Browsing Scholarly Works, Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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Gamma Irradiation Influences the Survival and Regrowth of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic-Resistance Genes on Romaine Lettuce
(Frontiers Media, 2019-04)Contamination of romaine lettuce with human pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) occurs during production. Post-harvest interventions are emplaced to mitigate pathogens, ... -
Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation to Prioritize TMDL Pollutant Allocations
(2018-12)This study presents a probabilistic framework that considers both the water quality improvement capability and reliability of alternative total maximum daily load (TMDL) pollutant allocations. Generalized likelihood ... -
Generational Differences in Virtual Teaming in the United States: Culture, Time, and Technology
(2017)The globalization of the workplace has led to the extensive use of virtual teams. Virtual teams are groups of geographically distributed workers that use technology to collaborate and communicate. Due to their geographic ... -
Graphene-modified Electrodes for Enhancing the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-11-03)Graphene is an emerging material with superior physical and chemical properties, which can benefit the development of microbial fuel cells (MFC) in several aspects. Graphene-based anodes can enhance MFC performance with ... -
Heat Flux Sensing for Machine-Learning-Based Personal Thermal Comfort Modeling
(MDPI, 2019-08-25)In recent years, physiological features have gained more attention in developing models of personal thermal comfort for improved and accurate adaptive operation of Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) Heating, Ventilation, and ... -
High-resolution 3-D monitoring of evolving sediment beds
(American Geophysical Union, 2013-02-01)A new photogrammetric technique has been developed for monitoring the morphology of evolving stream beds. A pair of commercial cameras is used to record the evolution of the bed, and a computational approach that consists ... -
Highly stable SERS pH nanoprobes produced by co-solvent controlled AuNP aggregation
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-04-22)Production of gold nanoparticle (AuNP) surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) nanoprobes requires replicable aggregation to produce multimers with high signal intensity. Herein, we illustrate a novel, yet simple, ... -
How Exposure to ”Role Model” Projects Can Lead to Decisions for More Sustainable Infrastructure
(MDPI, 2016-01-30)A role model, whether an individual or a project, can inspire similar performance in others. This research examines such a phenomenon during the design process for more sustainable physical infrastructure. In this empirical ... -
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 ...
