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Title
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A Comprehensive Study of Drinking Water Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
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Author
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Alansari, Amir
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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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Coagulation is usually the first and most important step in conventional drinking water treatment processes. The efficiency of all downstream processes is directly dependent on the effectiveness of the coagulation stage. Coagulants such as aluminu...
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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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Modeling Bicycle-Vehicle Crash Frequency on Urban Roads
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Author
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Mukoko, Kanya
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation, City planning
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Description
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Bicyclists and motorists make mistakes that contribute to traffic crashes involving bicyclists on urban roads. The likelihood of a bicyclist being severely injured or killed daily in traffic crashes is creating fear, anxiety, and becoming a potent...
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Modeling Freeway Level-of-Service based on Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability
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Author
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Imran, Md. Shah
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation, City planning
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Description
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The assessment of operational performance is a challenge for the local transportation agencies and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) due to the dynamic nature in traffic movement. As demand approaches to the capacity of a roadway (or of t...
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PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED SOURCES IN WATER RESOURCES
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Author
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NETH, NICOLE
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
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Description
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It is known that wastewater treatment plants are one of the major routes through which pharmaceuticals enter the environment. The following work investigated the effect of previously unrecognized sources of pharmaceuticals that enter water resourc...
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Quantification of Profile Measurement Data
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Author
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Javidpour, Farid
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mathematics, Civil engineering
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Description
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Parts with complicated freeform shapes have been attracting more attention in industrial applications in recent decades. In most systems, the functional performance of these parts is directly related to the conformity of their profile with the des...
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Title
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RAPID AND DYNAMIC LOAD TESTING OF INSTRUMENTED PZ27 STEEL SHEET PILES
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Author
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Rice, Corey
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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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Pile foundations are typically used for structures underlain by weaker soils in order to increase the soil resistance and, subsequently, the axial capacity. In bridge abutments, sheet piles are typically used as facing elements for soil retention ...
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Title
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Thermo-Mechanical Performance of Doweled Connections in Tall Timber Buildings
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Author
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Shabanian, Milad
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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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Innovations in engineered wood products have led to an increased interest in the design and construction of high-rise timber buildings. However, concerns arise when considering the fire safety of tall timber structures. Similar to other types of s...
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Treatment of Algal Toxins in Drinking Water with UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes
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Author
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Barancheshme, Fateme
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
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Description
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The occurrence of algal blooms and the possibility of production of algal toxins and contamination of drinking water resources have become a significant concern worldwide. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are currently known as one of the most ...
