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Dissertations from 2024

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Comprehensive investigation of using tire-derived aggregate in chip seal subjected to various traffic and environmental conditions, Alireza Pourhassan

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Low-shrinkage fiber-reinforced concrete for infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, Jingjie Wei

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A structure from motion photogrammetric method for continuously measuring and tracking the deformations of soils during triaxial testing, Xiaolong Xia

Dissertations from 2023

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PROMOTING ENHANCED DECISION-MAKING AND PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR MODULARIZATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY USING RISK-BASED APPROACH, ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS, AND GRAPH THEORY, Mohamad Abdul Nabi

Dissertations from 2022

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SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF SHRINKAGE MITIGATING STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE OF FIBER-REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES, Kamran Aghaee

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PROMOTING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY DEPLOYMENT AND DIFFUSION FOR SUSTAINABLE CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE USING MULTI-AGENT BASED MODELING AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYTICS, Gasser Ali

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Ecological restoration of lead/zinc/copper mine tailings: Phytomanagement and amendment strategies to enhance substrate functionality and biomass production, Mariam K. Al-Lami

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INVESTIGATING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE RECYCLED COMPONENTS AND THE ASPHALT BINDERS, PLANT, LAB, AND FIELD MIXES, Eslam Deef-Allah

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THEORETICAL DETERMINATION OF THE YIELD CURVE FOR UNSATURATED SOILS, Sara Fayek

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Post-seismic response and repair of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete bridges, Giacomo Fraioli

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Characterization and utilization of alkali-activated concrete for sustainable infrastructures, Eslam Gomaa

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Innovative approach to use guayule resin as a bio-based asphalt alternative, Ahmed Hemida

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS AND THEIR COMPOSITES, Yanxiao Li

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A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FULLY COUPLED HYDRO-MECHANICAL ELASTO-PLASTIC MODEL FOR UNSATURATED SOILS WITH CONSIDERATION OF HYSTERESIS BEHAVIOR, Beshoy Sami Moussa Riad

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DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF SELF-CONSOLIDATING AND THIXOTROPIC ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION, Le Teng

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STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SHRINKAGE RESISTANCE OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS FOR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINTING, Kavya Vallurupalli

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USE OF CELLULAR CONCRETE FOR AIR CONVECTION EMBANKMENT TO PROTECT PERMAFROST FOUNDATION IN COLD REGIONS, Hanli Wu

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Deep learning-based surrogate models for post-earthquake damage assessment, Xinzhe Yuan

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CORROSION RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF MILD STEEL BAR COATED WITH MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT PASTE, Fan Zhang

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Wind flow characteristics of multi-vortex tornadoes and their wind effects on residential houses, Yi Zhao

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STRAIN AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FROM DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSORS IN PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE ENGINEERING, Yanping Zhu

Dissertations from 2021

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Fiber reinforced polymer bar investigation: Long-term in-situ durability and bond strength assessment in conventional and sustainable concrete, Ali Fadhil Al-Khafaji

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Innovative modeling and management of infrastructure systems, engineering and construction operations, and offsite construction technology using computational data analytics, Rayan Hassane Assaad

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Exposure assessment of emerging contaminants: Rapid screening and modeling of plant uptake, Majid Bagheri

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Collaborative planning in the construction industry: A holistic framework for assessing collaborative planning practices and predicting project performance, Amr Elsayegh

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Reveal wind loading of tornadoes and hurricanes on civil structures towards hazard-resistant design, Ryan Honerkamp

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Experimental and numerical studies of novel thermal energy storage materials for applications in concrete and energy storage systems, Wenyu Liao

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Characterization of Alaskan modified asphalt binders and mixtures, Jun Liu

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Studies on tornado-structure interactions and guidance on design tornadic wind loading, Zhi Li

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Hydromechanical Stress and Internal Erosion under Earthen Structures, Kerry Allen Magner

