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Numerical Analysis On The Geomechanical Mechanisms And Stability Of Sinkholes In Central Florida, Moataz Soliman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Sinkholes are a common geohazard in karst areas that can threaten human life and causes significant damage to infrastructure. Approximately 18% of the United States falls into karst area where overburden soils are underlain by soluble carbonate rocks. In Florida, sinkhole-related insurance claims between 2006 and the third quarter of 2010 amounted to $1.4 billion according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Effective methods and tools for the sinkhole detection and characterization are necessary. Numerical analysis can play an important role in determining the stability of sinkholes and understanding the failure mechanism under varied subsurface geological conditions. In this …

Bias And Sensitivity Of Nonlinear Models For Seismic Response Of Ordinary Standard Bridges, Andres Rodriguez Caballero

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The implementation of nonlinear structural analysis under large deformation demands has enabled more realistic response prediction in comparison with the classical linear approaches. However, the sensitivity to modeling assumptions, element and material formulations, implementations, and parameter selection may lead to unreliable results. While previous works have led to a better understanding of how to best model nonlinear static responses of bridge components and systems, the introduction of dynamic loads and the corresponding material hysteresis presents an additional source of variability in the nonlinear responses. The current research involves the analysis of two ordinary standard bridges in California under seismic load …

Methodology For Quantifying Resiliency Of Transportation Systems, Hannah Rose Russell

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The National Science Foundation’s definition of resiliency is “the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, or more successfully adapt to actual or potential adverse events” (National Science Foundation, 2016). While this definition is informative and useful, it lacks a quantitative reference. There is a need for a method of quantifying resilience to better plan and prepare for system wide disruptions. The research effort described herein provides a quantifiable measures of system resiliency, consistent with NSF’s definition. Fundamentally, a system disruption can be partitioned into five distinctive states: the stable pre-event state, the absorption state, the disrupted state, …

Seismic Performance Of Mechanically Spliced Bridge Columns Through Analytical Studies, Mathew Ray Lavoy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Reinforcement continuity in concrete members is traditionally achieved through lap splicing. Mechanical bar splices are an alternative to traditional lap splices. Mechanical bar splices utilize mechanical devices known as bar coupler to connect the ends of reinforcing bars. Bar couplers are common in accelerated bridge construction applications at non-critical members but are not allowed in the plastic hinge region of bridge columns probably due to a lack of knowledge on how they affect seismic performance of columns. A comprehensive analytical study was carried out to determine how bar couplers used at the base of bridge columns affect: 1) column lateral …

Peak Pressures On Low Rise Buildings: Cfd With Les Versus Full Scale And Wind Tunnel Measurements, Aly Mousaad Aly, Hamzeh Gol-Zaroudi

Faculty Publications

This paper focuses on the processes of wind flow in the atmospheric boundary layer, to produce realistic full-scale pressures for the design of low-rise buildings. CFD with LES turbulence closure is implemented on a scale 1:1 prototype building. A proximity study was executed computationally in CFD with LES that suggests new recommendations on the computational domain size, in front of a building model, apart from common RANS-based guidelines (e.g. COST and AIJ). Our findings suggest a location of the test building, different from existing guidelines, and the inflow boundary proximity influences pressure correlation and reproduction of peak loads. The CFD …

An Investigation Of Life Cycle Sustainability Implications Of Emerging Heavy-Duty Truck Technologies In The Age Of Autonomy, Burak Sen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Heavy-duty trucks (HDTs) play a central role in U.S. freight transportation, carrying most of the goods across the country. The projected increase in freight activity (e.g. truck-miles-traveled) raises concerns regarding the potential sustainability impacts of the U.S. freight industry, marking HDTs as an ideal domain for improving the sustainability performance of U.S. freight transportation. However, the transition to sustainable trucking is a challenging task, for which multiple sustainability objectives must be considered and addressed under a variety of emerging HDT technologies while composing a sustainable HDT fleet. To gain insights into the sustainability implications of emerging HDT technologies as well …

