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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 ...
Comparative Application Of Two Nanoparticles In Cement Mortar
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs) are two of the most promising advanced materials in the construction industry due to their excellent material properties. In this study, their application in cement ...
Improving Productivity Of Tunnel Boring Machines
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Tunneling with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is one of the most mechanized and sophisticated processes within the construction industry. However, there are risks when venturing down several hundred feet where the conditions ...
Durability Studies Of Controlled Low Strength Material Using Native Soils As Fine Aggregates
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Controlled Low Strength Material using native soils as fine aggregates is an effective option in addressing issues relating to strength requirements, sustainability, and project cost. Using native soil in the place of ...
Investigations To Develop Field Stabilization Methods To Mitigate Surficial Slope Failures
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-07-22)
Surficial slope failures induced by rainfall have been studied for many years. Current research supported by The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is undertaken at the University of Texas at Arlington on two ...
Enhancing Selective Decomposition Of Ibuprofen Onto Porous TiO₂ Nanoparticles
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Advanced oxidation technologies have gained tremendous attention for water treatment purposes after demonstration of insufficient efficiency of conventional systems for removal of many emerging chemicals of concern. ...
Large Diameter Steel Pipe Field Test Using Controlled Low Strength Material And Staged Construction Modeling Using 3-D Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Using finite element methods and field tests, an extensive study on selected steel pipes is devised for the Integrated Pipeline Project in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The project integrates Tarrant Regional Water District ...
Structural And Material Performance Of Rubberized And Hybrid Concrete Pipes
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)
This study investigates how the combination of steel fiber, crumb rubber, synthetic fiber, and conventional steel cage will improve the ductility of regular concrete pipes and thin-walled semi-rigid concrete pipes. In this ...
Assessment Of Stress/volume-controlled Soil-water Retention Properties Of Unsaturated Sandy Soils.
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-22)
The main objectives of this work are to determine the effect of net normal stress and volume change on the soil-water retention properties of silty sand and clayey sand soils under stressed/volume-controlled conditions; ...
Evaluation Of Building Information Modeling Applications For Small Construction Companies
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-07-14)
This thesis concerns developing recommendations to help small construction company's transition from traditional two dimensional plans to a Building Information Modeling (BIM) management process. Due to the cost of ...