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Insight into Tetrahedral Materials and Two-Dimensional Materials from Advanced Atomistic Simulations

Description:: This dissertation investigates tetrahedral and two-dimensional materials for a variety of their physical properties, by employing a range of atomistic modeling approaches, including density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo (MC) method. The two material systems of...
Author:: Cao, Boxiao
Keyword:: forward flux sampling, two-dimensional material, density functional theory, semiconductor, ice, and monte carlo
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Li, Tianshu
Committee Member(s):: Liu, Jifeng, Solares, Santiago, Shuai, Danmeng, and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Primary Sludge Fermentation: A Sustainable and Economic Process of Supplementing Carbon for Short Cut Nitrogen Removal

Description:: This study evaluates the selection for partial denitrification (PdN, NO3 NO2) and coupling with anammox as an alternative route of achieving short-cut nitrogen removal at Blue Plains advanced wastewater treatment plant. The use of primary sludge fermentate was evaluated as a cheaper and viable...
Author:: Ali, Priyanka
Keyword:: Fermentation, Primary sludge, Partial denitrification, Mainstream system, Nitrogen removal, and Short cut nitrogen removal
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Riffat, Rumana
Committee Member(s):: Shuai, Danmeng, De Clippeleir, Haydee, and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Investigation of Oxygen half saturation coefficients for nitrification

Description:: The major objective of this research was to investigate the oxygen half saturation coefficients for nitrifying autotrophic bacteria in a mixed culture system and in an individual system for Ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB), respectively. The oxygen half...
Author:: Ghimire, Biplab Kumar
Keyword:: Autotophs, Oxygen half saturation Coefficient, NOB, and AOB
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Riffat, Rumana
Committee Member(s):: Hamdar, Samer, Murthy, Sudhir N, and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Towards Collision Prediction and Control: Modeling Longitudinal and Lateral Driver Behavior Leading to Realistic Collision Rates

Description:: With millions of traffic collisions occurring each year and tens of thousands of these collisions resulting in fatalities, the need to keep improving traffic safety is apparent. One way to accomplish this is to look into traffic simulation models in order to test different traffic situations and...
Author:: Silverstein, Claire Edwina
Keyword:: collision formation, microscopic modeling, traffic engineering, car-following, and lane-changing
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Hamdar, Samer H
Committee Member(s):: Hamdar, Samer H, Eskandarian, Azim, and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

P-Delta Limit State in the Design of Slender RC Bridge Columns

Description:: The main objective of this research program is to evaluate the seismic response of slender reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns to second order P-Delta effects. This research has led to the development of a new methodology for explicitly addressing P-Delta effects in the seismic design of...
Author:: Heydarpour, Parsa
Keyword:: Instability of column, Performance based design, Bridge column design, Slender RC bridge column, P-Delta effect, and Displacement ductility limit state
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Silva, Pedro F
Committee Member(s):: Manzari, Majid T and Badie, Sameh S
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Non-intrusive Experimental Study on Nuclear Fuel Assembly Response to Seismic Loads

Description:: Experimental measurements of nuclear fuel bundle response to seismic loads have primarily been focused on the response of the structure. Forcing methods have included use of shake tables, however, the majority of work has used hydraulic actuators rigidly connected to a single spacer grid to force...
Author:: Weichselbaum, Noah A.
Keyword:: Fluid Structure Interaction, PWR, Seismic, and PIV
GW Unit:: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Bardet, Philippe M and Balaras, Elias
Committee Member(s):: Pointer, David, Manzari, Majid T, and Ricciardi, Guillaume
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Analysis of Reinforced/Prestressed Concrete Members Using Advanced Techniques

Description:: Analysis of bonded reinforced and prestressed concrete members for flexure should be conducted using the strain compatibility approach as stipulated by the ACI-318 design code published by the American Concrete Institute and the AASHTO LRFD Specifications published by the American Association of...
Author:: Pipp, Gabrielle
Keyword:: power formula, reinforced/prestressed concrete, flexure, prestress loss, strain compatibility, and interaction diagram
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Badie, Sameh S
Committee Member(s):: Roddis, Kim and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM LOCATION PREDICTION USING GIS AND TREND ANALYSIS FOR THE TERRESTRIAL WATERS OF KUWAIT

Description:: The State of Kuwait is situated at the northwestern end of the Persian Gulf and has a population of 2.5 million people, the vast majority of whom live along the southeastern stretch of its 500 km coastline. Kuwait Bay, a shallow natural harbor situated at the eastern "mouth" of the country, lies...
Author:: Shuhaibar, Bassam Nabeel
Keyword:: Harmful algal bloom, N, Kuwait Bay, P Ratio, Holt-Winters' Additive, GIS, and Red tide
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Riffat, Rumana
Committee Member(s):: Roddis, Kim, Tallent, Robert, Choudhury, Sayedul H, and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A METHOD TO ASSESS DYNAMIC RESPONSES IN A CRASH SIMULATION

Description:: This dissertation addresses the development of a new approach to assess the inter-relationship among dynamic responses, and their sensitivities and robustness in crash simulation applications. Given inherent uncertainties in the laboratory data and appropriate input parameters of the model, this...
Author:: HONG, SEONG WOO
Keyword:: Uncertainty, Stochastic, Crash, Impact, Validation, and Simulation
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Kan, Cing-Dao (Steve)
Committee Member(s):: Opiela, Kenneth S, Silva, Pedro F, Manzari, Majid T, and Eskandarian, Azim
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Investigation Of Microbial Yield Kinetics For Denitrifying Microorganisms Using Ethanol As An External Carbon Source

Description:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of ethanol as an alternate substrate for biological denitrification by measuring various growth kinetic parameters. The growth yield coefficient is measured for endogenous nitrate removal while external carbon substrate is still...
Author:: Rahman, Arifur
Keyword:: Ethanol, Anoxic, Growth Yield, SDNR, Carbon to Nitrogen ratio, and Denitrification
GW Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Riffat, Rumana and Murthy, Sudhir N
Committee Member(s):: Hamder, Samer and Manzari, Majid T
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Insight into Tetrahedral Materials and Two-Dimensional Materials from Advanced Atomistic Simulations

Primary Sludge Fermentation: A Sustainable and Economic Process of Supplementing Carbon for Short Cut Nitrogen Removal

Investigation of Oxygen half saturation coefficients for nitrification

Towards Collision Prediction and Control: Modeling Longitudinal and Lateral Driver Behavior Leading to Realistic Collision Rates

P-Delta Limit State in the Design of Slender RC Bridge Columns

Non-intrusive Experimental Study on Nuclear Fuel Assembly Response to Seismic Loads

Analysis of Reinforced/Prestressed Concrete Members Using Advanced Techniques

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM LOCATION PREDICTION USING GIS AND TREND ANALYSIS FOR THE TERRESTRIAL WATERS OF KUWAIT

A METHOD TO ASSESS DYNAMIC RESPONSES IN A CRASH SIMULATION

Investigation Of Microbial Yield Kinetics For Denitrifying Microorganisms Using Ethanol As An External Carbon Source

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