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Quantification And Geostatistical Mapping Of Soluble Sulfates In Soils Along A Pipe Line Alignment
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Sulfate induced heave is a growing concern for civil engineering projects utilizing calcium based soil stabilizers. Therefore, addressing sulfate concentrations in soils is vital to the success of a civil engineering ...
Comparative Application Of Two Nanoparticles In Cement Mortar
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs) are two of the most promising advanced materials in the construction industry due to their excellent material properties. In this study, their application in cement ...
Improving Productivity Of Tunnel Boring Machines
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Tunneling with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is one of the most mechanized and sophisticated processes within the construction industry. However, there are risks when venturing down several hundred feet where the conditions ...
Durability Studies Of Controlled Low Strength Material Using Native Soils As Fine Aggregates
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Controlled Low Strength Material using native soils as fine aggregates is an effective option in addressing issues relating to strength requirements, sustainability, and project cost. Using native soil in the place of ...
Structural And Material Performance Of Rubberized And Hybrid Concrete Pipes
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)
This study investigates how the combination of steel fiber, crumb rubber, synthetic fiber, and conventional steel cage will improve the ductility of regular concrete pipes and thin-walled semi-rigid concrete pipes. In this ...
Assessment Of Stress/volume-controlled Soil-water Retention Properties Of Unsaturated Sandy Soils.
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)
The main objectives of this work are to determine the effect of net normal stress and volume change on the soil-water retention properties of silty sand and clayey sand soils under stressed/volume-controlled conditions; ...
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 ...
Effect Of Nano Zero Valent Iron On Degradation Of Municipal Solid Waste In Bioreactor Landfills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)
Nanotechnology has substantial potential for reducing contamination, toxicity and overall human health hazards and environmental risks. In recent times, nano zero valent iron has proved to be effective in contaminant ...
Water Permeability In Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FPR)-wrapped Concrete
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)
A finite element analysis is performed using ANSYS software to analyze progress of water and its circulation in FRP wrapped concrete. This paper presents the modeling of water diffusion in FRP. Finite element programs do ...
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 ...