Geopolymer cement is an alternative binder manufactured from fly ashes that can fully replace portland cement in traditional reinforced concrete applications. As a viable[...]

Modern electric distribution system with distributed Photo-Voltaic (PV) farms and energy storage units have been facing technical challenges due to the difficulty in mana[...]

ABSTRACTJIANGHUA SHEN. Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanism in light metals at different strain rates. (Under the direction of Dr. QIUMING WEI)Developing light m[...]

The advancement of technology has enabled us to collect increasing quantities of spatial and spatiotemporal data at rapidly increasing rate through sensor systems, automa[...]

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 statis[...]

Mutations are a primary source of genetic variation and a major driving force in evolution by influencing survivability (fitness), genetic disease, and the development of[...]

The objective of this research is to investigate the ignition behavior of combustible solid materials in fire. Three key tasks were conducted for it: (1) a new theoretica[...]

In this dissertation, two topic areas related to adiabatic shear banding (ASB) phenomenon were studied. Body centered cubic (BCC) metals and alloys may exhibit ASB under [...]

In recent years, massive numbers of distributed energy resources are being installed in distribution feeders at both the utility and customer levels. These integrations a[...]