College of Design Theses and Dissertations
Original work in partial fulfillment of a graduate degree in the College of Design (formerly College of Architecture).
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Enhanced signaling system design for 125cc motorcycles
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05-13)The sales and popularity of small-displacement motorcycles has been increasing. With this, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled has been increasing since year 2013. A great amount of accidents involved ... -
What is leftover: The residual space
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05-01)By considering the existing value of undesinged space in the city, the residual space, alternative perspectives on field research, analysis, and the representation thereof were examined and offered. The urban design research ... -
MODELING AND PREDICTING THE VARIATION OF US HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION COST
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-03-25)The U.S. government attaches great importance to highway construction every year. Because of the importance of highway construction projects and the tremendous expenditure, the budgeting and cost control is a significant ... -
A Framework for Coordinated Models of Architectural Precast Concrete Facades
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-02-28)Architects are often unaware of details, constraints, and variables that define and deliver architectural components. Many factors such as constructability, budget, or scheduling commitments, force changes to design concepts ... -
Red Hot American Summer: Extreme Heat and Physical Activity of Adults
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-12-20)This dissertation investigates the relationship between extreme summer heat and outdoor, indoor, and total (i.e., outdoor + indoor) physical activity levels of US adults. With the lack of physical activity across the US, ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY AND THE EFFECT ON TRAVEL TIME AND MOBILITY FOR USERS WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05-11)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the potential effect that pedestrian infrastructure ADA compliance issues may have on persons with disabilities or physical limitations. Pedestrian infrastructure was inventoried ... -
A STATEWIDE ASSESMENT OF AREAS TRENDING URBAN IN GEORGIA AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSIT FUNDING
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-01-22)There are two main sources of funding for public transit that depend on Decennial Census populations. Rural (urban) transit funding is for areas with populations less than (more than) 50,000. Urban funding is further ... -
EMBODIED LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS FOR DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES IN ATLANTA
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-11)20% of US energy consumption and the consequential environmental impacts are associated with the building sector. Previous studies showed that approximately 30% of a building's life cycle energy is attributed to its embodied ... -
What metropolitan-level factors affect Latino-owned business performance?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-11-07)An estimated 1.54 million Latinos are self-employed in unincorporated businesses, while the 2012 national Survey of Business Owners counted 3.3 million Latino-owned firms, with a total of $474 million in annual sales or ... -
Federal transit funding implications of urbanization: A nationwide assessment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-24)Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of the US population residing in urban areas increased by over 12% (US Census Bureau 2011). Using variables to predict urbanization (proximity and economic variables, among others) and ... -
Design for behavior change: Evaluating the effect of motivational design strategies to support physical activity among older adults
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-10-26)Maintenance of health and physical well-being contribute to the overall quality of life for individuals as they age. Despite the known benefits of maintaining routine levels of physical activity, many adults aged 65 and ... -
The synergistic effects of thermal environment and visibility upon the popularity of street retail area: A case study of a retail arcade in Guangzhou
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-01)For every building design process, three elements should be taken into considerations: building type, geometry and environment. These elements mutually influence one another; the aim of architectural design is to find the ... -
Optimizing microgrid distributed energy resources with varying building loads: Analysis and simulation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-09)As microgrids continue to evolve and become more prevalent, there arises a need to understand how best to design while addressing the fundamental objective of meeting energy loads. As a localized energy entity, a microgrid ... -
A functional modeling framework for interdisciplinary building design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-01)The process of Building Design, as in many other forms of design, requires the effective integration of different types of knowledge. However, and in the specific context of Building Information Modeling, only structural ... -
Encourage sedentary workers' active seating through product design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-31)The purpose of this project is to design a perturbation system for encouraging active sitting. This product would improve the physical environment within which the sedentary workers work and reduce their incidence of ... -
On the role that specific domain knowledge and procedural strategies play in defining the episodic nature of architectural design formulation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-24)This dissertation presents a study of design activity based on the analyses of fifty-six design processes taken from fourteen designers which were give four related architectural problems. The motivating interest was to ... -
Electronic retail effects on airports and regional development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05-04)This dissertation is an investigation of the relationship between e-retail logistics (e-fulfillment) and aviation, and of airport staff’s planning responses to e-fulfillment. By its nature, planning requires a thorough ... -
BIM synapse: A framework for BIM interoperability in the cloud
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-07-11)In the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, collaboration within Building Information Modeling (BIM) process is mainly based on transferring files. BIM data is being exchanged in either vendor specific ... -
Spatiotemporal occupancy in building settings
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-30)This thesis presents an investigation of methods to capture and analyze spatiotemporal occupancy patterns of high resolution, demonstrating their value by measuring behavioral outcomes over time. Obtaining fine-grain ... -
The impact of racial segregation, income sorting and risk-based mortgage pricing on housing wealth inequality: A comparison between urban regions in the United States
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-25)Housing wealth is the cornerstone of U.S. households’ balance sheets and is among the largest stores of wealth in the United States. This study examines rising housing wealth inequality between 2005 and 2015 in an urban ...
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