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THERMAL PROPERTIES OF WATER REPELLENT SANDS: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL EVALUATION
(2022-08-17)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/16/2024** ABSTRACT: Unsaturated hydrophobic soils, induced by the decomposition of plant roots or chemical or oil contamination et al., may have potentially negative ... -
THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF UNSATURATED CLAYEY SOILS VIA THERMO/SUCTION-CONTROLLED RING SHEAR TESTING
(2015-12-08)There is a lot of geotechnical infrastructure made of compacted soil, or resting on unsaturated ground, which involves a wide range of deformations. Calculation of foundation settlement, for instance, requires a good ... -
TOWARD A SEISMIC RESISTANT STEEL STAGGERED TRUSS FRAMING SYSTEM (STF)
(2020-04-22)The Staggered Truss Framing (STF) system is a type of steel structural system used in mid- to high-rise buildings. It was initially developed in the 1960s in order to create a steel framing system that has low floor-to-floor ... -
TOWARD HIGH-RESOLUTION FLOOD FORECASTING FOR LARGE URBAN AREAS - NEW SOLUTIONS FOR 1D ROUTING
(2017-05-12)The ability to forecast flow, depth, and velocity in flooding events is one of the most important needs in highly populated urban areas. Urbanization and climate change highlight the necessity to understand and accurately ... -
Transformation of, in, and by Learning in a Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program
(The University of Louisiana SystemDepartment of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2014)Transformative learning is the most desired core outcome in adult education. The qualitative study examined critical reflections for professional transformation related to development and implementation of service-learning ... -
TRANSIENT SEEPAGE AND SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS IN PARTIALLY SATURATED EARTHEN DAM
(2020-08-27)The problem of slope stability in earthen dams is a major concern to geotechnical engineers. Traditionally, the seepage through embankments and other geotechnical structures is estimated using hydraulic properties of ... -
The Travel Behavior Of Minority Cohorts In Texas
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-09-17)Texas is changing dramatically; the most conservative population forecast indicates that Hispanics will account for 50% of the Texas population before 2035. Not only is the number of Hispanics on the rise in Texas, but ... -
Trends Of Vehicular Emissions Due To The Effect Of Ethos® FR As Fuel Additive
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)The main objective of this research was to observe if the addition of the fuel additive Ethos Fuel Reformulator significantly reduced the emissions of CO, CO2, HC and NOX from a light duty vehicle. Data collection was ... -
Trends Of Vehicular Emissions For Clean Air Associates Precombustion Retrofit Device
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-04-22)The research study objective was to find if there was any reduction in onboard exhaust emissions from a light duty passenger car (2007 Dodge Charger) with a Clean Air Catalytic Converter manufactured by Clean Air Associates, ... -
Unsaturated Soil Behavior Under Large Deformations Using A Fully Servo/suction-controlled Ring Shear Apparatus
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-07-14)In recent years, the key hypotheses of most elasto-plastic constitutive frameworks postulated for unsaturated soils have been validated via suction-controlled oedometer, triaxial, and direct shear testing. These techniques, ... -
Use Of Electrical Resistivity And Multichannel Analysis Of Surface Wave Geophysical Tomography In Geotechnical Site Characterization Of Dam
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-03-03)Performance of geotechnical site characterization is a primary function of geotechnical engineers. Generalizations required to extrapolate conventional geotechnical boring data can limit the effectiveness of site assessments. ... -
Use of Smartphone Apps While Driving: Variations on driving performances, perceived risks and behaviors
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/15/2024** ABSTRACT: Distracted driving increases the crash frequencies on the road and subsequently leads to fatalities involved with crashes. As technology has evolved, ... -
Use Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete In Structural Members With Highly Complex Stress Fields
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-04-11)Reinforced concrete (RC) members with significant geometric discontinuities and complex stress distributions under loading require considerable analyses and usually complicated reinforcement detailing. RC members with large ... -
USE OF TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY TO CHARACTERIZE THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF UNSATURATED SANDS
(2021-01-06)Unsaturated soil is an essential consideration for many geotechnical engineering fields, for example, soil bearing capacity, soil lateral earth pressure, slope stability analysis, and seepage-related problems. Thermal-hy ... -
Use of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHP-FRC) for Fast and Sustainable Repair of Pavement and a New Sustainable Structural Member with Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHP-FRC) and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement
(2019-05-22)The first part of this research presents a new methodology, which enables streets, roads, highways, bridges, and airfields to use an advanced fiber-reinforced concrete material, which can delay or prevent the deterioration ... -
User Syndication Using Speech Rhythm
(2019-08-08)In recent years we have seen a variety of approaches to increase security on computers and mobile devices including fingerprint, and facial recognition. Such techniques while effective are very expensive. Voice biometrics, ... -
Using Lean Techniques To Reduce Waste And Improve Performance In Municipal Project Delivery
The basic concepts of lean thinking in construction projects are to reduce waste, improve communication, and promote teamwork integration through a common set of tools and techniques. With increased demand for public works ... -
UTILIZATION OF GEOCELL-REINFORCED RAP MATERIAL BASE LAYER IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS: EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES
(2018-12-07)Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) materials have been considered as one of the most sustainable and cost-effective options in the pavement industry. The use of RAP materials in pavement construction reduces natural resources ... -
UTILIZING LOAD TESTS AND SITE INVESTIGATION DATA TO PREDICT DESIGN LOAD CAPACITIES FOR DRILLED SHAFTS IN DIFFERENT GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
(2021-08-06)Precise predictions of the design capacities of drilled shafts on weak rock formations is vital for a better design of foundations. Irregularities in rock formations due to weathering cause discrepancies in actual bearing ... -
Utilizing the State of Art Technologies to Assess and Address Urban Flooding
(2019-08-30)Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban area, a proportion that is expected to increase to 60% by 2050. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to ...