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Distribution Of Ambient Particulates And Particulate Trace Metals Around The Amax Smelter, Pramod Maneklal Shah

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this investigation was to study the distribution of metallic particulates in the air surrounding the AMAX Lead Company of Missouri smelter in the "New Lead Belt" of southeast Missouri. The study included the evaluation of the temporal and spatial variation of dustfall and deposition rates of settleable particulate lead, zinc, copper, and cadmium, and transport and distribution of total suspended particulates and suspended particulate trace metals.

The study was conducted within a 3 x 3-mile grid around the smelter employing twenty dustfall stations and five HiVolurne samplers. The samples collected were analyzed for lead, zinc, copper and …

Laboratory Evaluation Of Dynamic Soil Properties By Ultrasonic Testing Methods, Ronald Maurice Eckelkamp

Masters Theses

"Measurement of ultrasonic compression and shear wave velocities through a soil material has been made with a pulse wave generator developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The variation of these velocities along with the behavior of the dynamic material parameters of the material (Young's modulus, shear modulus, Poisson's ratio) with void ratio and degree of saturation were determined. Compression wave velocity, shear wave velocity, Young's modulus and shear modulus were found to decrease with increasing void ratio; degree of saturation was of little influence. Wave attenuation could not be measured by the test procedure used"--Abstract, page ii.

The Gyratory Testing Machine As A Design Tool And As An Instrument For Bituminous Mixture Evaluation : Draft Copy, Arun Kumar, William Harner Goetz

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Wrong-Way Movements On Divided Highways, Peter N. Scifres

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Engineering Soils Map Of Delaware County, Indiana, D. G. Shurig

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Bicycle Lanes On Traffic Flow, Robert J. Jilla

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Soil Stabilization For Erosion Control : Interim Report, Sidney Diamond, Mitsunori Kawamura

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Destination Choice Modelling And Disaggregate Analysis Of Urban Travel Behavior : Executive Summary, Joseph Addo Ansah

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Rtor: Warrants And Benefits, Ronald L. May

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Recommended Procedure For The Determination Of Dynamic Modulus Of Asphalt Mixtures : Technical Paper, Larry L. Yeager, Leonard E. Wood

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Prediction Of Long Term Deformation Of A Compacted Cohesive Soil Embankment Over A Soft Foundation, Yon-Nein Chen

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Commercial Vehicles On Intersection Capacity And Delay, Thomas H. Yurysta

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Destination Choice Modelling And Disaggregate Analysis Of Urban Travel Behavior, Joseph Addo Ansah

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Minimum-Cost And Environmentally-Safe Program Of Herbicide Maintenance For Indiana Roadsides : Technical Paper, D. James Morré

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Parameters Significantly Influencing The Performance Of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements : Technical Paper, Asif Faiz, Eldon J. Yoder

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Motor Vehicle Accidents At Commercial Driveway Locations, David Albert Uckotter

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Design Of Low Volume Roads, Eldon J. Yoder, Ahmed Atef Gadallah

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Retarding Admixtures On The Drying Shrinkage Of Concrete : Interim Report, William Lee Dolch, Charles F. Scholer

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Driver Reaction To Warning Devices At A High-Accident Rural Grade Crossing, Eugene Robert Russell

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Recreational Impact Of Multi-Purpose Reservoirs: Final Summary Report : Technical Paper, William Louise Grecco

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Questionnaire-Aided Assessment Of The State Of The Art For Compacted Shale Embankments : Technical Paper, David Robert Chapman, Leonard E. Wood

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Response Of Orthotropic Bridge Decks To Highway Loadings, Harry Morris Rexin

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis documents the fabrication, testing techniques, and response of a plastic scale model of an orthotropic bridge deck. To economically investigate a two-lane steel bridge deck, plastic Acrylic^R was used as a modeling material. Welds were simulated with dichloromethane, a capillary action solvent, and PS-30, a polymerizable cement. Deflections were measured with laboratory dial guages while strains were monitored with strain guages mounted on the deck.

The response of the deck to AASHO vehicle axle loads was compared with a discrete element computer program used to analyze orthotropic bridge decks continuous over flexible supports. Results indicate good correlation …

A Simulation Modeling Approach To Central City Dynamics, Leonard William Schaper Jr.

