of libraries and archives collections visited in ten states and Washington, D.C., and covers all known Confederate bands. There were approximately 155 bands and 2,400 bandsmen in the service of the Confederate armies. Forty bands surrendered at Appomattox and many others not listed on final muster rolls were found to have served through the war. While most Confederate musicians and bandsmen were white, many black musicians were regularly enlisted soldiers who provided the same services. A chapter is devoted to the contributions of black Confederate musicians.

Growth performance of Bur oak (Q. macrocarpa Michx.) and Red oak (Q. rubra L.) under salinity conditions was assessed by growing seedlings in the presence of increasing levels of NaCl. Salinity reduced root growth in both species, although its repressive effect was more pronounced in Red oak. Exposure to 75 mM NaCl for three weeks almost arrested root growth in Red oak, while it reduced it only by 40 % in Bur oak. Red oak roots showed extensive necrosis and limited branching. Salinity also induced leaf injury, which at a NaCl level of 25 mM was less severe in Bur oak possibly due the higher expression of dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), enzymes participating in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Salinity also altered nutrient uptake and accumulation in root and leaf tissue. Compared to Red oak, the relative calcium level in Bur oak roots exposed to increased salinity remained elevated, while an opposite trend was observed in leaf tissue. This was in contrast to nitrogen and potassium, the relative level of which was higher in Red oak leaves grown in the presence of NaCl. The better performance of Bur oak root tissue under salinity conditions was ascribed to structural modifications of the root system with maturation of casparian bands and suberinization occurring closer to the root tip. These structures are known to act as barriers enhancing ion selectivity. Collectively this study demonstrates that relative to Red oak, Bur oak is more tolerant to NaCl induced salinity conditions. / February 2017

The purpose of the project was to determine if two Junior High band student trainees could accurately evaluate the performance of individual band students from a pre-selected method book. Band students would record specific musical exercises which were evaluated by two student trainees and the band director. The purpose of the project was to check the reliability between the student trainees and the director.

Luis Serrano Alarcón is one of the most important and relevant composers of our time. He is sought after as a composer, lecturer, and conductor throughout the world. His works have been performed in over 30 countries worldwide by some of the leading musical ensembles in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as being highly decorated by winning many prestigious composition contests including the International Band Competition Contest of Corciano, Italy. Born in Valencia, Spain, Alarcón is relatively self-taught in composition, which is a testament to his natural-born gift for composition. His compositional output ranges from the traditional Spanish pasodoble to chamber music, solo pieces, and sophisticated masterpieces for orchestra and wind ensemble. His work Duende: Four Preludes for Symphonic Wind Ensemble was commissioned by the University of St. Thomas Wind Ensemble, Minnesota (USA) in 2010. From its premiere, it became an extremely popular piece among wind band conductors. Duende’s appeal can be attributed to its fusion of Spanish popular music, the symphonic energy of Manuel de Falla’s scores, Iberia by the Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz, and the presence of jazz and Latin music. A detailed conductor’s guide will be provided in this document that includes but not limited to an analysis of form and structure for each movement, conducting considerations, and rehearsal suggestions and techniques. Last but not least, an in-depth exploration into the composer’s background, Spanish musical influences, and the Spanish Band movement and traditions has been conducted. Through this process, an uncovering of intriguing and relevant points of interest have come to the surface. Alarcón’s music sounds the way it does and appeals to the masses because of the juxtaposition of its infectious, Spanish musical elements, as well as its traditional symphonic music components. Moreover, the long and historical past, culture, and traditions of Spanish Bands creates an enormous influence and motivation to compose for the wind band genre. More than two-thirds of all municipalities in Valencia, Spain have musical societies that serve as sponsors for the bands and other ensembles, provide music education, and function as a social center to the townspeople. They are also supported by the Valencian Federation of Musical Societies, all branches of government, the business community, and the media. The musical ensembles participate in both non-competitive and competitive performance activities. Non-competitive performances include concerts, wind band festivals, honor bands, and massed bands. Wind band competitions are sponsored at the municipal, provincial, regional, and international levels. Many of these performance types are combined for special celebrations like patron saint holidays, including Las Fallas and Moros y Cristianos.

Students' perspectives in jazz education have gone largely ignored. A modified analytic inductive design allowed me to look broadly at the students' jazz band experience while specifically investigating their views about playing individualized parts, improvising, and interpreting and articulating swing rhythms. A focus group procedure was altered (Krueger, 1995) and incorporated into my teaching of 19 students. Two 30 minute sessions per week over a 12 week period were video- and audiotaped. Audiotaped exit interviews provided data in a non-social environment. All data were transcribed and coded in order to identify major themes and trends. Conclusions were verified through member checks, several types of triangulation and other qualitative analysis techniques. Trustworthiness was determined through an audit. Cognitively and physically, students had to accommodate musical techniques as these differed from those used in concert band. Some students were confused by the new seating arrangement and the playing of individualized parts. While some students could perform distinctly different swing and straight interpretations of the same song without external cues, others could only perform this task with external cues. Some changes in articulation were well within the students' capabilities while other techniques were more difficult to accommodate. Several students felt 'uptight' while they improvised alone in front of their peers, noting group improvisation and rhythmic embellishment of familiar tunes as being helpful in assuaging these feelings. Students recognized the environmental differences between concert band and jazz band, and reported more freedom of expression in jazz band. Particularly enjoying this freedom, the more willing improvisors banded together as a clique. The students' learning was viewed as being situated in the context of jazz band. 'Musical perturbation' and cognitive apprenticeship described students' physical and cognitive accommodation of the new context. The instructional strategies students found to be most helpful were student-centered and derived from cognitive behavior modification and scaffolding theory.

