Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Structural Engineering (11)
- Geotechnical Engineering (8)
- Construction Engineering and Management (6)
- Engineering Education (5)
- Transportation Engineering (5)
-
- Education (4)
- Materials Science and Engineering (4)
- Environmental Engineering (3)
- Hydraulic Engineering (3)
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (3)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
- Architecture (2)
- Construction Engineering (2)
- Other Civil and Environmental Engineering (2)
- Structural Materials (2)
- American Politics (1)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (1)
- Applied Statistics (1)
- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (1)
- Business (1)
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations (1)
- Chemical Engineering (1)
- Civic and Community Engagement (1)
- Computer Sciences (1)
- Construction Law (1)
- Economics (1)
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (1)
- Institution
-
- Louisiana Tech University (6)
- Air Force Institute of Technology (4)
- Cleveland State University (4)
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (3)
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (3)
-
- Florida International University (2)
- Montana Tech Library (2)
- Old Dominion University (2)
- Purdue University (2)
- Selected Works (2)
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (2)
- University of Mississippi (2)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (1)
- City University of New York (CUNY) (1)
- George Fox University (1)
- Georgia Southern University (1)
- Marquette University (1)
- Michigan Technological University (1)
- Portland State University (1)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1)
- Technological University Dublin (1)
- The University of Akron (1)
- The University of Maine (1)
- University of Central Florida (1)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (1)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1)
- University of South Carolina (1)
- University of South Florida (1)
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (1)
- Utah State University (1)
- Publication Year
- Publication
-
- Doctoral Dissertations (6)
- Theses and Dissertations (5)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications (4)
- Honors Theses (4)
- Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects (3)
-
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2)
- FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2)
- Graduate Theses & Non-Theses (2)
- Ali Nahvi (1)
- All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023 (1)
- Civil Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses (1)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications (1)
- Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project (1)
- Dissertations and Theses (1)
- Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open (1)
- Doctoral (1)
- Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications (1)
- Engineering Technology Faculty Publications (1)
- Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering (1)
- GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium (1)
- Graduate Theses and Dissertations (1)
- IMPACT Publications (1)
- Joseph Shrestha (1)
- Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research (1)
- Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects (1)
- Masters Theses (1)
- Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 (1)
- Open Educational Resources (1)
- Projects (1)
- SIUE Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (1)
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 54
Full-Text Articles in Civil Engineering
Columbus, Nebraska: Southern Housing Development Design Proposal, Ryan Weyers, Caiden Dynek, Alex Papa, Brexton Robertson, Kaden Perala
Columbus, Nebraska: Southern Housing Development Design Proposal, Ryan Weyers, Caiden Dynek, Alex Papa, Brexton Robertson, Kaden Perala
Honors Theses
The following paper proposes the design and creation of a new housing development in the city of Columbus, Nebraska in a lot to the south of the city and directly north of the Columbus wastewater treatment plant. The goal of this proposal is to provide readers with confidence that our company is the most qualified to complete the project and will create the safest, most comfortable, most efficient, and most cost-effective final design. This proposal seeks to offer a solution to the lack of affordable housing for the growing workforce in Columbus. In order to arrive at this solution, each …
Evaluation Of The Geotechnical And Foundation Components On Jud Site, Mirabel W. Nkanor
Evaluation Of The Geotechnical And Foundation Components On Jud Site, Mirabel W. Nkanor
Honors Theses
This thesis is part of the senior design final project of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Mississippi. Geotechnical and foundation analyses were done on a proposed construction project for a multi-family home in Orlando, Florida. This evaluation done in this thesis follows the pre-existing geotechnical report on the side, USDA soil reports, ASCE Code 32-01 (Design of Foundations), and ASCE-7 Section 12.31.1 (Foundations and Superstructure-to-Foundation Connections).
