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- Title
- Thermal analysis of filler reinforced polymeric composites
- Author
- Ghadge, Mahesh
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanics, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
- Description
- Improving heat dissipating property of composite materials is becoming increasinglyimportant in domains ranging from the automotive industry, electronic devices toaeronautical industry. Effective heat dissipation is required especially in aircraft...
- 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
- STUDY OF CO2 INJECTION AT CITRONELLE OIL FIELD USING LUMPED MASS MODELING AND FIELD DATA VALIDATION
- Author
- Liu, Yangguang
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Geophysics
- Description
- Carbon sequestration in geological formation is an ongoing effort of the research community to address the issue of curbing excessive anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This dissertation focuses on the development of a theoretical framework in establish...
- Title
- Recycled Brick Masonry Aggregate Concrete: Use of Recycled Aggregates from Demolished Brick Masonry Construction in Structural and Pavement Grade Portland Cement Concrete
- Author
- Cavalline, Tara
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Reuse of construction waste as aggregates is becoming increasingly popular for a number of environmental and economic reasons. In this study, structural- and pavement-grade portland cement concrete (PCC) mixtures were developed using crushed recyc...
- 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
- Performance of Portland cement concrete containing chemically beneficiated high loss on ignition fly ashes with air entrainment
- Author
- Ojo, Taye
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- The use of fly ash as a partial replacement of Portland cement in concrete production has been widely accepted and has been proven to be a successful practice that enables production of economical durable concrete. However, following the Clean Air...
- Title
- ON THE USE OF SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS TO MODEL ORTHOGONAL MACHINING
- Author
- Avachat, Chinmay
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- Modeling machining processes with conventional finite element methods (FEM) is challenging due to the severe deformations that occur during machining, complex frictional conditions that exist between the cutting tool and the workpiece, and the pos...
- Title
- Mechanical and Physical Characterization of Recycled PET Bales for Use as Lightweight Fill Material
- Author
- Garbini, Jacob
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Waste generation rates are increasing so there is a need to determine alternative methods of dealing with waste to accommodate a sustainable future. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic represents a large portion of the domestic waste generate...
- Title
- LEACHABILITY AND SORPTIVITY OF INCINERATED BIOSOLID ASH
- Author
- Boivin, William
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental geology
- Description
- The byproduct of incinerated biosolids (biosolid ash) was evaluated for land application through laboratory and field testing of leachability and sorption capacity. Field testing involved vacuum lysimeters that were installed to monitor the leacha...
- Title
- LABORATORY EVALUATION OF THE UNCONFINED COMPRESSION STRENGTH OF POLYMERIC FIBER REINFORCED SOILS
- Author
- Kral, Robert
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Soil science, Geotechnical engineering
- Description
- Geosynthetic fiber reinforced soil can be used to remediate weak, near-surface soils. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact that the geofibers had on the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of various soil types. To distinguish t...
- Title
- Investigation of Gas Metal Arc Welding as a Potential Method for Additive Manufacturing of Magnesium Alloys
- Author
- Kossack, Christoph
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) was investigated as a method for the rapid Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of magnesium alloys. The GMAW deposition process that was tested was not modified with Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) or short-circuit deposi...
- Title
- Insitu Determination of Residual Soil Shear Strength Parameters Using the Standard Penetration Test with Torque
- Author
- Cottingham, Marcus
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Residual soils are found throughout the world and often behave differently than transported soils. Residual soils are identified as materials developed from the insitu weathering of rock that has remained in the location of its origin as opposed t...
- Title
- Geotechnical Controls on Organo-Silane Modification of Soils and Coal Combustion Fly Ash
- Author
- Keatts, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
- Description
- Organo-silane (OS) surface modification works by chemically altering the surface of silica based materials and rendering them hydrophobic (waterproof). Limited research is present in the literature addressing the use of OS modified soils as an inf...
- Title
- Experimental and Computational Study of Performance of Highway Embankments
- Author
- Hassani, Mehrdad
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
- Description
- Highway embankments require careful selection of the borrow material and construction practices. Most highway agencies in North America specify the soil selection criteria based on gradation or Atterberg limits. Furthermore, current construction p...
- Title
- Evaluation of the lateral response of micropiles via full scale load testing
- Author
- Babalola, Michael
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Design
- Description
- 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 ...
- Title
- Engineering characterization of waste derived geopolymer cement concrete for structural applications
- Author
- Tempest, Brett
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Sustainability
- Description
- Geopolymer cements provide an alternative to the Portland cement used to manufacture structural concrete. The material commonly used to produce geopolymers is fly ash, which is found in the waste stream of power generation facilities. Therefore, r...
- Title
- Engineering Characterization of Tire Derived Aggregate for Geotechnical Applications
- Author
- Garcia-Theran, Mauricio
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Human ecology--Study and teaching
- Description
- According to the Rubber Manufacture Association about 230.7 million scrap tires are generated in the United States every year. Reduction of scrap tire disposal, through recycling and reutilization, has become an important environmental priority. I...
- Title
- Engineered Water Repellency for Frost Heave Mitigation: Decoupling the Relative Influence Of Matric and Osmotic Suction
- Author
- Abiodun, Uduebor
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Materials science
- Description
- This dissertation, stemming from a substantial research endeavor funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (Award #1928813), stands as an essential exploration of Engineered Water Repellency (EWR) in mitigating frost heave. Combining laborato...
- Title
- ENGINEERED WATER REPELLENCY FOR INFILTRATION CONTROL IN COAL FLY ASH
- Author
- Feyyisa, Jenberu
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- In 2014 approximately 47% of the 190 million short tons of coal combustion product (CCP) was recycled. As a construction material, coal fly ash (CFA) finds considerable use as a partial replacement for Portland cement, as structural fill, and as a...
- Title
- Data-driven control and optimal management of electric distribution grid with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) based on spectral clustering
- Author
- Patel, Shyamal
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- Motivated by the government's clean energy targets, the penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is increasing. These DERs interconnections bring the added generation and storage capacity at the distribution level. Also, with the increasi...