Category: CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

SUSPENSION PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE NUMERICAL MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND LOAD CASE SIMULATION ABSTRACT During rainy seasons, rural communities around the world become isolated from health care, education and other essential facilities …

TENSION STIFFENING MODEL FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BASED ON BOND STRESS SLIP RELATION Abstract Tension stiffening is a structural property of reinforced concrete that refers to the contribution of concrete …

THE ALKALI-SILICA REACTION IN ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASH CONCRETE ABSTRACT     The global concrete production has grown considerably over the last decades in line with the population growth, industrialization …

THE BEST PRACTICES FOR SUBCONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION ABSTRACT   To achieve efficiency and quality, the construction industry must have a number of companies and individuals from various backgrounds …

THE EFFECTS OF FLUID’S PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON PIPING EROSION PROGRESSION OF A SILTY SAND ABSTRACT This thesis presents an experimental research for studying the absolute and interactive effects of …

THE EXPANSIVE EFFECTS OF CONCENTRATED PYRITIC ZONES IN SHALES OF THE MARCELLUS FORMATION ABSTRACT   Expansive pyritic shales have caused untold amounts of damage to civil infrastructure throughout the …

THE UTILIZATION OF RECLAIMED WASTE-TO-ENERGY AGGREGATES AS LIGHTWEIGHT SAND IN CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS AND PRECAST CONCRETE ABSTRACT In the United States, solid waste is being generated and disposed of …

THE VIABILITY OF PARTIALLY POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE MEMBERS  IN AN AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING CYCLIC LOADING ABSTRACT Partially prestressed concrete offers several advantages over fully prestressed designs including increased ductility, increased …

THREE ­DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF WOOD MOMENT CONNECTIONS ABSTRACT Small-scale wooden moment connections were tested under cyclic loading. These tests investigated the influence of the addition of fiber reinforcement and …

THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELLING OF HYDRODYNAMICS AND MORPHODYNAMICS AROUND IN-STREAM STRUCTURES Abstract In-stream structures include both engineered structures and naturally formed ones. Examples of engineered in-stream structures are bridge piers, …

TIME-VARYING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS REVEALS IMPACTS OF WATERSHED MODEL CHOICE ON THE INFERENCE OF DOMINANT PROCESSES Abstract Lumped rainfall-runoff models are widely used for flow prediction, but a longrecognized need …

TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL IN A CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERING PEDESTRIANS ABSTRACT Traffic signals help to maintain order in urban traffic networks and reduce vehicle conflicts by dynamically …

ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE: EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPORTIONS ABSTRACT   Ultra-High Strength concrete (UHSC) is a new type of concrete known for its superior mechanical properties …

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE AND CONCENTRATION DISCHARGE: AGRICULTURAL NITRATE IN THE CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED Abstract   The use of agricultural nitrate sources is a growing concern in Midwestern …

USE OF SEMI-CIRCULAR BEND TEST TO CHARACTERIZE FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT CONCRETE WITH VIRGIN AND RECYCLED MATERIALS ABSTRACT Cracking in asphalt pavements is a challenging problem and has been …

USING δ2H AND δ18O TO DETERMINE THE FLOWPATHS AND TIMESCALES OF WATER AT THE SUSQUEHANNA SHALE HILLS CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY ABSTRACT A stable isotope sampling network was implemented at …

USING REAL-TIME SPEED DATA TO QUANTIFY IMPACTS OF WEATHER ON TRAVEL SPEEDS ABSTRACT Travel speed is an essential criterion for evaluating motorists’ driving experiences and the traffic conditions they …