A structural system was selected from the proposed location, on the corner of South Conway and Judge Road, and an evaluation of the Bearing Load capacity was completed to determine the …
Community-Based Behavioral Understanding Of Mobility Trends And Public Attitude Through Transportation User And Agency Interactions On Social Media In The Emergence Of Covid-19, Md Rakibul Alam
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The increased availability of technology-enabled transportation options and modern communication devices (smartphones, in particular) is transforming travel-related decision-making in the population differently at different places, points in time, modes of transportation, and socio-economic groups. The emergence of COVID-19 made the dynamics of passenger travel behavior more complex, forcing a worldwide, unparalleled change in human travel behavior and introducing a new normal into their existence. This dissertation explores the potential of social media platforms (SMPs) as a viable alternative to traditional approaches (e.g., travel surveys) to understand the complex dynamics of people’s mobility patterns in the emergence of COVID-19. In this …
University Of Tennessee Outdoor Cultural And Recreational Center, Meredith King
University Of Tennessee Outdoor Cultural And Recreational Center, Meredith King
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
North 14th Street Corridor Improvements Project, Ashley Nguyen, Samantha Corey, Maricela Paramo Reyes, Pooja Rajeev
North 14th Street Corridor Improvements Project, Ashley Nguyen, Samantha Corey, Maricela Paramo Reyes, Pooja Rajeev
Honors Theses
The following project report was a study of the North 14th Street corridor ranging from Adams Street to Virginia Street conducted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln students for a senior design capstone project. Main focuses of the project were the intersection of Adams and 14th Street and the 14th Street bridges over Cornhusker Highway and Oak Creek. Study of this area included work in transportation, traffic, structural, geotechnical, water resources, and environmental engineering. However, this report done by students should not take the place of work done by licensed professional engineers.
This project was done in collaboration with …
Cmce 2351 Fluid Mechanics Lab, Course Outline, Rosemary Brybag
Cmce 2351 Fluid Mechanics Lab, Course Outline, Rosemary Brybag
Open Educational Resources
This course studies the fundamentals of fluid mechanics including: properties of fluids, fluid statics, manometers, center of pressure, buoyancy, stability, principles of fluid flow, flow measurements, frictional head losses, conservation of momentum and energy, pump power and efficient, and open channel flow.
An Analysis Of A Hybrid Steel Bridge, Andrew Iglehart
An Analysis Of A Hybrid Steel Bridge, Andrew Iglehart
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The American Institute of Steel Construction hosts a competition for graduating college seniors each year. The competition is designing and fabricating a scaled steel bridge within certain parameters. Each year the parameters change to allow different seniors to face similar challenges without copying the previous year’s work. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, a bridge was fabricated as per the rules in the 2020, and the same bridge was used for the 2021 competition. With a bridge already fabricated and being used for the competition, a question arose about analyzing the bridge.
This thesis encompasses the entire analysis of the steel …
Quantifying Workability, Compactability, And Cohesion Gain Of Asphalt Emulsion Cold In-Place Recycling, Sadie Casillas
Quantifying Workability, Compactability, And Cohesion Gain Of Asphalt Emulsion Cold In-Place Recycling, Sadie Casillas
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
To maximize the life and quality of a pavement, proper maintenance and rehabilitation are essential. Strategies for pavement rehabilitation with many sustainable benefits are pavement recycling. This dissertation focuses on two types of in-situ pavement recycling: Cold in-place recycling (CIR) stabilized with asphalt emulsion and full depth reclamation (FDR) stabilized with asphalt emulsion or foamed asphalt. One white paper (Chapter 2), two accepted peer reviewed journal articles (Chapters 3 and 4), and one submitted peer reviewed journal article (Chapter 5) are presented in this document to create better understanding of the unique material characterization of asphalt emulsion cold recycled materials, …
Structural Design Of Pool House In The City Of Columbia, Nathan F. Gates
Structural Design Of Pool House In The City Of Columbia, Nathan F. Gates
Senior Theses
This report presents a structural design for a one-story pool house in the City of Columbia. The most important part of the project was determining critical horizontal and vertical loads, and designing each member in accordance to those governing loads. The loads we analyzed were dynamic, dead, live and seismic. By means of the LRFD method, the greatest possible load combination was calculated, combining the previously mentioned loads. These load combinations were different for each analysis, as the loading pressures will change depending on what structural system is being analyzed. This comprises the large part of the report and of …
