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Design and Resistance Factor Calibration of Pipe Piles in California
(2016-05-11)Steel pipe piles, either open ended or close ended, are widely used in the state of California as bridge foundations due to high load bearing capacity, light weight, and outstanding workability. The design methods currently ... -
Design Of Controlled Low Strength Material For Bedding And Backfilling Using High Plasticity Clay
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Flowable fill or Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) is a self-compacted cementitious material used in the field in the place of compacted fill. It is also known as unshrinkable fill, controlled density fill, flowable ... -
Determination Of Geotechnical Properties Of Clayey Soil From Resistivity Imaging (RI)
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)The use of resistivity imaging (RI) in the subsurface investigation has increased in recent years. RI is a non destructive method and provides a continuous image of the subsurface. Based on the electrical conduction ... -
DETERMINATION OF ROOT LENGTH OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION COVER USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING TECHNIQUE
(2018-05-01)Evapotranspiration (ET) covers are receiving an increasing amount of attention for use at waste disposal sites. Instead of using barrier layers like conventional covers, percolation in ET cover system is minimized by water ... -
Determination Of Safe Buffer Width Of Roadway To Protect Human Health Form Harmful NOx Exposure
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)According to the 2004 EPA Trends Report, US on-road transportation sources emit 36% of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 63% of carbon monoxide (CO), and 29% of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This research determines a safe roadway ... -
Determining The Effectiveness Of Chlorine-based Biofilm Control On The Friction Factors Of Large Diameter Pipelines In Raw Water
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Large diameter transmission mains pumping raw water experience capacity loss during the summer months due to the growth of biofilm. The loss of capacity impacts power costs at a time when power is obtained at a premium. ... -
DEVELOPING STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTOR FOR FLEXURAL DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS EXPOSED TO FIRE
(2020-12-17)Fire is a common hazard that may happen during the lifetime of concrete structures. Thus, it is one of the loads considered in building and tunnel design standards and codes. Dependency of the safety and structural integrity ... -
Development And Benefits Of A LEED Project Management Database
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-03-03)The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit community of industry leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone. The documentation process for achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ... -
Development Of A Database And Selection Model For Optimum Retaining Wall Construction, Cost And Production
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)Retaining walls are earth retention elements that result essential in the majority of the construction projects for the overall project performance, as well as its budget and schedule. These elements constitute a key role ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A DECESION TREE TO REHABILITATE OR REPLACE THE ST. FRANCIS BRIDGE OVER IH-30
(2022-12-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 12/16/2024** ABSTRACT: The ASCE infrastructure report card indicated that about 42% of the nation’s bridges are over 50 years old, and 7.5% of the bridges are structurally ... -
Development Of A Flexible Pavement Design Procedure Based On The Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide: A Case Study
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)This research developed design tables of new flexible pavement structures for New York State Department of Transportation based on the Mechanistic Empirical Design Guide (MEPDG). The design tables were developed using the ... -
Development Of A Freeway Incident Rating System
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-09-17)A freeway incident rating system is proposed to classify incidents in terms of their disruptive potential to cause delays, fuel wastage, secondary accidents, and other adverse operational impacts. A two-dimensional rating ... -
Development Of A New Device To Evaluate Stabilization Durability Of Expansive Soils By Addressing Wetting/drying And Leachate Issues
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)Expansive soils have been known to cause deterioration among all aspects of civil infrastructure for many years primarily due to the presence of clay minerals like Montmorillonite. Replacing these problematic soils is not ... -
Development Of A Preliminary Cost Estimation Method For Water Treatment Plants
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)Reliable cost estimates for construction, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of water treatment plants are essential for their project planning and design. During the planning phases of the project, preliminary cost ... -
Development Of A Simplified Analytical Method To Estimate The Seismic Response Of Reinforced Concrete Frames With Solid Masonry Infills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)This thesis discusses the analysis of the lateral force-vs-drift relation of reinforced concrete (RC) frames with masonry infill panels under in-plane lateral loads. Such structures have been the topic of several studies ... -
Development Of A Suction-controlled Resonant Column Apparatus With Self-contained Bender Elements
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)Small-strain soil stiffness properties such as shear modulus, shear wave velocity, and material damping, are key subsoil parameters for an adequate analysis and design of unsaturated earth structures subject to static and ... -
Development Of An Accident Model For Construction Industry
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-07-14)Safety has always been a persistent problem in the construction industry. Construction accidents are a major concern for the construction industry and the researchers. In spite of the role of many construction accident ... -
Development Of Brownfield Database Using GIS
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)Brownfields are abandoned, idled or underutilized industrial or commercial sites where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields may be as small as a vacant ... -
Development Of Finite Element Model For Analysis Of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe-embedded Cylinder Pipe With Experimental Comparison
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) is a composite pipe that consists ofconcrete and steel, which has layers of concrete core, steel cylinder, prestressing wire andmortar coating. PCCP is generally constructed of two ... -
Development Of Geopolymer Concrete For Precast Structures
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-12)This study presents 'geopolymer' as a new binder to replace Portland cement in concrete to make concrete more environmentally friendly and durable. This utilizes industrial by-products like fly ash which is disposed in ...