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Role Of Coarse Soil Fraction On Resilient Moduli Properties Of Clayey Soil
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)As one of the major methods of soil stabilization used in the present, mechanical stabilization improves a native soil by admixing a coarse and/or fine material. This method of soil stabilization aims to reach a composition ... -
SAFETY ASPECTS OF BICYCLISTS IN A CONNECTED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT
(2016-05-31)The revival in the number of bicyclists, bike infrastructure investments and bike policies in the U.S. in the last two decades has escalated the importance of bicycling as a mode of transportation. With the proliferating ... -
Selecting A Shaft/pit Construction Method For Trenchless Technology
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)The word shaft describes a vertical access point that is created by excavating, vertical boring, or blasting required before the start of tunneling or boring operations. Most trenchless technologies require entry shafts ... -
SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION AND RISK ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE GRAVITY FLOW PIPES USING RELIABILITY THEORY
(2019-05-15)Reinforced concrete pipes are susceptible to different types of deteriorations that threaten their structural capacity and serviceability. Failure of these structures or losing parts of their operational capabilities may ... -
Settlement Analysis Of Drilled Shaft Foundation On Natural And Lime-treated Compressible Clayey Soil
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-12)Drilled shaft foundations are primarily used to support structures such as bridge piers, buildings, and transmission towers. The main advantage of a drilled shaft foundation is that it transfers loads to the stronger ... -
Shear Investigation of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
(2017-02-14)This study investigates the effect of macro-synthetic polypropylene fibers on the shear strength and failure behavior of longitudinally reinforced concrete beams with and/ or without transverse reinforcement. Eight large-scale ... -
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 ... -
Smart Speed Bumps
The research underscores the need and importance of traffic calming devices and provides the basis for designing and building a device for traffic calming in neighborhoods with high pedestrian traffic, particularly children. ... -
Stated Preference Modeling And Analysis Of Managed Lanes
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)The thesis deals with the Managed Lanes demand estimation problem in the state of Texas. Managed Lanes are a general type of High Occupancy Toll roads, whose lane management and operational features may be dynamically ... -
Statistical Analysis Of Compressive Strength Of Clay Brick Masonry Prisms
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)The Specification for Masonry Structures section of the current governing masonry design document in the U.S., reported by the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC), contains tables that can be used to determine the ... -
Stiffness Response Of Chemically Stabilized Sulfate Rich Soil Via Resonant Column Test
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)Stabilization of expansive soils using lime and cement additives have been used by practitioners over the last few years. However, recent heaving and premature pavement failures in lime and cement-treated subgrades containing ... -
Strength And Stiffness Characteristics Of Lime Stabilized Soil In A Flexible Pavement Design
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)Lime treatment has proven to be a useful tool for stabilizing expansive soils. Expansive soils cause major damage to flexible and rigid pavements every year, since seasonal changes in soil moisture creates cyclical changes ... -
STRENGTHENING OF LIGHTWEIGHT REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS (CFRP)
(2016-05-20)This research aimed to investigate the effect of utilizing “Fiber Reinforced Polymer” (FRP) on the light weight concrete beams. The main hypothesis is that such utilization of the FRP will lead to strengthened lightweight ... -
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 ... -
Structural Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Circular Columns using CFRP
(2016-05-13)Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have developed numerous applications in the field of Civil Engineering, mostly because of their beneficial properties like high strength-to=weight ratio and high corrosion resistance. ... -
STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF BRIDGE DECKS WITH VARIABLE REBAR COVER
(2018-12-10)Construction defects are common and are difficult to avoid completely. This arises due to improper workmanship, inspection, drawing and specification. On bridge decks, achieving the desired cover is necessary since inadequacy ... -
STUDY OF PARAMETERS IMPACTING PRODUCTIVITY OF TUNNEL BORING MACHINES
(2017-01-17)Tunnel construction has been on the rise for transportation of humans, freight and fluids. For a successful tunneling project, it is necessary for that tunneling contractors to have sufficient data about scope of work, ... -
Subsurface Investigations Using High Resolution Resistivity
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008-09-17)Electrical resistivity imaging has been proved to be well suited to produce images of subsurface conditionsbecause of the ability of the technique for detecting resistive features and discriminating subtle resistivity ... -
Sustainable and Inclusive Engineering: The Use of Mentors and Sustainable Remediation to Increase the Presence of Underrepresented Groups in Engineering
(2022-08-12)The recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in engineering, such as women, has been a priority for many decades to diversify the profession to meet the current demand for engineers. Unfortunately, barriers ... -
Sustainable reuse of fly ash to mitigate landfill methane
(2016-05-19)According to US, EIA 2014 coal alone produces nearly 40% of electricity more than another source in US. Out of the 110 million tons of Coal combustion by-products (CCBs) generated per year as a result of coal combustion, ...