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Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Evaluation of 50’ FRP Truss Bridges with Timber Decks , Maxwell Browning Carey

Site Specific Probable Maximum Precipitation Implications for High Hazard Dams in West Virginia , Levi Jacob Cyphers

Stormwater Responses to Climatic and Land Cover Changes in Lowly Urbanized Subcoastal Environments , Md Tanvirul Islam

Evaluation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) for West Virginia to Predict Current and Future PMP & Utilizing Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Sludge in Reclamation , Grace Katherine Kerr

Understanding Learners' Perception of Virtual Reality-Assisted Learning in Engineering Education , Mohammad Samin Mansur

The Impact of Low-Skew on the Ultimate Capacity of Press-Brake-Formed Tub Girders , Madison Lynn Morgan

An Integrated Framework for Establishing Long-Term Transportation Management Strategies Promoting Sustainable Urban Growth , M Imtiaz Rahman

Performance Evaluation of Composite Utility Structures under Wildfires and Mitigation Methods , Siddhant Sitoula

Evaluating the Impact of Ergonomic Interventions on Reducing Knee Musculoskeletal Disorder Risks during Residential Roof Shingle Installation: A Phase-Level Analysis , Nazia Zerin

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Blowdown Wastewater Co-treatment with Produced Water for Resource Recovery: Moving Towards Zero Liquid Discharge and Sustainable Waste Management , Mohammad Hafez Ahmed

Investigation of High-Volume Volcanic Ash Cement Composites Modified with Amorphous Materials Through Experimental and Analytical Methods , Nawaf Alsulami

Optimizing sample collection and data interpretation for effective wastewater-based epidemiology in combined sewer systems , Christopher Allen Anderson

Evaluations of FRP Composite Coupons Under Impact and Puncture , Lekhnath Bhandari

Investigating the Change in Pavement Cracking Data Due to Automated Data Collection Methods , Faisal Quibria Chowdhury

A Computer Vision-based Method for Tack Coat Coverage Inspection Using Drone-Collected Images , Aida da Silva

Study of Capillary Channel Fiber Augmented Geobags for Accelerated Dewatering of High Moisture Content Fine-Grained Acid Mine Drainage Precipitate , Luke William Daugherty

Single Field of View Calibration Through Estimating Three Mutually Orthogonal Vanishing Points for Spatial Data Collection in Traffic Scenes , Sourav Dutta

Spatial Analysis of Bike-Sharing Station Usage and Placement: Redefining Bike-Share Planning for Equity , Sydney E. French

STRENGTHENING OF DAMAGED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS WITH EXTERNAL FRP , Krishna Tulasi Gadde

Spatiotemporal trends in particle-associated microbial communities in a chlorinated drinking water distribution system , Madison Haddix

Understanding Emerging Travel Behavior in New York City , Md Amdad Hossen

Environmental Controls of Greenhouse Fluxes in Freshwater Wetlands across the Globe , Samira Jahan

Development of a Framework to Support Community-Scale Nutrient Recovery for Local Crop Fertilization and Production , Scott A. Lopez

Visual Sensing for Comprehensive Granular Traffic Data Collection in Support of Intelligent Transportation Applications , Linjun Lu

Exploring Opportunities and Challenges of Adopting Exoskeletons and Exosuits in Construction: Identifying Facilitators, Barriers, and Potential Solutions to Those Barriers , Dilruba Mahmud

Feasibility of Applying Motion Magnification in Subsurface Defect Detection for Concrete and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Specimens , Nagavardhani Malineni

Assessment of Regional Bike and Pedestrian Equity in Transportation Plans , Drew Reiter

Concentrated Wastewater Treatment Using a Ferric Iron-dosed Anaerobic Upflow Sludge Blanket Reactor for Recovery of Phosphorus and Ammonium , Carley E. Shingleton

Condition and Modeling Assessment of Geomorphic Landform Design on Coal Refuse Impoundments , Titus C. Smith

WEIGH-IN-MOTION DATA-DRIVEN PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PREDICTION MODELS , Mohhammad Afsar Sujon

Application of metagenomic and molecular microbiology techniques to elucidate sources of fecal pollution and anthropogenic antibiotic resistance genes to surface water: a step towards a “One Health” approach to watershed management , Mehedi Hasan Tarek

