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Drivers of Coastal Sea Level and Flooding Along the East Coast of the United States
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-14)Coastal cities and communities are on the frontline as sea-level rise induced by climate change expands the oceans and re-draws the maps of the coastline. Despite the emerging threats of sea-level rise and flooding, the ... -
Real-Time Network Assessment and Updating Using Vehicle-Locating Data
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-15)This project explores the ability to use vehicle-locating data to assess the state of the road network, including identifying road blockages along different segments of the transportation system. Compared to prior work ... -
Assessing the residential sector decarbonization potential of demand-side management resources: A case study of Georgia and the Atlanta metro area
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-15)The current energy transition necessitates an integration of demand-side management resources into decarbonization efforts. Recognizing the role that demand-side interventions could play in helping decarbonize Georgia’s ... -
Flow characterization of compressible particulate biomass materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-14)Biomass materials like trees and crops can be converted to biochemical products and have been considered as one of the most promising alternatives for energy and fuels due to their abundance and easy access. However, the ... -
Homogenization of Coupled Deformation, Damage and Diffusion Processes in Rocks and Finite Element Applications in Geomechanics and Geomorphology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-13)The present thesis makes contributions to the homogenization theory for geomaterials subjected to chemo-mechanical damage and healing processes. Eshelby's solution will be extended to various degrees in this thesis. It is ... -
Performance evaluation of inverted pavement structures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-15)Pavements are an integral part of modern transportation infrastructure. Growing pavement networks, diminishing resources, and climate change create a need for higher performing, more economical, and more sustainable pavement ... -
Characterization of Low-Frequency Ship Wake Along the Margins of Confined Channels and Connected Waterways
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-08)Maritime shipping is essential to the global economy, but the ship wake produced by large cargo ships in the coastal environment can cause erosion and threaten shoreline features. As large ships navigate confined channels ... -
Machine Learning Applied to Chlorine Residual Data
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-13)Chlorine disinfection systems are ubiquitous in drinking water treatment plants and provide a method for reliable, safe, potable water. The concentration of free chlorine residual (FCR) leaving drinking water treatment ... -
Competency Matrix Design and Evaluation of Crisis Informatics Solutions for Transportation Authorities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-15)The development of technologies such as AI and ML has contributed to the growth in interdisciplinary collaboration to address significant social and engineering challenges. The rise of crisis informatics and the utilization ... -
Influence of Carbon and Oxygen for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation on Titania
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-17)Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation is an approach that may enable the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) from abundant feedstock (nitrogen and water) using only renewable energy (sun). Despite the potential sustainability of this ... -
Laboratory characterization of rocks at elevated temperature using instrumented indentation: Implications to hydrocarbon extraction and geothermal recovery
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-07)The subsurface provides more than 80% of the energy nowadays in the U.S. and potentially billions of watts of electrical power from clean geothermal energy in the near future. Safe and efficient subsurface energy recovery ... -
Nonlinear Topology Optimization: Theory and Applications
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-13)Topology optimization is a powerful computational design tool that can be used to find optimal structural layouts. In the structural design of civil engineering, it has been used to generate lateral bracing systems and ... -
Pore Space Architecture of Particulate Materials: Characterization and Applications
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-07)The behavior of particulate materials is of overarching importance across multiple science and engineering fields, given its ubiquitous presence in nature. These materials are typically composed of two phases, solids and ... -
Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash Using Ionic Liquids
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-08-27)Rare earth elements (REEs), the 15 lanthanides and Sc and Y, have played an invaluable role in the progress of clean energy technology and high-tech manufacturing in past decades. Their high demand and global scarcity ... -
Sustainable Infrastructure Finance: Enhancing Transportation Construction Expenditure Management and Exploring Innovative Financing Mechanisms
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-09-15)Infrastructure is vital to the daily life of every single person – from the road that people travel to work, to the pipes that deliver clean drinking water, to the electrical grids that deliver electricity to light rooms, ... -
Micromechanics of passive and active inclusions in granular media
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-09)Passive and active inclusions in granular materials play an increasingly important role in the development of sustainable infrastructure. Passive inclusions, such as geogrids, have been shown to augment the service life ... -
The Development of Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment: Electrochemical Oxidation and PFACs liquid-liquid Extraction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-26)EAOPs are new, and environmental-friendly techniques that can oxidize organic compounds by direct oxidation and indirect oxidation (hydroxyl radical HO•) on the anode. The benefits of EAOPs are: 1) They are driven by ... -
Characterization of Hydrodynamics Impacting Renewable Energy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-23)Renewable energy is the energy that is collected from renewable sources such as sunlight, wind, waves, geothermal, and biomass. Transitioning to renewable energy is becoming increasingly important as the projected depletion ... -
MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)Multiple studies have recognized that spatial variability of soil deposits affects the performance and reliability of geotechnical structures. Even though the relevance of spatial variability has been acknowledged, it is ... -
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ROADWAY AND CRASH ATTRIBUTES, INCLUDING BALL BANK INDICATOR, IN PREDICTION OF CURVE LANE DEPARTURES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)More than 25 percent of roadway fatalities are associated with a horizontal curve, and the vast majority of these crashes are due to lane departures[1]. To mitigate these fatalities, engineers often utilize safety performance ...
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