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Author:: Akhavan, Alireza
Title:: Characterizing Saturated Mass Transport In Fractured Cementitious Materials
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Concrete
Durability
Crack
Water Permeability
Ion Diffusion
Image Analysis
Electrical Conductivity
File:: Download Dissertation_Alireza.pdf
Committee Members:: Farshad Rajabipour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Earl Watson, Committee Member
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member

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Author:: Chen, Wei
Title:: Numerical Studies of Seismically Induced Slope Deformation Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method; Large Deformation; Dynam
File:: Download Dissertation_WC_final.pdfDownload Copyright_Permission.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Member
Prasenjit Basu, Committee Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

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Author:: Huang, Yanbo
Title:: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Effective Density and Pore Fluid Induced Damping in Saturated Granular Materials
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Effective Density
Pore Fluid Induced Damping
Resonant Column Test
Bender Elements Test
Energy Dissipation
File:: Download Dissertation_YanboHuang.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chun Liu, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Member

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Author:: Ghasemi Fare, Omid
Title:: Geothermal Energy Harvesting through Pile Foundations – Analysis-based Prediction and Performance Assessment
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Heat transfer; geothermal energy; heat exchangers; numerical ana
File:: Download Omid_Ghasemi-Fare_-_Ph.D._Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Prasenjit Basu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Dr Swagata Banerjee, Committee Member

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Author:: O'Hare, Edward Vincent
Title:: Behavior of Concrete-Filled Tube Through-Beam Connections Subjected to Varying Load Rates
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Through-beam
steel
concrete
connection
lateral loads
blast
impact
quasi-static
concrete-filled tube
Through-connection
File:: Download OHare_Dissertation_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member
Daniel Linzell, Special Member

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Author:: Reese, Lynsey
Title:: Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Anti-Ram Barriers
LS-DYNA
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling
Expanded Polystyrene Concrete
Full-Scale Testing
File:: Download Reese_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Gao, Yin
Title:: FIELD AND ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF A 3D DYNAMIC TRAIN-TRACK INTERACTION MODEL AT CRITICAL SPEEDS
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: train-track interaction
track dynamics
field validation
critical speed
hanging tie
crosstie movement
File:: Download Yin_Gao_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Hai Huang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Outside Member
Hai Huang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Adams, Benjamin T.
Title:: Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Relative and Interactive Effects of Physicochemical Fluid Characteristics on the Incipient Motion of Granular Particles Under Laminar Flow Conditions
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: soil erosion
incipient motion
pH
ionic strength
viscosity
laminar
granular
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation__Benjamin_T._Adams__-_Post_Defense.pdf
Committee Members:: Ming Xiao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ming Xiao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Tavassoti Kheiry, Pezhouhan
Title:: Non-Destructive Characterization of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures through Resonant Column Testing
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Asphalt Concrete
Nondestructive Test
Damping
Resonant Column Test
Shear Modulus
Dynamic Modulus
File:: Download Pezhouhan_Tavassoti-Kheiry_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Outside Member

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Author:: Boz, Ilker
Title:: CHARACTERIZATION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES AND RAP BINDER PROPERTIES THROUGH IMPACT RESONANCE TEST
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Impact Resonance Test
Resonant Frequency
Asphalt Concrete
RAP
Modulus
Characterization
File:: Download IlkerBoz_PhDDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Mansour Solaimanian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Durland Laurence Shumway, Outside Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Outside Member

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