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An Experimental Investigation Of Icephobicity And Hydrophobicity Of Concrete Surface Treated With PAVIX
Hashemi Senejani, Hussein; 0000-0003-3326-2069 (2022-08-15)High ice adhesion is a significant problem in several industries. The majority of practical issues brought on by ice adhesion are still not fully resolved, and the ice-adhesion mechanism is still poorly understood. Ice ... -
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COUPLED THERMO-HYDRO BEHAVIOR IN UNSATURATED SOIL
Kaneza, Nice; 0000-0002-6036-3546 (2020-08-25)Understanding unsaturated soils in response to the impact of temperature will better predict the performance of geo-structures that extract and inject underground heat. Previous studies have shown that heat and water in ... -
Analytical and numerical modeling of externally heated geothermal bridge deck
Chowdhury, Mandakini (2019-08-12)Bridge icing is a severe safety concern for travel during winter months in the United States. Ice on bridges form quicker than roads, as the bridge is exposed to wind on all its surfaces. The underlying problem of bridge ... -
Application of Photogrammetry for Monitoring Soil Surface Movement
Poudel, Arjan (2023-05-19)Understanding slope behavior and forecasting failure requires accurate soil surface movement measurements. Research gaps and constraints remain despite the development of diverse methods. Recently, photogrammetry has become ... -
Change in Sedimentation Regime due to Bridge Construction Activities: A Field Study at FM 2478 Bridge Over Wilson Creek, McKinney, Texas
Kandel, Subhas (2021-12-20)Bridge construction activities can cause soil disturbances that introduce sediments into a receiving stream and potentially impact its quality and the ecosystem. The impacts of bridge construction activities are studied ... -
Design and Resistance Factor Calibration of Pipe Piles in California
Hu, Yujie (2016-05-11)Steel pipe piles, either open ended or close ended, are widely used in the state of California as bridge foundations due to high load bearing capacity, light weight, and outstanding workability. The design methods currently ... -
Driveability of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) in North Texas
Aziz, Arif Mohammad (2019-12-10)The Recycled Plastic Pins (RPP) have been extensively used as an alternative to the conventional slope stabilization methods in stabilizing shallows slope failure in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho in the United States. ... -
EXPERIMENTAL AND 3D FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF INVERT-REMOVED CIRCULAR CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERTS RENEWED WITH POLYMER SPRAY-APPLIED PIPE LINING
Raut, Samrat; 0000-0003-0933-0228 (2020-06-08)Corrugated metal pipes (CMPs) are one of the widely used culvert structures in the American highway system. Compared to other types of culverts, CMPs have shorter design life, and many CMP culverts have reached or exceeded ... -
Factors Influencing The Microbial Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Performance In Sands
Velpuri, Naga Venkata Prasanna KumarMicrobial induced calcium carbonate precipitation is relatively a new ground improvement technique for geotechnical engineers. This technique uses non-pathogenic organisms that are found naturally in soil environment to ... -
INFILTRATION STUDY USING TDR TECHNIQUES
Sinha, Saurav; 0000-0001-5101-7521 (2016-08-14)The study of water flow or infiltration in an unsaturated soil is a highly non-linear and complex problem, simultaneous verification of field and laboratory results is a convenient and practical approach to test the results. ... -
LABORATORY AND FIELD STUDY OF A LIQUID IONIC SOIL STABILIZER
Gautam, Sandesh (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
Tavakoli, Esmat (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 TESTING AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF INVERT REMOVED CORRUGATED METAL CULVERT BURIED UNDER SHALLOW COVER
Chimauriya, Hiramani Raj; 0000-0003-2751-539X (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 ... -
LRFD Pullout Resistance Factor Calibration For Soil Nails Incorporating Survival Analysis And PLAXIS 2D
DeVries, Brett (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-10-23)The use of soil nail walls (SNWs) in the United States has increased since their introduction in the mid-1970's, to where currently the analysis, design and construction are commonly performed (Lazarte, 2011). These SNW ... -
PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE RESPONSE TO COLD FRONTS: A MODEL COLUMN STUDY IN A FREEZER BOX
DiLorenzo, Taryn; 0000-0002-4476-7380 (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 OF CONCRETE SLABS WITH EMBEDDED HYDRONIC LOOPS FOR GEOTHERMALLY BASED BRIDGE DE-ICING APPLICATIONS
Hurley, Mark; 0000-0003-1883-6589 (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 ... -
REMAINING SERVICE LIFE ESTIMATION AND PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SEWER PIPELINE SYSTEMS
Moamaei, Pardis (2019-08-26)The serviceability and structural performance of reinforced concrete pipes could deteriorate for many reasons. The loss in structural capacity and other structural operations may drastically affect the surrounding environment, ...