การปรับปรุงสะพานทางหลวงจากผลกระทบแผ่นดินไหวด้วยระบบแยกฐานและการเสริมค่าความหน่วงโดยใช้เหล็กเดือย, ยงศักดิ์ จิวะตระกูลธรรม

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การออกแบบโครงสร้างสะพานภายใต้แรงแผ่นดินไหวด้วยระบบแยกฐาน สามารถลดผลกระทบที่เกิดจากแรงกระทำได้เป็นอย่างดี แต่ในขณะเดียวกันกลับทำให้โครงสร้างสะพานส่วนบนเกิดการเคลื่อนตัวที่มากขึ้นเป็นผลให้เกิดการชนกันระหว่างชิ้นส่วน และเกิดการวิบัติจากระยะรองรับช่วงสะพานที่ไม่เพียงพอ งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการศึกษาผลตอบสนองของชิ้นส่วนโครงสร้างสะพานที่ถูกออกแบบด้วยระบบแยกฐานและใช้เหล็กเดือยช่วยในการสลายพลังงานและลดการเคลื่อนที่ของคาน ซึ่งจะทำการวิเคราะห์โครงสร้างด้วยวิธีการไฟไนต์อิลิเมนต์ โดยใช้โปรแกรม SAP2000 การศึกษาเลือกพิจารณาสะพานแบบคานคอนกรีตอัดแรงรูปตัวไอ มีความยาวช่วงเสา 20 เมตร ทั้งหมด 5 ช่วง มีการติดตั้งแผ่นยางรองคานสะพานเป็นอุปกรณ์แยกฐาน นอกจากนี้จะทำการคัดเลือกคลื่นแผ่นดินไหวให้สอดคล้องกับการสั่นไหวของพื้นดินที่เกิดขึ้นใน จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย หลังจากทำการสร้างแบบจำลองจะทำการวิเคราะห์โครงสร้างด้วยวิธีการวิเคราะห์การตอบสนองไม่เชิงเส้นแบบประวัติเวลา โดยจะทำการเปรียบเทียบผลการตอบสนองของโครงสร้างสะพานทั้งก่อนและหลังการปรับปรุงโดยใช้เหล็กเดือย ซึ่งจะพิจารณาในกรณีที่เพิ่มความหนาของแผ่นยางรองคานสะพานจากเดิมขนาด 20 เป็น 100 มิลลิเมตร และทำการติดตั้งเหล็กเดือยขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง 25 มิลลิเมตร เป็นอุปกรณ์ยึดรั้ง ผลการศึกษาพบว่าการเลือกปรับปรุงโดยการเลือกใช้เหล็กเดือยจำนวน 2 ชิ้น ติดตั้งในระนาบที่ยึดรั้งบริเวณจุดรองรับของโครงสร้างสะพานส่วนบนกับโครงสร้างสะพานส่วนล่าง ให้ผลการตอบสนองที่เหมาะสมมากกว่ากรณีก่อนการปรับปรุง โดยระยะการเคลื่อนตัวสูงสุดของคานรองรับแผ่นพื้นลดลงจาก 64 เป็น 51 มิลลิเมตร คิดเป็นร้อยละ 20 และยังช่วยลดผลการตอบสนองของโครงสร้างสะพานส่วนล่าง โดยเสาตอม่อเกิดการครากเพียงเล็กน้อย นอกจากนี้แรงเฉือนสูงสุดที่ฐานลดลงร้อยละ 22 เมื่อเทียบกับกรณีก่อนการปรับปรุงโครงสร้างสะพาน

