Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete structures, such as bridges, has historically been a concern in coastal environments. Such environments are chloride-rich due t[...]

Climate change presents a pressing challenge for natural disaster management, to quantify its effects and associated disasters is a persistent challenge for regional clim[...]

The coastline of North Carolina (NC) is home to a large number of state-owned concrete structures such as bridges that can be adversely affected by the aggressive, chlori[...]

This thesis investigates a cascaded H-bridge multi-level inverter topology (CHB-MLI). It utilizes a unique methodology that converts the conventional DC voltage output of[...]

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 sp[...]

Roadside barriers are important safety devices installed on highways to mitigate the severity of injuries caused by crashes of errant vehicles. The two-bar metal bridge [...]

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 Carol[...]

Fostered by advancements in computational capabilities and the development of low-cost structural health monitoring systems, structural identification has emerged as a pr[...]

Excessive vibration of footbridges caused by pedestrian excitation is an important design consideration that has received increased attention in recent years following se[...]

In North Carolina, winter roadway maintenance strategies vary across the state, with some areas using brine for anti-icing pre-treatment, some using granular salts for de[...]