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- Title
- A Contactless Non-Intrusive Approach for Machine Learning-Based Personalized Thermal Comfort Prediction
- Author
- Ashrafi, Roshanak
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Sustainability, Building
- Description
- Indoor thermal environmental conditions play a significant role in protecting occupants’ well-being. In this regard, schedule-based and predefined environmental control is one of the main reasons for the current discomfort and dissatisfaction with...
- Title
- A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND DISTRESS MODELS FOR A PMS USING AUTOMATED DATA
- Author
- Dye, Michael
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Automated pavement data collection technologies have gained momentum due to the fact that the automated data have more detail, greater quantity, better quality, and better repeatability. A systematic method of developing performance and distress m...
- Title
- A MULTI-PHYSICS STUDY ON GAS DIFFUSION AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CEMENT MATERIAL WITH CO2 SORPTION
- Author
- Wang, Peng
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Emission control and storage of carbon dioxide (CO¬2) from fossil fuel combustion is an emerging and frontier research area to counter likely global climate changes. Although the carbon dioxide separation techniques are quite mature, there is stil...
- Title
- A Study on Soil-Structure Interaction of Axially Loaded Sheet Piles
- Author
- Sylvain, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Sheet piles are geotechnical structural elements often used in canals and rivers for soil retention and scour protection. Short span bridge abutment design in North Carolina and the U.S., for locations near bodies of water, typically uses sheet pi...
- Title
- A study of surface modification effect of hemp fibers on the bulk material properties of hemp-poly (lactic acid) composites: thermal stability, mechanical, therm0-mechanical and biodegradability
- Author
- Oza, Shubhashini
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Sustainability, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Biocomposites made with, natural fiber and bio-based polymers, have many advantages over their synthetic counterparts including low cost, low density, high strength and biodegradability. However, some biocomposites can present problems due to high...
- Title
- ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS IN LIDAR TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATION ENHANCEMENT, INSPECTION WORKFLOW IMPLEMENTATION AND DATA COLLECTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Author
- Bian, Haitao
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Bridge inspection is a critical topic in infrastructure management and is facing unprecedented challenges as the public is concerned more about bridge safety after a series of bridge failures. LiDAR based remote sensing is recommended as a way in ...
- Title
- Applying Travel Time Reliability Measures in Identifying and Ranking Freeway Bottlenecks at the Network Level
- Author
- Gong, Linfeng
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Transportation
- Description
- The continuing growth of traffic congestion on U.S. roadways has become an increasing concern for both travelers and transportation agencies. According to the Texas Transportation Institute’s estimate, the total financial cost of congestion in the...
- Title
- BIOKINETIC PROCESSES OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE (EPS) STABILIZATION OF SURFACE SOILS AGAINST DUST GENERATION
- Author
- Zebulun, Humphrey
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Extracellular polysaccharide produced by a oligotrophic and nonpathogenic bacteria, Arthrobacter viscosus, promises to be an effective alternative to the use of chemical substances in dust control on exposed soil surfaces. The feasibility of this ...
- Title
- Benchmarking for Action & Satisfaction in Facility Operations & Maintenance
- Author
- Dodd, Justin
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Industrial management
- Description
- While benchmarking is a well-established strategy that organizations have been using to manage performance and seek continual improvement for almost 4 decades, the field of facility management has only started using benchmarking in the last 20 yea...
- Title
- Bridge Scour Detection Using Terrestrial LiDAR and Advanced Quantification Techniques
- Author
- Shanmugam, Navanit Sri
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Scour is an important factor affecting the hydraulic structures of a bridge. Remote sensing techniques such as terrestrial LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) can help speed up the inspection process and provide high-resolution records of the exte...
- Title
- Chemical Characterization of Recycled Concrete Aggregates Using a Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Device
- Author
- Dey, Arindam
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) are an important source of material that can be used in construction to mitigate the problems associated with use of virgin aggregates. The volume of waste generated by the construction industry is increasing at ...
- Title
- Comparative Analysis for Reuse & Disposal of Concrete Residuals from Hydrodemolition, Diamond Grinding, & Diamond Grooving Operations
- Author
- Albergo, Christopher
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Large quantities of concrete residual slurries, solids, and liquids are currently being produced from hydrodemolition, diamond grinding, and diamond grooving operations within North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and...
- Title
- DETERMINATION OF COMPOSITE PAVEMENT DISTRESSES IN NORTH CAROLINA
- Author
- Sands, Thomas
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Composite pavements have gained popularity in the last fifty years due to their smooth riding surface and heavy capacity substructure. A systematic method of determining the triggering distress is lacking. With a triggering distress found, the mai...
- Title
- DISTRESS DETECTION OF ROAD IMAGES USING DEEP LEARNING
- Author
- Goud, Rishabh Sanjay
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- 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...
- Title
- DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION POLE STRUCTURES UNDER BLASTING INDUCED GROUND VIBRATION
- Author
- Dai, Kaoshan
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Structural integrity of electric transmission poles is crucial for the reliability of power delivery. In some areas where blasting is used for mining or construction, these structures are endangered if they are located close to blasting sites. Thr...
- Title
- Determination and Evaluation of Inputs for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement to Support Local Calibration of MEPDG for North Carolina
- Author
- Blanchard, Edward
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Civil engineering
- Description
- The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is a state-of-the-practice tool that is used for the analysis and design of pavements, using mechanical and statistical models that have been developed over the past several decades for the p...
- Title
- Development of Distress and Performance Models of Composite Pavements for Pavement Management
- Author
- Fang, Xiazhi
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Information science
- Description
- Roadway systems in the United States have become huge assets that need massive resources to maintain and operate. To meet the long-term performance goal, government agencies developed pavement management systems (PMSs) to help them manage roadway ...
- Title
- Development of Early-Age and Shrinkage Specifications for Durable Concrete
- Author
- McEntyre, Memoree
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Historically, concrete strength has been one of the primary properties specified to ensure concrete quality. As the construction industry advances, owners and major stakeholders are increasingly desiring longer lasting, durable concrete pavements ...
- Title
- Development of a Survival Based Framework for Bridge Deterioration Modeling with Large-scale Application to the North Carolina Bridge Management System
- Author
- Goyal, Raka
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- This dissertation presents the development and implementation of a comprehensive automated software framework for probabilistic bridge deterioration modeling that takes into account the time dependent nature of deterioration as well as the impact ...
- Title
- ELECTRO-ELASTICITY SENSING IN AXIALLY-LOADED CONCRETE USING RECYCLED STEEL RESIDUALS AS FUNCTIONAL FILL
- Author
- Scott, David
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Civil engineering
- Description
- Self-sensing concrete is embedded with electrostrictive materials that provides indications of strain based on variations in electrical conductivity, or its inverse, resistance. Previous works includes embedded material that vary in size from nano...