A diversificada e importante aplicação do lenho das plantações de eucalipto de rápido crescimento, com a aplicação de fertilização mineral, exigem a análise do seu efeito na qualidade do lenho. Com esse objetivo avaliou-se a dinâmica do incremento em diâmetro do tronco, as características anatômicas, físico-mecânicas e a concentração de nutrientes do lenho de árvores de Eucalyptus grandis, plantadas no espaçamento de 3x2 m e fertilizadas com potássio e sódio (no plantio, 6º, 12° mês). Foram selecionadas 60 árvores de eucalipto, no 22º mês, em 5 classes de área basal e avaliado o incremento em diâmetro do tronco, a cada 14 dias, de fevereiro de 2006 a fevereiro de 2010, através de dendrômetros. Para a amostragem do lenho em diferentes porcentagens da altura total do tronco foram selecionadas e cortadas árvores de eucalipto com a idade de 12, 24, 36 e 48 meses, em 5 classes de área basal. As amostras do lenho das árvores de eucalipto com 12, 24 e 36 meses foram utilizadas na avaliação das suas características anatômicas e determinação da densidade básica ponderada. Para as amostras do lenho das árvores de eucalipto com 48 meses foram analisadas as características anatômicas (fibras e vasos), físicas (densidade aparente e básica), mecânicas (resistência e rigidez à flexão estática e resistência a compressão paralela as fibras) nos tratamentos de fertilização, nas classes de área basal, nas posições radial e longitudinal do tronco e realizadas regressões múltiplas. Os resultados mostraram que as árvores de eucalipto dos tratamentos potássio e sódio e as de maior classe de área basal, apresentaram taxas de incremento do tronco superiores em relação às do tratamento controle e demais classes de área basal. Para o diâmetro do tronco das árvores foi detectado um efeito da sazonalidade climática, com períodos de máximo e mínimo crescimento. Houve diferença significativa entre os tratamentos de fertilização e classes de área basal das árvores para algumas características anatômicas e propriedades mecânicas; não foi observada diferença significativa para a densidade aparente e básica do lenho. Os maiores teores de potássio e de sódio foram encontrados no lenho das árvores dos respectivos tratamentos. A análise do teor de potássio e de sódio no lenho das árvores de eucalipto no 12º, 24º, 36º e 48º mês mostrou a maior retranslocação dos nutrientes nos respectivos tratamentos. Os resultados permitem concluir que os nutrientes, principalmente o potássio, induziu maior incremento em diâmetro e volume de lenho do tronco das árvores de eucalipto, sem alteração da sua densidade aparente e básica. A fertilização mineral influenciou algumas características anatômicas e propriedades mecânicas do lenho das árvores de eucalipto. O teor de potássio e de sódio variou nos tratamentos de fertilização, evidenciando a ocorrência de sua translocação no lenho das árvores ao longo da sua idade. / The diverse and important application of the wood in eucalyptus plantations of fast growth with the addition of mineral fertilizers, require the analysis of its effect on the woods quality. With this objective were evaluated the dynamics of the increment in trunk diameter, anatomical characteristics, physical-mechanical and nutrient concentration in Eucalyptus grandis trees planted at a spacing of 3x2 m and fertilized with potassium and sodium (at planting, 6, 12th month). Were selected 60 eucalyptus trees with 22 months, in five class of basal area and evaluated the increment in trunk diameter, every 14 days, from February 2006 to February 2010 through dendrometers bands. To sample the wood at different percentages of the total height of the trunk were selected and cut eucalyptus trees at the age of 12, 24, 36 and 48 months, in five class of basal area. The wood samples of eucalyptus trees with 12, 24 and 36 months were used in the evaluation of its anatomical and determination of the basic density. For eucalyptus trees wood samples with 48 months were analyzed the anatomic characteristics (fibers and vessels), physical (wood density), mechanical (strength and stiffness) in the treatment of fertilization, class of basal area, radial and longitudinal positions and multiple regressions. The results showed that the eucalyptus trees with the sodium and potassium treatments and the class of basal area upper had rates of growth upper than the control treatment and other class of basal area. For the trunk diameter of trees was detected a seasonal effect of climate, with periods of maximum and minimum growth. There were significant differences between fertilization treatments and class of basal area of trees to some anatomical characteristics, and mechanical properties; no difference was found for wood density. The higher concentration of potassium and sodium were found in trees of the respective treatments. The analysis of the content of potassium and sodium in the wood of the eucalyptus trees on the 12th, 24th, 36th and 48th months showed greater translocation of nutrients in the treatments. The results indicate that nutrients, particularly potassium, induced greater increase in volume and diameter of the eucalyptus trees trunk, without altering wood density. The mineral fertilization influenced some anatomical characteristics and mechanical properties of wood. The content of potassium and sodium varied in fertility treatments, indicating the occurrence of translocation in the wood of trees along its age.

