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A methodology to account for seasonal population shifts in North Carolina
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Author
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Thakur, Reetika
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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REETIKA THAKUR. A methodology to account for seasonal population shifts in North Carolina. (Under the direction of Dr. JOHN HILDRETH AND DR. NICOLE BARCLAY.)Seasonal population has a widespread impact on economic, political and environmental aspec...
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ALTERNATE ENGINE PARAMETERS FOR MODELING OIL QUALITY
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Author
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Trammel, Jacob
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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Oil changes in equipment is one of the most common preventative maintenance (PM) practices performed in fleet management. In addition to being a frequent cost item, the opportunity to optimize intervals could provide significant PM cost savings to...
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DISTRESS DETECTION OF ROAD IMAGES USING DEEP LEARNING
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Author
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Goud, Rishabh Sanjay
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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The NCDOT road survey involves capturing images of highway and later processing to determine an overall pavement performance. Terabytes of data is captured even over a small highway section, therefore, there is a need to find better solutions to p...
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Guidance for Use of Construction and Industrial Waste By-products in Concrete
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Author
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Bansal, Akshay
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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This thesis presents a study to synthesize the published literature regarding the use of construction and industrial waste by-product as cement or aggregate in concrete, and aims to incorporate this knowledge along with findings of an agency and i...
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IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
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Author
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Jha, Anurag
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Civil engineering
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Description
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This thesis investigates the impact of different fixed firefighting systems (FFFS) on road tunnel resilience. The road tunnel and fire protection communities are considering a uniform approach for considering the benefits of an integrated design f...
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INCORPORATING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING METHODS IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION
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Author
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Carter, Mikkea
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Curriculum planning
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Description
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Architecture, engineering and construction industries are advancing in collaborative methods for completing projects. Consequently, institutions of education are investigating methods of teaching students how to effectively function in teams in or...
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Predictive Maintenance Optimization Framework For Pavement Management
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Author
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Kumar, Amit
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation
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Description
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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...
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Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
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Author
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Saunders, Christina
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Sustainability
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Description
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We are now challenged with design-oriented goals of sustainability initiatives requiring energy efficiency in the built environment. Stricter energy codes have added more potential fuel load to a structure and its building envelope. However, these...
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SCAN-BIM-FEA A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION IN A CURTAIN WALL
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Author
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Patil, Gouree Prakash
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Computer engineering, Agricultural engineering
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Description
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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...
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The Use of Lidar Point Cloud Data for Facilities Management
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Author
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Poulos, George
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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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...