Browsing by Department "Civil and Environmental Engineering"
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(2022-12-08)The Department of the Air Force (DAF) devotes significant funding and resources to maintain, repair, and construct facilities to preserve and improve its power projection platforms. A service-wide team of engineers, ...
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(2022-04-11)A new nonlinear second-order frequency-domain model based on the mild-slope equation is outlined. The model is an enhancement over previous work in that a closer correspondence between scaling of nonlinearity and horizontal ...
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(2020-11-25)Accurate and rapid seismic response prediction of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in earthquake-prone regions is an important topic in structural and earthquake engineering. However, existing physics-based modeling ...
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(2022-04-22)Many large and small companies have studied and applied autonomous driving systems to the real world. However, much of it is still lacking. In fact, it is easy to find news of accidents of vehicles with autonomous driving ...
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(2021-12-07)The decision-making process is part of disaster management in communities. It is relevant to define how to allocate resources for the four phases of the events: mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery. The design, ...
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(2020-06-09)The impact of chlorine chemistry on the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) during a severe wintertime air pollution episode is investigated in this study. The Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model v5.0.1 ...
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(2020-07-06)Supplemental structural control has become a focus for researchers to improve structural performance and to maintain structural safety during hazardous events and corresponding loads. For structures without supplemental ...
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(2019-06-06)Parametric variations occur throughout bridges service life as a result of temperature fluctuations, cracking, localized damage and fatigue. Likewise, bridges parameters are difficult to estimate precisely; implemented ...
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(2022-04-22)Natural disasters place tremendous stress on critical infrastructure systems by testing their service reliability under extreme condition. Prolonged service disruptions can pose serious threats to the physical, emotional, ...
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(2022-04-27)Due to the rapidly growing population, industrial manufacturers and agricultural producers are seeking every opportunity to meet the booming demands, which have inevitably led to the aggravated water contamination by a ...
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(2020-11-17)Design and material selection of bituminous mixtures (asphalt concrete) have a decisive role in mixture and pavement performance. Traditionally, the design of the mixtures has focused on the volumetric fractions of components. ...
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(2020-08-20)An analysis on the impact of traffic is required before transportation designs can be performed. This impact analysis is even further supported with a shift towards creating more environmentally sustainable designs. Turning ...
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(2023-08-07)The use of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) in Texas bridges has the potential to produce substantial improvements to bridge construction. The advanced material properties and superior durability of UHPC can result ...
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(2019-11-26)Reducing crash counts on saturated road networks is one of the most significant benefits behind the introduction of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology. To date, many researchers have studied how AVs maneuver in different ...
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(2022-07-29)Managed aquifer recharge strategies such as enhanced infiltration systems aim to mitigate floods and enhance urban water supply by capturing water during wet periods. Precipitation variability plays an important role in ...
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(2020-07-13)Fatigue damage and aging are two typical deterioration modes in flexible pavements. Fatigue damage is mainly caused by load repetitions. It results in the degradation of pavement materials and structures which significantly ...
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(2020-07-10)Connected vehicle technology has the potential to improve the performance of the transportation system. The real-time traffic information communicated between connected vehicles and infrastructure enables a more efficient ...
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(2019-11-13)Urban water infrastructure systems are exposed to the impacts of various chronic and acute stressors such as climate change, population growth/decline, aging infrastructure, and extreme events (e.g., natural disasters). ...
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Atomistic Modeling of Interactions Between Minerals and Organics in Civil Infrastructure Materials (2020-03-26)This document comprises a sum of research efforts aimed at the discovery of mechanisms of interaction between mineral (inorganic), and organic substances used or occurring in civil infrastructure materials. This endeavor ...
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(2021-03-23)Assessing drainage conditions at the neighborhood level can help public works agencies to develop maintenance plans and mitigation strategies to guard against pluvial floods. Drainage condition assessments can also inform ...