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Title: WEIGHT FACTOR DETERMINATION AND FUND ALLOCATION OF PAVEMENTS BY COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Author: Patil, Chaitali Ramakant
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation
Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficient and ideal weight factors by performing the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) using the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Pavement Management System (PMS) and using the idea...

Title: Using Customer Satisfaction Measurements To Build a Stronger Business Case
Author: Mambalum Mahendrababu, Monisha
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Customer satisfaction has been talked about for centuries. While the use of it in the industry as a performance measurement tool to communicate value to the owners has come to light in the recent years, the use of customer satisfaction measurement...

Title: UPDATING AND ENHANCING THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USER COSTS
Author: Ramsey, Joshua
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Transportation
Description: A Bridge Management System (BMS) can be used for both storage of data and to provide decision making tools for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR&R) needs and cost forecasting. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) BMS...

Title: The Use of Lidar Point Cloud Data for Facilities Management
Author: Poulos, George
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: ABSTRACTGEORGE POULOS. The Use of LiDAR Point Clouds for University Facilities Management (Under the direction of Dr. Glenda Mayo) The use of 3D LiDAR technology has been consistently in demand. 3D scans are used for many different applications in...

Title: The Exploration of BIM and Visual Data for Owner Benefits
Author: Mallard, Jesse
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Operations research
Description: ABSTRACTJESSE M. MALLARD. Exploration of how Building Information Modeling (BIM) and visual data is used within the Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry currently to assist in closing the knowledge gaps between Owners and Desi...

Title: TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STATE DOTS TAMP REPORTS
Author: Thorat, Dhananjay
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Transportation
Description: The transportation system of a country plays a vital role in supporting the overall growth of the nation. These transportation systems are a set of complex networks of different types of assets which continuously undergo deterioration at an uncert...

Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INITIAL CONSTRUCTION IRI AND NETWORK IRI
Author: Fang, Xiazhi
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: The main objectives of this study are to develop the relationship between initial IRI and network IRI and to predict service lives of pavements. The raw data used in this research, including IRI, pavement ages, Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT),...

Title: SETTING APPROPRIATE BENEFIT/CONDITION JUMPS FOR PAVEMENT TREATMENTS
Author: Khan, Salman
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation
Description: This research was conducted to determine pavement performance jumps after treatment, which are defined as the difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment Pavement Condition Rating (PCR) values. the North Carolina Department of Transportati...

Title: SCAN-BIM-FEA A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION IN A CURTAIN WALL
Author: Patil, Gouree Prakash
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Computer engineering, Agricultural engineering
Description: Evaluating the structural integrity of curtain walls during the life cycle of a building project can assist architects in developing better designs, inform manufacturers on the needs to produce stronger building elements, help contractors establis...

Title: Quality Assurance of Bridge Deck Concrete Overlays using Surface Resistivity Testing
Author: Dillworth, David
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Through years of heavy usage, critical transportation components such as bridge decks are repeatedly subjected to stresses from freeze-thaw cycles, chemical attack and the physical loads. These continual stresses and deterioration mechanisms actin...

Title: QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF USE OF PORTLAND LIMESTONE CEMENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
Author: Chimmula, Rohit Reddy
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Production of portland cement contributes significantly to global carbon emissions. In order to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete and to construct more sustainable highway infrastructure, blended cements are increasingly being utilized in pa...

Title: Predictive Maintenance Optimization Framework For Pavement Management
Author: Kumar, Amit
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation
Description: The development of a progressive modern highway system is essential for the enhancement of the road capacity, safety, efficiency, commerce, and national defences of a country. These highway systems consist of various integrated individual asset co...

Title: Predicting costs for bridge replacement projects
Author: Phillips, Patrick
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) uses historical highway bridge records to make cost-effective decisions on which maintenance, repair, or replacement action is appropriate for a deficient bridge. The current method for estim...

Title: PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND MEASURES FOR PRIORITIZATION OF BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
Author: Lane, Kelsey
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: State highway agencies (SHA) are tasked with maintaining, repairing, and replacing bridges to support the travelling public. These agencies need to develop programs that prioritize candidate projects in a manner that ensures that bridges are selec...

Title: OPTIMIZING THE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF DOT PRODUCT EVALUATION PROGRAMS
Author: Kasana, Dipin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: State transportation agencies (STAs) implement countless transportation products that are identified, evaluated, and accepted through a Product Evaluation Program (PEP). Through an effective PEP, STAs can ensure the continuous availability of high...

Title: Modeling the Thermal Characteristics of Masonry Mortar Containing Recycled Materials
Author: Laney, Morgan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: As the building industry in the United States rapidly expands, the reuse of recycled demolition waste aggregates is becoming increasingly more important. Currently, the building industry is the largest consumer of natural resources. The constant u...

Title: Manpower and Efficiency Study of the Manns Harbor Shipyard through Data Envelopment Analysis
Author: Morgan, Tyler
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Management, Operations research
Description: The NCDOT Ferry Division (NCDOT-FD) self-performs preventative maintenance, emergency maintenance, and scheduled overhauls on a continual basis with manpower staffing to support the North Carolina Ferry Service’s (NCFS) ability to continue to oper...

Title: Low Impact Development (LID) Decision-Making Support Tool To Optimize Potential Community Impact: Evaluating Socio-Economic Benefits Through Trade-Off Analyses
Author: Donkada, Neetu
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Environmental management, Water resources development--Management, Civil engineering
Description: Low-impact development practices (LID) have been increasingly recognized for their multifaceted benefits. These practices include swales, green roofs, bioretention systems, and porous pavements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighte...

Title: Load Rating for North Carolina Legal Vehicles
Author: Weiger, Jason
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Bridge load rating is the process by which the continued health and capacity of bridges are determined by state authorities. This process was established after the collapse of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River due to overloading resulted in 46...

Title: Investigating Time Sensitive Thermal and Mechanical Inputs for Rigid Pavements
Author: Summers, Clarke
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Transportation
Description: The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is a tool developed by NCHRP used to aid engineers in pavement design and performance analysis. MEPDG is currently incorporated into the software program AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. The so...