Rheological And Chemical Characteristics Of Asphalt Binders Recycled Using Recycling Agents And Nanoparticles, Mohamadtaqi Baqersad
Rheological And Chemical Characteristics Of Asphalt Binders Recycled Using Recycling Agents And Nanoparticles, Mohamadtaqi Baqersad
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The reuse and recycling of materials, especially materials derived from nature, is necessary for a sustainable environment and world. Asphalt mixture is a combination of asphalt binder and aggregates, both of which originated from nature. The reuse and recycling of aged asphalt materials (RAP) is widespread. However, a large portion of these materials is wasted. One primary reason for the reluctance to use a high percentage of RAP in recycled asphalt is uncertainty in the long-term performance of recycled asphalt pavement. To improve the long-term performance of recycled asphalt, new additives and Recycling Agents (RA) are used to modify the …
Robust Maximum Flow Network Interdiction Problem, Darshan Rajesh Chauhan
Robust Maximum Flow Network Interdiction Problem, Darshan Rajesh Chauhan
Dissertations and Theses
In this thesis, a maximum flow-based network interdiction problem considering uncertainties in arc capacities and interdiction resource consumption is solved. The problem consists of two entities with opposing objectives: the goal of the adversary is to maximize the flow of illicit drugs through the network, while the goal of the interdictor is to minimize the maximum flow by completely interdicting arcs given a specified amount of resources. Lack of complete information about the usage patterns of the transportation network by the adversary results in an uncertain estimate of arc capacity and resources required for interdiction by the interdictor. To account …
Vu Villa Structural Design And Rehabilitation, Kolby Sukut
Vu Villa Structural Design And Rehabilitation, Kolby Sukut
Graduate Theses & Non-Theses
The Vu Villa is a bar and pizzeria which has operated out of the first floor of the Campana building in Butte, Montana since 1967. Construction of the Campana building started in 1894 and was completed before the end of the 19th century. The Campana building is a two-story building which primarily consists of exterior brick masonry walls and wood framing on the interior. Within the last several decades significant sag has been identified in the second-floor of the building as well as an adjacent staircase. In addition, renovation activities have been discussed for the upstairs which would involve …
Polyurethane-Carbon Microfiber Composite Coating For Electrical Heating Of Concrete Pavement Surfaces, Alireza Sassani, Ali Arabzadeh, Halil Ceylan, Sunghwan Kim, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, Peter C. Taylor, Ali Nahvi
Polyurethane-Carbon Microfiber Composite Coating For Electrical Heating Of Concrete Pavement Surfaces, Alireza Sassani, Ali Arabzadeh, Halil Ceylan, Sunghwan Kim, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, Peter C. Taylor, Ali Nahvi
Ali Nahvi
Electrically-heated pavements have attracted attention as alternatives to the traditional ice/snow removal practices. Electrically conductive polymer-carbon composite coatings provide promising properties for this application. Based on the concept of joule heating, the conductive composite can be utilized as a resistor that generates heat by electric current and increases the surface temperature to melt the ice and snow on the pavement surface. This research investigates the feasibility of applying an electrically conductive composite coating made with a Polyurethane (PU) binder and micrometer-scale carbon fiber (CMF) filler as the electrical heating materials on the surface of Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements. PU-CMF …
Energy Dissipating Connector For Precast Shear Walls In High-Seismic Areas, Mohammed Aljuboori
Energy Dissipating Connector For Precast Shear Walls In High-Seismic Areas, Mohammed Aljuboori
Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
ENERGY DISSIPATING CONNECTOR FOR PRECAST SHEAR WALLS IN HIGH-SEISMIC AREAS
By
Mohammed Aljuboori
The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 2019
Under the Supervision of Dr. Habib Tabatabai
Precast concrete systems are widely used in a variety of structures such as parking garages, residential units, shopping centers, and transportation stations. In some cases, precast structures are preferred over conventional cast-in-place (CIP) concrete conventional structures because of ease of construction, rapid implementation, and lower levels of energy consumption. One area where precast systems have traditionally been at a disadvantage is high seismic applications. In seismic regions, precast concrete structures must have …
The Influence Of Citric Acid On Setting Time And Temperature Behavior Of Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Belite Cement, Edgar Soriano
The Influence Of Citric Acid On Setting Time And Temperature Behavior Of Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Belite Cement, Edgar Soriano
