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Title: Bridge Scour Detection Using Terrestrial LiDAR and Advanced Quantification Techniques
Author: Shanmugam, Navanit Sri
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: 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 speed up the inspection process and provide high-resolution records of the exte...

Title: Capturing Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts Using Computer Vision: Predicting the Severity of Conflicts and Examining the Effects of Pedestrian, Vehicle and Signal Timing-Related Factors
Author: Kalambay, Panick
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Transportation
Description: According to crash statistics, the United States witnessed 6,205 pedestrian fatalities and 76,000 injuries on its roads in 2019. These numbers are still unacceptably high and urge the need for proactive measures to mitigate pedestrian-vehicle conf...

Title: DC MICROGRID WITH CONTROLLABLE LOADS
Author: Mazhari, Iman
Date Created: 2017
Description: The conventional electrical system in place today sees our electrical devices powered by AC mains. But as renewable technologies become more prevalent, DC microgrids could be a cheaper and more efficient alternative. To avoid any possible technica...

Title: DC MICROGRID WITH CONTROLLABLE LOADS
Author: Mazhari, Iman
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: The conventional electrical system in place today sees our electrical devices powered by AC mains. But as renewable technologies become more prevalent, DC microgrids could be a cheaper and more efficient alternative. To avoid any possible technica...

Title: Engineering characterization of waste derived geopolymer cement concrete for structural applications
Author: Tempest, Brett
Date Created: 2010
Description: Geopolymer cements provide an alternative to the Portland cement used to manufacture structural concrete. The material commonly used to produce geopolymers is fly ash, which is found in the waste stream of power generation facilities. Therefore, r...

Title: Engineering characterization of waste derived geopolymer cement concrete for structural applications
Author: Tempest, Brett
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Sustainability
Description: Geopolymer cements provide an alternative to the Portland cement used to manufacture structural concrete. The material commonly used to produce geopolymers is fly ash, which is found in the waste stream of power generation facilities. Therefore, r...

Title: Examining Associations, Identifying Chokepoints, and Modeling Truck Travel Time Performance Measures
Author: Duvvuri, Sarvani
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Transportation, Civil engineering
Description: Trucks transport a significant amount of freight tonnage and are more susceptible to complex interactions with other vehicles in a traffic stream. While traffic congestion continues to be an important ‘highway’ problem, delays in truck travel resu...

Title: Experimental and Computational Study of Performance of Highway Embankments
Author: Hassani, Mehrdad
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
Description: Highway embankments require careful selection of the borrow material and construction practices. Most highway agencies in North America specify the soil selection criteria based on gradation or Atterberg limits. Furthermore, current construction p...

Title: FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING SEISMICALLY EXCITED SLOSHING WITHIN SHALLOW SKIRT SUPPORTED PRESSURE VESSELS
Author: Antaal, Bikramjit
Date Created: 2010
Description: This dissertation describes the finite element considerations employed in a seismic response spectrum analysis of a skirt supported, liquid containing pressure vessel. Like many axisymmetric cylindrical vessels, the gross seismic response to an in...

Title: FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING SEISMICALLY EXCITED SLOSHING WITHIN SHALLOW SKIRT SUPPORTED PRESSURE VESSELS
Author: Antaal, Bikramjit
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This dissertation describes the finite element considerations employed in a seismic response spectrum analysis of a skirt supported, liquid containing pressure vessel. Like many axisymmetric cylindrical vessels, the gross seismic response to an in...

Title: FORECASTING TRAVEL TIME AND VARIATIONS IN TRAVEL TIME DUE TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN SPATIO-TEMPORAL CONTEXT ALONG FREEWAY
Author: Reza, Rashid Mohammad
Date Created: 2015
Description: The growth in population, technological advancements, increase in average life expectancy, and newer and fuel-efficient vehicles has led to a meteoric rise in travel demand over the past few decades. However, the road network capacity has not incr...

Title: FORECASTING TRAVEL TIME AND VARIATIONS IN TRAVEL TIME DUE TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN SPATIO-TEMPORAL CONTEXT ALONG FREEWAY
Author: Reza, Rashid Mohammad
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation, Statistics
Description: The growth in population, technological advancements, increase in average life expectancy, and newer and fuel-efficient vehicles has led to a meteoric rise in travel demand over the past few decades. However, the road network capacity has not incr...

Title: Geo spatial and Statistical Methods to Model Intra city Truck Crashes
Author: Pasupuleti, Naga
Date Created: 2012
Description: 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 risk zones for further engineering evaluation and safety improvement. Many s...

Title: Geo spatial and Statistical Methods to Model Intra city Truck Crashes
Author: Pasupuleti, Naga
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: 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 risk zones for further engineering evaluation and safety improvement. Many s...

Title: MODELING ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC FOR LOCAL FUNCTIONALLY CLASSIFIED ROADS
Author: Mathew, Sonu
Date Created: 2020
Description: The rapid increase in population, the growth in demand for travel, and the subsequent traffic congestion and road safety challenges call for better utilization of existing road infrastructure. A federally funded state-administered program known as...

Title: MODELING ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC FOR LOCAL FUNCTIONALLY CLASSIFIED ROADS
Author: Mathew, Sonu
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Transportation
Description: The rapid increase in population, the growth in demand for travel, and the subsequent traffic congestion and road safety challenges call for better utilization of existing road infrastructure. A federally funded state-administered program known as...

Title: MODELING CRASH RISK DUE TO TRAFFIC RULE VIOLATIONS FOR EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES
Author: Penmetsa, Praveena
Date Created: 2017
Description: With 1.3 million deaths, motor vehicle crashes contributed to 2.2% of the total deaths in the world during 2012. Traffic rule violations are the major reason for the occurrence of crashes and fatalities world-wide. Education, enforcement and engin...

Title: MODELING CRASH RISK DUE TO TRAFFIC RULE VIOLATIONS FOR EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES
Author: Penmetsa, Praveena
Date Created: 2017
Description: With 1.3 million deaths, motor vehicle crashes contributed to 2.2% of the total deaths in the world during 2012. Traffic rule violations are the major reason for the occurrence of crashes and fatalities world-wide. Education, enforcement and engin...

Title: MODELING CRASH RISK DUE TO TRAFFIC RULE VIOLATIONS FOR EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES
Author: Penmetsa, Praveena
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation
Description: With 1.3 million deaths, motor vehicle crashes contributed to 2.2% of the total deaths in the world during 2012. Traffic rule violations are the major reason for the occurrence of crashes and fatalities world-wide. Education, enforcement and engin...

Title: MODELING RISK AND THE EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN FREEWAY POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON CRASHES IN SPEED-CHANGE LANES
Author: Tagar, Synthia
Date Created: 2018
Description: Providing adequate design standards and capacity of speed-change lane is important for merging and diverging traffic to safely complete their maneuvers. Short speed-change lanes limit the ability of merging vehicles (/diverging vehicles) to reach ...