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Straw Bale Seismic Design Capacities 2, Beth Avon, Brittnie Swartchick Jun 2014

Straw Bale Seismic Design Capacities 2, Beth Avon, Brittnie Swartchick

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

Straw bale is a sustainable building material that repurposes agricultural waste for use in the structural system of buildings. This material will be used as a component in the lateral force resisting systems of walls, especially helpful in the California seismic environment and under heavy wind loads. The four main components of a post-and-beam method straw bale wall are timber framing, straw bales, wire mesh, and plaster. This report will focus on the design of the exterior plaster and the design of “workhorse” and “strong” walls for simple construction and areas of higher seismic activity, respectively. Our test results will …


Deep Uv-Leds Based On Group Iii-Nitride For Water Disinfection Applications, Iolanda Pio, Vittorianna Tasco, Adriana Passaseo Jun 2014

Deep Uv-Leds Based On Group Iii-Nitride For Water Disinfection Applications, Iolanda Pio, Vittorianna Tasco, Adriana Passaseo

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


On The Sustainable Management Of Sewage Sludge Disposal In Apulia, A.M. Lotito, U. Fratino, M. Blonda Jun 2014

On The Sustainable Management Of Sewage Sludge Disposal In Apulia, A.M. Lotito, U. Fratino, M. Blonda

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Wastewater Treatment And Reuse In The Oil & Petrochem Industry – A Case Study, Alberto Girardi Jun 2014

Wastewater Treatment And Reuse In The Oil & Petrochem Industry – A Case Study, Alberto Girardi

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Wastewater Reuse In Apulia: Constraints And Perspectives, Vito Colucci Jun 2014

Wastewater Reuse In Apulia: Constraints And Perspectives, Vito Colucci

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Experimental Measurement And Modeling Of Radiation Fields In Tio2 Nanoparticle Photocatalysis, Andrea Turolla, Domenico Santoro, John De Bruyn, Manuela Antonelli Jun 2014

Experimental Measurement And Modeling Of Radiation Fields In Tio2 Nanoparticle Photocatalysis, Andrea Turolla, Domenico Santoro, John De Bruyn, Manuela Antonelli

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Design Of Semiconductors-Based Composites For The Efficient Photodegradation Of Organic Micropollutants In Water, Giuseppe Mele Jun 2014

Design Of Semiconductors-Based Composites For The Efficient Photodegradation Of Organic Micropollutants In Water, Giuseppe Mele

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Back To Future: The Success Story Of Fasano’S Agricultural Wastewater Reuse Plant, Oronzo Santoro Jun 2014

Back To Future: The Success Story Of Fasano’S Agricultural Wastewater Reuse Plant, Oronzo Santoro

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Wastewater Reuse In Apulia: Between Dream And Reality, Antonio Lopez Jun 2014

Wastewater Reuse In Apulia: Between Dream And Reality, Antonio Lopez

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Sludge Production And Utilization In Italy, Giuseppe Mininni, Giulia Sagnotti Jun 2014

Sludge Production And Utilization In Italy, Giuseppe Mininni, Giulia Sagnotti

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Surface Filtration Technologies For Municipal Wastewater Reuse For Irrigation – Preliminary Results Of Demo-Scale Activities, Pompilio Vergine Jun 2014

Surface Filtration Technologies For Municipal Wastewater Reuse For Irrigation – Preliminary Results Of Demo-Scale Activities, Pompilio Vergine

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Cold Climate Solar Thermal Greenhouse Design, Samuel Health, Ashley Husbands, Cora Lemar, Moriko Tollan Jun 2014

Cold Climate Solar Thermal Greenhouse Design, Samuel Health, Ashley Husbands, Cora Lemar, Moriko Tollan

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

The design of a cold climate solar thermal greenhouse was inspired by a trip the design team took to the Denali Education Center (DEC) in Alaska. The DEC expressed the need for a greenhouse because the soil in Alaska is too cold to grow fresh vegetables and fruits during the late Spring and Summer months. A solar array located on the campus, currently used to heat Water, produces an excess amount of heat that needs to be directed elsewhere. By heating the inside of the greenhouse through the solar array, the DEC will be able to extend its growing season …


