Category: CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

IMPACT OF PLUMBING DESIGN OF A BUILDING  ABSTRACT  A building’s plumbing and sanitary system are crucial. The plumbing system must be planned and designed properly to meet the residents’ …

WATER FOOTPRINT OF CITIES: A REVIEW AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ABSTRACT Cities are hotspots of commodity consumption, with implications for non-local water resources. Water flows virtually into cities through …

ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE: EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPORTIONS ABSTRACT   Ultra-High Strength concrete (UHSC) is a new type of concrete known for its superior mechanical properties …

USING REAL-TIME SPEED DATA TO QUANTIFY IMPACTS OF WEATHER ON TRAVEL SPEEDS ABSTRACT Travel speed is an essential criterion for evaluating motorists’ driving experiences and the traffic conditions they …

USING δ2H AND δ18O TO DETERMINE THE FLOWPATHS AND TIMESCALES OF WATER AT THE SUSQUEHANNA SHALE HILLS CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY ABSTRACT A stable isotope sampling network was implemented at …

USE OF SEMI-CIRCULAR BEND TEST TO CHARACTERIZE FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT CONCRETE WITH VIRGIN AND RECYCLED MATERIALS ABSTRACT Cracking in asphalt pavements is a challenging problem and has been …

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE AND CONCENTRATION DISCHARGE: AGRICULTURAL NITRATE IN THE CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED Abstract   The use of agricultural nitrate sources is a growing concern in Midwestern …

ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE: EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPORTIONS ABSTRACT   Ultra-High Strength concrete (UHSC) is a new type of concrete known for its superior mechanical properties …

TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL IN A CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERING PEDESTRIANS ABSTRACT Traffic signals help to maintain order in urban traffic networks and reduce vehicle conflicts by dynamically …

TIME-VARYING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS REVEALS IMPACTS OF WATERSHED MODEL CHOICE ON THE INFERENCE OF DOMINANT PROCESSES Abstract Lumped rainfall-runoff models are widely used for flow prediction, but a longrecognized need …

THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELLING OF HYDRODYNAMICS AND MORPHODYNAMICS AROUND IN-STREAM STRUCTURES Abstract In-stream structures include both engineered structures and naturally formed ones. Examples of engineered in-stream structures are bridge piers, …

THREE ­DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF WOOD MOMENT CONNECTIONS ABSTRACT Small-scale wooden moment connections were tested under cyclic loading. These tests investigated the influence of the addition of fiber reinforcement and …

THE VIABILITY OF PARTIALLY POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE MEMBERS  IN AN AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING CYCLIC LOADING ABSTRACT Partially prestressed concrete offers several advantages over fully prestressed designs including increased ductility, increased …

THE UTILIZATION OF RECLAIMED WASTE-TO-ENERGY AGGREGATES AS LIGHTWEIGHT SAND IN CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS AND PRECAST CONCRETE ABSTRACT In the United States, solid waste is being generated and disposed of …

THE EXPANSIVE EFFECTS OF CONCENTRATED PYRITIC ZONES IN SHALES OF THE MARCELLUS FORMATION ABSTRACT   Expansive pyritic shales have caused untold amounts of damage to civil infrastructure throughout the …

THE EFFECTS OF FLUID’S PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON PIPING EROSION PROGRESSION OF A SILTY SAND ABSTRACT This thesis presents an experimental research for studying the absolute and interactive effects of …

THE BEST PRACTICES FOR SUBCONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION ABSTRACT   To achieve efficiency and quality, the construction industry must have a number of companies and individuals from various backgrounds …