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Pavement Performance Monitoring Using Dynamic Cone Penetrometer And Geogauge During Construction
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-12)Proper design life of road network system requires adequate quality control measures during the construction process to ensure proper material quality and sufficient strength in between the materials. Laboratory tests are ... -
PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE RESPONSE TO COLD FRONTS: A MODEL COLUMN STUDY IN A FREEZER BOX
(2021-05-05)The correlation of meteorological data and pavement conditions is crucial for winter pavement maintenance, this is the main reason that it is so important to understand in what ways pavement responds to cold fronts as well ... -
Performance Studies On Rigid Pavement Sections Built On Stabilized Sulfate Soils
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)Soils of Southeast Arlington are highly expansive and rich in sulfates. They undergo sulfate induced heaving when traditional calcium based stabilizers are used for soil stabilization (Puppala et al. 1998). Traditional ... -
Performance And Check-out Verification Testing Of A New True Triaxial Apparatus Using Partially Saturated Silty Sand
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)A stress-controlled, flexible boundary, true triaxial (cubical) testing apparatus has been developed to test 3-inch cubical specimen of partially saturated soil under different moisture contents and for a wide range of ... -
Performance Comparison Of High Density Polyethylene Pipe
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-09-17)The current and forecasted major challenge faced by water utilities is delivering potable water efficiently with minimum loss to end users. Water pipe failure has negative impact not only local communities but also on the ... -
Performance Evaluation And Finite Element Analysis Of Fiber Reinforced Precast Concrete Underground Structures
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)This study aimed at evaluating the performance of BASF Synthetic and Steel fibers as alternative reinforcements in concrete pipes. A total of 93 synthetic fiber and 60 steel fiber reinforced pipes were produced and tested ... -
Performance Evaluation and Retrofitting Options for an Impact Damaged Non-Composite Steel Girder Bridge
(2021-12-20)The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has rated about 32% of total bridges in US as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. One of the most frequently encountered issues for this deficiency is the impact created ... -
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND RETROFITTING OPTIONS OF A PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE WITH DECK PANEL FAILURE
(2022-08-05)Bridges play a crucial role in the worldwide transportation infrastructure. According to the 2021 America’s Infrastructure Report Card, there are more than 617,000 bridges across the Nation, of which, 42% are at least 50 ... -
Performance Evaluation Of Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Beams
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)This study presents the evaluation of the feasibility of the use of bamboo as a potential reinforcement in concrete structural members. To achieve this objective a series of tensile tests on three types of bamboo Solid; ... -
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 ... -
Performance Evaluation of the Modified Moisture Barrier in Stabilizing Shallow Slope Failures
(2022-12-16)Each year significant number of highway slope failures are reported in the United States, especially in states like Texas where expansive clayey soil is prevalent. Slopes constructed over expansive clay often experience ... -
Performance of Cement Treated Recycled Aggregates under Wetting-Drying Cycles in Pavement Base
(2017-06-08)Resilient Modulus (MR) is one of the most important stiffness parameter to determine the thickness of a pavement layer (AASHTO 2003 pavement design guideline). Recent studies conducted by researchers on the variability of ... -
PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE SLABS WITH EMBEDDED HYDRONIC LOOPS FOR GEOTHERMALLY BASED BRIDGE DE-ICING APPLICATIONS
(2019-05-14)Geothermal energy has always been available as a renewable thermal reserve, however, only recently has it been unlocked as a potential source of energy to de-ice bridges and roadways. The ability to efficiently extract the ... -
PERFORMANCE OF CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
(2020-09-01)Performance of reinforced concrete pipes, as a major part of the water and waste-water infrastructure, plays an important role in the resilience and sustainability of today’s modern cities. Cracks may appear in these pipes ... -
Performance Of Full-scale Ultra-high Performance Fiber-reinforced Concrete Column Subjected To Extreme Earthquake-type Loading And Effect Of Surface Preparation On The Cohesion And Friction Factors Of The AASHTO Interface Shear Equation
Buildings in areas of high seismicity may be subjected to large axial stresses as well as severe earthquake loading. In order to protect the integrity of these buildings, concrete columns must possess high compressive ... -
Performance Of Large Diameter Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes In Water Applications
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-10)Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes with diameters greater than 24" make up a small fraction of water utilities. Most of the research done on PVC pipes in water utilities focuses on diameters less than 24". Therefore, this ... -
Performance Of Large Scale Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Deep Beam With Single Opening Under Monotonic Loading
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)The design of complex, discontinuous stress trajectory regions (D-regions) is complex in natureand cumbersome to design. The performance of a large scale steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC)deep beam with single opening ... -
Performance of Light-Frame Wooden Structure (LFWS) subjected to combined wind and flood hazards
(2018-01-04)Light Frame Wooden Structures (LFWS), which are more prone to wind damage by virtue of their light weight, sustain severe damage when they are subjected to simultaneous flood and wind. A difficulty in Multi-hazard design ... -
Performance of Lime- and Cement- based Treatments of Sulfate-rich Soil via RC Testing
(2017-09-20)Chemical treatment of expansive sulfate-rich soils, particularly lime- and cement-based methods, had been rather popular due to their relatively low cost and ready availability. However, over the last few decades, extensively ... -
PERFORMANCE OF PERCUSSION DRIVEN EARTH ANCHORS FOR RIVERBANK SLOPE STABILIZATION: COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY AND FIELD STUDIES
(2023-06-12)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 06/07/2024** ABSTRACT: The unpredictability of the stability of embankment slopes is a recurring problem that threatens the safety of the traveling public, as it compromises ...