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Title
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Bridge Scour Detection Using Terrestrial LiDAR and Advanced Quantification Techniques
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Author
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Shanmugam, Navanit Sri
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Scour is an important factor affecting the hydraulic structures of a bridge. Remote sensing techniques such as terrestrial LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) can help speed up the inspection process and provide high-resolution records of the exte...
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Decision Analysis and Policy Formulation for Technology-Specific Renewable Energy Targets
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Author
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Okioga, Irene
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Power resources, Government policy, Environmental engineering
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Description
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This study establishes a decision making procedure using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for a U.S. national renewable portfolio standard, and proposes technology-specific targets for renewable electricity generation for the country. The study pr...
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EVALUATION OF PLANTS ON WATER BALANCE OF EARTHEN LANDFILL COVERS
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Author
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Saghaei, Banafsheh
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Geotechnical engineering, Hydrology, Environmental geology
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Description
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Landfilling is one of the most common methods to dispose municipal solid waste (MSW) and coal combustion residues (CCRs) in the U.S. Sustainable landfilling will be the key for the future advancement of solid waste management. Sustainable landfill...
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Evaluation of the lateral response of micropiles via full scale load testing
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Author
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Babalola, Michael
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Design
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Description
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Micropiles are a relatively new deep foundation technology in the United States. As an alternative to driven piles or drilled shafts, micropiles can provide substantial support while minimizing cost, environmental impact, and harmful construction ...
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Title
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Finite Element Modeling of A Pier-On-Bank Bridge Scour
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Author
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Chavan, Vidya Subhash
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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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 ...
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Title
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GENETIC MECHANISMS OF OZONE TOLERANCE IN SOYBEAN AND METHODS OF EVOLUTIONARY DISTANCE
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Author
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Whaley, Adam
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Bioinformatics, Genetics
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Description
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At ground level, ozone is a pollutant that poses serious risk to both human health and crop yields. In addition to being a vital economic crop in the US and abroad, conventional soybean lines are susceptible to damage caused by ozone exposure. In ...
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HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT WATERSHED
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Author
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Gagrani, Vijaya
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Human ecology--Study and teaching
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Description
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The purpose of this dissertation research was to assess the change in hydrological and watershed processes influencing water quality in a rapidly urbanizing SE Piedmont watershed. Specifically, this dissertation research assessed the effectiveness...
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Title
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How the Brewing Industry Can Support a Circular Economy in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Author
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Hendren, Heather
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Economics
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Description
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This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its impact on water demand, and waste production, with a specific focus on how beer production fits into Charlotte’s public strategy of a Circular Economy. Charlotte adopted a Ci...
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SPATIAL AND SITING ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS BASELOAD POWER GENERATION FOR NIGERIA
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Author
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Akinde, Adedolapo
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Power resources, Environmental management
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Description
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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...
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The impact of connected and autonomous vehicles on the performance of superstreets
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Author
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Liu, Shaojie
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Transportation, Human ecology--Study and teaching
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Description
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Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are a type of emerging technology that has promising potentials in improving many aspects of the existing transportation infrastructure, including operations, safety, and the environment. With the capabilit...
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The impact of connected and autonomous vehicles on the performance of superstreets
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Author
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Liu, Shaojie
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Transportation, Human ecology--Study and teaching
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Description
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Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are a type of emerging technology that has promising potentials in improving many aspects of the existing transportation infrastructure, including operations, safety, and the environment. With the capabilit...