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81. Distortion-Induced Fatigue Investigation of Double Angle Stringer-to-Floorbeam Connections

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Author:
Guyer, Robert Christopher
Title:
Distortion-Induced Fatigue Investigation of Double Angle Stringer-to-Floorbeam Connections
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
moment rotation
bridge
stringer floorbeam connection
double angle connection
distortion-induced fatigue
fatigue
railroad
File:
Download Guyer_Robert_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

82. ESTIMATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN 85TH PERCENTILE SPEEDS, SPEED DEVIATIONS, ROADWAY AND ROADSIDE GEOMETRY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN FREEWAY WORK ZONES

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Author:
Porter, Richard Jon
Title:
ESTIMATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN 85TH PERCENTILE SPEEDS, SPEED DEVIATIONS, ROADWAY AND ROADSIDE GEOMETRY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN FREEWAY WORK ZONES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
work zone
speed
speed deviation
applied econometrics
simultaneous equation models
geometric design
File:
Download Porter_Richard_Jon_PhD_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
"John M Mason, Jr", Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Kevin M Mahoney, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Member

83. A nonstationary uncertainty framework for climate change impact projections – trading space-for-time to understand streamflow elasticity

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Author:
Singh, Riddhi
Title:
A nonstationary uncertainty framework for climate change impact projections – trading space-for-time to understand streamflow elasticity
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
climate change
streamflow elasticity
uncertainty
hydrologic model
File:
Download thesis_Riddhi_Singh_edited.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

84. CHALLENGES IN MULTIOBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MODELS FOR UNGAUGED BASINS

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Author:
Bhushan, Rashi
Title:
CHALLENGES IN MULTIOBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MODELS FOR UNGAUGED BASINS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Regionalization
Ungauged Basins
Calibration
Conceptual models
Optimization
Regional Sensitivity Analysis
File:
Download Rashi_MS.pdf
Committee Members:
Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

87. HOW CONNECTED SHOULD A STREAM BE TO ITS CATCHMENT? ASSESSING STREAM-GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS AND HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE IN STREAM ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

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Author:
Gregg, Susan Elizabeth
Title:
HOW CONNECTED SHOULD A STREAM BE TO ITS CATCHMENT? ASSESSING STREAM-GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS AND HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE IN STREAM ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
stream restoration
groundwater/surface water interaction
transient storage modeling
File:
Download MSThesis_Gregg.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael N Gooseff, Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mike Gooseff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

88. The Expansive Effects of Concentrated Pyritic Zones in Shales of the Marcellus Formation

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Author:
Hoover, Shad Ellsworth
Title:
The Expansive Effects of Concentrated Pyritic Zones in Shales of the Marcellus Formation
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
sulfates
gypsum
expansion
Marcellus
shale
pyrite
oxidation
precipitation
File:
Download Shad_Hoover_Dissertation_-_Civil_Engineering.pdf
Committee Members:
Mian C Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Angelica M Palomino, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
David Lehmann, Committee Member

89. Performance and Cost Effectiveness of Modular Block Retaining Walls

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Author:
Donahue, Steven J
Title:
Performance and Cost Effectiveness of Modular Block Retaining Walls
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
performance of segmental retaining walls
performance of modular block walls
MSE walls
mechanically stabilized earth walls
masonry block walls
SRW
segmental retaining walls
MBW
modular block walls
cost effectiveness of modular block walls
freeze thaw durability
DOT survey
modular block wall advantages
modular block wall disadvantages
File:
Download S_Donahue_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Mian Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Mian Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

90. Multi-Sensor Based Condition Assessment System for Buried Concrete Pipe

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Author:
Iyer, Shivprakash
Title:
Multi-Sensor Based Condition Assessment System for Buried Concrete Pipe
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Trenchless Technology
Condition Assessment
Multi-sensor
Ultrasonic NDT
Signal/Image Processing
File:
Download ShivIyer-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sunil K Sinha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao Hsien Chu, Committee Member
Mian C Wang, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member

92. INTEGRATED MODELING OF MULTI-SCALE HYDRODYNAMICS, SEDIMENT AND POLLUTANT TRANSPORT

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Author:
Li, Shuangcai
Title:
INTEGRATED MODELING OF MULTI-SCALE HYDRODYNAMICS, SEDIMENT AND POLLUTANT TRANSPORT
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
flood modeling
hydrological modeling
numerical modeling
sediment transport
pollutant transport
PIHM
File:
Download Dissertation_Final_LI.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Rudy L Slingerland, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member
Xiantao Li, Committee Member
Wen Shen, Committee Member

93. SEMI-PARAMETRIC MODELING OF PAVEMENT MARKING VISIBILITY DEGRADATION

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Author:
Sathyanarayanan, Sudhakar
Title:
SEMI-PARAMETRIC MODELING OF PAVEMENT MARKING VISIBILITY DEGRADATION
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
pavement markings
visibility
service life
duration models
File:
Download Final_Dissertation_V2.pdf
Committee Members:
Venky Shanakar PhD. P.E., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member

94. Optimization of Biohydrogen Production from Food Processing Wastewater

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Author:
Van Ginkel, Steven W
Title:
Optimization of Biohydrogen Production from Food Processing Wastewater
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
food processing
clostridia
biohydrogen
optimization
File:
Download Ph.D_thesis_and_CV_9-1-05.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member

95. Object Oriented Platform for Seismic Analysis of Precast Concrete Buildings

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Author:
Astarlioglu, Serdar
Title:
Object Oriented Platform for Seismic Analysis of Precast Concrete Buildings
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Elements
.NET Framework
Precast Concrete
Seismic Analysis
File:
Download SA_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member

96. Development of 2- and 3- simulator for three-phase flow with general initial and boundary conditions on the fractional flow approach

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Author:
Suk, Heejun
Title:
Development of 2- and 3- simulator for three-phase flow with general initial and boundary conditions on the fractional flow approach
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
LEZOOMPC
Phase Configuration change
Fractional flow formulation
Multiple phase flow
Particle tracking
analytical method
linear spatial and temporal velocity variation
semi-analytical method
General boundary conditions
Fractional flow approach
three dimensional multiphase flow
File:
Download thesis_suk.pdf
Committee Members:
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Gour Tsyh Yeh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

98. Methodological Approaches to Incorporate Heterogeneity in Traffic Accident Frequency Models

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Author:
Sittikariya, Sittipan
Title:
Methodological Approaches to Incorporate Heterogeneity in Traffic Accident Frequency Models
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Median crossover accidents
Heterogeneity
Negative Binomial
Random effects Poisson
Bayesian modeling
File:
Download Dissertation_Sittipan_Sittikariya.pdf
Committee Members:
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member

100. Seismic Performance and Sensitivity of Floor Isolation Systems in Steel Plate Shear Wall Structures

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Author:
Liu, Shi
Title:
Seismic Performance and Sensitivity of Floor Isolation Systems in Steel Plate Shear Wall Structures
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
earthquake
steel plate shear wall
sensitivity
floor isolation system
performance
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor