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Theses and Dissertations — 2013

Civil Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Justin Chang Dr. Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala Modification to Darcy Model for High Pressure and High Velocity Applications and Associated Mixed Finite Element Formulations [Link]
Darren L. Hauser Dr. Craig Glennie Three-Dimensional Accuracy Analysis of a Mapping-Grade Mobile Laser Scanning System [Link]
Kazi Ashfaq Hossain Dr. Bora Gencturk Structural Optimization and Life-Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions [Link]
Aadit Kapadia Dr. Yi-Lung Mo Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Girders and Structural Health monitoring using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors [Link]
Ibrahim Kaymaz Dr. Bora Gencturk Derivation of Seismic Design Parameters for High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (HPFRC) and Multi-Material Buildings [Link]
Saravanan Ravichandran Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterizing and Testing of Modified Oil Well Cements, Pipe Joints and Manhole Coating [Link]
Navid Salehi Najafabadi Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterization of Grouts for Decommissioning of Abandoned Oil Pipelines [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Yanhouide Ahossin Guezo Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Fracture and Viscous Behavior of Polypropylene Composites Coating Insulators for Deep Water Oil Pipelines [Link]
Shahriyar Beizaee Dr. Kaspar William Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Implementation of Brittle and Ductile Material Behavior with the Aid of Inelastic XFEM and Damage-Plasticity Models [Link]
Rachel Nicole Howser Dr. Yi-Lung Mo Development of Multifunctional Carbon Nanofiber Aggregate for Concrete Structural Health Monitoring [Link]
Ali Keyvani Dr. Kyle Strom Flocculation Processes in River Mouth Fluvial to Marine Transitions [Link]
Environmental Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Bradley D. Beless Dr. Hanadi Rifai Natural and Anthopogenic Carbonaceous Materials for the Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Aqueous Solution [Link]
Jingjing Fan Dr. Debora Rodrigues Application of Cupriavidus metallidurans and Ochrobactrum intermedium for Copper and Chromium Biosorption [Link]
Tiffany Swann Schmidt Dr. Hanadi Rifai GENESIS: Geospatial Environmental Nutrient Evaluation System for Inland Streams [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Farid Ahmed Dr. Debora Rodrigues Environmental Applications and Implications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials [Link]