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Development Of A Database And Selection Model For Optimum Retaining Wall Construction, Cost And Production
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)Retaining walls are earth retention elements that result essential in the majority of the construction projects for the overall project performance, as well as its budget and schedule. These elements constitute a key role ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A DECESION TREE TO REHABILITATE OR REPLACE THE ST. FRANCIS BRIDGE OVER IH-30
(2022-12-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 12/16/2024** ABSTRACT: The ASCE infrastructure report card indicated that about 42% of the nation’s bridges are over 50 years old, and 7.5% of the bridges are structurally ... -
Development Of A Flexible Pavement Design Procedure Based On The Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide: A Case Study
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)This research developed design tables of new flexible pavement structures for New York State Department of Transportation based on the Mechanistic Empirical Design Guide (MEPDG). The design tables were developed using the ... -
Development of a Flexible Pavement Design Protocol for the UAE Based on the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
(2019-12-16)The Ministry of Infrastructure Development in the UAE has used the AASHTO 1993 Pavement Design Guide for the design of new flexible pavement structures for many years. An improved pavement design method, called the ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF CEMENTITIOUS SPRAY APPLIED PIPE LININGS IN RENEWAL OF CORRUGATED METAL CULVERTS
(2019-08-12)Millions of culverts under road embankments provide drainage for U.S. transportation network system and are in need of maintenance, repair, and renewal. Over time culverts, like any other asset, deteriorate due to many ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO ESTIMATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF TRUCK, RAILROAD, AND UNDERGROUND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
(2018-09-17)Increasing freight transportation capacity is the most important factor to keep US economy viable. Trucks moved 11.5 billion tons of goods, or 63.8 percent of total freight shipments in 2015, which is projected to grow ... -
Development Of A Freeway Incident Rating System
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-09-17)A freeway incident rating system is proposed to classify incidents in terms of their disruptive potential to cause delays, fuel wastage, secondary accidents, and other adverse operational impacts. A two-dimensional rating ... -
Development of a Machine Learning-based Prediction Model for Construction and Environmental Costs of Trenchless Spray-applied Pipe Linings, Cured-in-place Pipe, and Sliplining Methods in Large Diameter Culverts
(2020-01-08)According to U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration there are more than 4.1 million miles of road in total length, making it the world’s longest and biggest road network with millions of culverts ... -
Development Of A Model For Estimation Of Buried Large Diameter Thin-walled Steel Pipe Deflection Due To External Loads
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)Design of buried pipeline systems involves solution of geotechnical and structural problems in addition to the hydraulics and mechanical issues. Just like any buried structure, it is of utmost importance to understand how ... -
Development Of A Model Of Productivity For Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a growing method for installation of pipes in urban areas and where ever trenching is impossible or undesirable; such as in crossing rivers, lakes, and railways, and special areas ... -
Development of a Model to Prioritize Inspection and Condition Assessment of Gravity Sanitary Sewer Systems
(2021-08-26)Underground utilities and wastewater collection systems deteriorate over time demanding utility owners to involve in continuous revisions and development of their asset management frameworks to maintain the functionality ... -
Development Of A New Device To Evaluate Stabilization Durability Of Expansive Soils By Addressing Wetting/drying And Leachate Issues
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)Expansive soils have been known to cause deterioration among all aspects of civil infrastructure for many years primarily due to the presence of clay minerals like Montmorillonite. Replacing these problematic soils is not ... -
Development of A New Joint System for A Circular-Shaped Infrastructure
(2017-04-28)This dissertation focused on development of new carbon fiber joint systems for all types of underground gravity and sewer pipe systems. Specifically, the external CFRP wrap and, particularly, the carbon fiber reinforced ... -
Development Of A Preliminary Cost Estimation Method For Water Treatment Plants
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)Reliable cost estimates for construction, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of water treatment plants are essential for their project planning and design. During the planning phases of the project, preliminary cost ... -
Development of a production estimation model for tunnel boring machines (TBMs)
(2018-01-09)Advance rate (AR) estimation is a crucial factor at the conceptual phase of a tunneling project for preliminary estimation of tunnel boring machines' (TBMs') usage. The primary objective of this research is to develop order ... -
Development Of A Simplified Analytical Method To Estimate The Seismic Response Of Reinforced Concrete Frames With Solid Masonry Infills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)This thesis discusses the analysis of the lateral force-vs-drift relation of reinforced concrete (RC) frames with masonry infill panels under in-plane lateral loads. Such structures have been the topic of several studies ... -
Development Of A Simplified Flexible Pavement Design Protocol For New York State Department Of Transportation Based On AASHTO ME Pavement Design Guide
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has used the AASHTO 1993 Design Guide for the design of new flexible pavement structures for more than three decades. The AASHTO 1993 Guide is based on the empirical ... -
Development of a Structural Design Methodology for Cementitious Sprayed Applied Pipe Linings in Gravity Storm Water Conveyance Conduits
(2020-09-04)Culverts are important components of the highway infrastructure. They form passageways through the embankment to convey storm water. Culverts are structurally designed to support superimposed earth loads or other fill ... -
Development of a Structural Design Methodology for Cementitious Sprayed Applied Pipe Linings in Gravity Storm Water Conveyance Conduits
(2020-08)Culverts are important components of the highway infrastructure. They form passageways through the embankment to convey storm water. Culverts are structurally designed to support superimposed earth loads or other fill ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A STRUCTURAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR POLYMERIC SPRAY APPLIED PIPE LININGS
(2020-09-04)Buried culverts are important components of the highway infrastructure. Most large culverts are built decades ago from corrugated metal or reinforced concrete materials and now have reached their design lives. Trenchless ...