Civil Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Today the need to opt for alternative cementitious materials is growing due to environmental reasons and construction time frames that portland cement cannot always satisfy. Calcium Sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements are a strong candidate to supplement or replace portland cement in the construction field for certain applications. In the United States, CSA cement has been limited mostly to pavement repairs because of its rapid initial setting time. The chemical compound responsible for this phenomenon is the alumina. This compound and sulfate are present in larger proportions compared to portland cement. The purpose of this research is to study how the use …
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Zinc Substation Foundation Project, Leah Stephens, James Throckmorton, Grayson Layne, Ben Morris
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Zinc Substation Foundation Project, Leah Stephens, James Throckmorton, Grayson Layne, Ben Morris
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Optimizing The Performance Of Complex Engineering Systems Aided By Artificial Neural Networks, Khalil Qatu
Optimizing The Performance Of Complex Engineering Systems Aided By Artificial Neural Networks, Khalil Qatu
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In the first problem Polyetherimide graphene nanoplatelets papers (PEIGNP) were tested with different graphene loadings varying from 0-97 weight percent (WT%). The resulting stress-strain curves were utilized to develop two ANN models. Stress-controlled and strain-controlled models. Both models shoan excellent correlation to the experimental. Several Mechanical properties were calculated from the predicted stress-strain curves namely; toughness maximum strength maximum strain and maximum tangent modulus. Both models captured the same overall behavior of the PEIGNP composite. However the strain-controlled model was found to predict lower stress than the stress-controlled model. Finally a Graphical User Interface (GUI) was developed to aid in …
Stabilization Of Dredged Materials In Ohio: An Investigation Of Mechanical, Chemical And Biological Dewatering Techniques, Erika Howard
Stabilization Of Dredged Materials In Ohio: An Investigation Of Mechanical, Chemical And Biological Dewatering Techniques, Erika Howard
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Each year, materials are excavated from oceans and lakes in order to keep the waterways open so that ships can safely pass through. These excavated, or dredged, materials are then discarded, usually being returned to the body of water from which they were removed. Beginning in 2020, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) will no longer allow this to occur. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to investigate beneficial uses for dredged materials in Lake Erie, and to address the best management practices for dewatering these materials, as set forth in the Lake Erie Protection and Restoration Plan created …
The Passive Effects Of Full-Gateway, In-Street Signs On Vehicular Speed, De'lon Dixon
The Passive Effects Of Full-Gateway, In-Street Signs On Vehicular Speed, De'lon Dixon
Masters Theses
Reducing motorist’s speed when approaching crosswalks is an important goal in reducing the number of collision between motorist and pedestrian in crosswalks. The current study addresses this goal. The effect of gateway installation of in-street signs (one in-street sign installed between the two travel lanes in each direction and one on both edges of the roadway in each direction) on vehicle speed was evaluated on nine roads. The results demonstrated that the Gateway in-street sign treatment produced large speed reductions as vehicles approached the crosswalk and at the crosswalk. The average speed reduction was 3.8 mph at the crosswalk and …
A Review Of The Seismic Isolation Design Procedure, Francisco Garcia
A Review Of The Seismic Isolation Design Procedure, Francisco Garcia
Honors Theses
The current design procedure for seismic isolation bearings for bridges is a simplified method that assigns the bearings with an elastic stiffness. Bridges subjected to ground motions actually act in a hysteric, nonlinear fashion when force is plotted against displacement. The goal of this research was to gain further insight as to whether simplifying seismic isolation bearings to a simplified stiffness is adequate or not. Design procedures were followed in the modeling of a bridge with seismic isolation. Linear modal time history analyses and with nonlinear direct integration time history analyses of ground motions were compared. At the conclusion of …
Reliability, Laying The Groundwork In Theory And In Practice, Nicholas Smith
Reliability, Laying The Groundwork In Theory And In Practice, Nicholas Smith
Graduate Theses & Non-Theses
Soils do not have specific properties like materials such as concrete and steel. The goal of this project is to measure these specific properties through field and laboratory tests-and to show how the information relates to engineering analysis and design.
