Dissertations from 2016
Experiment-Based Validation and Uncertainty Quantification of Partitioned Models: Improving Predictive Capability of Multi-Scale Plasticity Models, Garrison N. Stevens
Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Wildfire Spread via Fire Spotting, Ali Tohidi
Dissertations from 2015
INVESTIGATION INTO MECHANISMS AND MITIGATION OF ALKALI-SILICA REACTION IN SUSTAINABLE PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE CONTAINING RECYCLED GLASS MATERIALS, Kaveh Afshinnia
Application of Nonlinear Site Response Analysis in Coastal Plain South Carolina, Md. Ariful Haque Bhuiyan
Modeling the Static and Dynamic Properties of Uncemented, Natural Sands, Michael P. Esposito III
PRACTICAL ROBUST GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN- METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS, Sara Khoshnevisan
A Framework for Designing of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Network, Shengyin Li
Robust Modeling Framework for Transportation Infrastructure System Protection Under Uncertainty, Jie Lu
HAZARD QUANTIFICATION AND LOSS ESTIMATION FOR COMBINED HURRICANE WIND AND FLOOD, Bin Pei
ROBUST MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES, Saurabh Prabhu
DECISION ENVIRONMENTS TO ENCOURAGE MORE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE OUTCOMES, Earl Shealy
Dissertations from 2014
ROBUST DESIGN OF SHIELD TUNNELS ‒ CONSIDERING THE LONGITUDINAL VARIATION OF INPUT PARAMETERS, Wenping Gong
Building Envelope Failure Assessment of Residential Developments Subjected to Hurricane Wind Hazards, James Grayson
ESTIMATING FIELD AT-REST LATERAL STRESS COEFFICIENT AND LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF AGED SANDS, MD Hossian
Workability-Integrated Mixture Proportioning Method for Pervious Concrete, Betiglu Eshete Jimma
Projections of Future US Design Wind Speeds Due to Climate Change for Estimating Hurricane Losses, Fangqian Liu
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SHALLOW WATER FLOW AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL USING DISCONTINOUOUS GALERKIN METHOD, Farzam Safarzadeh Maleki
Robust Geotechnical Design - Methodology and Applications, Lei Wang
MODELING SUSTAINABILITY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, Fei Xie
FLUID MUD GRAVITY CURRENTS THROUGH EMERGENT AQUATIC VEGETATION, Nazli Yilmaz
The Development of Empirical Models to Evaluate Energy Use and Energy Cost in Wastewater Collection, David Young
Dissertations from 2013
Seismic Site Coefficient Model and Improved Design Response Spectra Based on Conditions in South Carolina, Shimelies Aboye
Design Thinkers Can Save the World: How Understanding Their Interests, Goals, and Motivations Can Inform Engineering Educators, Jacqualyn Blizzard
Development of a Rating System to Measure the Vulnerability of Residential Homes to Natural Hazards, Corey Cattano
PREDICTIVE MATURITY OF INEXACT AND UNCERTAIN STRONGLY COUPLED NUMERICAL MODELS, Ismail Farajpour
FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE DUE TO ADDITION OF CRUMB RUBBER AGGREGATES, Shubhada Gadkar
VEHICLE-INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION ENABLED PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, Yiming He
ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION: ENSURING ROBUSTNESS AGAINST UNCERTAINTY IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN, Zhifeng Liu
Hydraulic Impact of Porosity Distribution and Hydrologic Characterization of Porous Pavements, William Martin
Optimization of Porous Pavement Mixtures Based on Aggregate Structure, Andrew Neptune
INCORPORATING NATURAL HAZARD RESISTANCE INTO THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, Jeffery Plumblee
Dissertations from 2012
Flushing of a Dense Fluid from an Isolated Urban Canyon, Zahra Baratian-ghorghi
Analysis and Evaluation of Existing and Novel Turbulent Dynamic Pressure Based Methods for Measuring Bridge Pier and Abutment Scour, Murray Fisher
PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN LIGHT-FRAME WOOD BUILDINGS, Seyed masood Hassanzadehshirazi
Resource Allocation Framework: Validation of Numerical Models of Complex Engineering Systems against Physical Experiments, Joshua Hegenderfer
