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Investigation Of Bamboo As Reinforcement In Concrete
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)This study investigated the feasibility of using bamboo as a reinforcement alternative to steel in concrete structural members. The specifications studied were the bamboo's tensile strength and its pullout characteristics ... -
An Investigation Of Durability And Reliability Of HDPE Pipe For Large Diameter Water Transmission Applications
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-12)The drinking water infrastructure in the North America requires a durable and reliable water transmission pipe material. Thus, it is important to study pipe performance, so that water utilities can benefit from cost-effective ... -
INVESTIGATION OF FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE CRACK WIDTH MEASUREMENT BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
(2016-12-21)This study presents numerical and experimental investigations of flexural cracking, post-cracking strength, and fracture energy of the dry-cast synthetic fiber reinforced concrete (FRC). Notched and un-notched beams for ... -
INVESTIGATION OF GAS- AND LIQUID-PHASE SEWER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS LEADING TO MICROBIALLY-INDUCED CONCRETE CORROSION
(2019-05-14)Sewer systems are a principal element of infrastructure in modern cities, accounting for massive amounts of public investments made over many decades and can be considered as an asset of the nation. Many concrete manholes ... -
An Investigation Of Pipe Jacking Loads In Trenchless Technology
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)Pipe jacking is a trenchless technology method of installing pipes under existing facilities such as roads and railroads. Predicting jacking forces is important for planning, design, and construction phases of these projects. ... -
An Investigation Of Productivity Loss Due To Outdoor Noise Conditions
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-07-14)Most people in day to day life at one time or other get irritated or distracted by surrounding noises. The irritation might have resulted in minor aggravation or may have been dramatic enough to hinder their work. This ... -
Investigation of reuse of coal fly ash to mitigate landfill methane gas
(2017-06-08)Methane (CH4) is a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), contributing 32% of current climate forcing (US EPA, 2015). In 2014 the White House released the “Strategy to Cut Methane Emissions” as part of the Climate Action Plan. ... -
Investigation Of The Lower Bound Compressive And Flexural Strengths Of Conventional Concrete And Clay Masonry
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)Conventional masonry is a handcrafted product in which units are placed by hand in a mortar bedding that is prepared during construction. TMS 402 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (also referred to by the ... -
LABORATORY AND FIELD STUDY OF A LIQUID IONIC SOIL STABILIZER
(2018-12-06)Chemical stabilization of expansive soil has been practiced for quite a time now. The use of lime/cement stabilization as a traditional method has been well acknowledged, understood and standard guidelines for practice ... -
Laboratory evaluation of TX- ProChem as an ionic liquid stabilizer
(2016-12-21)Chemical treatment of pavement and foundation soil was conducted to improve workability during compaction, to increase the strength and stiffness of a foundation layer, and to reduce potential shrink and swell due to ... -
LABORATORY STUDY OF HYDRODYNAMICS OF SUBMERGED BRIDGES
(2020-12-08)Bridges are designed to withstand flood and debris loads; however, it is reported that 53% of bridge failures in the U.S. are caused by hydraulic events, including floods, scour, debris, and drifts. A series of scale flume ... -
LABORATORY TESTING AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF INVERT REMOVED CORRUGATED METAL CULVERT BURIED UNDER SHALLOW COVER
(2019-08-28)Ever since their advent in the 1800s, corrugated metal pipes (CMPs) have played a vital role in this nation’s infrastructure. The wide range of options on diameter and span have made these culverts more preferable over ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
The Last Planner System For Realiable Project Delivery
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-04-11)The Last Planner System is a production planning system designed to produce predictable work flow and rapid learning in programming, design, construction and commissioning of projects. The Last Planner System (LPS) is ... -
Leachate Recirculation Modeling Using Vertical Wells In Bioreactor Landfills
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-09-17)Municipal solid waste (MSW) is made up of household and commercial waste. Total MSW generated in USA in 2009 was 243 million tons and 54.3% of this waste generation was landfilled (EPA, 2009). MSW buried in landfills ... -
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF LANDFILL MINING AT THE CITY OF DENTON LANDFILL
(2019-10-23)The concept of landfill mining has evolved the way of transforming the existing landfills from a final waste disposal site to a temporary storage location for the potentially valuable resources. The convergence of the ... -
Local Calibration Of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide For North Eastern United States
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 1-37A project is based on mechanistic-empirical analysis of the pavement structure to predict ... -
Long Term Durability Studies On Chemically Treated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Materials
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-03-03)Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is a well known construction material which has been used in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) to reduce material costs and stabilizing the pavements for several years. It has been reported that out ... -
Long Term Performance Monitoring of Shallow Slope Stabilization Utilizing Recycled Plastic Pins
(2019-05-14)Shallow slope failures are prevalent within the North Texas region. As highway slopes are underlain with high plastic clayey soils that experience cyclic shrinking and swelling, the soils shear strength generally decreases ...