• Experimental and FEA Study of Structural Behavior of CLT Shear Walls for Wood Building Applications 

  Chowdhury, Farhan A. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional building construction materials for tall buildings in high seismic regions. However, before they can be incorporated into the building ...
• Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Biomarker Compounds in Road Asphalt 

  Kinali, Kubra (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Almost six thousand types of petroleum-based products are being used all around the world on a regular basis. Some of these petroleum products can have a devastating effect on water, air, and soil environments. For instance, ...
• Behavior of Residential Safe Room Walls Impacted by Windborne Debris 

  Pierce, Blair Butler (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Tornadoes and hurricanes are among the most devastating storms on the planet. Much of the damage from these storms occurs when debris is picked up by high winds and strikes structures. Safe rooms are often constructed in ...
• A Safe Systems Approach to Vulnerable Road User Safety Issues in Ghana 

  Agyemang, William (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Approximately, 90% of global road traffic deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), and vulnerable road users (VRUs) constitute 54%, even though these countries have about 60% of the world’s vehicle population. ...
• Multi-Scale Risk and Impact Assessment of Potential Dam Failure in the United States 

  Song, Junho (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Aging water infrastructure in the United States (U.S.) is a growing concern. According to the 2018 National Inventory of Dams (NID) database, there are more than 90,000 dams registered in the U.S, and their average age is ...
• Measurement of Soil and Water-Quality Parameters to Understand Subsurface Transport Processes 

  Sheikh Memari, Sama Sheikh (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  The goal of this dissertation is to contribute toward a better understanding of the flow and transport dynamics in saturated and unsaturated soils. In the first phase of this study, we have focused on understanding the ...
• Integration of Physically-Based and Data-Driven Modeling Approaches for Compound Coastal Flood Hazard Assessment Under Uncertainties 

  Muñoz, David Fernando (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Flood hazard assessment is an essential component of risk and disaster management that helps identify areas exposed to flooding as well as support decision making, and emergency response. Floods can result from isolated, ...
• Planning and Design of Seawater Pumped Hydro Storage Systems (S-PSS) Under Future Climate Change Scenarios Using Machine Learning Techniques in California 

  Arslan, Orhan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Climate change is one of the most critical global issues today due to its widespread impacts on water resources, energy, and agriculture. In order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (a major contributor to climate ...
• Modelling the Potential Benefits of Irrigation with Nutrient-Rich Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluent for Growth of Loblolly Pine 

  Gunaydin, Serhat (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This thesis research was initiated in the context of a wastewater management project in rural Alabama to investigate whether irrigation of loblolly pine (P. taeda) with nutrient-rich effluent generated by decentralized ...
• Evaluating Transportation Network Mobility and Enhancing Traffic Signal Operations Performance Using Probe Data and Connected Vehicle Technology 

  Talukder, MD Abu Sufian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  High-quality, reliable, and robust data is key to better understanding performance and improvement needs for transportation infrastructure. Predominantly, transportation systems performance has been evaluated using ...
• Freeway Incident Management: Analyzing the Effectiveness of Freeway Service Patrols on Incident Clearance Times 

  Islam, Naima (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Traffic incidents caused by vehicular crashes, roadway construction, disabled and abandoned vehicles, extreme weather conditions, and planned special events, comprise about half of all traffic congestion. As the duration ...
• Experimental Investigation of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Panels Under Tornado Impact Loads 

  Kniffin, Hannah Rose (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Tornado events pose a threat to millions of people living in the tornadic-prone areas of the United States. Although many tornado shelters and safe rooms are commercially available that satisfy the extreme loading conditions ...
• Comparison of RUSLE and MMF Soil Loss Models and Evaluation of Catchment Scale Best Management Practices for a Mountainous Watershed in India 

  Das, Susanta; Deb, Proloy; Bora, Pradip Kumar; Katre, Prafull (2020)

  Soil erosion from arable lands removes the top fertile soil layer (comprised of humus/organic matter) and therefore requires fertilizer application which affects the overall sustainability. Hence, determination of soil ...
• Wearable Sensing Devices: Towards the Development of a Personalized System for Construction Safety and Health Risk Mitigation 

  Nnaji, Chukwuma; Awolusi, Ibukun; Park, JeeWoong; Albert, Alex (2021)

  Wearable sensing devices (WSDs) are increasingly helping workers stay safe and healthy in several industries. However, workers, especially in the construction industry, have shown some aversion towards the use of WSDs due ...
• Water Quality Trading Framework with Uncertainty for River Systems Due to Climate and Population Characteristics 

  Su, Jun-Yuan; Goel, Ramesh; Burian, Steven; Hinners, Sarah J.; Kochanski, Adam; Strong, Courtenay; Barber, Michael E. (2021)

  Climate change and population growth serve as fundamental problems in assessing potential impacts on future surface water quality. In addition to uncertainties in climate depicted in various representative concentration ...
• PyTheis – A Python Tool for Analyzing Pump Test Data 

  Chang, Sun Woo; Memari, Sama S.; Clement, T. Prabhakar (2021)

  The Theis equation is an important mathematical model used for analyzing drawdown data obtained from pumping tests to estimate aquifer parameters. Since the Theis model is a nonlinear equation, a complex graphical procedure ...
• Low-cost, ubiquitous biomolecule as next generation, sustainable admixture to enhance the performance of ordinary portland cement-based concretes 

  Fang, Yi (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  The production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is highly energy-intensive and responsible for approximately 6% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce the carbon footprint of OPC based concrete, this research ...
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Stream Sediments 

  Bathi, Jejal Reddy; Pitt, Robert E.; Clark, Shirley E. (2012)

  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent organic pollutants of high environmental concern with known carcinogenic activity. Although literature documents PAH fate in urban runoff, little is known about their ...
• GIS-Enabled Culvert Design: A Case Study in Tuscaloosa, Alabama 

  Greer, Ashton D.; Willbanks, Zachary B.; Clifton, Leah D.; Wilson, Bradford; Graettinger, Andrew J. (2018)

  A GIS-enabled culvert design module is presented. *is module employs Python programming to combine a proposed culvert location, topography, land use, and rainfall data to automatically design a culvert. *e module is embedded ...
• Renovation versus New Construction and Building Decision Tool for Educational Facilities 

  Pope, Carrie; Marks, Eric; Back, Edward; Leopard, Tim; Love, Thomas (2016)

  Renovation of an existing building is an accomplished stem of the construction industry because it supplies financial diversification for construction stakeholders. Although several construction planning tools and stakeholder ...

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