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1. Analysis of Driver Behavioral Adaptation to the Lateral Drift Warning System

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Author:
Greenstein, Adam Lawrence
Title:
Analysis of Driver Behavioral Adaptation to the Lateral Drift Warning System
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
driver
behavior
adaptation
safety
roadway departure
crash
File:
Download Adam_Greenstein_PSU_MS_Thesis_-_Civil_Engineering_-_Fall_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Peter Jovanis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Quantitative Radiographic Investigation of Mechanical Fasteners in Wood Connections

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Author:
Adams, Andrew Ryan
Title:
Quantitative Radiographic Investigation of Mechanical Fasteners in Wood Connections
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
radiography
beam theory
strain
dowel type fastener
wood connection
digital image processing
x-ray
edge extraction
differentiation of discrete data
File:
Download Andrew_Adams_CE_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. CHARACTERIZING SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN COUPLED STREAM-HYPORHEIC SYSTEMS USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING

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Author:
Ward, Adam Scott
Title:
CHARACTERIZING SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN COUPLED STREAM-HYPORHEIC SYSTEMS USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
hydrogeology
geophysics
hydrogeophysics
hyporheic
water quality
File:
Download 2011-07-05_ward_disseration.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael N Gooseff, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael N Gooseff, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kamini Singha, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
James Michael Hamlett, Committee Member

5. EXCESS FOUNDRY SAND CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION IN CONTROLLED LOW-STRENGTH MATERIAL

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Author:
Deng, An
Title:
EXCESS FOUNDRY SAND CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION IN CONTROLLED LOW-STRENGTH MATERIAL
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
censored data
CLSM
characterization
excess foundry sands
experimental investigation
survival function
File:
Download etd.PDF
Committee Members:
Paul J T Ikalsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Earl Scheetz, Committee Member
Mian C Wang, Committee Member
Raymond Regan Sr., Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

10. 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

11. PREDICTION OF SCOUR FORMATION DUE TO A TURBULENT WALL JET ALONG A NON-COHESIVE SEDIMENT BED

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Author:
Younkin, Brian Douglas
Title:
PREDICTION OF SCOUR FORMATION DUE TO A TURBULENT WALL JET ALONG A NON-COHESIVE SEDIMENT BED
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
two-dimensional turbulent wall jets
sediment transport
prediction model
early stages of scour
Particle Image Velocimetry
File:
Download Younkin_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
David N Hill, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kendra Sharp, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Michael N Gooseff, Committee Member

12. CHARACTERIZATION, MODELING AND SIZE EFFECT OF CONCRETE-EPOXY INTERFACES

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Author:
Coronado, Carlos Arturo
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION, MODELING AND SIZE EFFECT OF CONCRETE-EPOXY INTERFACES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
composites
debonding
concrete-epoxy interface
finite element modeling
damage mechanics
bond
fracture mechanics
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
María López De Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
David John Green, Committee Member
Theodor Krauthammer, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

15. Serviceability Analysis for Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs in Multi-Story High-Rise Buildings

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Author:
Motter, Christopher John
Title:
Serviceability Analysis for Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs in Multi-Story High-Rise Buildings
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
construction loading
construction loads
construction load
crossing-beam
reinforced concrete slab
floor slab
floor slabs
slab deflection
slab deflections
slab serviceability
two-way slab
slab deflection-time history
crossing beam
shoring
reshoring
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. A STUDY OF BLAST EFFECTS ON POLYUREA COATED STEEL COMPONENTS

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Author:
Chen, Chien-Chung
Title:
A STUDY OF BLAST EFFECTS ON POLYUREA COATED STEEL COMPONENTS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
steel
polyurea
High strain rate
blast
impact
File:
Download Dissertation_all_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel G Linzell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea J Schokker, Committee Member
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member

18. 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

21. EVALUATION OF MOISTURE DAMAGE IN HOT-MIX ASPHALT WITH PENNDOT DISTRICT 1 LOCAL AGGREGATES

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Author:
Chang, Chieh-Tang
Title:
EVALUATION OF MOISTURE DAMAGE IN HOT-MIX ASPHALT WITH PENNDOT DISTRICT 1 LOCAL AGGREGATES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
accelerated pavement testing
moisture damage
hot-mix asphalt pavement
dynamic modulus
File:
Download Thesis_Chieh-Tang_Chang.pdf
Committee Members:
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

22. Development of Guidelines for Erection Procedures for Horizontally Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges Through Analysis of a Parametric Group of Bridges