Effect Of Video Camera-Based Remote Roadway Condition Monitoring On Snow Removal-Related Maintenance Operations, Seishi Yamagata Jun 2014

Effect Of Video Camera-Based Remote Roadway Condition Monitoring On Snow Removal-Related Maintenance Operations, Seishi Yamagata

Theses and Dissertations

Remote monitoring through the use of cameras is widely utilized for traffic operation, but has not been utilized widely for roadway maintenance operations. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has implemented a new remote monitoring system, referred to as a Cloud-enabled Remote Video Streaming (CRVS) camera system for snow removal-related maintenance operations in the winter. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the CRVS camera system in snow removal-related maintenance operations. This study was conducted in two parts: opinion surveys of maintenance station supervisors and an analysis on snow removal-related maintenance costs. The …


Experimental Investigation Of Lateral Cyclic Behavior Of Wood-Based Screen-Grid Insulated Concrete Form Walls, John Stuart Garth Jun 2014

Experimental Investigation Of Lateral Cyclic Behavior Of Wood-Based Screen-Grid Insulated Concrete Form Walls, John Stuart Garth

Dissertations and Theses

Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) are green building components that are primarily used for residential wall construction. Unlike most polystyrene based ICF variants, the Faswall ICFs used in these experiments were significantly denser because they were made from recycled wood particles and cement. The current design approach for structures constructed with this type of wall form only allows the designer to consider the contribution of the reinforced concrete cores. Previous research has shown that this approach may be conservative. This project experimentally evaluated the lateral structural response of these types of grid ICF walls under increasing amplitude of in-plane cyclic loading. …


Linear Time Invariant Model Of Anaerobic Digestion Of Waste Activated Sludge, Antonios Sendjaja Jun 2014

Linear Time Invariant Model Of Anaerobic Digestion Of Waste Activated Sludge, Antonios Sendjaja

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Temperature Adjustment And Calibration Of An Asm2d-Adm1 Model, A. Fenu Jun 2014

Temperature Adjustment And Calibration Of An Asm2d-Adm1 Model, A. Fenu

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Equilibrium, Kinetic And Thermodynamic Study Of Adsorption Of Rhodamine B From Aqueous Solution By Activated Carbon From Peltophorum Pterocarpum Leaf, B. Jeyaraj, Y. Subbareddy, C. Jayakumar, K.S. Nagaraja, S. Valliammai Jun 2014

Equilibrium, Kinetic And Thermodynamic Study Of Adsorption Of Rhodamine B From Aqueous Solution By Activated Carbon From Peltophorum Pterocarpum Leaf, B. Jeyaraj, Y. Subbareddy, C. Jayakumar, K.S. Nagaraja, S. Valliammai

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Optimal Control For Activated Sludge Alternating Flow/Aeration Systems With More Than Two Basins, A. Fenu, T. Wambecq, K. De Gussem, M. Weemaes Jun 2014

Optimal Control For Activated Sludge Alternating Flow/Aeration Systems With More Than Two Basins, A. Fenu, T. Wambecq, K. De Gussem, M. Weemaes

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Simulation Based Feed Stream Estimation Of Wastewater Treatment Plants Using A Surrogate Model, Peter Kern Jun 2014

Simulation Based Feed Stream Estimation Of Wastewater Treatment Plants Using A Surrogate Model, Peter Kern

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Modeling Reactions Between Activated Sludge Fractions And Ozone To Optimize Biosolids Reduction Processes, Dominic Frigon Jun 2014

Modeling Reactions Between Activated Sludge Fractions And Ozone To Optimize Biosolids Reduction Processes, Dominic Frigon

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Life Cycle Assessment Of A Full Scale Case Study On Agricultural Reuse Of Treated Agro-Industrial Wastewater, Pompilio Vergine, Carlo Russo, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Alfieri Pollice Jun 2014

Life Cycle Assessment Of A Full Scale Case Study On Agricultural Reuse Of Treated Agro-Industrial Wastewater, Pompilio Vergine, Carlo Russo, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Alfieri Pollice

