Category: CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

IMPACT OF PLUMBING DESIGN OF A BUILDING  ABSTRACT  A building’s plumbing and sanitary system are crucial. The plumbing system must be planned and designed properly to meet the residents’ …

VIABILITY OF EMBEDDED ULTRASONIC SENSORS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF CONCRETE CRACKING ABSTRACT Concrete infrastructure is an integral part of a transportation system. Concrete is used in many bridges and …

SELECTION BIAS AND HETEROGENEITY IN SEVERITY MODELS – SOME INSIGHTS FROM AN INTERSTATE ANALYSIS ABSTRACT   This paper addresses the potential effects of selection bias in the estimation of …

SEMI-PARAMETRIC MODELING OF PAVEMENT MARKING VISIBILITY DEGRADATION ABSTRACT The core objective of this research is to provide a methodology for obtaining guidance based on empirical evidences on pavement marking …

SERVICE LIMIT STATE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERED FILLS FOR BRIDGE SUPPORT ABSTRACT     Engineered fills, including compacted granular fill and reinforced soil, are a cost-effective alternative to …

SHRINKAGE AND CREEP OF ALKALI-ACTIVATED BINDERS ABSTRACT   Alkali-activated binders (AAB) are the cement-free binder which could serve as a promising alternative for OPC with significant environmental and durability …

SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF ALKALI-ACTIVATED SLAG CEMENTS ABSTRACT   The annual production of Portland cement concrete exceeds 1010 tonnes/year. This large production volume has resulted in high energy consumption and …

SHRINKAGE CRACKING POTENTIAL & PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF CONCRETE WITH MgO EXPANSIVE ADMIXTURE ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS SHRINKAGE CRACKING POTENTIAL & PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF CONCRETE WITH MgO EXPANSIVE ADMIXTURE   …

SIMPLIFIED NUMERICAL BRIDGE MODEL SUBJECT TO BLAST LOADS ABSTRACT   Damage to a pier column will take a bridge out-of-service, or worse, lead to a complete bridge failure. Besides …

SIMULATIONS OF GRANULAR COLUMN COLLAPSE USING SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS AND DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS ABSTRACT     Granular materials are an inseparable part of daily life. Granular flow is commonly …

SNOW DYNAMICS IN A POLAR DESERT, MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA ABSTRACT Snow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys is rare source of moisture for subnivian soils (beneath snow) in a …

SOLUTE TRANSPORT DYNAMICS IN ALASKAN ARCTIC TUNDRA STREAMS ABSTRACT (Chapter 1) One-dimensional solute transport modeling to simulate experimental tracer releases in rivers is common practice. There are generally two …

SPATIO-TEMPORAL MODELS INCORPORATING NETWORK TOPOLOGY MEASURES FOR PEDESTRIAN EXPOSURE ESTIMATION ABSTRACT   Analyzing the dynamic behavior of pedestrians is significant for the planning and designing of sustainable transportation networks …

STATISTICALLY-BASED AIR BLAST LOAD FACTORS BASED ON IMPRECISE PARAMETER STATISTICS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL ABSTRACT   The determination of acceptable air blast load factors for Load and Resistance Factor …

STREAMBANK CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS ESTIMATIONS USING SSURGO AND EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS Abstract:   Sedimentation of waterways is a growing problem.  Sediment is the largest pollutant to the Chesapeake Bay, which …

STREAMFLOW RESPONSE TO LAND-COVER CHANGE IN SOUTHERN MEXICO: PROJECTIONS OF WATER BALANCE IN THE TULIJÁ RIVER WATERSHED Abstract   Vegetation plays a crucial part in the water distribution within …

SUBSURFACE UTLITY ENGINEERING FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS: A STUDY OF UTILITY IMPACT RATING AND BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS ABSTRACT   Accurate locations of buried utility infrastructures are very important for utility owners, …