Dissertations from 2020

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Seismic behavior of composite bridge columns, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez

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Physical and biological factors affecting oxygen transfer in the activated sludge wastewater treatment process, Kenneth A. Campbell

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Behavior of negative stiffness metamaterial systems in structural engineering applications, Yasser Darwish

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Minimizing the negative effect of pumping on SCC freeze-thaw durability, Daniel Galvez-Moreno

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Complexities observed during the development of a rheological testing procedure for small cement paste samples, Aida Margarita Ley-Hernandez

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The combined toxic effect of nanoparticles and lead in the presence of algae (Raphidocelis), Xuesong Liu

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Minimizing the detrimental effects of hydro-peaking on riverbank instability: The lower Osage River case, Wesam Sameer Mohammed-Ali

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Bond behavior of advanced fiber reinforced composite-concrete joints, Xingxing Zou

Dissertations from 2019

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Design and performance of fiber-reinforced concrete with adapted rheology for construction and repair of bridge structures, Ahmed Abdelrazik

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Chemically-bonded enamel-coated steel pipelines for corrosion protection and flow efficiency, Liang Fan

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Feasibility and assessment of using recycled rubber for infrastructure applications, Ahmed A. Gheni

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Long period fiber grating, thin coating of graphene and silver nanowires, and corrosion sensing for life-cycle assessment of steel structures, Chuanrui Guo

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Use of wicking geotextile to dehydrate road embankments, Chuang Lin

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Dynamic impact induced by tornadoes through simulations based on two-way wind-structure interactions, Tiantian Li

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Thermomechanical analysis of rock asperity in fractures of enhanced geothermal systems, Chao Zeng

Dissertations from 2018

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Torsional behavior of RC beams strengthened with PBO-FRCM composite, Meyyada Y. Alabdulhady

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Behavior and temporal-based effects of sustainable self-consolidating concrete in bridge structures, Hayder Hussein Alghazali

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Strengthening of reinforced masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane pseudo-static cyclic load using advanced composite, Zuhair Al-Jaberi

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Sensitivity of rheological properties of cement paste with SCC consistency, Azadehalsadat A. Asghari

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Bio-inspired geomaterial improvement and development of innovative characterization methods, Junnan Cao

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Shear performance and behavior of long carbon fiber reinforced concrete, Benjamin Paul Gliha

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Service response and evaluation of prestressed concrete bridges through load testing, Eli Saul Hernandez Ramos

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Critical buckling and post-buckling behavior of thin-walled liners encased by underground pipelines in saturated soils, Zhaochao Li

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Guayule plant extracts as binder modifiers in flexible (asphalt) pavement mixtures, Steven Michael Lusher

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Adaptive data analysis for damage detection and system identification in civil infrastructure, Hongya Qu

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Long-term behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) confined concrete cylinders subjected to severe weather and seawater solution conditions, Song Wang

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Multi-scale investigation of microstructure, fiber-matrix bond, and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete, Zemei Wu

Dissertations from 2017

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Novel applications of pulse pre-pump Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis for behavior evaluation of structures under thermal and mechanical loading, Yi Bao

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Long-period fiber grating corrosion sensors for life-cycle monitoring and assessment of reinforced concrete structures, Yizheng Chen

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Characterization and performance of eco and crack-free high-performance concrete for sustainable infrastructure, Iman Mehdipour

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Design and performance of cost-effective ultra-high performance concrete for prefabricated elements, Weina Meng

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High-volume recycled materials for sustainable transportation infrastructure, Seyedhamed Sadati

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Remote sensing and localization of smart rocks with orientation-controlled magnets for real-time monitoring of bridge scour and riprap effectiveness, Yan Tang

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Design and performance of cost-effective ultra high performance concrete for bridge deck overlays, Mahdi Valipour

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Contributing factors to child stunting in Guatemala: A systems analysis focused on enteric disease transmission and mycotoxin exposure, Lee Emerson Voth-Gaeddert

