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Data Fusion of Monitor Data and Chemical Transport Model Simulations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Associations between air quality and acute health effects vary across pollutants and across spatial and temporal metrics of concentration. Studies that investigate these associations require data that ... -
Nonequilibrium transport of polyacrylamides correlated with pore-water velocity
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-26)Transport behavior of polyacrylamides (PAMs) in chernozem was investigated through the static equilibrium sorption experiment, column tests and modeling studies. In flow-through column studies, nonequilibrium sorption ... -
Accessibility Disparity Between Transit and Automobile: a Study of Atlanta and Seattle
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-01)This paper aims to study the disparity in accessibility between transit and automobiles, and to understand factors including traffic conditions, transit frequencies, and transit infrastructure that affect the accessibility ... -
IMMOBILIZATION OF HEAVY METALS IN SOLIDIFIED/STABILIZED CO-DISPOSED BITUMINOUS COAL FLY ASH AND CONCENTRATED FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION WASTEWATER
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-07)The needs to reduce environmental discharges from the coal-fired power plants have prompted the industry to improve wastewater treatment and disposal practices, especially for wet flue gas desulfurization systems. One ... -
FRAGILITY OF CALIFORNIA BRIDGES - DEVELOPMENT OF MODIFICATION FACTORS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-12)This research study concentrates on the effects of geometric irregularities on the seismic response and fragility analysis of bridges. The experiences of past earthquakes have affirmed that bridges with geometric irregularities ... -
PERFORMANCE BASED GROUPING AND FRAGILITY ANALYSIS OF BOX-GIRDER BRIDGES IN CALIFORNIA
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-17)Fragility curves play a critical role in regional seismic risk assessment and are a key component of tools used to support emergency response and preparedness in California following an earthquake. To have an accurate ... -
Near-Wellbore Processes in Naturally Fractured or Weakly Consolidated Formations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-06)Drilling and completion in naturally fractured or weakly consolidated formations could be challenging. While drilling through naturally fractured reservoirs, severe lost circulation is a major contributor to the nonproductive ... -
Discrete element modeling of the brittle-ductile transition in strength tests for quasi-brittle materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-07)Tensile and compressive strengths of quasi-brittle materials such as rocks and concretes are often obtained indirectly from laboratory tests, for example, the Brazilian test and three-point bending for tensile strength, ... -
Influence of Linked Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-01-19)Soil erosion driven by hydro-climatic factors and anthropogenic activity is closely linked to the global carbon (C) cycle. Elucidating complex interrelations between climate, vegetation, soils, and human impacts is critical ... -
Gas Hydrate in Fine-grained Sediments — Laboratory Studies and Coupled Processes Analyses
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-01-05)Methane hydrates in marine and permafrost sediments are potential energy resources (Boswell, 2009; Collett, 2002). The total amount of carbon trapped in gas hydrate exceeds the sum of all other forms of conventional fossil ... -
Benchmarking Building Energy in the Multifamily Industry: A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Model
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-28)A new data envelopment analysis (DEA) based approach for benchmarking energy efficiency in buildings in the multifamily sector was proposed in this dissertation. It addressed major limitations of existing DEA model. It ... -
Critical Review of Disinfection By-products (DBPs) in Fresh Produce and Process Water
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05-02)Disinfection is one of the most significant steps to guarantee the quality, safety, and shelf-life of fresh and fresh-cut produce in food processing industry. However, the disinfectant can react with the organic matter in ... -
Quantifying the importance of the rare biosphere for microbial community adaptation to organic pollutants in a freshwater ecosystem
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-29)Microbial community analysis frequently focuses on abundant organisms, but natural communities commonly harbor thousands of low abundance, ‘rare’ organisms. The importance of this ‘rare biosphere’ for microbial community ... -
Parametric Approach to Life Cycle Assessment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-12)Life cycle assessment is a method to evaluate economic and environmental benefits and tradeoffs of technologies, human activities, and systems. Data gaps, variability, uncertainty, and weak generalizability are among the ... -
AUTOMATED TEMPORARY STRUCTURE SAFETY PLANNING USING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-03-10)Construction safety is greatly impacted by temporary structures, such as scaffolding, formwork, and shoring. However, temporary structures are often in-stalled and utilized in many construction projects without sufficient ... -
Highway Runoff: Characterization, Controls and Iron Oxide Coated Sands as Engineering Amendments in Sand Filter
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-15)Most highway and construction runoff originates from non-point or diffused sources. This runoff contains environmental pollutants, which when transferred to sensitive receiving waters, can result in deterioration of receiving ... -
Transport and Retention of Colloids in Saturated and Unsaturated Porous Media
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-15)The transport of colloidal particles in subsurface geological deposits plays an important role in many natural and engineered processes, from geochemical cycling of elements in aquifers to the transport of highly mobile ... -
INFLUENCE OF RADIOACTIVITY ON PARTICLE-SURFACE INTERACTIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-12-18)In case of a nuclear plant accident or a deliberate explosion of a radiological dispersion device, human health and environmental risk assessments caused by radiation exposure are based on theoretical predictions of ... -
Erosion analysis of coarse and fine grained sediments native to the state of Georgia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-12-15)Sediment erosion in aquatic environments plays an important role in the design of bridges and other hydraulic structures with regard to scour, contaminant transport, and preservation of ecological systems. Erosion is the ... -
Meeting off-grid transportation energy needs: A resource evaluation model for a solar vortex power generation system
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-17)The transportation sector is responsible for 27 percent of overall greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and this is due to a heavy reliance on petroleum-based fuels. Therefore, electrification of transportation is desired to ...
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