Acknowledgements cPbAR'
This work would not have been possible without the help, dedication, and ?3Y~q;I]O
support of Professor Ellen M. Rathje. It is a great fortune for me to work for her =Cg1I\
and I will be forever grateful. G%5ZG$as
During the research process, Professor K. H. Stokoe has been very "1|\V.>>;
generous and is great help to us. He also provides many precious opinions and " `Mowp*
useful suggestions in the instrumentation designs and data interpretations. I really O"V;otlC
appreciate his assistances in this research. Also, I am very thankful to my > xie+ ^
committee members, Professor Wilson, Professor Williamson, and Professor E2u9>m4_J
Wright for their constructive opinions and valuable time. hG8<@
In addition, I am very grateful many faculty members at UT-Austin. The 3*!w c.=
list includes: Professor Olson, Professor Gilbert, Professor Rauch, and Professor \^]*T'>b
Wright. I have learned so much from all of you, and I appreciate all you have ]@A}v\wa
done to prepare me for the future. ?` T-A\A=
Mostly, I would like to thank my wife Pei-Shan and daughter Alison for ?{rpzrc!*
their tremendous patient during my preparation of this dissertation. My wife in M"
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particular has had to carry more than her fair share of the duties taking care of our cbaa*qoU
daughter. Also, to my incredible parents, I am so lucky to have you. `Tk GI0q
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I am indebted to many former and current graduate students in M~,N~ N1
geotechnical engineering group at UT-Austin. They had been help me preparing ;\(X;kQi
the specimen, conducting field and laboratory tests, encouraging me in bad days, jU0E=;1
and sharing joys in good days. Td,s"p>V q
I would also like to thank all the people at Capitol Aggregates for Q7 @oAeNd
providing a test site and concrete both essential to this work.
