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- Title
- A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND DISTRESS MODELS FOR A PMS USING AUTOMATED DATA
- Author
- Dye, Michael
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Automated pavement data collection technologies have gained momentum due to the fact that the automated data have more detail, greater quantity, better quality, and better repeatability. A systematic method of developing performance and distress m...
- Title
- A Study on Soil-Structure Interaction of Axially Loaded Sheet Piles
- Author
- Sylvain, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Sheet piles are geotechnical structural elements often used in canals and rivers for soil retention and scour protection. Short span bridge abutment design in North Carolina and the U.S., for locations near bodies of water, typically uses sheet pi...
- Title
- ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS IN LIDAR TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATION ENHANCEMENT, INSPECTION WORKFLOW IMPLEMENTATION AND DATA COLLECTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Author
- Bian, Haitao
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Bridge inspection is a critical topic in infrastructure management and is facing unprecedented challenges as the public is concerned more about bridge safety after a series of bridge failures. LiDAR based remote sensing is recommended as a way in ...
- Title
- Analysis of Engine Oil Quality Degradation Based on Fleet Oil Sampling
- Author
- Dalia, Bhavana
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering
- Description
- Engine oil functions as the lifeblood of engine providing lubrication, and protecting the engine against failure and corrosion (Barnes et al. 2001; Basu et al. 2000). Engine oil samples are analyzed to determine the condition of oil and supervise ...
- Title
- CONSTITUTIVE MODELING OF ALUMINUM FOAM AND FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FOR CRASH SIMULATIONS
- Author
- Bi, Jing
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Engineering
- Description
- In the past decades metallic foams have been increasingly used as filler materials in crashworthiness applications due to their relatively low cost and high capacity of energy absorption. Due to the destructive nature of crashes, studies on the pe...
- Title
- Chemical Characterization of Recycled Concrete Aggregates Using a Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Device
- Author
- Dey, Arindam
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) are an important source of material that can be used in construction to mitigate the problems associated with use of virgin aggregates. The volume of waste generated by the construction industry is increasing at ...
- Title
- Cluster-based Composite Pavement Deterioration Modeling: A Framework for Incorporating Flooding
- Author
- Neema, Ishan
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering
- Description
- Pavement networks are among the most valuable highway assets for a nation asbillions of dollars have been invested every year in construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. These networks undergo deterioration over time due to traffic loading, ...
- Title
- Comparative Analysis for Reuse & Disposal of Concrete Residuals from Hydrodemolition, Diamond Grinding, & Diamond Grooving Operations
- Author
- Albergo, Christopher
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Large quantities of concrete residual slurries, solids, and liquids are currently being produced from hydrodemolition, diamond grinding, and diamond grooving operations within North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and...
- Title
- DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY FRAMEWORK IN HIGHWAY PROJECTS USING INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION CLASS (IFC) EXTENSION
- Author
- Shen, Zhenhua
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer science, Civil engineering
- Description
- Highway-project data are being accumulated at a dramatic pace with the advance of information technology; consequently, the need for discovering useful knowledge among the historical data to prevent highway-project construction delay is increasing...
- Title
- DISTRACTED DRIVING AND DRIVER INTERPRETATION OF SHORT TERM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK ZONES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
- Author
- Oosthuysen, Scott
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Transportation
- Description
- Previous literature of distracted driving and inattention has found that secondary tasks not associated with the task of driving increase vehicular accidents and near miss accidents. Distracted drivers are comparatively different to non – distract...
- Title
- Design of a 4D Deliverable for Construction Schedule Updates
- Author
- DeWitt, Savannah
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering
- Description
- Advancements in digital technology within the construction industry have significantly impacted the way in which the built environment comes to fruition. The use of 4D technology provides enhanced communication of the plan of action established by...
- Title
- Development of a Survival Based Framework for Bridge Deterioration Modeling with Large-scale Application to the North Carolina Bridge Management System
- Author
- Goyal, Raka
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- This dissertation presents the development and implementation of a comprehensive automated software framework for probabilistic bridge deterioration modeling that takes into account the time dependent nature of deterioration as well as the impact ...
- Title
- EVALUATING POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN STREAMS BASED ON PRECIPITATION, NETWORK OF STORMWATER BMPs, AND IMPERVIOUS COVER
- Author
- Venugopal, Manish
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- City planning, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
- Description
- The increase in impervious surfaces accompanying urban development in the recent decade has caused an increase in the volume of stormwater runoff and pollutant loads flowing downstream to receiving waters. In response to increased volumes of impai...
- Title
- Effect of confined rolling on structure-property relationships of Mg-Al alloys.
- Author
- Krishnan, Pavitra
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science
- Description
- High performance, light weight alloys are need-of-the particularly in the defense, automotive and aerospace sectors. Magnesium is a prime candidate since it is the lightest structural metal having a mass density of 1.74g/cm3 and is the sixth most ...
- Title
- Finite element modeling and simulation of occupant responses in highway crashes
- Author
- Li, Ning
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
- Description
- Roadside barrier systems play an important role in reducing the number of fatalities and the severity of injuries in highway crashes. After decades of work by researchers and engineers, roadside barriers have been improved and are generally effect...
- Title
- MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND DEFORMATION MECHANISM IN LIGHT METALS AT DIFFERENT STRAIN RATES
- Author
- Shen, Jianghua
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Materials science
- Description
- ABSTRACTJIANGHUA SHEN. Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanism in light metals at different strain rates. (Under the direction of Dr. QIUMING WEI)Developing light metals that have desirable mechanical properties is always the object of the e...
- 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
- 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
- Processing and properties of materials with or without adiabatic shear susceptibility
- Author
- Chen, Xiaoxue
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science
- Description
- In this dissertation, two topic areas related to adiabatic shear banding (ASB) phenomenon were studied. Body centered cubic (BCC) metals and alloys may exhibit ASB under uniaxial high strain rate compression if the grain size is refined into the u...
- 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...