การพัฒนาผนังสลายพลังงานแบบวิสโคอิลาสติก, ฐิติพงศ์ เจริญสุข

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการศึกษาพัฒนาผนังสลายพลังงานแบบวิสโคอิลาสติก (Viscoelastic wall dampers) ด้วยวัสดุ Asphalt (ยางมะตอย) และ Polyisobutene (PIB) แม้ว่าในปัจจุบันมีผู้ผลิตอุปกรณ์สลายพลังงานสำหรับอาคารเพื่อต้านทานแผ่นดินไหวและแรงลมจำหน่าย แต่มีราคาแพงเพราะต้องนำเข้าจากต่างประเทศ ทั้งมีค่าใช้จ่ายในการติดตั้งและบำรุงรักษาที่สูง นอกจากนั้นยังพบว่า ส่วนใหญ่มีรูปแบบที่กระทบต่อความสวยงามด้านสถาปัตยกรรม ในงานวิจัยนี้จึงพิจารณาถึงความเป็นไปได้ในการพัฒนาผนังสลายพลังงานแบบวิสโคอิลาสติกด้วยวัสดุที่มีราคาไม่แพง มีรูปแบบคล้ายผนังอาคารทั่วไปเพื่อไม่กระทบต่อความสวยงามของอาคาร โดยทำการพัฒนาแบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์ของผนังสลายพลังงานจากการทดสอบชิ้นงานตัวอย่างขนาดย่อส่วนในห้องปฏิบัติการ ภายใต้แรงกระทำแบบวัฏจักร (Cyclic testing) ตามมาตรฐาน ASCE 7-16 ผลการทดลองแสดงให้เห็นว่าวัสดุ PIB มีคุณสมบัติในการสลายพลังงานที่ดี และมีเสถียรภาพภายใต้การเปลี่ยนแปลงอุณหภูมิ จึงนำแบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์ของผนังสลายพลังงานชนิด PIB มาประมาณคุณสมบัติของผนังสลายพลังงานขนาดเท่าของจริง เพื่อเปรียบเทียบประสิทธิภาพในการสลายพลังงานกับผลิตภัณฑ์ผนังสลายพลังงานแบบหนืด (Viscous Wall Damper) ของต่างประเทศ ผลการศึกษาพบว่าผนังสลายพลังงานแบบวิสโคอิลาสติคที่พัฒนามีประสิทธิภาพในการสลายพลังงานดีกว่าผนังสลายพลังงานแบบหนืดอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ ทำให้สามารถลดขนาดและจำนวนผนังสลายพลังงานที่ต้องติดตั้งในอาคารได้ จึงเป็นอีกหนึ่งทางเลือกในการออกแบบต้านทานแผ่นดินไหวและแรงลมที่อาจประหยัดและมีประสิทธิภาพกว่าวิธีการปกติที่นิยมเพิ่มขนาดส่วนโครงสร้างให้มีกำลังหรือสติฟเนสมากขึ้น

Lagrangian Relaxation Method For Integrated Vehicles And Drones Routing Model, Perawit Charoenwut

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, e-commerce increases parcel transportation demand year by year. Many companies are seeking the way to improve performance of delivery service and cost-efficiency. One among many solutions is using a drone attached with a truck for the last mile delivery. A drone can be launched from either depot or truck and returned to the depot or wait for the truck to take them back from the docking station around the delivery area. The vehicle routing problem with drones considers truck- and drone-route simultaneously. It is an enormous problem that cannot be solved by a normal linear programming method. This research …

An In-Depth Investigation Of The Effects Of Work-Related Factors On The Development Of Knee Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Construction Roofers, Amrita Dutta

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Construction roofers have the uppermost likelihood of developing knee musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Roofers spend more than 75% of their total working time being restricted to awkward kneeling postures and repetitive motions in a sloped roof setting. However, the combined effect of knee-straining posture, roof slope and their association to knee MSDs among roofers are still unknown. This dissertation aimed to provide empirical evidence of the effects of two roofing work-related factors namely, roof slope and kneeling working posture, on the development of knee MSDs among construction roofers. These two factors were assessed as potential to increase knee MSD risks in …

Potential Benefits From Practices In Construction Waste Material Controls, Abdulaziz Alwadhenani

