Browsing Scholarly Works, Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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Human exposure to particles at the air-water interface: Influence of water quality on indoor air quality from use of ultrasonic humidifiers
(Elsevier, 2020-07-02)Ultrasonic humidifiers provide indoor relief to symptoms caused by dry air and produce aerosols containing both water and minerals that are present in the water that fills the humidifier. This study investigated the spatial ... -
Hybrid broadband ground motion simulation validation of small magnitude earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand
(2020-05)Ground motion simulation validation is an important and necessary task toward establishing the efficacy of physics-based ground motion simulations for seismic hazard analysis and earthquake engineering applications. This ... -
Impact of Intersection Control on Battery Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption
(MDPI, 2020-06-19)Battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales have significantly increased in recent years. They have different energy consumption patterns compared to the fuel consumption patterns of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). ... -
Impact of Water Chemistry, Pipe Material and Stagnation on the Building Plumbing Microbiome
(PLOS, 2015-10-23)A unique microbiome establishes in the portion of the potable water distribution system within homes and other buildings (i.e., building plumbing). To examine its composition and the factors that shape it, standardized ... -
Impact of water heater temperature setting and water use frequency on the building plumbing microbiome
(2017-06)Hot water plumbing is an important conduit of microbes into the indoor environment and can increase risk of opportunistic pathogens (for example, Legionella pneumophila). We examined the combined effects of water heater ... -
Importance of Graphene in the Electro-Fenton Process
(2020-03-17)Graphene-based nanomaterials have attracted researchers from various fields due to their extraordinary physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties. An emerging class of graphene-based nanostructures and nanocomposites ... -
An Improved Asphalt Penetration Test Method
(MDPI, 2020-12-31)A traditional penetration test only measures the total penetration within 5 s. The penetration process is not monitored, and therefore, a large amount of information on the deformation properties of asphalt is not used. ... -
Improved Homotopy Perturbation Method for Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Space Trusses
(MDPI, 2020-04-24)The objective of this study is to explore a noble application of the improved homotopy perturbation procedure bases in structural engineering by applying it to the geometrically nonlinear analysis of the space trusses. The ... -
Incremental Dynamic Analysis for Estimating Seismic Performance of Multi-Story Buildings with Butterfly-Shaped Structural Dampers
(MDPI, 2019-04-08)Structural strength and stiffness were previously investigated to sufficiently improve the lateral load resistance against major events. Many buildings require appropriate design to effectively withstand the lateral seismic ... -
Influences of Clay Brick Particles on the Performance of Cement Stabilized Recycled Aggregate as Pavement Base
(MDPI, 2018-09-30)This paper presents an investigation on the influences of clay brick particles on the performance of cement stabilized recycled aggregate as pavement base. The comparative tests of unconfined compressive strength, compressive ... -
Influences of Interface Properties on the Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Binder
(MDPI, 2019-03-22)This paper presents an experimental study about the influence of interfacial properties on the performance of fiber-reinforced asphalt. In this study, four types of fiber including one fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP), two ... -
Influenza Virus Infectivity Is Retained in Aerosols and Droplets Independent of Relative Humidity
(Oxford University Press, 2018-06-07)Pandemic and seasonal influenza viruses can be transmitted through aerosols and droplets, in which viruses must remain stable and infectious across a wide range of environmental conditions. Using humidity-controlled chambers, ... -
Inhibition of Adherence of Mycobacterium avium to Plumbing Surface Biofilms of Methylobacterium spp.
(MDPI, 2017-09-14)Both Mycobacterium spp. and Methylobacterium spp. are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens that are found on pipe surfaces in households. However, examination of data published in prior microbiological ... -
Instantaneous turbulent forces and impulse on a rough bed: Implications for initiation of bed material movement
(American Geophysical Union, 2013-04-01)The overall objective of this study is to identify the physical mechanisms responsible for the entrainment of an exposed particle subject to rapidly fluctuating hydrodynamic forces in the case of channel flow with a fully ... -
An integrated shear-wave velocity model for the Groningen gas field, The Netherlands
(2017-09)A regional shear-wave velocity (V-S) model has been developed for the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands as the basis for seismic microzonation of an area of more than 1000 km(2). The V-S model, extending to a depth ... -
INTEGRATION Large-Scale Modeling Framework of Direct Cellular Vehicle-to-All (C-V2X) Applications
(MDPI, 2021-03-18)The transportation system has evolved into a complex cyber-physical system with the introduction of wireless communication and the emergence of connected travelers and connected automated vehicles. Such applications create ... -
Interactive Effects of Copper Pipe, Stagnation, Corrosion Control, and Disinfectant Residual Influenced Reduction of Legionella pneumophila during Simulations of the Flint Water Crisis
(MDPI, 2020-09-04)Flint, MI experienced two outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) during the summers of 2014 and 2015, coinciding with use of Flint River as a drinking water source without corrosion control. Using simulated distribution ... -
Interactive effects of temperature, organic carbon, and pipe material on microbiota composition and Legionella pneumophila in hot water plumbing systems
(2017-10-04)Background Several biotic and abiotic factors have been reported to influence the proliferation of microbes, including Legionella pneumophila, in hot water premise plumbing systems, but their combined effects have not been ... -
Intercomparison of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Measurements for Atmospheric Science during the LAPSE-RATE Campaign
(MDPI, 2019-05-10)Small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are rapidly transforming atmospheric research. With the advancement of the development and application of these systems, improving knowledge of best practices for accurate measurement ... -
Inventory of Seismic Structural Evaluations, Performance Functions and Taxonomies for Buildings (INSSEPT)
(DesignSafe-CI, 2019-11-25)Relational database of published performance-based earthquake engineering and probabilistic seismic demand analysis results for mid-rise buildings. The database schema is organized based on building taxonomy information ...
