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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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RAPID AND DYNAMIC LOAD TESTING OF INSTRUMENTED PZ27 STEEL SHEET PILES
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Author
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Rice, Corey
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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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Pile foundations are typically used for structures underlain by weaker soils in order to increase the soil resistance and, subsequently, the axial capacity. In bridge abutments, sheet piles are typically used as facing elements for soil retention ...
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Quality Assurance of Bridge Deck Concrete Overlays using Surface Resistivity Testing
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Author
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Dillworth, David
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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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Through years of heavy usage, critical transportation components such as bridge decks are repeatedly subjected to stresses from freeze-thaw cycles, chemical attack and the physical loads. These continual stresses and deterioration mechanisms actin...
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Quantification of Profile Measurement Data
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Author
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Javidpour, Farid
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mathematics, Civil engineering
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Description
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Parts with complicated freeform shapes have been attracting more attention in industrial applications in recent decades. In most systems, the functional performance of these parts is directly related to the conformity of their profile with the des...
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Freeze-Thaw Durability Specification for Highway Concrete
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Author
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Ocampo, Joseph
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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The Super Air Meter (SAM) is a new method of testing that correlates to how well concrete can resist damage from freeze-thaw stresses. This test is a modified Type B pressure meter that undergoes a set of sequential pressure steps. The equilibrium...
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A Comprehensive Study of Drinking Water Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
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Author
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Alansari, Amir
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Coagulation is usually the first and most important step in conventional drinking water treatment processes. The efficiency of all downstream processes is directly dependent on the effectiveness of the coagulation stage. Coagulants such as aluminu...
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Development of Early-Age and Shrinkage Specifications for Durable Concrete
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Author
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McEntyre, Memoree
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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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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 ...
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Development of Bridge Management Tools for Predicting Bridge Replacement Projects
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Author
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Alar, Aidan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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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...