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Construction waste is generated from the various construction activities of building, maintaining, renovating, and demolishing infrastructure facilities. These materials include, but are not limited to, concrete, rubble, fiberglass, asphalt, bricks, wood, and scrap metals. In the last few decades, there has been a significant increase in the volume of construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials in the United States (U.S.). Between 1990 and 2017, the total increase in debris generation has surpassed 320%. According to U.S. solid waste management statistics, more than 50% of C&D waste has been and continues to be transported to landfills. The disposal of C&D waste …

Selective Precipitation And Recovery Of Rare Earth Elements From Acid Mine Drainage, Robyn Lauren Christoferson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The ability to secure rare earth elements (REEs) in the United States is of concern due to the rapid growth in demand and the monopolistic supply chain. The demand for REEs has skyrocketed in recent years due to the development of many green technologies. The United States and many other countries are currently reliant on China for REEs, who currently control greater than 90% of the global supply. Due to the severe impact of previous Chinese export quotas, it is important to lessen the reliance on importation and explore methods of recycling REEs from secondary sources. A secondary REE source …

Large-Scale Modeling And Assessments Of Climate, Land Cover, And Sea Level Change Impacts On Stormwater Runoff In Coastal Urban-Natural Environments, Erfanul Huq

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation investigated the potential impacts of changing climate, land cover, and sea level on the future stormwater budget and extreme runoff in coastal urban-natural environments. Two large-scale basins, namely Florida Southeast Coasts Basin (7117 km2) and Saint Johns River Basin (24928 km2), were selected for this study. The basins represented gradients in climate, land cover, and hydrology across the Atlantic coasts of Florida and the southeast U.S. Two mechanistic hydrologic models were developed for the basins using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)’s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) 5.1. The models were calibrated and validated with observed historical streamflow …

Effect Of Binder Modification And Aggregate Size On Modulus And Fatigue Of Asphalt Concrete, Elizabeth Bashiti

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Asphalt concrete is one of the main ingredients used in the paving of roadways across the globe. These roadways have been deteriorating from overuse, under design, and a lack of understanding of the engineering properties. In the asphalt community, it is agreed upon that polymer modifiers and aggregate size have comparable impacts on the performance of a pavement, such as, low creep at high temperatures, high ductility at low temperatures, high toughness, resistance to moisture and temperature, high cohesive and adhesive strength. With all of these advantages, it has been often assumed that polymer modifiers extend/improve the expected life of …

Field Evaluation Of A Modular Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder In An Application That Includes Skew And Superelevation, Adam D. Roh

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is a group of bridge and culvert industry leaders (including steel manufacturers, fabricators, service centers, coaters, researchers, and representatives of related associations and government organizations) who have joined together to provide educational information on the design and construction of short span steel bridges in installations up to 140’-0” in length. A technical working group from within the SSSBA developed the notion for the modular shallow press-brake-formed steel tub girder as a solution for the short span steel bridge market.

After extensive testing at West Virginia University and multiple successful field demonstrations, members of …

Prevention Of Harmful Algal Blooms By The Mitigation Of Phosphorus Nutrient Loading Via Filtration By Steel Wool And Activated Carbon, Samantha Zidd, Sara Kidd, Ronald Simpson

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are a devastating ecological and economic consequence of the abundance of nutrient-rich agricultural runoff entering aquatic ecosystems (Baker et al. 2014). Bioavailable phosphorus from synthetic fertilizers is one of the major nutrients contributing to this global issue. Preliminary studies indicate that dissolved phosphorus can be removed from an aqueous environment when passed through a composite mixture of granular steel wool particles and activated carbon (Erickson, Gulliver, and Weiss (2007). Further research was conducted using higher quality concentration measurements to determine what grades of steel wool (0000, 000, 00) and types of activated carbon (GAC, PAC, EAC) …

Implementation Of Real-Time Decision Support Technology At Akron Water Reclamation Facility, Hunter Durbin