Dissertations

This dissertation describes a computer simulation model of a central city with emphasis on its application to Newark, New Jersey. The work begins with a review of the Forrester Urban Dynamics Model; the first attempt to simulate the entire system of the city. The objections to this model which have appeared in the literature are discussed, and the model is viewed in the light of other work in the field. A set of guidelines to aid the "second generation" model building effort is developed. The actual construction of a model which attempts to follow these guidelines is described. First, the …

Aboveground Fuel Oil Storage Tanks, Lawrence George Palmer

Theses

A review of the American Petroleum Institute Standard 650 and Appendixes points out the advantages of using high strength steel and the variable point design method (Appendix K) to obtain reasonably uniform shell stresses. Design limitations imposed by notch toughness and residual stresses are pointed out.

Design considerations for the installation of an internal floating roof in a standard cone roof tank are discussed. Methods of calculating evaporation losses and an economic justification for a floating roof are included. Budget estimate figures have been compiled as a function of tank capacity for tanks, site preparation and tank ringwall or piled …

A Study Into The Feasibility Of Constructing A Pedestrian Mall In Newark Downtown, Stephen Wesley Warren

Theses

Newark's central business district has been suffering steady economic decline for at least a decade. In an attempt to halt this trend, and perhaps even reverse it, a feasibility study has been conducted toward the goal of implementing a pedestrian mall in the area.

This study was accomplished by conducting both field examinations of Halsey Street, the area under consideration, and investigating data from other existing United States pedestrian malls.

The results of this study show that it is feasible to construct a permanent pedestrian mall on Halsey Street and that the benefits of doing so far outweigh the costs …

A Hydrologic Model Of The Provo River Basin, Utah, Craig T. Jones

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to develop a general hydrologic model for use on a digital computer and prove its validity by applying it to a management study of the Provo River Basin. Hydrologic equations have been proposed for each major hydrologic occurrence within a river basin. By linking these equations through restrictions on continuity of mass, a general hydrologic model can be obtained. Such a model becomes the basic tool for studying the management of the river basin hydrology. The paper describes the model components, parameter identification program, and the river basin management program.

Bridge / Tunnel Crossing Study : Portland Harbor - Fore River, Portland - South Portland, Maine Department Of Transportation

Maine Collection

Bridge / Tunnel Crossing Study : Portland Harbor - Fore River, Portland - South Portland

Report by Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc., Engineers, Boston, Mass.

Prepared for the Maine Department of Transportation, Augusta, Maine, 1973.

Contents: Table of Contents / List of Figures / List of Tables / Introduction / Summary of Findings / Section 1 - General Background - Location Study / Section 2 - Alternative Facilities and Locations / Section 3 - Comparison of Construction Costs - Tunnel Versus Bridge / Section 4 - Traffic Analysis / Section 5 - Cost Effectiveness Analysis / Section 6 - Financial …

The Unsteady Circulation Distribution In Rotors And Its Application To Noise Studies, Assem A. Fathy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A new method for the calculation of the unsteady circulation distribution in axial flow compressors was developed. The classical assumption of representing the rotor by a two-dimensional infinite cascade was eliminated. Instead the more realistic case of a radial cascade with blades of finite length was studied. The blades were assumed to be thin and only slightly cambered. The flow was assumed ·to be incompressible and inviscid and the secondary flow effects were neglected. The velocity induced at an arbitrary point of a reference blade due to the bound vortices on the blade under consideration and the other blades and …

Marshall Properties Of Asphaltic Concrete Containing Glass-Rich Fractions, James Joseph Schneider

Masters Theses

"The use of crushed waste glass as an aggregate in asphaltic concrete has been suggested as a means for re-using glass separated from municipal refuse. Laboratory studies and field installations have generally utilized clean glass obtained by hand sorting bottles from the other refuse and crushing them to produce a desired gradation. For this type of asphalt to be economical though, the glass fraction must be separated mechanically. For mechanically separated materials, the glass-rich fraction also contains such items as metal, bone, rubber and other non-glass materials.

The objective of the study was to determine the effects upon Marshall properties …

A Comparison Of Three Urban Hydrology Models, Richard F. Astrack

Masters Theses

"Three models, the British Road Research Laboratory Hydrograph Method, the Hydrocomp Simulation Program, and the HEC-1 Flood Hydrograph Package, are applied to the Boneyard Creek basin. Comparing the ability of these models to reproduce the observed peak discharge, time of the peak, and the first runoff volume determines the accuracy of these models"--Abstract, page iii.