O presente estudo tem por objetivo avaliar o efeito da substituição do potássio pelo sódio no crescimento em diâmetro e na qualidade do lenho de árvores de Eucalyptus grandis, plantadas em espaçamento 3x2 m e fertilizadas com potássio e sódio (no plantio, 6° e 12° mês), visando orientar a fertilização mineral com potássio e sódio em plantações florestais sujeitas ao déficit hídrico. Foram selecionadas 60 árvores de eucalipto, no 101° mês após plantio, em cinco classes de área basal e avaliado o incremento em diâmetro do tronco, a cada 14 dias, de fevereiro de 2006 a setembro de 2012, através de dendrômetros. Para a amostragem do lenho, foram coletados discos em seis posições (base, DAP, 25, 50, 75 e 100%) da altura total das árvores. As amostras coletadas foram utilizadas para avaliação das propriedades anatômicas (fibras e vasos), físicas (densidade básica ponderada através dos métodos da balança hidrostática, da espectroscopia por infravermelho próximo e densidade aparente por densitometria de raios X), mecânicas (resistência e rigidez à flexão estática e resistência à compressão paralela às fibras), químicas (teores de lignina, holocelulose, extrativos e cinzas) e variação radial de Ca, K, Mg, Na e P (por espectrometria de emissão óptica com plasma induzido por laser) segundo os tratamentos de fertilização, classes de área basal, posições radial e longitudinal do tronco. Os resultados mostram que as árvores de eucalipto dos tratamentos potássio e sódio e as de maior classe de área basal, apresentaram taxas de incremento do tronco superiores em relação às árvores controle e demais classes de área basal. Foi verificado efeito da sazonalidade climática no diâmetro do tronco, com períodos de máximo e mínimo crescimento. Com exceção da densidade básica ponderada, todas as outras propriedades do lenho apresentaram efeito significativo dos tratamentos de fertilização. A determinação da densidade básica pelo NIR demonstrou resultados satisfatórios com coeficiente de determinação próximo a 0,70. Maiores valores dos elementos químicos K e Na foram encontrados no lenho das árvores dos respectivos tratamentos. Todos os nutrientes estudados apresentaram maiores valores na posição mais externa do lenho (100% do raio). Os resultados permitem concluir que a fertilização com K e Na induziu maiores crescimentos em diâmetro do tronco e influenciou as propriedades do lenho. A influência da fertilização potássica e sódica demonstrada pelo Eucalyptus grandis nos períodos de déficit hídrico para região estudada é clara, uma vez que a durante os períodos de baixa pluviosidade a variação sazonal do crescimento apresentou-se de forma diferenciada em relação aos períodos com maior quantidade de chuvas. / This study aims to evaluate the replacement of potassium by sodium in diameter growth and wood quality of Eucalyptus grandis trees, planted in spacing 3x2 m and fertilized with potassium and sodium (at planting, 6 and 12th month), order to guide the mineral fertilization with potassium and sodium in forest plantation subjected to water stress. Were selected 60 eucalyptus trees at 101th month, in five classes of basal area and were evaluated the increment in trunk diameter, every 14 days, from February 2006 to September 2012, through dendrometer bands. For sampling the wood, discs were collected in six positions (base, DBH, 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) of the total tree height. The samples were used to evaluate the anatomical properties (fibers and vessels), physical (basic density weighted by hydrostatic balance, near infrared spectroscopy and apparent density by X rays densitometry), mechanical (strength and stiffness in static bending and strength in compression parallel to grain), chemical (lignin, holocellulose, extractives and ash contents) and radial variation of Ca, K, Mg , Na, and P (by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy) according to the fertilization treatments, classes of basal area, radial and longitudinal positions of the stem. The results show that the eucalyptus trees with potassium and sodium treatments and larger class of the basal area demonstrated higher rates of increase in stem in relation to control trees and other classes of basal area. Effect of seasonality was found in trunk diameter, with periods of maximum and minimum growth. Except the weighted density, all other properties of the wood analyzed showed significant differences due to fertilization. The determination of the density by NIR showed satisfactory results with coefficient of determination close to 0.70. Higher values of the chemical elements K and Na were found in the tree\'s wood of the respective treatments. All studied nutrients were higher in the wood in external position (100 % of the radius). The results allow to conclue that the fertilization with K and Na induced the largest increases in trunk diameter and influenced the properties of the wood. The influence of sodium and potassium fertilization demonstrated by Eucalyptus grandis in water deficit periods for the region studied is clear, once during periods of low rainfall the seasonal variation of growth presented itself differently in relation to periods with higher amounts of rainfall.