# Browse Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title

• (2014-05-30)
In this thesis, the generation of initial ground structures for generic domains in two and three dimensions are discussed. Two methods of discretization are compared: Voronoi-based discretizations and structured quadrilateral ...

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• (1988)
Transferable discharge permit (TDP) programs for managing multiple pollutants may be complicated by the interactive environmental impacts and by the joint treatment costs of the pollutants. Under such systems, pollutants ...

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• (2013-05-24)
Continuous increases in traffic volume and limited available capacity in the roadway system have created a need for improved traffic control. From traditional pre-timed isolated signals to actuated and coordinated corridors, ...

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• (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1970-08)

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• (1977)

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• (1975)

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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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• (1970)

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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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• (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1983-03)
In this study the nature of actual random traffic stress histories in steel beam or girder highway bridges has been investigated. Quantitative field test results have been used to develop mathematical models that can be ...

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• (1994-08)

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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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• (1984)
The objective of current wastewater treatment plant design practice is to provide a cost effective processing system for a given wastewater. The design of such a system involves many tradeoffs that have to be examined in ...

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• (2007-11-26)
Urban infrastructure systems such as utility networks for electricity-, water-, sewage- and gas-services, transportation systems and telecommunication networks are critical backbones of modern societies. However, these ...

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• (2010-12-31)
On February 27, 2010 at 03:34 am local time, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck central Chile. The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 8 km off the central region of the Chilean coast. With an ...

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• (2003-11-04)
In current practice, many approaches for building structural analysis focus on two-dimensional and/or linear elastic idealizations of the response. Nevertheless, the earthquake behavior of low-rise shear wall buildings ...

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• (1996-10)

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• (2013-08-22)
Interest in meander evolution has recently been revitalized with ongoing efforts worldwide to re-naturalize highly modified streams through re-meandering, with the consequent need of assessment tools. While research on ...

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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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