Infrastructure & Environmental Systems

Micropiles are a relatively new deep foundation technology in the United States. As an alternative to driven piles or drilled shafts, micropiles can provide substantial [...]

In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in statistical ranking criteria to identify hot spots on road networks. These criteria potentially represent high crash[...]

The energy industry’s struggle to attract and retain qualified employees continues to threaten the nation’s economy, global competitiveness, and national security. Given [...]

Construction and demolition (C&D) activities produce 170 million tons of waste annually (US EPA 2009), 15% of which are drywall. Drywall from construction activities,[...]

Waste generation rates are increasing so there is a need to determine alternative methods of dealing with waste to accommodate a sustainable future. Polyethylene Terephth[...]

According to the Rubber Manufacture Association about 230.7 million scrap tires are generated in the United States every year. Reduction of scrap tire disposal, through r[...]

Considering the over half million bridges in the US state highway system, more than 70% of which were built before 1935, it is of little wonder that bridge maintenance an[...]

Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) is used in several planning, roadway design, operational and safety analyses by transportation planners and engineers. Existing method[...]

The accurate recovery and detection of microbes from water samples is important for the protection of public health. However, not all microbes behave similarly, not all [...]

As greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction has drawn considerable attention, various methods have been established to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater t[...]