Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Department "Civil and Environmental Engineering"
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Early Characterization and Performance of Flexible Pavements Utilizing Asphalt Additives
(2022-04-25)
Asphalt additives have been utilized for years to modify the performance of flexible pavements. They have the potential to lead to long-lasting and sustainable asphalt pavements. In recent years, several new categories of ...
Earth Anchor Loading and Capacity for Temporary Structures Under Wind Load
(2024-05-01)
Ground anchors have been used in construction for decades to provide tethering and uplift support to many types of construction and utility operations. Many of the current techniques to evaluate pull out capacity of anchors ...
Effect of hydrologic and hydraulic calculation approaches on pier scour estimates
(2023-12-05)
Bridge scour, a phenomenon characterized by the erosion and removal of sediment from the vicinity of bridge foundations, is a significant concern in the fields of civil engineering and infrastructure management. There are ...
The Effect of Initial Curing Temperature and Duration on the 28-Day Compressive Strength of Concrete
(2023-04-19)
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of initial curing temperature and duration on the 28-day compressive strength of concrete. To determine the relationship between initial curing temperature and duration ...
The Effect of Moisture Content and Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Clear Wood Samples Cut from Southern-Pine Lumber
(2024-08-21)
Southern yellow pine is a softwood species group abundantly found in the Southeast United States. With the increasing trend towards promoting sustainable construction, mass timber members such as cross-laminated timber and ...
Effects of Geometric Design Features and Traditional Traffic Control Devices on Wrong-Way Driving Incident at Partial Cloverleaf Interchange Terminal: A Machine-Learning Approach
(2022-08-03)
The partial cloverleaf (parclo) interchange is the second most popular interchange in the United States. Past studies revealed that the parclo interchange terminal is one of the most common entry points for wrong-way driving ...
Enhanced insitu testing at the Auburn National Geotechnical Experimentation Site
(2023-12-06)
With In-situ testing dating back to 1996, the Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (AUNGES), located in the Piedmont geological region, manages a comprehensive Cone Penetration Test (CPT) database. ...
Enhancing Construction Stormwater Management Nationwide: A Focus on Design Innovations and Training Programs
(2025-04-22)
A study of enhancing construction stormwater management was conducted through the completion of two distinct projects. One project focused on improving technology transfer methods through providing stormwater education and ...
Enhancing understanding of mineral accessible surface area to improve simulation of mineral reaction rates in porous media
(2021-07-19)
Geological formations have great potential for large scale carbon sequestration, where the CO2 is mineralized through geochemical reactions. These reactions are rather complex and can potentially alter the formation ...
Enhancing Understanding of Mineral Surface Area in Fabricated and Real Sandstone
(2023-07-28)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is a well-developed technology to mitigate climate change associated with increasing CO2 due to anthropogenic activities. Injecting CO2 in subsurface porous rock formation ...
Enhancing Water Resilience in Haiti: Understanding Extreme Events and Urbanization Effects.
(2025-04-22)
Water supply, management, and associated risks are constant concerns for the Haitian population. The country faces severe issues such as waterborne diseases, cyclones, floods, landslides, and droughts every year. These ...
Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for the Northern Corridor of Haiti Through Expanded Testing Services
(2022-12-01)
Due to the lack of potable piped water, drinking water access is a concern in Haiti. Families often gather water for household use from private wells, springs, and rivers. These local water sources are often of unknown or ...
Establishing Strategies to Improve Cracking Resistance of High Recycled Binder Ratio (RBR) Asphalt Mixtures
(2024-12-12)
With the increasing emphasis on sustainability within the asphalt industry, the adoption of Recycled Asphalt Materials (RAM) in asphalt mixtures is on the rise. Incorporating RAM into the mixtures offers several advantages, ...
Evaluating alternatives for the implementation of Curve Number in SWMM for an urbanized watershed
(2022-11-27)
Modeling hydrological abstraction, particularly infiltration, in urbanized areas is a complex task. Without field validation data, researchers and engineers often rely on readily available methodologies on semi-empirical ...
Evaluation of Erosion Control Practices Using Rainfall Simulation on 4:1 Slopes across Various Soil Types
(2024-08-01)
Construction sites rely on erosion control practices to protect bare slopes and prevent soil loss. This study used large scale rainfall simulators to evaluate various erosion control methods commonly used by the construction ...
EVALUATION OF INFILTRATION SWALE MEDIA USING SMALL- AND INTERMEDIATE-SCALE TESTING TECHNIQUES
(2024-04-26)
When impervious surfaces such as paved roadways are constructed, the volume of water infiltrating into native soil decreases, leading to an increase in surface water runoff. This phenomenon results in higher peak flows, ...
Evaluation of Laboratory and Field Produced Cold Recycled and Full Depth Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials
(2021-05-18)
Cold recycling (CR) and full depth reclamation (FDR) are sustainable processes of
recycling existing pavement materials to construct stronger stabilized base layers. The recycled
asphalt pavement’s materials vary in ...
Evaluation of Methods to Predict and Measure Out-of-plane Bending and Shear Stiffnesses in Cross-Laminated Timber Panels
(2025-01-14)
Cross-laminated timber is an innovative mass timber construction material that takes advantage of many of the strengths that timber provides while also helping to address many of timber's limitations. Most of the current ...
Evaluation of Nondestructive Test Methods for Concrete Bridge Deck Condition Assessment
(2021-07-14)
To facilitate locating subsurface concrete bridge deck defects and determining their
corresponding severity, departments of transportation are switching to nondestructive
test (NDT) methods. However, the difficulty in ...
Evaluation of Nondestructive Testing Methods to Assess the Condition of Concrete Bridge Decks
(2021-08-02)
Bridges are critical parts of the transportation infrastructure in the United States and throughout the world. During their lifecycle, reinforced-concrete bridge decks can experience distresses and defects in the form of ...