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Title: DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY FRAMEWORK IN HIGHWAY PROJECTS USING INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION CLASS (IFC) EXTENSION
Author: Shen, Zhenhua
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Civil engineering
Description: Highway-project data are being accumulated at a dramatic pace with the advance of information technology; consequently, the need for discovering useful knowledge among the historical data to prevent highway-project construction delay is increasing...

Title: How the Brewing Industry Can Support a Circular Economy in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Author: Hendren, Heather
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Economics
Description: 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...

Title: Integrated Water Management and Green Infrastructure Retrofits in Urban Areas: Perspectives on Energy Savings, Water Quality Improvements and Economic Incentives
Author: Malinowski, Patricia
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Environmental economics, Water resources development--Management, Environmental management
Description: This research investigates various aspects of implementing integrated water management (IWM) measures in urban areas, with a specific focus on green infrastructure (GI) retrofits. Three major perspectives are examined in relation to water resource...

Title: MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION WASTEWATER SEQUESTERED IN THE ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASH MATRIX
Author: Ghaempanah Tajabadi, Morteza
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Materials science, Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
Description: Geopolymers can be categorized as synthetic zeolitic monoliths. The amorphous structure of this material is developed by dissolution of an aluminate and silicate-rich source, like fly ash, in a highly alkaline solution and then interlinking and cr...

Title: Mitigating Consequences of Flooding in a Typical Boiling Water Reactor Similar to Fukushima Daiichi Plant in Japan
Author: Salehi, Kombiz
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Management
Description: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced a major accident on March 11, 2011, which was caused by a seismic event of 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale followed by a tsunami wave of about 15 meters. This combination resulted in the los...

Title: REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS – PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Author: Liu, Xiaoshuai
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Environmental economics, Human ecology--Study and teaching
Description: The transportation sector contributes more than a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels can be a key solution to mitigate GHG emissions from the transportation sector. Particularly, we have foc...

Title: SPATIAL AND SITING ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS BASELOAD POWER GENERATION FOR NIGERIA
Author: Akinde, Adedolapo
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Environmental management
Description: 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...

Title: Urban Heat Islands and Cooling Strategies: A Comprehensive Assessment Of Charlotte, NC and National Comparisons
Author: Westendorff, Veronica
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Human ecology--Study and teaching, Landscape architecture
Description: The increasing threats posed by climate change and urbanization have elevated the importance of addressing Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon, a critical concern impacting cities across the United States. This dissertation comprises three articles...

Title: Watershed-Scaled Modeling Methodologies for Estimating Highway Stormwater TMDLs
Author: Meng, Zhaochun
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: Highway networks represent a type of linear land use crossing streams and sensitive water bodies. Stormwater runoff generated from highway surface has long received much attention due to the presence of a variety of contaminants, such as sediments...