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Theses and Dissertations — 2014

Civil Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Faranak Forouzannia Dr. Bora Gencturk, Dr. Mina Dawood Calibration of Phi Factors for Prestressed Bridge Girders [Link]
Muhammed Gurbuz Dr. Bora Gencturk Moment-Rotation Behavior of Base-Plate Connections in Low-Rise Metal Buildings [Link]
Mehrzad Heidari Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterizing the Behavior of Smart Oil Well Cement for Enhancing the Monitoring of Cement Sheath Integrity [Link]
Brendan Isidienu Dr. Kaspar William Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis with 2D Lattice Models [Link]
Ali Kaya Dr. Bora Gencturk An Experimental Study on Repair of Steel Bridge Piles Using GFRP Concrete-Filled Jacket [Link]
Pooya Kheiri Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanadan Modeling the Behavior of Smart Oil Well Cements and Offshore Pipe-Soil Interaction in Very Soft Soil [Link]
Seyed Amirhossein Khodaean Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterization of the Smart Oilwell Cement Modified with Metakaolin [Link]
Yuping Liu Dr. Yi-Lung Mo Carbon Nanofiber Aggregate-Based Study on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns [Link]
Praveen Ramanathan Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Mechanical, Piezoresistive and Fracture Behavior of Various Types of Smart Cements [Link]
Mehmet Ugur Sahin Dr. Mina Dawood Bond Behavior Between Steel and High Modulus CFRP Plates at Moderatley Elevated Temperatures [Link]
Mohammad Sarraf Joshaghani Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Testing and Modeling of Axial and Lateral Sliding and Mitigation of Deepwater Oil Pipelines [Link]
Rashmi Vijendra Prasad Dr. Cumraswamy Vipulnandan Characterization of a New Vegetable Oil Based Ester Drilling Fluid [Link]
Mohammadamin Amin Zomorrodian Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Wellbore Integrity: Modifying and Characterizing Oil Well Cement to Enhance Wellbore Logging and Prevent Perforating Damages in Hydraulic Fractured Wells [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Ted Chu Dr. Keh-Han Wang Part I: Geostatistical Interpolation of Rain Fields Using Radar Estimates and Gauge Observations: Algorithm Design and Automation; Part II: Energy Dissipation in Fluid Flows and Wave Transformation by Porous Barriers and Submerged Cavities [Link]
Ahmed Salih Mohammed Dr.  Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterization and Modeling of Polymer -Treated and Nano Particle Modified Sulfate Contaminated Soils, Drilling Muds, and Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids under Groundwater [Link]
Yiqun Yan Dr. Yi-Lung Mo Periodic Material Based Seismic Base Isolation of Nuclear Power Plants [Link]
Environmental Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Linda Quon Dr. William Rixey Physical-Model Simulations of Spills of Ethanol- and Methanol-Blended Fuels and Pore Water Impacts [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Neranga Pitiduwa Gamage Dr. Shankar Chellam Electrochemical Pretreatment for Microfiltration of Surface Water: Mechanisms of Fouling and Its Control [Link]
Jia Liu Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Unified Theory for Characterizing the Effects of Metallic Nanoparticles on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell and Cementitious Materials [Link]
Isis Elaine Mejias Dr. Debora Rodrigues Nanotechnology and Biotechnology for Water Treatment: A Comparative Study [Link]
Nicholas James Spada Dr. Shankar Chellam Detection and Characterization of Size- and Time-Resolved Particulate Matter Using Enhanced Optical and Elemental Analyses: Implications for Anthropogenic Source Identification in the Houston Ship Channel Area [Link]
Charan Tej Tanneru Dr. Shankar Chellam Bacteria and Virus Control by Electrochemical Coagulation and Microfiltration [Link]
Zhang Yi Dr. William Rixey Subsurface Source Generation and Transport from Spills of Alcohol Blended Fuels [Link]