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1. Time-Dependent Analysis of Pretensioned Concrete Bridge Girders

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Author:
Swartz, Brian D
Title:
Time-Dependent Analysis of Pretensioned Concrete Bridge Girders
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
prestressed concrete
time-dependent analysis
Loss of prestress
creep
shrinkage
File:
Download Thesis_Swartz.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Scanlon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea Schokker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Linzell, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member

2. Application of Hilbert Huang Transformation to Analyze Pavement Texture-Friction Relationship

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Author:
Cho, Choongwoo
Title:
Application of Hilbert Huang Transformation to Analyze Pavement Texture-Friction Relationship
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Hilbert Huang Transform
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Stoffel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Many-Objective Groundwater Monitoring Network Design Using Bias-Aware Ensemble Kalman Filtering, Evolutionary Optimization, and Visual Analytics

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Author:
Kollat, Joshua B
Title:
Many-Objective Groundwater Monitoring Network Design Using Bias-Aware Ensemble Kalman Filtering, Evolutionary Optimization, and Visual Analytics
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
monitoring network design; multiobjective optimiza
File:
Download KollatDissertationSpring2010_Print.pdf
Committee Members:
John Patrick Reed, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Reed, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

6. PERFORMANCE OF UWRAP AS AN ANCHORAGE SYSTEM IN EXTERNALLY BONDED FRP REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS

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Author:
Lee, Jae Ha
Title:
PERFORMANCE OF UWRAP AS AN ANCHORAGE SYSTEM IN EXTERNALLY BONDED FRP REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element Model
Rehabilitation
Concrete
FRP
Anchor
Fracture mechanics
File:
Download Thesis_SUBMITION_4_13_2010_Final_3_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Bohumil Kasal, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ivica Smid, Committee Member

7. Safety Modeling via Segmentation of Transportation Networks

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Author:
Oh, Jun Seok
Title:
Safety Modeling via Segmentation of Transportation Networks
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
interstate segmentation
two step process
mixed multinomial logit model
lighting effects
interstate safety
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Civil_Eng_JunSeok_Oh.pdf
Committee Members:
Venky N Shankar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member
Suzanne Michelle Shontz, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member

8. HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS OF NUTRIENT FLUXES IN GLACIAL MELTWATER STREAMS AT INTER-ANNUAL, SEASONAL, AND DAILY TIMESCALES IN THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA

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Author:
Weaver, Mitchell R
Title:
HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS OF NUTRIENT FLUXES IN GLACIAL MELTWATER STREAMS AT INTER-ANNUAL, SEASONAL, AND DAILY TIMESCALES IN THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
biogeochemistry
chemical weathering
hyporheic
polar desert
glaciers
water chemistry
solute chemistry
stream chemistry
nutrients
nutrient fluxes
hydrology
glacial melt
Antarctica
McMurdo Dry Valleys
MCM LTER
streamflow
discharge
electrical conductivity
File:
Download MitchellRWeaver_2011_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael N Gooseff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael N Gooseff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. TEST FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT FOR USE OF COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS (CCPS) IN EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION AND MINE LAND RECLAMATION

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Author:
Plaks, Nicholas
Title:
TEST FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT FOR USE OF COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS (CCPS) IN EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION AND MINE LAND RECLAMATION
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
unconfined compression test
FGD material
FBC ash
bottom ash
fly ash
CCPs
Coal combustion products
hydraulic conductivity
XRD
effluent analysis
File:
Download Thesis_Nick_Plaks.pdf
Committee Members:
Angelica Palomino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angelica Palomino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. STRAIN-RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION FOR UNBONDED CONCRETE OVERLAYS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY AIRCRAFT GEAR WITH MULTIPLE AXLES

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Author:
Singh, Vishal Kumar
Title:
STRAIN-RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION FOR UNBONDED CONCRETE OVERLAYS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY AIRCRAFT GEAR WITH MULTIPLE AXLES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Unbonded Concrete Overlay
Strain Gage
Strain Response Components
File:
Download FINAL_Thesis_Vishal_Singh_26_April.pdf
Committee Members:
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIAN RELATED CRASH FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY

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Author:
Hu, Wen
Title:
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIAN RELATED CRASH FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
crash frequency simulation
spatial dependency
crash severity
crash frequency
Median safety
File:
Download WenHu_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Todd Donnell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Peter Jovanis, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavković, Committee Member
Eugene Joseph Lengerich, Committee Member