Special thanks to:

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My parents and brother for their unwavering support from the very beginning of my studies as an Architectural Engineer.

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Professor Moses Ling and Professor M. Kevin Parfitt for their guidance and mentorship.

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Angelique Bacon-Woodard for her support since Leadershape until now.

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My Thesis Advisor, Dr. Thomas E. Bootbhy for his guidance and support for these two semester.

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Robert J. Mcnamara for believing in me and guiding me throughout my thesis journey

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Dr. Ryan Solnosky for his advice in structural modeling

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My other structural professors - Dr. Linda M. Hanagan and Dr. Aly Said

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Craig Allender from SGH for assisting me with obtaining this project for my thesis.

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Brett Gourley from MKA for assisting me in any structural questions that I have on the existing building.

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Michael Clement from Webcor Builders for giving me a tour on the job site.

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Dr. Michael Montgomery and Dr. Deepak Pant for their support in modeling and applying Viscoelastic Coupling Damper in my thesis building.

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AJ Noto from SmithGroup JJR for his guidance and recommendation in architectural detailing.