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A methodology to account for seasonal population shifts in North Carolina
Title
A methodology to account for seasonal population shifts in North Carolina
Author
Thakur, Reetika
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
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...
ALTERNATE ENGINE PARAMETERS FOR MODELING OIL QUALITY
Title
ALTERNATE ENGINE PARAMETERS FOR MODELING OIL QUALITY
Author
Trammel, Jacob
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
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...
Classification and Pixel-Level Segmentation of Asphalt Pavement Cracks Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Title
Classification and Pixel-Level Segmentation of Asphalt Pavement Cracks Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Author
Adnan, Tamim
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
This study was conducted to answer two research questions. How do the chosen CNN models perform on publicly available asphalt pavement crack datasets for classification and segmentation? And how can these CNN models be fine-tuned to improve their ...
Current state of practice for condition assessment methods and the facility condition index as a measure
Title
Current state of practice for condition assessment methods and the facility condition index as a measure
Author
Karanja, Pauline
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
Buildings deteriorate for various reasons which include age, overcapacity, and lack of planning and preventative maintenance. Facility Condition Assessments (FCAs) are used to measure this deterioration with the aim of collecting data to determine...
IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
Title
IMPACT OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS ON ROAD TUNNEL RESILIENCE
Author
Jha, Anurag
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Civil engineering
Description
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...
Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
Title
Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
Author
Saunders, Christina
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Sustainability
Description
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...
The Exploration of BIM and Visual Data for Owner Benefits
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...
The Use of Lidar Point Cloud Data for Facilities Management
Title
The Use of Lidar Point Cloud Data for Facilities Management
Author
Poulos, George
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
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...