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- Title
- Web-GIS Based Bridge Information Database Visualization Analytics and Distributed Sensing Framework
- Author
- Tong, Yonghong
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- The national bridge system plays very important role in society operations ensuring mobilities that can sustain social and economic growth. Recent increasingly growing concerns about the safety of existing bridges are shared by highway agencies at...
- 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 Influence of Reinforcement Size on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of a Nanostructured Aluminum-Based Metal Matrix Composite
- Author
- Behm, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science, Nanoscience
- Description
- With increased availability and growing commercial applications, aluminum- based metal matrix composites show promise as high specific strength structural materials. Before they can be implemented however, they require thorough characterization an...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...