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Author:
Nevling, Deanna Lee
Title:
Development of Guidelines for Erection Procedures for Horizontally Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges Through Analysis of a Parametric Group of Bridges
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
parametric study
construction methods
horizontally curved
bridges
I-girders
steel
File:
Download ThesisMaster_sub_fix.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Linzell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member
Jeffrey A Laman, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member

24. RAINWATER HARVESTING: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

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Author:
Vargas, David Mark
Title:
RAINWATER HARVESTING: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
stormwater management
rainwater harvesting
sustainability
SWMM
File:
Download Vargas_David_MS_Thesis_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard Schuhmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Schuhmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Carl Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Michael Hamlett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. A Generalized Approach for Analyzing Transportation User Perception Using Fuzzy Sets

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Author:
Lee, Dongmin
Title:
A Generalized Approach for Analyzing Transportation User Perception Using Fuzzy Sets
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Transportation User Perception
Fuzzy Sets
File:
Download ThesisMaster_Final_Dongmin_Lee_.pdf
Committee Members:
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Sunil Sinha, Committee Member
Charles Edward Antle, Committee Member

27. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF GEOMETRIC ROADWAY FEATURES WITH SAFETY SURROGATES: A MICRO SIMULATION CASE STUDY

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Author:
Kwon, Daniel Wontak
Title:
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF GEOMETRIC ROADWAY FEATURES WITH SAFETY SURROGATES: A MICRO SIMULATION CASE STUDY
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
safety surrogates
geometric roadway features
micro simulation
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Venkataraman Shankar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkataraman Shankar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

31. ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR ESTIMATING SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS ON RURAL, TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS: CASE-CONTROL AND COHORT METHODS

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Author:
Gross, Francis
Title:
ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR ESTIMATING SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS ON RURAL, TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS: CASE-CONTROL AND COHORT METHODS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Highway Safety
Transportation
Geometric Design
Case-Control Method
Cohort Method
Safety Effectiveness
Crash Modification Factor
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Frank_Gross.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Eugene Joseph Lengerich, Committee Member
David Theodore Mauger, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

32. OPTIMAL ADAPTIVE SIGNAL CONTROL FOR DIAMOND INTERCHANGES USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

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Author:
Fang, Fang
Title:
OPTIMAL ADAPTIVE SIGNAL CONTROL FOR DIAMOND INTERCHANGES USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Signal Optimization
Diamond Interchanges
Dynamic Programming
Traffic Simulation
Adaptive Signal Control
ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)
Real-time Signal Control
File:
Download Thesis_submitted_0601.pdf
Committee Members:
Lily Elefteriadou, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Konstadinos Goulias, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member
Natarajan Gautam, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

33. USING δ2H AND δ18O TO DETERMINE THE FLOWPATHS AND TIMESCALES OF WATER AT THE SUSQUEHANNA SHALE HILLS CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY

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Author:
Holmes, George
Title:
USING δ2H AND δ18O TO DETERMINE THE FLOWPATHS AND TIMESCALES OF WATER AT THE SUSQUEHANNA SHALE HILLS CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
flowpaths
deuterium
oxygen-18
stable isotopes
age
File:
Download Holmes_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

34. An Investigation of Geometric Scaling of Mean and Turbulent Flows in Cylindrical Stirred Tank Reactors

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Author:
Walters, Geoffrey Strohm
Title:
An Investigation of Geometric Scaling of Mean and Turbulent Flows in Cylindrical Stirred Tank Reactors
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Mean Velocity
Nonbaffled
Mixing Tank
PIV
Stirred Tank Reactor
Scaling
Rushton Turbine
RMS Velocity Fluctuations
Reynolds Stresses
Mean Flows
Turbulent Flows
CFD
File:
Download GSW_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
David N Hill, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

35. Analysis of Bridge Performance under the Combined Effect of Earthquake and Flood-induced Scour

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Author:
Ganesh Prasad, Gautham
Title:
Analysis of Bridge Performance under the Combined Effect of Earthquake and Flood-induced Scour
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
bridge scour
reinforce concrete bridges
Regional multihazard
earthquake
File:
Download Analysis_of_bridge_performance_under_combined_effect_of_earthquake_and_flood-induced_scour.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Swagata Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Swagata Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

36. Physics Based, Integrated Modeling Of Hydrology And Hydraulics At Watershed Scales

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Author:
Huang, Guobiao
Title:
Physics Based, Integrated Modeling Of Hydrology And Hydraulics At Watershed Scales
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
overland flow
channel flow
Watersheds
integrated models
numerical models
subsurface flow
finite element methods
File:
Download thesis_ghuang0726.pdf
Committee Members:
Gour Tsyh Yeh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Arthur Carl Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

37. CALIBRATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY FOR FINITE ELEMENT MODELS OF MASONRY MONUMENTS

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Author:
Atamturktur, Huriye Sezer
Title:
CALIBRATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY FOR FINITE ELEMENT MODELS OF MASONRY MONUMENTS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Sensitivity Analysis
Uncertainty Quantification
Verification and Validation
Nondestructive Testing
Modal Analysis
Gothic Cathedrals
Bayesian Inference
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Vaulted Structures
File:
Download ATAMTURKTUR_SEZ.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Boothby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey A Laman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Francois Hemez, Committee Member

38. INTEGRATING INSTRUMENTATION DATA IN PROBABILISTIC PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

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Author:
Yin, Hao
Title:
INTEGRATING INSTRUMENTATION DATA IN PROBABILISTIC PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
MEPDG
Monte Carlo simulation
flexible pavement
instrumentation
performance prediction
probabilistic
finite element analysis
viscoelastic
variability analysis
File:
Download HaoYin-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Member
Ghassan Chehab, Committee Member
Charles Edward Antle, Committee Member

40. A STUDY OF STEEL MOMENT CONNECTIONS FOR STRUCTURES UNDER BLAST AND PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE LOADING RATES

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Author:
Yim, Hyun Chang
Title:
A STUDY OF STEEL MOMENT CONNECTIONS FOR STRUCTURES UNDER BLAST AND PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE LOADING RATES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Blast
Steel Moment Connection
Progressive Collapse
File:
Download Hyun_Chang_Yim-Dissertations.pdf
Committee Members:
Theodor Krauthammer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mian C Wang, Committee Member
Bohumil Kasal, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Serdar Astarlioglu, Committee Member

41. FACTORS AFFECTING DRIVER SPEED CHOICE ALONG TWO-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY TRANSITION ZONES

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Author:
Cruzado, Ivette
Title:
FACTORS AFFECTING DRIVER SPEED CHOICE ALONG TWO-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY TRANSITION ZONES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
transition zones
speed prediction models
multilevel models
File:
Download IVETTE_CRUZADO_DISSERTATION.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Todd Donnell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Peter Jovanis, Committee Member
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Member
Rana Arnold, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member

43. Determination of a Procedure for Monitoring Sacrificial Cathodic Protection Systems for Aboveground Steel Storage Tanks

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Author:
Meley, January Linn
Title:
Determination of a Procedure for Monitoring Sacrificial Cathodic Protection Systems for Aboveground Steel Storage Tanks
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Cathodic Protection
Neural Networks
Aboveground Storage Tanks
File:
Download Meley_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Andrea Schokker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey A Laman, Committee Member
Dr Daniel Linzell, Committee Member
Dr Sunil Sinha, Committee Member
Howard W Pickering, Committee Member

45. Managing Population and Drought Risks Using Many-Objective Water Portfolio Planning Under Uncertainty

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Author:
Kasprzyk, Joseph Robert
Title:
Managing Population and Drought Risks Using Many-Objective Water Portfolio Planning Under Uncertainty
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
multiobjective optimization
water supply
water management
reservoirs
human impacts
drought
monte carlo simulation
File:
Download JosephKasprzyk-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John Patrick Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

47. The Viability of Partially Post-Tensioned Concrete Members in an Aggressive Environment, including Cyclic Loading

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Author:
Volz, Jeffery
Title:
The Viability of Partially Post-Tensioned Concrete Members in an Aggressive Environment, including Cyclic Loading
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
post-tensioned
prestressed
durability
corrosion
fatigue
concrete
chloride exposure
corrosion-fatigue
prestressing strand
File:
Download Volz_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrea J Schokker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey A Laman, Committee Member
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Member
Howard W Pickering, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

48. Sediment Aggradation at Bridge Crossings and an Adaptive Approach to Stream Channel Maintenance and Bridge Design

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Author:
Newlin, Jessica Thomas
Title:
Sediment Aggradation at Bridge Crossings and an Adaptive Approach to Stream Channel Maintenance and Bridge Design
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
adaptive management
channel modification
physical modeling
instream structures
sediment aggradation
bridge waterways
File:
Download FinalDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Arthur Carl Miller, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Rudy L Slingerland, Committee Member

49. Network Analysis of Road Crash Frequency using Spatial Models

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Author:
Aguero Valverde, Jonathan
Title:
Network Analysis of Road Crash Frequency using Spatial Models
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
bayesian hierarchical models
spatial correlation
highway safety
Poisson log-Normal conditional autoregressive
File:
Download ThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

50. 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