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Durability behavior of fiber reinforced polymer and steel reinforced polymer for infrastructure applications, Wei Wang

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Phytoforensics: Applications in vapor intrusion assessment, Jordan Lee Wilson

Dissertations from 2016

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Rehabilitation and strengthening of reinforced concrete members using a fiber reinforced cementitious matrix composite, Zena Riyadh Aljazaeri

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Geotechnical state-of-the-art in Guatemala -- Ground stabilization, Fernando Rafael Callejas Benitez

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Composite confinement systems for RC column repair and construction under seismic loads: Concept, characterization and performance, Mostafa Fakharifar

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Static and dynamic characterization of tied arch bridges, John Edward Finke

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Innovative techniques for seismic-resistant bridge columns under ground motion excitations, Ayman A. Moustafa

Dissertations from 2015

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Behavior of hollow-core fiber reinforced polymer-concrete-steel bridge columns under extreme loading, Omar I. Abdelkarim

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An integrated study for hybrid composite beam (HCB) structures, Mohamed Abdelkhalik Aboelseoud

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Performance analysis and modelling of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar panels, Nicole C. Annis

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Dynamic behavior of operational wind turbines considering aerodynamic and seismic load interaction, Mohammad-Amin Asareh

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Reliability-based optimization design of geosynthetic reinforced embankment slopes, Michelle (Mingyan) Deng

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Mechanical characteristics of organically modified fly ash-kaolinite mixtures, Xin Kang

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Shape based classification and functional forecast of traffic flow profiles, Wasim Kayani

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Unmanned aircraft systems image collection and computer vision image processing for surveying and mapping that meets professional needs, James Preston Peterson II

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Development, testing, and analytical modeling of fiber-reinforced polymer bridge deck panels, Hesham R. Tuwair

Dissertations from 2014

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Longitudinal analysis of crash frequency data, Mojtaba Ale Mohammadi

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Rapid repair of severely damaged RC columns under combined loading of flexure, shear, and torsion with externally bonded CFRP, Ruili He

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Plant uptake of environmental contaminants: applications in phytoscreening, Matthew Alan Limmer

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A unified bond theory, probabilistic meso-scale modeling, and experimental validation of deformed steel rebar in normal strength concrete, Chenglin Wu

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Seismic repair of bridge columns with interlocking spirals and fractured bars, Yang Yang

Dissertations from 2013

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Shear and fracture behavior of high performance concretes, Mahdi Arezoumandi

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Numerical analyses of long carbon fiber reinforced concrete panels exposed to dynamic loading, Zahra Sadat Tabatabaei

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Enamel coated steel reinforcement for improved durability and life-cycle performance of concrete structures: microstructure, corrosion, and deterioration, Fujian Tang

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Phytoforensics on energetics: novel plant tissue measure approach and modeling, Yuan Yuan

Dissertations from 2012

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Prediction and performance of single piles in clay soils under vibratory loadings, Domenica Cambio

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Discrete fiber-reinforced polyurea systems for infrastructure strengthening and blast mitigation, Natalia L. Carey

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A progressive collapse evaluation of steel structures in high temperature environment with optical fiber sensors, Ying Huang

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Nitrification performance of activated sludge under low dissolved oxygen conditions, Guoqiang Liu

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Characterization of soil variability for reliability-based design, Sitenikechukwu Onyejekwe

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Shear and fracture behavior of high-volume fly ash reinforced concrete for sustainable construction, Carlos Andres Ortega Ordonez

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Characterization of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and cohesive soil mixtures, Nicholas Thomas Rocco

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Behavior of advanced innovative materials for improved long-term bridge performance, Wei Zheng

Dissertations from 2011

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Micropile response to combined loading, Kyle Allen Kershaw

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Ozone and terpene reactions on indoor surfaces: reaction rates and implications for indoor air quality, Shi Shu