Browsing by Author "Grasley, Zachary"
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Jung, Youn Su (2010-10-12)Concrete pavement systems have great capacity to provide long service lives; however, if the subbase layer is improperly designed or mismanaged, service life would be diminished significantly since the subbase layer performs ...
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Andersen, Corbin Derek (2017-02-22)This thesis focuses on the application of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) to oil well cements. Cementing is a critical step in the process of any current drilling and completion program. The hardened cement sheath provides ...
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Ashour, Ahmad (2012-10-19)The focus of this research was to investigate the use of functionalized/non-functionalized multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as reinforcements for the Portland cement paste. The unique geometrical characteristics of ...
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Yazdanbakhsh, Ardavan; Grasley, Zachary; Tyson, Bryan; Abu Al-Rub, Rashid (Journal of Nanomaterials, 2012)
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Abou Sleiman, Carl Nazih (2019-05-15)For a concrete pavement, the permeation properties for the surface have a crucial influence on its durability. Current practices assess the resistance of the surface to abrasion and freeze/thaw cycles based primarily on ...
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Kim, Sun-Myung (2011-08-08)Based on continuum damage mechanics (CDM), an isotropic and anisotropic damage model coupled with a novel plasticity model for plain concrete is proposed in this research. Two different damage evolution laws for both ...
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Hogancamp, Joshua; Grasley, Zachary (Journal of Nanomaterials, 2017)
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Benhalima, Mohamed 1987- (2012-04-17)The process by which to utilize an atomic force microscope (AFM) to measure the viscoelastic properties of a given material through indentation experiments is implemented. The difficulties faced regarding both the data ...
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Shi, Xijun (2018-01-10)Potential challenges associated with depletion of good aggregate sources and management of excess reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) stockpiles increasingly motivate use of RAP in portland cement concrete (PCC) as a coarse ...
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Jahangir, Rezwan (2015-08-28)In order to obtain a better understanding the complex mechanical behavior of asphalt binder, its microstructure must be examined. In addition, the interrelationship between asphalt binder microstructure, damage, and ...
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Jalal, Mostafa (2020-01-13)Multi-scale experimental investigation and machine-learning modeling of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) were undertaken in this research. The experimental assessment was implemented in three different levels including aggregate, ...
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Hogancamp, Joshua; Grasley, Zachary (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2022-05-10)Provided herein are fiber reinforced cementitious materials and mixtures with increased crack resistance. The cementitious materials and mixtures include a cement and at least one carbon fiber. Also provide is a fiber ...
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Torrence, Christa E (2020-11-20)Nearly all nuclear power plants in the United States are operating past their intended lifetimes or are requesting lifetime extensions. Therefore, understanding changes to the concrete containment structure over time is ...
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Rowland, Dorothy Anne (2018-12-07)Selma is one of three World War I concrete shipwrecks in the Galveston area. While the other two are not identified, one of them is likely the Durham. This research explores how and why these ships ended their service here, ...
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Jang, Se Hoon (2010-07-14)The complex interaction between cement and chemical/mineral admixtures in concrete mixtures sometimes leads to unpredictable concrete performance in the field which is generally defined as concrete incompatibilities. Cement ...
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Al Maharbi, Majid H. (2011-02-22)Hexagonal closed packed (hcp) materials, in contrast to cubic materials, possess several processing challenges due to their anisotropic structural response, the wide variety of deformation textures they exhibit, and limited ...
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Livingston Rose, Jeffryd Rose (2018-03-12)The research discussed herein contains details about exploring a method for healing damaged drinking water pipe distribution systems. Two types of damage in the systems were considered, namely cracking and decalcification. ...
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Rahman, Syeda Farhana (2016-08-17)For many decades, degradation of concrete by freezing actions has been a primary interest of research for civil engineers. Past studies mostly relied on expensive and time-consuming experimental or semi-empirical investigations ...
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Li, Xiaodan (2012-07-16)Modeling of the time-dependent behavior of cement paste has always been a difficulty. In the past, viscoelastic behavior of cementitious materials has been primarily attributed to the viscoelastic properties of C-S-H ...
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Sarmento Goncalves Martins E Tavares, Cesario (2022-02-09)The emergence of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) as an attractive solution for precast and prestressed applications has coincided with global efforts towards sustainable construction. The increasing need for tools ...