eTD Explore

Open Access

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

Open Access

Author:: Wood, Jonathan Sayre
Title:: Causal inference in traffic safety research: comparison of the empirical Bayes and propensity scores-potential outcomes methods
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Causal inference
empirical Bayes
transportation safety
genetic matching
propensity scores
crash modification factor
File:: Download Wood_Doctoral_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric Todd Donnell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Luke John Keele, Special Member
Glenn A Firebaugh, Special Member

Open Access

Author:: Eie, Wei-Yin
Title:: EVALUATING THE CLEARVIEW TYPEFACE SYSTEM AND HIGHWAY STANDARD ALPHABETS SERIES FOR POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTRAST SIGNS
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Traffic signs
Typeface
Legibility distance
Glance legibility
Clearview font
File:: Download Weiyin_Eie_Dissertation__final_.pdf
Committee Members:: Martin T. Pietrucha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin T. Pietrucha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul P. Jovanis, Committee Member
Eric T. Donnell, Committee Member
Jason Morton, Outside Member

Open Access

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

Open Access

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

Open Access

Author:: Ye, Hailong
Title:: MECHANISMS AND MITIGATION OF SHRINKAGE IN ALKALI-ACTIVATED SLAG
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: alkali-activated cement
shrinkage mechanisms
carbonation
blast-furnace slag
concrete
early-age cracking
File:: Download Hailong_Ye_PhD_Thesis_Nov22_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Aleksandra Radlińska, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Radlińska, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
William Burgos, Committee Member
Carlo Pantano, Outside Member

Open Access

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

Search