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A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH APPLIED TO WIND ENERGY SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY
(2016-05-18)
Sustainability of energy systems is one of the most important challenges currently facing humanity. Access to energy is critical to ensure economic and social development of a nation (UNDP et al., 2000); however, extraction, ...
EVALUATION OF FOOD WASTE DIVERSION POTENTIAL AND ECONOMICS OF USING FOOD WASTE DEHYDRATORS
(2016-08-12)
According to US EPA (2013), food waste is the second largest component (14.6%) of MSW composition in the US, preceded only by paper. Apart from the negative environmental impacts of food waste through methane and leachate ...
Climate change planning in Dallas-Fort Worth: Discourse and public participation in a politically conservative region
(2016-05-09)
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges currently facing our world, and in the
field of planning there has been much attention paid to climate action planning by environmental
leader cities. However, political ...
Emerging Grassroots Energy Communities: An Assemblage Theory Analysis
(2018-07-09)
In context of the federal leadership vacuum in the United States on climate action and sustainable energy development and consequent subnational policy and regulatory variations, the rise of citizen-led grassroots energy ...
STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDNESS OF THE RECYCLED BASE MATERIALS IN NORTH TEXAS
(2017-04-26)
Aggregates, which are derived from natural resources, are the most important raw materials used in pavement construction; however, depletion of the natural resources, increasing labor costs, and environmental concerns have ...
BENEFITS AND OBSTACLES TO INSTALLING WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES: A TEXAS STUDY
(2018-08-13)
There is much known about renewable energy including solar and wind. However, there is little information available regarding the use of wind and solar energy on college and university campuses. As educators and shapers ...
Sustainable Ground Improvement Method using Recycled Plastic Pins
(2019-05-14)
Failure of civil engineering infrastructures due to insufficient bearing and shearing capacity of the unsuitable foundation soil is a common problem in the area of North Texas which results in significant maintenance issues ...
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF RECYCLED PLASTIC PINS IN TWO LAYERS TO STABILIZE DEEP SLOPE FAILURES
(2022-12-09)
Slope failures are a common occurrence in highway embankments throughout Texas due to the presence of high plastic clays with expansive behavior. Although shallow slope failures are prevalent, slope failures extending ...
Long Term Performance Monitoring of Shallow Slope Stabilization Utilizing Recycled Plastic Pins
(2019-05-14)
Shallow slope failures are prevalent within the North Texas region. As highway slopes are underlain with high plastic clayey soils that experience cyclic shrinking and swelling, the soils shear strength generally decreases ...
COMPARISON OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COSTS OF TRENCHLESS CURED-IN-PLACE PIPE RENEWAL METHOD WITH OPEN-CUT PIPELINE REPLACEMENT FOR SANITARY SEWERS
(2019-09-03)
The development of underground infrastructure, environmental concerns, and economic trends is influencing society, resulting in the advancement of technology for more efficient, environment-friendly, and cost-effective ...