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LANDFILL VOLUME GAIN FROM THE DIVERSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
(2015-12-09)
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is one of the major components of the solid waste and is defined as a waste stream resulting from the construction, renovation and demolition of structures such as buildings, roads, ...
SLOPE STABILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF I-35 AND SH-183 SLOPES USING RECYCLED PLASTIC PINS
(2015-12-01)
The United States earth retaining structure market exceeds 170 million square feet annually and there are over 50 different retaining systems to select from which are unique in design and construction. Depending on the ...
Enhanced Shrinkage Characterization of Clayey Soils
(2015-11-30)
Surficial slope failure is a common problem experienced by most of the compacted earth dams in Texas and several other southern states in USA as a result of desiccation or shrinkage induced cracking of the surficial soils. ...
Comprehensive neural network forecasting system for ground level ozone in multiple regions
(2015-12-07)
A comprehensive neural network daily maximum 8 hour-ozone forecasting model was developed based on five years of data (2010-2014) collected from 50 monitoring sites from the Dallas Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, ...
Characterization and comparison of fresh and landfilled solid waste
(2015-12-07)
The understanding of the characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is very important in planning, designing and operating and/or upgrading the landfill operation system. It is well anticipated that the fresh MSW will ...
ESTIMATION OF REBAR CORROSION IN CONCRETE USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
(2015-12-15)
The purpose of this research was to quantitatively relate the amount of rebar corrosion in concrete with the amplitude of electromagnetic waves generated from Ground penetrating radar (GPR). Many studies have been undertaken ...
Experimental Study On Seismic Performance Of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams And Rectangular Squat Walls With Innovative Reinforcement Configurations
(2015-12-08)
Reinforced concrete core walls, coupled by diagonally reinforced coupling beams (DCBs), are a very efficient seismic force resisting system for medium- to high-rise buildings. The diagonal reinforcing bars in DCBs are most ...
IMPROVING WATER QUALITY FORECASTING USING DATA ASSIMILATION
(2015-12-08)
Population growth increases agricultural, industrial and human activities which threaten the quality of water resources, especially water supply sources such as lakes and reservoirs. In potentially high-impact situations ...
MEDIUM-RANGE ENSEMBLE PRECIPITATION AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTING FOR THE UPPER TRINITY RIVER BASIN IN TEXAS VIA THE NWS HYDROLOGIC ENSEMBLE FORECAST SERVICE
(2015-12-08)
Compared to forecasts of short-term precipitation accumulations (daily or shorter) at lead times larger than a few days, those of longer-term accumulations (3-daily or longer) are significantly more skillful owing to the ...
Feasibility of Underground Freight Transportation (UFT) in Texas
(2015-12-17)
The U.S. economy is expected to double in size over the next 30 years. Truck and rail freight traffic is expected to increase by approximately 45 percent. Air freight is expected to triple in response to demand for the ...