Laboratory Experimentation and Numerical Modeling to Enhance Drainage in Geotextile Tubes , Jonah G. Tyson

FRP Pedestrian Bridges , Joseph Ryan Virga

Exploring the Usage of Acid Mine Drainage Sludge as a Soil Amendment for Reclaimed Mine Lands , Brady Watters

Development and Validation of Improved Live Load Distribution Factors for Moment in Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridges , Brook Teklu Woldegabriel

Leveraging Data Science to Promote Sustainable Resource Recovery from Organic Waste Streams in Rural Regions , Mohammed Tamim Zaki

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Elucidating Biogeochemical Reactions of Iron for Ammonium Removal and Nutrient Recovery from Wastewaters: Moving toward Sustainable Wastewater Management , Rifat Anwar

Similitude, Scaling, and Prediction of Stream Dissolved Oxygen across the Contiguous U.S. , Aron Gebreslase

Experimental and Design Evaluation of Multi-bolted GFRP Joints , Amir Hossein Houshmandyar

Review of Innovative Rehabilitation Techniques for Reinforced Concrete Buildings , Demetrius Karoubas

Mechanical Response of VARTM infused FRP composites , Andrew Kenney

Development of an Innovative Co-treatment Technology for Produced Water and Blowdown Water: A Regional Approach of Water Management for Energy Production , Golnoosh Khajouei

Stormwater Runoff Response Under Changing Climate and Land uses Across Gradients of Inland and Coastal Urban-Natural Basin , Mahmood Khan

Climatic and Land Cover Sensitivities of Stormwater Runoff in a Coastal Natural-Urban Basin of Texas, USA. , Nusrat Nasrin Khan

Methodology for enhanced filtration and dewatering of fine-grain AMD precipitate using geocomposites for rare earth elements recovery , Iuri Lira Santos

Finite Element Method Calculation of A Prestressed Self Consolidating Concrete Beam , Vladyslav Machulsky

Detection of Fecal Bacteria in Watersheds Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage , Claire Addison McDonald

Geotextile Design and Performance for Dewatering of Rare Earth Element Sludge Produced from Acid Mine Drainage , Cory J. Nasiadka

Evaluating Effects of Sediment on Microbial Loading in a Drinking Water Distribution System , Erika Osborne

Understanding Perceptions of Vulnerable Roadway Users on Autonomous Vehicles , Md Tawhidur Rahman

Stormwater Sensitivities to the Climatic and Land Cover Drivers in a Heavily Urbanized Coastal Basin along the Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA. , Md Faisal Razy

Evaluating potential soil amendments and geomorphic methods for mine land reclamation , Amanda Rodrigues Silva

Expanding the Applicability of Press-Brake-Formed Tub Girders Through the Extension of the Maximum Span Length and the Evaluation of Pier Continuity , Robert M. Tennant

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Migration in Ground Subsurface , Hanadi Al-Hammad

Nondestructive Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Using Ultrasonic Technique , Tyler Keith Ashbrook

Identification of Crash Contributing Factors in AV involved Crashes , MD TANVIR ASHRAF

A Parametric Study of Lateral-Torsional Buckling in Pultruded FRP Beams Using Abaqus , Robert Nathaniel Baylor

Investigation of Foundation Failures , Ali Buabbas

Erosion and Sediment Controls on Reclaimed Mine Refuse Impoundments , Sara Dalen

Timber Bridge Pile Splicing with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wraps , Drew L. Damich

Calibration of IRI-based PSI Equation using Updated Quarter-Car Parameters , Shirin Bahaaeldin Hassan

Effects of Changes in Land Use Land Cover and Climate on Long-term Total Dissolved Solids Trends in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States , Melaine Edouard Kolimedje

Prioritization Framework for Advanced Systems of Urban Roads in the Context of Smart Cities , Jinwoong Lee

Estimation and Mitigation of Stresses in Mass Concrete Structures Containing Ground Granulated Blast FurnaceSlag and Fly Ash , Guadalupe Leon

Evaluating Factors Influencing Transportation-Related Energy Consumption , Amrit Williams

Design of Bending Moment and Load Capacity Test for FRP Sheet Piles , Joshua Larry Wilt Mr.

