Precast Bent System for High Seismic Regions: Laboratory Tests of Column-to-Drilled Shaft Socket Connections

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A debt of gratitude is due to professors John F. Stanton and Marc O. Eberhard, for their inspiration, friendship and guidance. Thanks to Vietnamese Education Foundation (VEF) for giving me a great chance in my life. Thanks to my friends Todd Janes, Olafur Haraldsson, Bo-Shiuan Wang, Po-Chien Hsio, Patricia Clayton, and Tu Nguyen for making graduate school an enjoyable experience. Thanks to my family for always being so supportive and encouraging. Finally, thanks to my wife, Hang, for everything she has done for me, and I apologize for the many long nights and lost weekends.