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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:: Jones, Kendra Diana
Title:: Blast Resistance of Polyurea-coated Granite Cladding Walls
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: blast
explosive
granite cladding
polyurea
polymer
high-strain rate
fragmentation
File:: Download Thesis_Jones_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Daniel Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Kramer, Cory Adam
Title:: An Experimental Investigation on Performance of a Model Geothermal Pile in Sand
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: geothermal
pile
sand
experimental
laboratory
energy
soil
File:: Download Thesis_-_Final_Revision.pdf
Committee Members:: Prasenjit Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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:: Ren, Yuhao
Title:: Immediate Load-Settlement Response of Strip Footings Bearing on Geogrid-Reinforced Clay
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Immediate settlement
Strip footings
Geogrid-reinforced clay.
File:: Download Masters_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Prasenjit Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Wang, Chaoyi
Title:: Effect of Hydraulic Plate Compactor and Lift Thickness on Utility Trench Backfill Compaction
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Compaction
Pipe
Hoe-pack
Soil
File:: Download 1-Thesis_Chaoyi_Wang_FinalVersion.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Doyle, Keith E
Title:: Material Properties of Crushable Concrete for use in Vehicle Anti-ram Barriers
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: crushable concrete
polystyrene concrete
energy dissipation
confined testing
vehicle anti-ram barriers
File:: Download Keith_Doyle_Masters_Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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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