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doc/content/bib/mastodon.bib

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ @article{EPS
  }
 
 @misc{abaqus2016,
-  author={{Dassault Systèmes}},
+  author={{Dassault Syst\`{o}mes}},
   title={ABAQUS - Finite Element Analysis Software, v2016},
   year={2018}
 }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ @article{campbell2009damp
   journal={Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},
 volume={99},
 number={4},
-pages={2365–2392},
+pages={2365--2392},
 year={2009}
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ @article{manishkumarEESD2014
   journal={Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics},
   volume={43},
   number={13},
-  pages={1995–1974},
+  pages={1995--1974},
   year={2014}
 }
 

doc/content/manuals/include/bcs/bcs-user.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ separately (e.g. periodic boundary conditions.) Following input block creates a
          start=BCs
          end=Periodic
 
-In the above input, `type = PresetBC` sets the variable = disp_”related degree of freedom” with the
+In the above input, `type = PresetBC` sets the variable = disp_"related degree of freedom" with the
 value = 0 which provides the fixity by defining a zero displacement at the node. boundary = 0 command
 selects the nodes at the bottom surface of the element (labeled as surface 0) and assigns the
 boundary conditions.
@@ -19,36 +19,37 @@ boundary conditions.
 The preset displacement boundary condition can be used to apply a displacement time history to a
 boundary (at the nodes). The displacement boundary condition first converts the user defined
 displacement time history to an acceleration time history using Backward Euler finite difference
-scheme. This acceleration is then integrated to get displacement using Newmark-beta method.  The
-resulting displacement is then applied as a kinematic displacement boundary condition. The following
+scheme. This acceleration is then integrated to get displacement using Newmark-beta method. The
+resulting displacement is then applied as a kinematic displacement boundary condition. The following
 command can be used to apply the preset displacement boundary condition:
 
 !listing test/tests/materials/isoil/HYS_darendeli.i
          start=top_x
          end=Functions
 
-The above command should be embedded inside the BCs command block. “boundary = 5” assigns the preset
+The above command should be embedded inside the BCs command block. "boundary = 5" assigns the preset
 displacement to boundary 5 which, in this case, is a predefined boundary of a single element as
-described in single element problem above. Alternatively, the boundary number can be identified using [Cubit](https://cubit.sandia.gov/) or [Trelis](https://www.csimsoft.com/trelis.jsp).  “variable = disp_x” imposes the boundary condition on the x
-direction. “beta” is the Newmark-beta integration parameter. The “function = top_disp” specifies the
-function that defines the loading time history. It is defined in the “Functions” block as follows:
+described in single element problem above. Alternatively, the boundary number can be identified using [Cubit](https://cubit.sandia.gov/) or [Trelis](https://www.csimsoft.com/trelis.jsp).
+"variable = disp_x" imposes the boundary condition on the x
+direction. "beta" is the Newmark-beta integration parameter. The "function = top_disp" specifies the
+function that defines the loading time history. It is defined in the "Functions" block as follows:
 
 !listing test/tests/materials/isoil/HYS_darendeli.i
          start=Functions
          end=Materials
 
 Displacement2.csv is the file, located in the same directory of the input file, containing the
 displacement time history. The first column of this file should contain the time vector starting at
-0.0. The second column should contain the displacement values. “type = PiecewiseLinear” defines the
-type of the function which is in this case piecewise-linear. “format” specifies the format of the
+0.0. The second column should contain the displacement values. "type = PiecewiseLinear" defines the
+type of the function which is in this case piecewise-linear. "format" specifies the format of the
 data file, i.e. whether the data is in columns or rows.
 
 ### Prescribed Acceleration
 
 The preset acceleration boundary condition can be used to apply an acceleration time history to a
 boundary. The preset acceleration boundary condition integrates the given acceleration time history
 to get the displacement using Newmark-beta method. This displacement is then applied as a kinematic
-displacement boundary condition. Syntax is the same as prescribing a displacement boundary condition
+displacement boundary condition. Syntax is the same as prescribing a displacement boundary condition
 but with type = PresetAcceleration and the function describing time vs acceleration data instead of
 time vs displacement.
 

doc/content/manuals/include/contact/thin_layer-theory.md

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ soil layer as follows:
    pressure on the interface, thereby also increasing the shear strength in the above equation
    linearly with the normal pressure, similar to Coulomb friction.
 
