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1. Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading

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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

2. A Comparison between Bayesian Model Averaging and Heteroscedastic Censored Logistic Regression Using 2012 GEFS Precipitation Reforecasts over the US Middle-Atlantic Region

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Xingchen
Title:
A Comparison between Bayesian Model Averaging and Heteroscedastic Censored Logistic Regression Using 2012 GEFS Precipitation Reforecasts over the US Middle-Atlantic Region
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
ensemble forecast
postprocessing
File:
Download Thesis_Xingchen_Yang.pdf
Committee Members:
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven J Greybush, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiaofeng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Causal inference in traffic safety research: comparison of the empirical Bayes and propensity scores-potential outcomes methods

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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

7. Dynamic Traffic Control: The Treatment of Left Turns in an Urban Grid Network

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Open Access
Author:
Deprator, Anthony Joseph
Title:
Dynamic Traffic Control: The Treatment of Left Turns in an Urban Grid Network
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Traffic
Traffic Flow Theory
Traffic Operations
Traffic Control
Dynamic
Dynamic Traffic Control
Urban Grid Networks
Operations
Transportation
File:
Download DePrator_PSU_Thesis_FINAL3.pdf
Committee Members:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Effects of acclimation methods on anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactors and methanogenic microbial electrolysis cells

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Open Access
Author:
Labarge, Nicole Alyse
Title:
Effects of acclimation methods on anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactors and methanogenic microbial electrolysis cells
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
AFMBR
MEC
wastewater treatment
COD removal
methane generation
GAC
activated carbon
File:
Download Nicole_LaBarge_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Evaluating the Implementation of Real-time Transit Information through an Examination of Information Supply and Demand

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Open Access
Author:
Harmony, Xavier J
Title:
Evaluating the Implementation of Real-time Transit Information through an Examination of Information Supply and Demand
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
transit
public transportation
real-time information
public transit
information supply
information demand
File:
Download XJHarmony_Thesis__FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor