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Title: Bridge Selection Process And Workflow Development for UAS- Enabled Bridge Inspection
Author: Wu, Tau
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: ABSTRACTTAU WU. Bridge Selection Process and Workflow Development for UAS-Enabled Bridge Inspection. (Under the direction of DR. TARA L. CAVALLINE) The application and use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) has become integrated into everyday opera...

Title: Development of Bridge Management Tools for Predicting Bridge Replacement Projects
Author: Alar, Aidan
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: One of the responsibilities of the NCDOT is the prioritization of highway bridge replacement projects throughout the North Carolina transportation system. The Priority Rating Index (PRI) is a multi-criteria formula that is currently used to provid...

Title: Development, Verification, and Validation of a Hybrid Testing Framework for Latticed Structures with Nonlinear Geometric Effects
Author: Tedeschi, Michael
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Engineering, Civil engineering
Description: Hybrid simulation is an increasingly popular experimental method for structural dynamics research, as it offers the realism and exploratory power of full-scale testing at a fraction of the cost and size by resolving a structural system into comple...

Title: EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Author: Diep, Thanh-tu
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: In North Carolina, winter roadway maintenance strategies vary across the state, with some areas using brine for anti-icing pre-treatment, some using granular salts for deicing, and some using a mix of granular salts with traction enhancing materia...

Title: Experimental Evaluation of Low-Cost, Portable, and Rapid Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Timber Distribution Poles
Author: Barber, Erica
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Power line workers have long been required to climb timber utility poles to perform maintenance. Although routine pole inspection and maintenance programs are in place to optimize asset management and reduce the risk posed to workers, such work co...

Title: Laboratory Validation and Initial Field Evaluation of a Vibration-Based Technique for Condition Assessment of Timber Utility Poles
Author: Dulin, Steven
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Civil engineering
Description: Timber is the most common material used for the utility poles that support the transmission and distribution lines of the electrical grid in the United States. Timber is well-suited for use in utility poles but is subject to decay from fungi and o...

Title: STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION OF A FULL-SCALE TIED ARCH BRIDGE SPAN USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS
Author: Salas Zamudio, Neal
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Fostered by advancements in computational capabilities and the development of low-cost structural health monitoring systems, structural identification has emerged as a promising experimental technique offering contributions to several applications...

Title: VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF A STEEL TWIN I-GIRDER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE: STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PEDESTRIAN EXCITATION MODELS
Author: Moss, Jonathan
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Excessive vibration of footbridges caused by pedestrian excitation is an important design consideration that has received increased attention in recent years following serviceability-related failures of several notable pedestrian bridges. Numerous...