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Title: WATER REPELLENCY EFFECT ON UNSATURATED PROPERTIES OF COMPACTED COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS
Author: Dumenu, Livingstone
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: The generation of electricity from coal-fired power plants continue to be a mainstream approach. It is estimated that about 107 million tons of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) were generated in 2017 in the US (ACAA 2018). This equal amount of CCR...

Title: Visibility of Two-Wheeled Motorists Approaching Left Turning Vehicles Under Nighttime Conditions
Author: Spivey, Heath
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Civil engineering
Description: The number of fatal crashes on United States roadways has declined substantially since 2002, yet the number of fatalities involving two-wheeled motorists has consistently increased over the same period. Examining incidents involving a two-wheel mo...

Title: VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF A STEEL TWIN I-GIRDER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE: STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PEDESTRIAN EXCITATION MODELS
Author: Moss, Jonathan
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Excessive vibration of footbridges caused by pedestrian excitation is an important design consideration that has received increased attention in recent years following serviceability-related failures of several notable pedestrian bridges. Numerous...

Title: UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes and Nanoscale Antimicrobials for Antibiotic Resistance Mitigation
Author: Sorinolu, Adeola
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Nanoscience, Microbiology
Description: Antibiotic resistance (AR) is an ongoing pandemic that is unnoticed by many. AR is a global public health issue that challenges therapeutic potential against pathogens of humans and animals. Predictably, the environment has been implicated in the ...

Title: Treatment of Algal Toxins in Drinking Water with UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes
Author: Barancheshme, Fateme
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
Description: 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 ...

Title: Thermal Performance of Precast Concrete Connections Exposed to Fire
Author: Blackstone, Jonathan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Today, most structural design for fire is governed by the International Building Code. Prescriptive code has proven to be efficient and simple to employ for structural design purposes. However, critical connecting elements in structures can be lef...

Title: The impact of redox conditions on OH• scavenging in surface water matrix and implications for testing of scavenging
Author: Nguyen, Jenny
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in water treatment utilizes chemical oxidation to react with and promote the degradation of trace contaminants present in wastewater. Hydroxyl radicals (OH•) generated in AOPs are highly reactive and nonselectiv...

Title: The Role of Environmental Buffers in Potable Water Reuse
Author: Brown, Xueying
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Water resources development--Management
Description: Conventional drinking water resources are not a sustainable solution to supply the rapidly growing populations in traditionally arid states. These areas, as well as others around the world, are increasingly reliant on recycling treated municipal e...

Title: THE UTILIZATION OF GRANULAR MEDIA FILTRATION AND RAPID FLOCCULATION IN A MODIFIED JAR TEST PROCEDURE FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT
Author: KING, CHARLES
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: Jar testing is one of the most common tools that water treatment facilities use to determine the treatment conditions necessary to meet finished water quality goals. A six-place stirrer is normally used for jar testing to provide identical mixing ...

Title: Systematic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in Water and Environmental System
Author: Park, Sol
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Bioinformatics, Water resources development--Management
Description: The global research community is aware of the prevalence and ubiquity of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) which is increasing over time due to human activities (Allen et al. 2010; Baquero, Martínez, and Cantón 2008; Bergeron et al. 2016; Di Cesar...

Title: Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Fill Material from North Carolina Coastal Region
Author: McGovern, Ashley
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
Description: This research involved a comprehensive experimental program was carried out to study compaction characteristics and associated engineering properties of test soils from three actual NCDOT highway projects located within the coastal geologic region...

Title: Shape Factor Analysis of Granular Filter Media and Its Effects on Settling Velocity and Stratification Post-Backwash
Author: Matthy, Lindsay
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Research on irregularly-shaped granular filter media has been sparse. Previousstudies attempted to identify a common shape factor and incorporate it into settlingvelocity models for spherical media. This common shape factor was frequently calledsp...

Title: Sensitivity Analysis of Production Variables of Geopolymer Cement Concrete to Mechanical and Durability Characteristics
Author: TREJO, MARIA
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Geopolymer cement is an alternative binder manufactured from fly ashes that can fully replace portland cement in traditional reinforced concrete applications. As a viable material for precast components, geopolymer features very rapid strength dev...

Title: SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELING OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS CONSTITUENTS ON NATURAL HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE
Author: Willoughby, Austin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Geochemistry
Description: Coal ash impoundments, along with other industrial and natural processes, can be sources of constituents of concern (COCs) to human health including arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), selenium (Se), and vanadium (V). Attempts to model the fate and trans...

Title: STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION OF A FULL-SCALE TIED ARCH BRIDGE SPAN USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS
Author: Salas Zamudio, Neal
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Fostered by advancements in computational capabilities and the development of low-cost structural health monitoring systems, structural identification has emerged as a promising experimental technique offering contributions to several applications...

Title: SPATIAL AND SITING ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS BASELOAD POWER GENERATION FOR NIGERIA
Author: Akinde, Adedolapo
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Environmental management
Description: A new dawn in Nigeria’s power generation landscape requires renewable energy development. Episodic power supply, and too frequent outages characterizes the centralized power grid in Nigeria, thus frustrating efforts towards economic development. T...

Title: Removal of Cryptosporidium-Sized Microspheres from Swimming Pool Water with Regenerative Media Filters
Author: Lamb, Graham
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: Cryptosporidium is a chlorine-resistant protozoan parasite that infects an estimated 823,000 Americans annually. The most common mode of transmission for Cryptosporidium is ingesting contaminated recreational water from treated (chlorinated) aquat...

Title: REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS – PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Author: Liu, Xiaoshuai
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Environmental economics, Human ecology--Study and teaching
Description: The transportation sector contributes more than a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels can be a key solution to mitigate GHG emissions from the transportation sector. Particularly, we have foc...

Title: RAPID AND DYNAMIC LOAD TESTING OF INSTRUMENTED PZ27 STEEL SHEET PILES
Author: Rice, Corey
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: 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 ...

Title: Puerto Rico Grid Resilience Assessment Using Binomial Analysis Following Hurricane Maria Considering Storm Effects
Author: Ng, Yenki
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Hurricane Maria was proven to be a very devastating storm in recent history. Ranked as the third costliest storm in the United States, Maria accumulated up to $90 billion in damages and accounted for at least 3,000 deaths. These deaths were primar...