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This work would not have been possible without the help, dedication, and 2pU'&8
support of Professor Ellen M. Rathje. It is a great fortune for me to work for her ? ~4x/d%
and I will be forever grateful. LrT EF
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During the research process, Professor K. H. Stokoe has been very szb@2fK
generous and is great help to us. He also provides many precious opinions and >]_^iD]*t
useful suggestions in the instrumentation designs and data interpretations. I really j--byk6PB
appreciate his assistances in this research. Also, I am very thankful to my +cSc0:
committee members, Professor Wilson, Professor Williamson, and Professor vZ811U~}
Wright for their constructive opinions and valuable time. ? $T ^L"~
In addition, I am very grateful many faculty members at UT-Austin. The kkWv# ,qwU
list includes: Professor Olson, Professor Gilbert, Professor Rauch, and Professor O ;[Mi
Wright. I have learned so much from all of you, and I appreciate all you have "qd|!:bE
done to prepare me for the future. |cgjn*a?M
Mostly, I would like to thank my wife Pei-Shan and daughter Alison for k!} (a0h
their tremendous patient during my preparation of this dissertation. My wife in MtaGv#mJ
particular has had to carry more than her fair share of the duties taking care of our =J)<Nx.gA
daughter. Also, to my incredible parents, I am so lucky to have you. CtV|oeJ
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I am indebted to many former and current graduate students in x^ EW'-a
geotechnical engineering group at UT-Austin. They had been help me preparing MfHOn YV
the specimen, conducting field and laboratory tests, encouraging me in bad days, +L`}(yLJ)9
and sharing joys in good days. o-7{\%+M
I would also like to thank all the people at Capitol Aggregates for cz{`'VN}`
providing a test site and concrete both essential to this work.
