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A Comprehensive Study of Drinking Water Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
Title
A Comprehensive Study of Drinking Water Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
Author
Alansari, Amir
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering
Description
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...
Examining Associations, Identifying Chokepoints, and Modeling Truck Travel Time Performance Measures
Title
Examining Associations, Identifying Chokepoints, and Modeling Truck Travel Time Performance Measures
Author
Duvvuri, Sarvani
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Transportation, Civil engineering
Description
Trucks transport a significant amount of freight tonnage and are more susceptible to complex interactions with other vehicles in a traffic stream. While traffic congestion continues to be an important ‘highway’ problem, delays in truck travel resu...
Experimental and Computational Study of Performance of Highway Embankments
Title
Experimental and Computational Study of Performance of Highway Embankments
Author
Hassani, Mehrdad
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
Description
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...
Finite Element Modeling of A Pier-On-Bank Bridge Scour
Title
Finite Element Modeling of A Pier-On-Bank Bridge Scour
Author
Chavan, Vidya Subhash
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering
Description
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 ...
Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Title
Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Author
Dodd, Justin
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Civil engineering, Industrial management
Description
While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history of utilization for core business objectives, their successful utilization in the built environment industries, such as construction and facilities management is not nearl...
Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions
Title
Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions
Author
Kodupuganti, Swapneel Rao
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation
Description
Several urban areas in the United States have planned for new facilities to cater to the needs of users of alternative modes of transportation (e.g., public transportation, walking, and bicycling) over the next decade. As an example, the city of C...
Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Machine Learning Approaches
Title
Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Machine Learning Approaches
Author
Qiu, Bo
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation, Statistics
Description
Metropolitan areas suffer from frequent road traffic congestion not only during peak hours but also during off-peak periods. Currently, the increasing availability of vehicle probe data has made the real-time travel time prediction a reality. The ...