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Advances in computer science, data analytics, hardware, and software are changing the way that sewer collection systems are able to operate. By combining these technologies into something called a Real-Time Decision Support System (RTDSS), operators of sewer collection systems can make operational decisions supported by data being recorded throughout the sewer system in real-time. A RTDSS has the potential to optimize the available capacity of a sewer collection system at a lower cost compared to traditional construction solutions. The City of Akron is in the process of implementing a RTDSS in their sewer collection system. This report analyzes how the …

The Future Of Roundabouts In Northeast Ohio, Bret Baker

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

For my honors project, I plan on doing a formal analysis of the type of intersection known as roundabouts. I want to approach the general topic of roundabouts and then focus on local roundabouts in Northeast Ohio. My analysis would include roundabouts currently in use, in the process of being constructed, as well as roundabout projects currently in design and future projects. I want to answer the questions, "What does the future of roundabouts look like in Northeast Ohio? Will there be more? Are they better than the traditional signalized or traffic sign intersections?" I will be using this information …

Water Condensation Collection For Disaster Relief, Tyler Gaydosh

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Numerous populations experience sudden, unexpected circumstances where drinking water supply may be compromised. Current leading response strategies include the delivery of disposable water bottles, a simple and effective way of meeting the demand of fresh drinking water. The lack of reusability results in problems with waste and cost. Any response to provide drinking water to a population in these circumstances must consider a prolonged crisis and these limitations: minimal delivery opportunities, power supply, and waste management (e.g., aftereffects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico). A review of alternatives for water collection was done to determine a viable collection method that …

Comparision Of Fillet-Welded Base Plate Fatigue Design For Highway Support Structures With Laboratory Research Tests, William Shea

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

There are many types of vertical structures along highways that serve unique purposes. These structures include traffic signs for directing, warning, or regulating traffic, luminaires for distributing and directing light, traffic signals supporting equipment such as traffic lights, and combination structures including any combination of the aforementioned structures. Highway support structures are typically fabricated from steel or aluminum and are designed to the guidelines and specifications of the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals. The structures are connected to a foundation by anchor bolts through a welded base plate. Often a cause …

Applications Of Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Zachary Plevny

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The main objective of this research paper is to determine the current applications of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). A second objective is to determine the reason UHPC is used in various applications. More than 17 bridges in the United States have been built with UHPC components. A handful of state departments of transportation have deployed UHPC components within their infrastructure, and many more are actively doing research and considering the use of UHPC. So, this is a relatively new material that is becoming more widely used. The following seven projects, which include UHPC components are discussed in detail: Mars Hill …

Seismic Design Optimization Of Steel Structures Using Genetic Algorithm, Tiancheng Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Current seismic codes do not incorporate a well-established methodology for the selection of passive dampers type and their topological distribution and properties along the height of structures. Achieving the intended performance is made more complicated when structures are subject to extreme events and operate well within their inelastic range. This thesis utilizes a self-organizing genetic algorithm (soGA) with probabilistic gene-by-gene crossover and an adaptive active ground motion subset scheme to efficiently find optimal designs of low-rise steel frames subject to large number of extreme ground motions. Different types of passive dampers were considered, while the steel frames were modeled using …

Advanced Econometic Models For Modeling Flows: Application To Shared Economy, Bibhas Dey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Travel and tourism industry is undergoing transformation with the flourishing of online sharing economy marketplaces such as Bike Share services, Uber/Lyft (for taxi services), Eatwith (for community restaurants), and AirBnB (for accommodation). The current research effort contributes to literature on sharing economy service flow analysis by formulating and estiamting econometric approaches for analyzing frequency variables. The sharing economy alternatives investigated include: (a) accommodation service (AirBnB), (b) bikeshare service (Citi bike, NYC) and (c) ride hailing service (UBER/LYFT/Taxi). In the first part of the dissertation, we develop a copula based negative binomial count model framework to count AirBnB listings at census …