-5. Use a large value for the Poisson’s ratio, in order to avoid sudden changes in the volume of the
-   thin-layer elements after the yield point is reached. A suitable value for the Poisson’s ratio can
+5. Use a large value for the Poisson's ratio, in order to avoid sudden changes in the volume of the
+   thin-layer elements after the yield point is reached. A suitable value for the Poisson's ratio can
    be calculated by trial and error.
 
 Following the above steps should enable the user to reasonably simulate geometric

doc/content/manuals/include/gravity/gravity-user.md

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ interest. In order to bring the system to equilibrium, a transient analysis with
 is necessary. This approach causes fluctuations on the stress and strains at the beginning of the
 analysis because of the elements being initially at zero stress state. Viscous damping removes the
 fluctuations and brings the system to equilibrium. Once the system equilibrates, the gravity stresses
-are obtained along with the displacements due to the gravity loading. “Initial Stress” command is
+are obtained along with the displacements due to the gravity loading. "Initial Stress" command is
 available in MASTODON framework to eliminate the need for a separate transient analysis. In addition,
 no displacements, or strains due to gravity result.

doc/content/manuals/include/mesh/meshing-user.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ value across the input file. The global parameters are activated providing the f
          end=Variables
 
 By providing the above commands, the user specifies that if any object in the input file has a
-parameter called “displacements”, that parameter would be set to “disp_x disp_y disp_z”, which are
+parameter called "displacements", that parameter would be set to "disp_x disp_y disp_z", which are
 the global displacement degrees of freedoms at the nodal points in x, y, and z directions,
 respectively.
 

doc/content/manuals/include/misc/getting_started-user.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ calculate the acceleration and velocities using Newmark-beta scheme at the end o
 where the displacement is already solved and known. Lastly, stress_xy is defined as an auxiliary
 variable. This is achieved by specifying the type of the Auxkernel as RankTwoAux. RankTwoAux means
 that the source of the auxiliary variable is a rank two tensor, and the type of rank two tensor is
-explicitly defined as stress tensor using the command “rank_two_tensor = stress”. Since, the variable
+explicitly defined as stress tensor using the command "rank_two_tensor = stress". Since, the variable
 is stress_xy, the location in the stress tensor corresponding to stress_xy needs to be specified
 using index_i (row index) and index_j (column index). To request for stress_xy, index_i is set to 0
 and index_j is set to 1. The next section explains the boundary conditions that are required to run a

doc/content/sqa/mastodon_srs.md

@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@ MASTODON is a nonlinear, three-dimensional seismic soil-structure interaction an
 
 !SQA-template-item system_scope
 
-Multi-hazard Analysis for STOchastic time-DOmaiN phenomena (MASTODON) is a finite element application
+Multi-hazard Analysis for STOchastic time-DOmaiN phenomena (MASTODON) is a finite element application
 that analyzes the response of 3-D soil-structure systems to earthquakes. MASTODON currently focuses
-on the simulation of seismic events and has the capability to perform extensive ‘source-to-site’
+on the simulation of seismic events and has the capability to perform extensive 'source-to-site'
 simulations including earthquake fault rupture, nonlinear wave propagation and nonlinear
 soil-structure interaction (NLSSI) analysis. MASTODON is being developed to be a dynamic
 probabilistic risk assessment framework that enables analysts to not only perform deterministic
 analyses, but also easily perform probabilistic or stochastic simulations for the purpose of risk
 assessment.
 
-MASTODON is a MOOSE-based application and performs finite-element analysis of the dynamics of solids,
-mechanics of interfaces and porous media flow. It is equipped with numerical material models of dry
+MASTODON is a MOOSE-based application and performs finite-element analysis of the dynamics of solids,
+mechanics of interfaces and porous media flow. It is equipped with numerical material models of dry
 and saturated soils including a nonlinear hysteretic soil model, and a uP-U model for saturated
 soil, as well as structural materials such as reinforced concrete. It is also equipped with
 interface models that simulate gapping, sliding and uplift at the interfaces of solid media such as
 the foundation-soil interface of structures. MASTODON also includes absorbing boundary models for
-the simulation of infinite or semi-infinite domains, fault rupture model for seismic source
+the simulation of infinite or semi-infinite domains, fault rupture model for seismic source
 simulation, and the domain reduction method for the input of complex, three dimensional wave fields.
 Since MASTODON is a MOOSE-based application, it can efficiently solve problems using either standard
 workstations or very large high-performance computers.