Transforming Yekaterinburg Into A Safe, Resilient-Smart And Sustainable City, S. A. Timashev, V. N. Alekhin, L. V. Poluyan, I. Fontanals, A. Gheorghe
Transforming Yekaterinburg Into A Safe, Resilient-Smart And Sustainable City, S. A. Timashev, V. N. Alekhin, L. V. Poluyan, I. Fontanals, A. Gheorghe
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications
The initiative (since 2014) project described in this paper is a product of a joint innovative research and implementation effort of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Institute, Ural Federal University, the Science and Engineering Centre "Reliability and Safety of Large Systems and Machines", Ural Branch Russian Academy of Sciences (both Yekaterinburg), Start-up OptiCits, Barcelona, Spain and the Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. The project is based on using the MAICS convergent technology [1] to create a versatile multi-purpose tool for optimizing the science and art of risk based governance of resilience-smart and sustainable city infrastructure and communities operating in …
Inclusion Of An Introduction To Infrastructure Course In A Civil And Environmental Engineering Curriculum, Esmaeili Behzad, Philip J. Parker, Steven D. Hart, Brooke K. Mayer, Led Klosky, Michael R. Penn
Inclusion Of An Introduction To Infrastructure Course In A Civil And Environmental Engineering Curriculum, Esmaeili Behzad, Philip J. Parker, Steven D. Hart, Brooke K. Mayer, Led Klosky, Michael R. Penn
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
Civil infrastructure refers to the built environment (sometimes referred to as public works) and consists of roads, bridges, buildings, dams, levees, drinking water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, power generation and transmission facilities, communications, solid waste facilities, hazardous waste facilities, and other sectors. Although there is a need to train engineers who have a holistic view of infrastructure, there is evidence that civil and environmental engineering (CEE) programs have not fully addressed this increasingly recognized need. One effective approach to address this educational gap is to incorporate a course related to infrastructure into the curriculum for first-year or second-year …
How Student Written Communication Skills Benefit During Participation In An Industry-Sponsored Civil Engineering Capstone Course, Ryan N. Fries, Bradford Cross, Jianpeng Zhou, Chad Verbais
How Student Written Communication Skills Benefit During Participation In An Industry-Sponsored Civil Engineering Capstone Course, Ryan N. Fries, Bradford Cross, Jianpeng Zhou, Chad Verbais
SIUE Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Because many engineering programs use capstone design courses and value strong communication abilities, authors sought to identify how student written communication skills changed because of industry-sponsored capstone design projects. A student exit survey was collected at the end of the capstone design course during faculty-led projects and projects led by practicing engineers in industry. These results led the researchers to subsequently evaluate two semesters of before-andafter writing samples using a rubric. Student surveys suggested a statistically significant increase in learning about professional issues, problem solving, and written/oral communication. Evaluation of student writing samples suggests that the students significantly improved their …
Warning Systems Evaluation For Overhead Clearance Detection, Clayton Rogers
Warning Systems Evaluation For Overhead Clearance Detection, Clayton Rogers
GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium
The accurate detection of road vehicle heights is a need that arises in departments of transportation across the nation. Usually, this dimension is required to solve various transportation issues. In particular, numerous bridges in the state of Georgia have been affected by repetitive crashes of tall vehicles against their structural elements. As an example, a recent inspection report of the Houlihan Bridge over the Savannah River documents damages resulting from numerous hits by overheight vehicles. This case emphasizes the urgency of finding preventive measures. To address this issue, a number of solutions are investigated. The known methods of vehicle height …
