Browse by Subject "Engineering, Civil"

• (1994)
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems have become prevalent for producing building design drawings. An ultimate goal of CADD systems is to automate analyses and communication of high-level design information ...

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• (1996)
In this dissertation, two dynamic transportation models are formulated and analyzed. When employed in optimal control exercises, these models determine for some metropolitan highway a set of optimal transportation policies, ...

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• (2009)
SelfSim is also introduced to extract Red Blood Cells (RBCs) material stress-strain behavior from measurements of forces and displacements obtained by optical tweezers techniques. Deformation characteristics of RBCs are ...

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• (1982)
A two-dimensional finite element computer model for predicting frost penetration in saturated porous materials is presented together with a comprehensive literature review regarding mechanisms of frost action. Based on ...

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• (1972)

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• (1985)
A mathematical model, based on fundamental mechanisms, including film transfer, Monod kinetics, biofilm growth, and shear loss, was derived to describe performance of biofilm attached to an adsorbing surface. The model-BFAC ...

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• (1987)
The objective of this research is to develop better quantitative methods for estimating recharge and discharge between streams and alluvial aquifers, and for studying the behavior of pollutants during infiltration of ...

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• (1990)
An extensive literature study has resulted in a data base on both the laboratory measured cohesion intercept, c$\sp\prime$, and field mobilized cohesion intercept, c$\sp\prime$(mob). The data base includes values of ...

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• (1991)
Magnitude of swelling pressure and time-rate of swelling pressure development for Taylor shale material were investigated. A total of 227, 2.5 inch and 1.77 inch diameter Taylor shale specimens oriented both perpendicular ...

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• (1971)

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• (1994)
The use of non-woven geotextiles has been increasing exponentially since the 1970s. Due to the lack of understanding in the structural characteristics of non-woven geotextiles, the semi-empirical design of non-woven ...

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• (2006)
Recent advances in shrinkage modeling have worked toward modeling autogenous and drying shrinkage as mechanical responses to internally applied stresses. In this thesis, previous modeling work is extended such that autogenous ...

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• (1967)

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• (1990)
Depending on the contractual arrangement, fluctuations in materials prices expose different parties involved in a construction contract to various degrees of risk. In general, owners and/or contractors face the risk of ...

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• (1965)

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• (2003)
The effect of temperature curling on pavement responses was analyzed. A theoretical analysis of the effect of pavement temperature distribution on total and load-induced responses is presented and complemented with Analysis ...

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