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Title
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Experimental and Computational Study of Performance of Highway Embankments
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Author
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Hassani, Mehrdad
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
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Description
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Highway embankments require careful selection of the borrow material and construction practices. Most highway agencies in North America specify the soil selection criteria based on gradation or Atterberg limits. Furthermore, current construction p...
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Exploring Relationships Between Travel Time Based Performance Measures
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Author
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Koilada, Krupanidhi
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation
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Description
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Traffic congestion is a common problem on transportation networks in many urban areas. It causes delay, effecting the road users and their behavior. The road users always look to reduce their travel time and reach their destination on-time. Hence,...
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Finite Element Modeling of A Pier-On-Bank Bridge Scour
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Author
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Chavan, Vidya Subhash
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Scour is a critical condition change for a bridge hydraulic system, especially during storms and subsequent flooding. Caused by swiftly moving water, scours remove sand and soil, creating holes surrounding a bridge pier compromising the integrity ...
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Freeze-Thaw Durability Specification for Highway Concrete
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Author
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Ocampo, Joseph
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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The Super Air Meter (SAM) is a new method of testing that correlates to how well concrete can resist damage from freeze-thaw stresses. This test is a modified Type B pressure meter that undergoes a set of sequential pressure steps. The equilibrium...
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Geo spatial and Statistical Methods to Model Intra city Truck Crashes
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Author
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Pasupuleti, Naga
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in statistical ranking criteria to identify hot spots on road networks. These criteria potentially represent high crash risk zones for further engineering evaluation and safety improvement. Many s...
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Title
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Geotechnical Controls on Organo-Silane Modification of Soils and Coal Combustion Fly Ash
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Author
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Keatts, Matthew
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
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Description
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Organo-silane (OS) surface modification works by chemically altering the surface of silica based materials and rendering them hydrophobic (waterproof). Limited research is present in the literature addressing the use of OS modified soils as an inf...
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Guidance for Use of Construction and Industrial Waste By-products in Concrete
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Author
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Bansal, Akshay
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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This thesis presents a study to synthesize the published literature regarding the use of construction and industrial waste by-product as cement or aggregate in concrete, and aims to incorporate this knowledge along with findings of an agency and i...
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Title
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HYDROGEN POWER FOR LIGHT RAIL OPERATION: OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY
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Author
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Washing, Edward
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, City planning, Renewable energy sources
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Description
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As urban areas continue to grow and become denser, transit will be vital in the success and progress of metropolitans. Light rail, particularly in the United States, has become a popular mode of transportation that efficiently and reliably moves p...
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How the Brewing Industry Can Support a Circular Economy in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Author
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Hendren, Heather
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Economics
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Description
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This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its impact on water demand, and waste production, with a specific focus on how beer production fits into Charlotte’s public strategy of a Circular Economy. Charlotte adopted a Ci...
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Title
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Hydration of Binary and Tertiary Fly ash and Quicklime Blended Cement Paste System
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Author
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Ojaruega, Akpovona
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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The hydration kinetics in blended cementitious systems with fly ash are quite different from those in conventional cementitious systems. The pozzolanic nature of fly ash not only reduces the rate of hydration in cement-fly ash blends, but also rea...
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IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
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Author
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Jha, Anurag
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Civil engineering
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Description
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This thesis investigates the impact of different fixed firefighting systems (FFFS) on road tunnel resilience. The road tunnel and fire protection communities are considering a uniform approach for considering the benefits of an integrated design f...
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Title
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Internally Cured Concrete Mixtures and Specifications for Highway Infrastructure
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Author
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Leach, Jacob
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Internal curing is a relatively simple approach to reduce the shrinkage and cracking potential of concrete mixtures, accomplished by placing reservoirs of water within the concrete to provide additional moisture to facilitate hydration of the ceme...
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LEACHABILITY AND SORPTIVITY OF INCINERATED BIOSOLID ASH
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Author
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Boivin, William
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Environmental geology
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Description
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The byproduct of incinerated biosolids (biosolid ash) was evaluated for land application through laboratory and field testing of leachability and sorption capacity. Field testing involved vacuum lysimeters that were installed to monitor the leacha...