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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:: Gao, Yin
Title:: A 3D DYNAMIC TRAIN-TRACK INTERACTION MODEL TO STUDY TRACK PERFORMANCE UNDER TRAINS RUNNING AT CRITICAL SPEED
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: High speed rail
critical speed
train-track interaction model
File:: Download Thesis_Yin_Gao.pdf
Committee Members:: Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Kargah Ostadi, Nima
Title:: Enhancing Analytical Toolboxes of Pavement Management Systems via Integration of Computational Intelligence
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: pavement management
backcalculation
performance model
computational intelligence
neural network
evolutionary algorithms
File:: Download NIMA_FINAL_DISSERTATION.pdf
Committee Members:: Shelley Marie Stoffels, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Committee Member

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Author:: Chen, Xuan
Title:: EVALUATION OF COLD RECYCLED ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED WITH CONVENTIONAL AND POLYMER MODIFIED EMULSION
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Cold Recycling
Recycled Asphalt Pavement
Asphalt Emulsion
Mixture Design
Polymer Modified Asphalt Mixture.
File:: Download Xuan_Chen_-_Evaluation_of_Cold_Recycled_Asphalt_Mixtures_Modified_with_Conventional_and_Polymer_Modified_Emulsion.pdf
Committee Members:: Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis 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:: 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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Author:: Bazer, Abdulsamed
Title:: Shrinkage Cracking Potential & Petrographic Analysis of Concrete with MgO Expansive Admixture
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: shrinkage
restrained ring test
MgO expansive admixture
MgO concrete
petrography
thin sections
concrete
cementitious admixtures
shrinkage cracking
cracking potential
microstructure of concrete
fluorescence microscopy
polarized light microscopy
scanning electrom microscopy
SEM
EDS
concrete petrography
File:: Download SAMET_THESIS_FULL_reviewed_edited_on_20_december.pdf
Committee Members:: Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Committee Member

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Author:: Szeles, Tiffany
Title:: Damage mitigation and prediction of alkali-silica reaction in concrete
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Concrete
Alkali-silica reaction
Mitigation
Service life
Aluminum
Design of experiment
File:: Download Dissertation_TiffanySzeles_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Farshad Rajabipour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Committee Member
James Rosenberger, Outside Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Zahedi, Mona
Title:: Evaluating the Use of Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash as Concrete Pozzolan
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Fluidized Bed Combustion
Fly ash
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
ASTM C618
Mechanical properties
Durability
Concrete
Hydration mechanism
Beneficiation
File:: Download PhD_dissertation-Mona_Zahedi.pdf
Committee Members:: Farshad Rajabipour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Aly Marei Said, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

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