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Modeling And Optimization Workshop, Vito Primavera Jun 2014

Modeling And Optimization Workshop, Vito Primavera

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Design And Evaluation Of A Home- Scale Arsenic Removal System, Megan Alferness, Alexandria Casares Jun 2014

Design And Evaluation Of A Home- Scale Arsenic Removal System, Megan Alferness, Alexandria Casares

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

The problem of arsenic contamination affects millions of people worldwide. A home-scale arsenic removal system could provide families in Nepal access to clean drinking water. It would also reduce the risk of adverse health issues that are associated with ingesting arsenic contaminated water. Our experiments show that using electrocoagulation is an effective method of removing arsenic from water. We were able to get the level of arsenic below 10 ppb in 60 minutes of treatment using various system configurations. We identified several parameters that affect the treatment process, the most important being the charge loading, or the amount of charge …


Evaluation Of Passive Force Behavior For Bridge Abutments Using Large-Scale Tests With Various Backfill Geometries, Jaycee Cornwall Smith Jun 2014

Evaluation Of Passive Force Behavior For Bridge Abutments Using Large-Scale Tests With Various Backfill Geometries, Jaycee Cornwall Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Bridge abutments are designed to withstand lateral pressures from thermal expansion and seismic forces. Current design curves have been seen to dangerously over- and under-estimate the peak passive resistance and corresponding deflection of abutment backfills. Similar studies on passive pressure have shown that passive resistance changes with different types of constructed backfills. The effects of changing the length to width ratio, or including MSE wingwalls determine passive force-deflection relationships. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the wall heights and of the MSE support on passive pressure and backfill failure, and to compare the field results …


Bannan Engineering Laboratories Redesign, Pia Johanna Candelaria, John-Carlo Guevara, Andy Chi Truong Jun 2014

Bannan Engineering Laboratories Redesign, Pia Johanna Candelaria, John-Carlo Guevara, Andy Chi Truong

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

Due to the growing student body within Santa Clara University's School of Engineering, an increase in classrooms, laboratories, offices, and study spaces is needed to for student engineering resources. The objective of the Bannan Engineering Laboratories Redesign is to provide a preliminary structural design and corresponding construction management schedule and budget as an alternative to the existing single-story Bannan Engineering Laboratories building. The proposed design consists of three floors of versatile spaces: one basement and two stories above ground. The 160-ft by 68-ft building features eleven hybrid classroom/laboratories in the basement, seven standard classrooms on the first floor, fourteen faculty …


California Highway 1 Improvement Project Northern Monterey County, Ca, Marie Adams, Nick George, Shaun Shapiro Jun 2014

California Highway 1 Improvement Project Northern Monterey County, Ca, Marie Adams, Nick George, Shaun Shapiro

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

This project focuses on improving traffic flow and safety on a 4-mile segment of California Highway 1 between Moss Landing and Castroville in Monterey County. Improvements include partial widening, signalization, and intersection upgrades.


How Drugs In Wastewater Enforce Advanced Drinking Water Treatment, Bram Martijn Jun 2014

How Drugs In Wastewater Enforce Advanced Drinking Water Treatment, Bram Martijn

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Phenolic Wastes Valorization Through Bioenergy And Bioactive Compounds Production, Francesco La Cara, Isabel Marques, Alessandra Morana Jun 2014

Phenolic Wastes Valorization Through Bioenergy And Bioactive Compounds Production, Francesco La Cara, Isabel Marques, Alessandra Morana

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Large Wastewater Agricultural Reuse With Adaptive Nutrient Removal Case Study, Luca Pedrazzi Jun 2014

Large Wastewater Agricultural Reuse With Adaptive Nutrient Removal Case Study, Luca Pedrazzi

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.


Peracetic Acid: A Good Choice For Wastewater Reuse, Paola Toniolo Jun 2014

Peracetic Acid: A Good Choice For Wastewater Reuse, Paola Toniolo

Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment and Reuse: Bridging Modeling and Experimental Studies

No abstract provided.