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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

2. Quantitative Radiographic Investigation of Mechanical Fasteners in Wood Connections

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Open Access
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

9. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

15. 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

16. 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

18. 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

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

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Open Access
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

20. SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A FAMILY OF HORIZONTALLY CURVED STEEL BRIDGES USING RESPONSE SURFACE METAMODELS

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Author:
Seo, Junwon
Title:
SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A FAMILY OF HORIZONTALLY CURVED STEEL BRIDGES USING RESPONSE SURFACE METAMODELS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Bridge
Metamodels
Fragility Curves
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
File:
Download Dissertation_Seo_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Linzell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey A Laman, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Linda Morley Hanagan, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

22. Length Limitations of Prestressed Concrete Girder Integral Abutment Bridges

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Open Access
Author:
Baptiste, Keisha Terry
Title:
Length Limitations of Prestressed Concrete Girder Integral Abutment Bridges
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
bridges
prestressed concrete
integral abutment
length limits
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angelica Palomino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. EVALUATION OF BOND PERFORMANCE OF AN ULTRA-RAPID SETTING EMULSION FOR TACK COAT APPLICATIONS

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Author:
Medeiros Junior, Marcelo Silva
Title:
EVALUATION OF BOND PERFORMANCE OF AN ULTRA-RAPID SETTING EMULSION FOR TACK COAT APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
ultra-rapid tack coat
shear strength
asphalt layers bonding
emulsion
File:
Download Thesis_Medeiros_Junior.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Ghassan Ryad Chehab, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. Toward a Hydrologic Modeling System

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Author:
Kumar, Mukesh
Title:
Toward a Hydrologic Modeling System
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Surface Water
Domain Partitioning
Domain Decomposition
Data Model
GIS
Distributed Hydrologic Model
FIHM
PIHM
Groundwater
Evaporation
Numerical Modeling
Hydrologic Modeling System
Finite Volume
File:
Download Mukesh_Kumar_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member

28. INTEGRATED HYDROLOGIC MODELING IN AN UNGAUGED EPHEMERAL WATERSHED: RIO SALADO, NEW MEXICO

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Author:
Beeson, Peter Charles
Title:
INTEGRATED HYDROLOGIC MODELING IN AN UNGAUGED EPHEMERAL WATERSHED: RIO SALADO, NEW MEXICO
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
apparent thermal inertia
geodatabase
integrated hydrologic modeling
water resources
semi-arid hydrology
File:
Download PBeeson_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Thorsten Wagener, Committee Member
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member

29. CHALLENGES IN MULTIOBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MODELS FOR UNGAUGED BASINS

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Author:
Bhushan, Rashi
Title:
CHALLENGES IN MULTIOBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MODELS FOR UNGAUGED BASINS
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Regionalization
Ungauged Basins
Calibration
Conceptual models
Optimization
Regional Sensitivity Analysis
File:
Download Rashi_MS.pdf
Committee Members:
Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

32. Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania

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Author:
Myers, Tanya L
Title:
Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
braced walls
shear walls
bracing
wind records
wind speeds
statistics
engineering
structural
residential
low
low rise
low rise buildings
wood construction
houses
housing
Wood frame construction
IRC 2006
2006
International Residential Code
IRC
loads
lateral loads
wind
ASCE 7
gypsum walls
exterior walls
interior walls
structural panels
analytical model
rigid beam model
rigid plate model
extreme wind
wind engineering
File:
Download TanyaMyersMSThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

33. A COMPREHENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SEWER INFRASTRUCTURES

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Author:
Park, Taeil
Title:
A COMPREHENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SEWER INFRASTRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET VALUATION
FUZZY LOGIC
OPTIMAL R&R POLICIES
DETERIORATION MODEL
File:
Download ThesisMasterbyTaeilPark.pdf
Committee Members:
Sunil, Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sunil K Sinha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mian C Wang, Committee Member
Arthur Carl Miller, Committee Member
Steven J Huddart, Committee Member