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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 ... -
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH OF ANCHORS IN SHEAR WITHIN FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE
(2020-06-03)This study investigates the numerical analysis of concrete breakout strength of cast in place anchors in shear within synthetic fiber reinforced concrete (SYN-FRC). A three dimensional, full-scale model was developed using ... -
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO INTERNAL EXPLOSION
(2020-06-05)This research investigates the effect of an accidental explosion of a steam boiler in a boiler room on steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) structure in an industrial facility, using nonlinear analysis in ABAQUS FEA ... -
Flexural Load Capacity of Heat-Treated Concrete Mixed with Recycled Glass Aggregate and Glass Pozzolan
(2020-05-28)This research focuses on determining the effects of adding glass aggregate and glass pozzolan to concrete that has been exposed to high temperatures. Previous work, based on finding the recommended proportions of recycled ... -
Experimental Study of Flexural Behavior of Preflex SFRC-Encased Steel Joist Composite Beams
(2020-06-08)This study investigates the behavior of encased steel composite beams in straight and preflex beams, constructed and tested at Civil Engineering Laboratory Building (CELB). Upwards camber is provided in the steel sections ... -
Physical characterization and evaluation of energy potential for mined waste from Irving landfill
(2019-12-06)Historically landfills have been seen as the ultimate solution for storing waste at minimum cost. But, now it is a well-known fact that these deposits have numerous implications such as long term methane emissions, local ... -
Driveability of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) in North Texas
(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. ... -
Effect of sewage sludge and wastewater recirculation on the degradation of Municipal Solid Waste in bioreactors
(2019-12-10)Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is the major environmental and economical concern for the world. Among all the MSW management alternatives, sustainable Bioreactor has potential to solve environmental and economic ... -
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF UTILIZING STEEL FIBER AS CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT IN BRIDGE DECKS
(2019-12-06)Research on utilizing steel fiber vs concrete reinforcement in bridge deck to replace more traditional reinforcing bars is sparse, therefore a research into this topic is interesting to identity opportunities for speeding ... -
IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL DELAY IN IRAQ
(2020-01-06)The construction industry is considered one of the most important industries in Iraq. It is well known that most construction projects in this country can experience missed deadlines and cost overruns or both. The main ... -
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 ... -
User Syndication Using Speech Rhythm
(2019-08-08)In recent years we have seen a variety of approaches to increase security on computers and mobile devices including fingerprint, and facial recognition. Such techniques while effective are very expensive. Voice biometrics, ... -
REMAINING SERVICE LIFE ESTIMATION AND PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SEWER PIPELINE SYSTEMS
(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, ... -
Analytical and numerical modeling of externally heated geothermal bridge deck
(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 ... -
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 ... -
EVALUATION OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION IN HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY FOR AN EVAPOTRANSPIRATION COVER SYSTEM
(2019-07-10)The purpose of landfill cover systems is to minimize, and if possible prevent the interaction of the environment with the buried waste mass. In this effort, one of the most prevalent parameters to control is the percolation ... -
Applications of Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete on Flexural Structural and Architectural Members
(2017-06-14)This thesis presents the test results of a study on flexural and shear behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC) beams, reinforced with Grade 60 steel (ASTM A615/A615M), Grade 100 steel (ASTM ... -
Concrete Breakout Strength of Post-Installed Anchors within Fiber Reinforced Concrete
(2018-05-14)This study investigates the effects of Polypropylene fibers on the concrete breakout of post-installed screw anchor bolts. Concrete anchors were installed within concrete specimens of differing amounts of Polypropylene ... -
Diagnosis and Quantification of Post-Disaster Construction Material Cost Fluctuations
(2018-06-06)The post-disaster survival of cities and communities depend on their capabilities to rapidly reconstruct damages. Temporary increase in construction costs following natural disasters, also known as “demand surge,” impedes ... -
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 ...