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Theses and Dissertations — 2015

Civil Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Mustafa Dal Dr. Keh-Han Wang Optimization and Modelling of Pressurized Irrigation Networks
Hossein Hosseiny Dr. Kyle Strom Methodological Considerations in the Calculation of Effective Discharge: Application for the Trinity and Brazos Rivers [Link]
Dewan Rakibul Islam Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterizing the Behavior of Smart Oil Well Cement after Contamination and Repairs [Link]
Sara Ranjbarian Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterizing Smart Cement Modified with Flyash and Metakaolin [Link]
Yun-Chen Wu Dr. Mo Li Material Design and Durability Characterization of “Non-Brittle” Geopolymer [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Prakash Bhat Dr. Mo Li Cementitious Materials with Ultra-High Damage Tolerance for Hazards Mitigation
Mossab W. El-Tahan Dr. Mina Dawood Development and Characterization of a Self-Stressing Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) Composite Patch for Repair of Cracked Steel Structures [Link]
Paul Hamilton Dr. Kyle Strom, Dr. Keh-Han Wang Autogenic Processes on Supercritical Submarine Fans [Link]
Hossein Karagah Dr. Mina Dawood FRP-Confined Grout Systems for Underwater Rehabilitation of Corroded Steel Bridge Piles [Link]
C. James Kuo Dr. Keh-Han Wang Evaluation of the Best Equation of State for Enhanced Oil Recovery Use in Ultra-high Pressure Hydraulic Calculation [Link]
Arpan Kusari Dr. Craig Glennie Precise Registration of Laser Mapping Data by Planar Feature Extraction for Deformation Monitoring [Link]
Amir H. Mohammadipour Dr. Kaspar William Interface Fracture in Masonry Composites: A Lattice Approach [Link]
Maruti Kumar Mudunuru Dr. Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala On Enforcing Maximum Principles and Element-Wise Species Balance for Advective-Diffusive-Reactive Systems [Link]
Dongmei Pan Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Resistivity Characterization and Modeling of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids and Corrosion Detection in Steel [Link]
Aram Mohammed Raheem Raheem Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Characterizing and Modeling of Ultra-Soft Clay Soil, Filter Cake and Drilling Mud
Cheng Shi Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Dr. Mina Dawood Evaluation of Steel H-Piles with Localized Corrosion and Rehabilitation Using Friction-Type Bolted Steel Plates [Link]
Guang Yang Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi Material Laws of Frp Strengthened Reinforced Concrete under Uniaxial Tension and Biaxial Tension-Compression Stress Fields [Link]
S. M. Mehdi Zomorodian Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi Behavior of FRP Strengthened Concrete Panel Elements Subjected to Pure Shear [Link]
Environmental Engineering Program

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Taylour Burton Dr. Hanadi Rifai Hydraulic Fracturing Induced Contaminant Pathways in Groundwater [Link]
Caitlin Elizabeth Meyer Dr. Debora Rodrigues Parameter Optimization for Start-up of a Simultaneous Nitrification/Denitrification Membrane Aerated Bioreactor [Link]

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Dan W. Burleson Dr. Hanadi Rifai Modeling Vulnerability of a Highly Industrialize Estuary to Storm Surge with a Coupled ADCIRC, SWAN, and EFDC System [Link]
Tugba Onal Okyay Dr. Debora Rodrigues Carbon Dioxide Sequestration through Microbially-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Using Ureolytic Environmental Microorganisms [Link]