Daylighting And Thermo-Electrical Performance Of An Autonomous Suspended Particle Device Evacuated Glazing, Aritra Ghosh
Daylighting And Thermo-Electrical Performance Of An Autonomous Suspended Particle Device Evacuated Glazing, Aritra Ghosh
Doctoral
Suspended particle device (SPD) glazing is an AC powered switchable glazing. PV powered SPD evacuated (vacuum) glazing was proposed with the potential of reducing the heating demand, cooling demand and artificial lighting demand of a building. To achieve an autonomous SPD vacuum glazing, semi empirical simulation and outdoor characterisation was explored in this thesis. Transmission of SPD glazing (area 0.058 m2) varied from 5% when opaque to 55% when transparent in the presence of 110 V, 0.07 W AC supply was characterised in outdoor test cell in Dublin. The SPD glazing has variable spectral transmission in the presence of variable …
Water Quality Evaluation Of Tire Derived Aggregate, Richela K. Maeda
Water Quality Evaluation Of Tire Derived Aggregate, Richela K. Maeda
Projects
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the rate that potential water quality contaminants leach from tire-derived aggregate (TDA) as a function of time. A laboratory and field experiment is conducted to provide insight into both controlled and field settings. The laboratory portion of this study also provides a basis for evaluating the effect that alternating periods of wet and dry weather have on the potential water quality impacts of the leachate as compared to the worst-case operating condition, when TDA is constantly submerged (i.e., when placed below the permanent groundwater table). The field experiment is used to …
Test And Evaluation Of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (Uam) For A Large Aircraft Maintenance Shelter (Lams) Baseplate, Daniel H. Gartland
Test And Evaluation Of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (Uam) For A Large Aircraft Maintenance Shelter (Lams) Baseplate, Daniel H. Gartland
Theses and Dissertations
Additive manufacturing is an exciting new manufacturing technology that could have application to Air Force Civil Engineer (CE) operations. This research replicates a Large Area Maintenance Shelter (LAMS) baseplate design for ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM). Due to production problems the test section was not built as designed. Instead, a smaller block of material was submitted for evaluation. After the UAM build, ultrasonic inspection was conducted to identify anomalies in the test piece. The results of this proof of concept study indicate that UAM is not yet ready for CE expeditionary applications requiring a high degree of mechanical strength. The machine …
Sci Cleveland: Inman Street Infrastructure Improvements, Drew B. Keller
Sci Cleveland: Inman Street Infrastructure Improvements, Drew B. Keller
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Adventures In Paragraph Writing: The Development And Refinement Of Scalable And Effective Writing Exercises For Large-Enrollment Engineering Courses, Rebecca R. Essig, Cary David Troy, Brent K. Jesiek, Josh Boyd, Natascha Michele Trellinger
Adventures In Paragraph Writing: The Development And Refinement Of Scalable And Effective Writing Exercises For Large-Enrollment Engineering Courses, Rebecca R. Essig, Cary David Troy, Brent K. Jesiek, Josh Boyd, Natascha Michele Trellinger
IMPACT Publications
Adventures in paragraph writing: the development and refinement of scalable and effective writing exercises for large enrollment engineering courses. The ability to communicate effectively is a highly desirable attribute for today’s graduating engineers. Additionally, the inclusion of communication components in technical courses has been shown to enhance learning of technical content and can be leveraged to satisfy non-technical learning outcomes. However, the incorporation of such components in undergraduate engineering curricula remains challenging due to resource limitations, credit hour crunches, and other issues. This paper presents the design considerations and preliminary results from our ongoing work to create an effective, transferrable, …