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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