Theses and Dissertations — 2016
Civil Engineering Program
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Erkan Karakoyun | Dr. Keh-Han Wang | Three-Dimensional Distance Based Geostatistical Models to Adjust Radar Rainfall Data [Link] |
| Halil Ibrahim Kula | Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan | Developing Smart Grouted Sand Columns for Real Time Monitoring of the Stability, Seepage, and Rapid Drawdown in Earth Dams [Link] |
| Sai Anudeep Maddi | Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan | Smart Foam Cement Characterization and Real Time Monitoring for Oil Well Cementing Applications |
| Oswaldo Jose Russian-Aranda | Dr. Mina Dawood | Case and Parametric Study on the Collapse of the USS Salem Wharf [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Arezou Attar | Dr. Bora Gencturk | Accelerated Alkali-Silica Reaction and Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete: Application on Dry Casks [Link] |
| Bahareh Basirat | Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan | Analytical Modeling and Verification with Numerical Methods and Experiments of Three Phase Reactive Materials, Drilling, Cementing and Performance of Smart Cemented Model Oil Wells [Link] |
| Yu Hsiang Chen | Dr. Keh-Han Wang | A Three-Dimensional Fully Nonlinear Model in Curvilinear Coordinates for Simulating Waves Interaction with a Bottom-Mounted or Partially-Submerged Fixed Cylindrical Structure [Link] |
| Kibraeb A. Gebreselassie | Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan | Detection and Quantification of Steel and Composite Corrosion with Smart Cement and Polymer Coating Materials [Link] |
| Saeid Karimi | Dr. Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala | Computational Methods for Multi-Scale Temporal Problems: Algorithms, Analysis, and Numerical Experiments [Link] |
| Florentia Kavoura | Dr. Bora Gencturk | Moment-Rotation Behavior of “Pinned” Column Base-Plate Connections in Low-Rise Metal Buildings [Link] |
| Hieu Cong Luu | Dr. Yi-Lung Mo | Development of CSMM-Based Shell Element for Reinforced Concrete Structures [Link] |
| Mohammad Shabouei | Dr. Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala | Theoretical and Numerical Study in Porous Media: Solution Verification and Viscous Fingering Instability [Link] |
| Chengzhao Zhang | Dr. Keh-Han Wang, Dr. Yandi Hu | Oil Spill Cleanup by Hydrophobic Silica Aerogels and Spilled Oil Interaction with Suspended Sediments [Link] |
| Botong Zheng | Dr. Mina Dawood | Rehabilitation of Fatigue Sensitive Steel Elements Using Shape Memory Alloy/Fiber Reinforced Polymer (SMA/FRP) Composite Overlays [Link] |
Environmental Engineering Program
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Piluja Sivananthan | Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan | Desalination of Hydraulic Fracturing Waste Water with Multiple Cathode Chambers in the Microbial Fuel Cell [Link] |
Geosensing Program
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Peter J. Gadomski | Dr. Craig Glennie | Measuring Glacier Surface Velocities With LiDAR: A Comparison of Three-Dimensional Change Detection Methods [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ning Cao | Dr. Hyongki Lee | Advanced SAR Interferometry Methods for Ground Displacement Estimation from Spaceborne and Airborne Platforms [Link] |
| Preston J. Hartzell | Dr. Craig Glennie | Active and Passive Sensor Fusion for Terrestrial Hyperspectral Image Shadow Detection and Restoration [Link] |
| Zhigang Pan | Dr. Craig Glennie | Shallow Water Bathymetry Using Full Waveform Bathymetric LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery [Link] |
| Hongzhou Wang | Dr. Craig Glennie | Fusion of Full Waveform LiDAR and Passive Remote Sensing for Improved Land-Cover Classification [Link] |
| Xiao Zhang | Dr. Craig Glennie | LiDAR-Based Change Detection for Earthquake Surface Ruptures [Link] |