Understanding The Socio-Infrastructure Systems During Disaster From Social Media Data, Kamol Chandra Roy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Our socio-infrastructure systems are becoming more and more vulnerable due to the increased severity and frequency of extreme events every year. Effective disaster management can minimize the damaging impacts of a disaster to a large extent. The ubiquitous use of social media platforms in GPS enabled smartphones offers a unique opportunity to observe, model, and predict human behavior during a disaster. This dissertation explores the opportunity of using social media data and different modeling techniques towards understanding and managing disaster more dynamically. In this dissertation, we focus on four objectives. First, we develop a method to infer individual evacuation behaviors …

Improving Traffic Safety And Efficiency By Adaptive Signal Control Systems Based On Deep Reinforcement Learning, Yaobang Gong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

As one of the most important Active Traffic Management strategies, Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (ATSC) helps improve traffic operation of signalized arterials and urban roads by adjusting the signal timing to accommodate real-time traffic conditions. Recently, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, many researchers have employed deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms to develop ATSCs. However, most of them are not practice-ready. The reasons are two-fold: first, they are not developed based on real-world traffic dynamics and most of them require the complete information of the entire traffic system. Second, their impact on traffic safety is always a concern by …

A Corridor Level Gis-Based Decision Support Model To Evaluate Truck Diversion Strategies, Samar Younes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Increased urbanization, population growth, and economic development within the U.S. have led to an increased demand for freight travel to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. Consequently, freight transportation has grown significantly over time and has expanded beyond the capacity of infrastructure, which has caused new challenges in many regions. To maintain quality of life and enhance public safety, more effort must be dedicated to investigating and planning in the area of traffic management and to assessing the impact of trucks on highway systems. Traffic diversion is an effective strategy to reduce the impact of incident-induced congestion, but alternative …

Modeling Flow And Nitrate Transport In Karst Groundwater Basins, Yuan Gao

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Understanding the groundwater flow in karst aquifers and the effect of best management practices (BMPs) on nitrate decrease in spring discharge is critical for effective management and protection of karst water resources. However, the control on the conduit network's impacts on spring discharge and nitrate concentration is not fully understood, and the cumulative effects of BMP on reducing nitrate in karst groundwater systems have not been evaluated at the basin scale. In this dissertation, a coupled Conduit Flow Process (CFPv2) and Conduit Mass Three-Dimensional (CMT3D) model was applied to evaluate the biosorption-activated media (BAM)-based BMP on nitrate removal in Silver …

Study On The Thermal Properties Of Concrete Containing Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Fly Ash And Steel Reinforcement, Bekir Erdem Bas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In this study, the thermal and mechanical properties of two types of concrete were measured. The first type contained ground granulated blast furnace slag, and the second type contained Class F fly ash. The compressive and splitting tensile strength, static elastic modulus, thermal conductivity, adiabatic temperature rise, shrinkage, and compressive creep of the two concretes were measured. Then, the experimental shrinkage and compressive creep results were compared to ACI 209.2R-08 using the material properties of each mix design. Additionally, two semi-adiabatic designs were made and compared with the adiabatic calorimetry measurements. Also, in this study, the thermal conductivity of concrete …

Evaluation Of Test Specimen Geometry Of Asphalt Mixes Tested With The Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester, Abha Dwivedy

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Asphalt concrete, AC, is a heterogeneous material that is modeled as a homogeneous material. The disparity between material structure and theory presents issue with performance testing with test sample geometries, resulting in variability. The purpose of this research is to develop appropriate sample geometry for AMPT test for accurate characterization of asphalt mix and ease of testing.

Four sample geometries were fabricated for three mix types. All specimens are fabricated at 7%0.5% air voids and tested for AMPT tests. The effect of sample geometry was statistically analyzed using laboratory test results and performance predictions using FlexPAVE. For ranking analysis all …

A Survey Of Education In Civil Engineering, Tyler Fuller

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper provides an overview of the current education requirements in the field of civil engineering. This is achieved through means of an anonymous survey sent to civil engineering academics and data gathered from the published curricula of ten existing civil engineering programs. These ten programs were selected by means of a random number generator from the list of institutions the survey was sent to. Such an overview is important for gauging the effectiveness of civil engineering education for current and future students.