Browsing Faculty Works, Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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C-13 Pathway Analysis for the Role of Formate in Electricity Generation by Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 Using Lactate in Microbial Fuel Cells
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Catchment-scale Phosphorus Export through Surface and Drainage Pathways
(2019-01)The site-specific nature of P fate and transport in drained areas exemplifies the need for additional data to guide implementation of conservation practices at the catchment scale. Total P (TP), dissolved reactive P (DRP), ... -
Cathode-enhanced wastewater treatment in bioelectrochemical systems
(Nature Research, 2018-12-05)Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have been intensively studied as a new technology for wastewater treatment. However, the treatment efficiency of BES anodes is limited and the anode effluent usually cannot be directly ... -
Cathodic fluidized granular activated carbon assisted-membrane bioelectrochemical reactor for wastewater treatment
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Characterisation of ground motion recording stations in the Groningen gas field
(2018-05)The seismic hazard and risk analysis for the onshore Groningen gas field requires information about local soil properties, in particular shear-wave velocity (V (S)). A fieldwork campaign was conducted at 18 surface ... -
Characterisation of the Groningen subsurface for seismic hazard and risk modelling
(2017-12)The shallow subsurface of Groningen, the Netherlands, is heterogeneous due to its formation in a Holocene tidal coastal setting on a periglacially and glacially inherited landscape with strong lateral variation in subsurface ... -
Characterization and prediction of tropical cyclone forerunner surge
(Elsevier, 2019)Forerunner surge, a water level rise ahead of tropical cyclone landfall, often strikes coastal communities unexpectedly, stranding people and increasing loss of life. Surge forecasting systems and emergency managers almost ... -
Characterization of Bitumen Micro-Mechanical Behaviors Using AFM, Phase Dynamics Theory and MD Simulation
(MDPI, 2017-02-21)Fundamental understanding of micro-mechanical behaviors in bitumen, including phase separation, micro-friction, micro-abrasion, etc., can help the pavement engineers better understand the bitumen mechanical performances ... -
Characterization of Particle Emissions and Fate of Nanomaterials During Incineration
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-01-24)As the use of nanotechnology in consumer products continues to grow, it is inevitable that some nanomaterials will end up in the waste stream and will be incinerated. Through laboratory-scale incineration of paper and ... -
Citizen Science During the Flint, Michigan Federal Water Emergency: Ethical Dilemmas and Lessons Learned
(Ubiquity Press, 2019-03-08)A citizen science collaboration between Flint residents, the Virginia Tech “Flint Water Study” team, and others helped to uncover the Flint Lead-in-Drinking Water Crisis and a community-wide outbreak of Legionella. The ... -
Clay Mineral Image Collection for Education in Geotechnical Engineering and the Earth Sciences
(2015-12-03)This file contains a collection of scanning electron microscope images of Kaolinite and Bentonite pure clay minerals, and the fine portion of a natural soil. -
CNT@TiO2 nanohybrids for high-performance anode of lithium-ion batteries
(Springer, 2013-11-22)This work describes a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), namely, anatase TiO2 nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs@TiO2). The electrochemical properties of CNTs@TiO2 were thoroughly ... -
Cognitive barriers during monitoring-based commissioning of buildings
(2019-04)Monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) is a continuous building energy management process used to optimize energy performance in buildings. Although monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) can reduce energy waste by up to ... -
Comparing Multipollutant Emissions-Based Mobile Source Indicators to Other Single Pollutant and Multipollutant Indicators in Different Urban Areas
(MDPI, 2014-11-14)A variety of single pollutant and multipollutant metrics can be used to represent exposure to traffic pollutant mixtures and evaluate their health effects. Integrated mobile source indicators (IMSIs) that combine air quality ... -
Comparison of Culture- and Quantitative PCR-Based Indicators of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater, Recycled Water, and Tap Water
(MDPI, 2019-10-30)Standardized methods are needed to support monitoring of antibiotic resistance in environmental samples. Culture-based methods target species of human-health relevance, while the direct quantification of antibiotic resistance ... -
Comparison of Two Alternative Methods for Developing TMDLs to Address Sediment Impairments
(2018-12)While excessive sediment is a leading cause of aquatic life use impairments in free-flowing rivers in Virginia, there is no numeric sediment-water quality criterion. As a result, total maximum daily load (TMDL) sediment ... -
Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequences of Legionella pneumophila in Tap Water and in Clinical Strains, Flint, Michigan, USA, 2016
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019-11)During the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA (2014–2015), 2 outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease occurred in Genesee County, Michigan. We compared whole-genome sequences of 10 clinical Legionella pneumophila isolates ... -
Compressive Behavior of Concrete under Environmental Effects
(intechOpen, 2019)Concrete strength is fairly sensitive to environmental effects. Extreme weather conditions and changes in humidity rates significantly affect the concrete compressive strength development. Concrete as one of the substantial ... -
Computational investigation of the flow field contribution to improve electricity generation in granular activated carbon-assisted microbial fuel cells
(Elsevier, 2016-11-30)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer an alternative approach to treat wastewater with less energy input and direct electricity generation. To optimize MFC anodic performance, adding granular activated carbon (GAC) has been ... -
Contact Loss beneath Track Slab Caused by Deteriorated Cement Emulsified Asphalt Mortar: Dynamic Characteristics of Vehicle-Slab Track System and Prototype Experiment
(Hindawi, 2016-11-21)The contact loss beneath track slab caused by deteriorated cement emulsified asphalt mortar (CA mortar) has been one of the main diseases occurring in the CRTS- (China Railway Track System-) I Slab Track of high-speed ...