Review of Forecasting Univariate Time-series Data with Application to Water-Energy Nexus Studies & Proposal of Parallel Hybrid SARIMA-ANN Model , Cory Sumner Yarrington

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Innovative Fe(III)-dosed Anaerobic Biological Treatment System: From Fe and S Biogeochemical Reactions to Engineering Process , Musfique Ahmed

Impacts of Bike Sharing on Transit Ridership , Moathe Salah Aljeri

Potential Benefits from Practices in Construction Waste Material Controls , Abdulaziz Alwadhenani

Study on The Thermal Properties of Concrete Containing Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Fly Ash and Steel Reinforcement , Bekir Erdem Bas

Effect of Binder Modification and Aggregate Size on Modulus and Fatigue of Asphalt Concrete , Elizabeth Bashiti

Time-Dependent Reliability Framework for Durability Design of FRP Composites , Rajneesh Kumar Bharil

Effects of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Early-Age Tensile Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete , Lucas James Bucklen

Selective Precipitation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage , Robyn Lauren Christoferson

An In-Depth Investigation of the Effects of Work-Related Factors on the Development of Knee Musculoskeletal Disorders among Construction Roofers , Amrita Dutta

Evaluation of Test Specimen Geometry of Asphalt Mixes Tested with the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester , Abha Dwivedy

Evaluating the Polishing of Skid Aggregates in Asphalt using the British Pendulum Tester , Allison Nicole Givens

Procedure for Asphalt Mixture Friction Evaluation for WVDOH , Danielle Marie Hoyer

Large-Scale Modeling and Assessments of Climate, Land Cover, and Sea Level Change Impacts on Stormwater Runoff in Coastal Urban-Natural Environments , Erfanul Huq

The Energy Efficiency and Living Comfort of a Stabilized Rammed Earth Dwelling in Comparison with a Traditional Stud Frame Building , David C. Johnson III

Review of Modern Nondestructive Testing Techniques for Civil Infrastructure , Shabnam Khanal

Monotonic Response of RC Exterior Beam-Column Joints Reinforced with Filler-Modules and FRP Composite Wraps/Gussets , Praveen Kumar Reddy Majjigapu

On-Site Measurement of the Water-Cementitious Ratio and Heat of Hydration of Delivered Concrete , Seyednavid Mardmomen

Solution Tool to Predict Filter Cake Formation for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Slurries , Roberto Ecuador Martinez Ochoa

Multi-objective Optimization of a Ridesharing System Performance , Mohammad Nasr Azadani

Field Evaluation of a Modular Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder in an Application that Includes Skew and Superelevation , Adam D. Roh

Scaling-based Robust Predictions of Periodic Stream Water Quality Variables Across the Contiguous U.S. , Mohammad Abu Zafer Siddik

Experimental and Field Evaluation of FRP Pedestrian Bridge Decks , Kalrav Singh Tomer

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Short Beam Shear Strength Evaluations of GFRP Composites: Correlations Through Accelerated and Natural Aging , William Todd Barker

Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Comparison with Microseismic Data at a Field Site , Carter Lawrence Hulcher

Shear stress estimates in the approach and bridge section by using various formula , Jun Seon Lee

Direct Determination of the Dynamic Elastic Modulus and Poisson's Ratio of Timoshenko Prisms and Rods , Guadalupe Leon

Minimizing Trihalomethane Formation through Source Water Monitoring and Optimizing Treatment Practices , Nashid Mirza

Retaining Wall System with Soldier Pile and Composite Resin Infused Lagging Elements , Shane Phillip Moore

Bending Response of Timber Mortise and Tenon Joints Reinforced with Filler-Modules and FRP Gussets , Andrew Robert Pacifico

Structural Behavior of Steel Plate Embedded Hybrid GFRP Shapes , Piyush R. Soti

Evaluating design criteria for high hazard dams in a changing climate , Aaron Read Sutton

Review of water allocation models for West Virginia , Madison Lee Alexis Thompson

Field Performance and Rating Evaluation of a Modular Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder with a Steel Sandwich Plate Deck , Nicole Marie Hegele Underwood