MODELING ONE- AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHALLOW WATER FLOWS WITH DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHOD, Wencong Lai
First Generation College Students In Engineering: A Grounded Theory Study Of Family Influence On Academic Decision Making, Denise Simmons
Assessment of Fidelity to Data and Robustness to Uncertainty to Assure Credible Predictions in the Modeling of Wind Turbine Blades, Kendra Van buren
Dissertations from 2011
Fluid Mud Underflows in Coastal Dredge Disposal, Mijanur Chowdhury
CHARACTERIZING LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL OF PLEISTOCENE SOIL DEPOSITS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA, Tahereh Heidari
An Experimental and Computational Study of Windborne Debris in Severe Storms, Arash Karimpour
A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL FOR COUPLED DEFORMATION-FLOW ANALYSIS OF UNSATURATED SOIL-STRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND ITS VALIDATION, Hadakopan Krishnapillai
PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES TO STABILITY AND DEFORMATION PROBLEMS IN BRACED EXCAVATION, Zhe Luo
INFLUENCE OF WARM MIX ADDITIVES UPON HIGH RAP ASPHALT MIXES, William Rogers
PROBABLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF ROOF UPLIFT CAPACITIES IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, Bagyalakshmi Shanmugam
Investigation into the Role of Airfield Pavement Deicer in Concrete Pavement Deterioration, David Wingard
THE EFFECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL MIXTURE PARAMETERS ON HOT-MIX ASPHALT PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES, Wenbin Zhao
Dissertations from 2010
DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR STATES TRANSITIONING TO NEW SAFETY ANALYSIS TOOLS, Priyanka Alluri
Dissertations from 2009
Development of a Methodology for Evaluating and Anticipating Improvised Explosive Device Threat Activity Using a Fault Tree Based Process, Benjamin Bennett
CHARACTERIZING LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF AGED SAND DEPOSITS, Hossein Hayati
Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixes Using Phosphonylated Recycled Polyethylene, David Herndon
Laboratory Generation and Physics of Propagation of Solitary Waves and Water Surface Depressions, Siamak Malek mohammadi
Dissertations from 2008
EVALUATION OF WARM ASPHALT ADDITIVES ON PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF CRM BINDERS AND MIXTURES, Chandra Akisetty
FRAMEWORK FOR PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF RECURRENT LANDSLIDES: A CASE STUDY OF EL BERRINCHE, Raul Flores
EFFECTS OF WARM ASPHALT ADDITIVES ON ASPHALT BINDER AND MIXTURE PROPERTIES, Tejash Gandhi
FRAMEWORK FOR THE FULLY PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF EXCAVATION-INDUCED SERVICEABILITY DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN SOFT CLAYS, Matt Schuster
THE EFFECTS OF CRUMB RUBBER PARTICLES ON HIGHWAY NOISE REDUCTION - A LABORATORY STUDY, Khaldoun Shatanawi
DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTION MODELS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE CRUMB RUBBER MODIFIED BINDERS, Carl Thodesen
Dissertations from 2007
WIND EFFECTS ON MONOSLOPED AND SAWTOOTH ROOFS, Bo Cui
INVESTIGATION INTO MITIGATION OF ALKALI-SILICA REACTION USING SELECTED SCMs IN PRESENCE OF POTASSIUM ACETATE DEICER, Jigar Desai
Information Flow to Support Front End Planning, Ryan George
WALL AND GROUND MOVEMENTS IN A BRACED EXCAVATION IN CLAYS AND SERVICEABILITY RELIABILITY OF ADJACENT BUILDINGS, Cheng liang Hsiao
Characterization of Recycled Aged CRM Binders, Soon-jae Lee
Sediment Transport Upstream of Orifices, David Powell
Numerical and Physical Modeling of Turbulent Shear Flows, John Raiford
EVALUATION OF LITHIUM BASED DEICING CHEMICALS FOR MITIGATING ASR IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT, Senthil Soundarapandian
Dissertations from 2006
SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY MODEL OF NEAR-SURFACE SEDIMENTS, SITE RESPONSE, AND BUILDING DAMAGE: 1886 CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA EARTHQUAKE, Cedric Fairbanks
INVESTIGATION INTO COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN REPAIR MATERIAL AND SUBSTRATE CONCRETE USING EXPERIMENTAL AND FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, Rashmi Pattnaik