Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Engineering Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 6 of 6

Full-Text Articles in Engineering

Permeable Concrete Barriers To Control Water Pollution: A Review, Rehab O. Abdel Rahman, Ahmed M. El-Kamash, Yung-Tse Hung Nov 2023

Permeable Concrete Barriers To Control Water Pollution: A Review, Rehab O. Abdel Rahman, Ahmed M. El-Kamash, Yung-Tse Hung

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Permeable concrete is a class of materials that has long been tested and implemented to control water pollution. Its application in low-impact development practices has proved its efficiency in mitigating some of the impacts of urbanization on the environment, including urban heat islands, attenuation of flashfloods, and reduction of transportation-related noise. Additionally, several research efforts have been directed at the dissemination of these materials for controlling pollution via their use as permeable reactive barriers, as well as their use in the treatment of waste water and water purification. This work is focused on the potential use of these materials as …


Review: Inelastic Constitutive Modeling: Polycrystalline Materials, Mirza Baig, Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Anne A. Campbell, Stephen F. Duffy Phd, Pe May 2023

Review: Inelastic Constitutive Modeling: Polycrystalline Materials, Mirza Baig, Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Anne A. Campbell, Stephen F. Duffy Phd, Pe

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

This article provides a literature review that details the development of inelastic constitutive modeling as it relates to polycrystalline materials. This review distinguishes between inelastic constitutive models that account for nonlinear behavior at the microstructural level, time-independent classic plasticity models, and time-dependent unified models. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the underlying theoretical framework for unified viscoplasticity models where creep and classical plasticity behavior are considered the result of applied boundary conditions instead of separable rates representing distinct physical mechanisms. This article establishes a clear understanding of the advantages of the unified approach to improve material modeling. This review also …


A Comprehensive Study On Non-Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Seyedsaleh Mousavinezhad, Gregory J. Gonzales, William K. Toledo, Judith M. Garcia, Craig M. Newston, Srinivas Allena Apr 2023

A Comprehensive Study On Non-Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Seyedsaleh Mousavinezhad, Gregory J. Gonzales, William K. Toledo, Judith M. Garcia, Craig M. Newston, Srinivas Allena

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a novel cement-based material with exceptional mechanical and durability properties. Silica fume, the primary supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in UHPC, is expensive in North America, so it is often substituted with inexpensive class F fly ash. However, future availability of fly ash is uncertain as the energy industry moves toward renewable energy, which creates an urgent need to find cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternatives to fly ash. This study investigated replacing cement, fly ash, and silica fume in UHPC mixtures with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), metakaolin, and a natural pozzolan (pumicite). To identify acceptable …


Physicochemical Technique In Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Landfill Leachate Remediation: A Review, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Siti Fatihah Ramli, Yung-Tse Hung Mar 2023

Physicochemical Technique In Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Landfill Leachate Remediation: A Review, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Siti Fatihah Ramli, Yung-Tse Hung

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Leachate generation is among the main challenging issues that landfill operators must handle. Leachate is created when decomposed materials and rainwater pass through the waste. Leachate carries many harmful pollutants, with high concentrations of BOD, COD, colour, heavy metals, ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N), and other organic and inorganic pollutants. Among them, COD, colour, and NH3-N are difficult to be completely eliminated, especially with a single treatment. They should be handled by appropriate treatment facilities before being safely released into the environment. Leachate remediation varies based on its properties, the costs of operation and capital expenditures, as well as the rules and …


Water Quality Engineering And Wastewater Treatment Ii, Yung-Tse Hung, Rehab Abdel Rahman, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Issam A. Al-Khatib, Tsuyoshi Imai Jan 2023

Water Quality Engineering And Wastewater Treatment Ii, Yung-Tse Hung, Rehab Abdel Rahman, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Issam A. Al-Khatib, Tsuyoshi Imai

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

In this respect, the modeling of the organic matter removal kinetics from municipal sewerage in horizontal subsurface flow CWs was carried out using a conventional first-order model and sigmoidal k-n model [[12]]. Water is an essential natural compound on earth; all life forms on our planet need water to function properly. The presented water management research in this Special Issue aimed to assess natural water quality in different areas, i.e., Brazil, Palestine, and China. [Extracted from the article]


Enhancing The Biological Oxidation Of H2s In A Sewer Pipe With Highly Conductive Concrete And Electricity-Producing Bacteria, Huy Thanh Vo, Tsuyoshi Imai, Masato Fukushima, Kanathip Promnuan, Tasuma Suzuki, Hiraku Sakuma, Takashi Hitomi, Yung-Tse Hung Jan 2023

Enhancing The Biological Oxidation Of H2s In A Sewer Pipe With Highly Conductive Concrete And Electricity-Producing Bacteria, Huy Thanh Vo, Tsuyoshi Imai, Masato Fukushima, Kanathip Promnuan, Tasuma Suzuki, Hiraku Sakuma, Takashi Hitomi, Yung-Tse Hung

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generated in sewer systems is problematic to public health and the environment, owing to its corrosive consequences, odor concerns, and poison control issues. In a previous work, conductive concrete, based on amorphous carbon with a mechanism that operates as a microbial fuel cell was investigated. The objective of the present study is to develop additional materials for highly conductive concrete, to mitigate the concentration of H2S in sewer pipes. Adsorption experiments were conducted to elucidate the role of the H2S reduction. Additionally, electricity-producing bacteria (EPB), isolated from a municipal wastewater treatment plant, were inoculated to improve the …