Construction Materials
SALINAS, G. E. Optimizing high-performance concrete for processing ultrathin bonded concrete overlays on airport pavements. M.S. thesis, L. J. Struble, adviser (1998).
WERNER, A. Quantitative image analysis of masonry mortar microstructure. M.S. thesis, D. A. Lange, adviser (1998).

Environmental Engineering and Science in Civil Engineering
BECKETT, M. A. The investigation of iron release phenomena using a pilot-scale pipe loop. M.S. thesis, V. L. Snoeyink, adviser (1998).
BRENT, R. N. A toxicological analysis of exposure magnitude, duration, and frequency and the significance for monitoring and management of episodic pollution events. Ph.D. thesis, E. E. Herricks, adviser (1998).
BURNS, C. The use of computational fluid mechanics for improving clearwell design for CT compliance. M.S. thesis, M. M. Clark, adviser (1998).
CASTILLA, H. Effects of temperature on the slow desorption of VOCs in soils and sediments. M.S. thesis, C. J. Werth, adviser (1998).
CRONIN, E. M. Adsorption of acetone onto activated carbon cloth at elevated temperatures. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood, adviser (1998).
DANALEWICH, J. Biological nutrient removal from domestic and milk processing wastewaters. M.S. thesis, L. Raskin, adviser (1998).
ELARDE, J. Effect of lime softening on the adsorption of 2-methylisoborneol by powdered activated carbon at the Kankakee Water Treatment Plant. M.S. thesis, V. L. Snoeyink, adviser (1998).
GILLOGLY, T. E. T. MIB adsorption in drinking water treatment. Ph.D. thesis, V. L. Snoeyink, adviser (1998).
HACKMAN, B. Membrane technologies for nitrate and atrazine removal from a surface water source. M.S. thesis, M. M. Clark, adviser (1998).
KOSEGI, J. M. Thermally enhancing in situ bioremediation of DNAPLs: a feasibility study. M.S. thesis, B. S. Minsker, adviser (1998).
LAWRENCE, M. C. Characterization of lead and copper complexation by sodium metaphosphate. M.S. thesis, E. E. Herricks, adviser (1998).
LEE, Y. A Numerical model for flux decline during the crossflow ultrafiltration of colloidal suspensions. Ph.D. thesis, M. M. Clark, adviser (1998).
LEHMANN, C. M. B. Activated carbon adsorbents from waste tires for air quality applications. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi, advisers (1998).
LUCAS, P. Characterization of ultrafiltration membrane surfaces with atomic force microscopy. M.S. thesis, M. M. Clark, adviser (1998).
McMILLAN, S. A sterically hindered counter-diffusion model of trichloroethylene isotope exchange in silica gel and geosorbent micropores. M.S. thesis, C. J. Werth, adviser (1998).
OERTHER, D. Application of molecular tools for the analysis of biological foaming in activated sludge. M.S. thesis, L. Raskin, adviser (1998).
OLSON, D. T. The thermal response of a small water body to bubble-plume destratification. M.S. thesis, E. E. Herricks, adviser (1998).
REECE, C. S.. Activated carbon fiber cloth adsorber-cryogenic condenser system for capture and recovers of TCA, MEK, and toluene from gas streams. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood, adviser (1998).
SAGEN, J. P. Measurement of diffusivity of volatile organic compounds into activated carbon fibers using zero length column chromatography. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood, adviser (1998).
SMALLEY, J. B. Risk-based in situ bioremediation design. M.S. thesis, B. S. Minsker, adviser (1998).
STRICKLER, B. W. High-temperature removal of hydrogen sulfide from coal gasification streams with carbon-based sorbents. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood and M. Cal, advisers (1998).
TOMPKINS, M. R. Analysis of the fisheries in maintained streams using the PHABSIM model and a habitat driven population model. M.S. thesis, E. E. Herricks, adviser (1998).
TORNIL, D. W. Low-flow frequency exacerbation by irrigation withdrawals in the agricultural Midwest under various climate change scenarios. M.S. thesis, J. W. Eheart, adviser (1998).
WIECZOREK, M. M. A membrane diffusion dryer to improve measurement of ambient aerosol optical properties. M.S. thesis, M. J. Rood, adviser (1998).
YOUNGBLOOD, C. L. Examination of the hormesis response in the microtox bioassay as induced by binary mixtures of chemicals. M.S. thesis, E. E. Herricks, adviser (1998).

Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
ARMBRUSTER, J. Hydraulic model study for the restoration of Batavia Dam, Fox River, Illinois. M.S. thesis, M. H. García, adviser (1998).
OYA, S. Solute transport and biodegradation characteristics for models of enhanced subsurface bioremediation. Ph.D. thesis, A. J. Valocchi, adviser (1998).
PARSONS, J. D. Mixing mechanisms in density intrusion. Ph.D. thesis, M. H. García, adviser (1998).
RODRIGUEZ, J. F. Wall shear stress in unsteady turbulent flow and its role in sediment transport. M.S. thesis, M. H. García, adviser (1998).
TEBES-STEVENS, C. Numerical solution techniques for reaction parameter sensitivity coefficients in multicomponent subsurface transport models. Ph.D. thesis, A. J. Valocchi, adviser (1998).

Geotechnical Engineering
BENNETT, R. D. Jacking forces and ground deformation associated with microtunneling. Ph.D. thesis, E. J. Cording, adviser (1998).
KAWAMURA, N. Immediate and long-term behavior of the Evanston Tunnel in Chicago clay. Ph.D. thesis, E. J. Cording, adviser (1998).
MUGHIEDA, O. Failure mechanisms and strength of non-persistent rock joints. Ph.D. thesis, E. J. Cording, adviser (1998).
SHAHIEN, M. M. Settlement of structures on granular soils subjected to static and earthquake loads. Ph.D. thesis, G. Mesri, adviser (1998).

Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
BANI-HANI, K. Analytical and experimental study of nonlinear structural control using neural networks. Ph.D. thesis, J. Ghaboussi and S. P. Schneider, advisers (1998).
RAICH, A. M. An evolutionary based methodology for representing and evolving structural design solutions. Ph.D. thesis, J. Ghaboussi, adviser (1998).
SHKURTI, F. P. A design approach for seismic retrofit of circular bridge columns with lap splices. Ph.D. thesis, W. L. Gamble, adviser (1998).
SHRESTHA, S. M. Genetic algorithm-based methodology for unstructured design of skeletal structures. Ph.D. thesis, J. Ghaboussi, adviser (1998).
TACIROGLU, E. Constitutive modeling of the resilient response of granular solids. Ph.D. thesis, K. D. Hjelmstad, adviser (1998).
ZAGERS, B. R. The inelastic behavior of steel frames with clay brick masonry infills having large window openings. Ph.D. thesis, S. P. Schneider, adviser (1998).

System Safety, Reliability, and Design
WANG, C-H. Reliability and redundancy of low-rise steel buildings under seismic excitation. Ph.D. thesis, Y. K. Wen, adviser (1998).

Transportation Facilities and Systems
ALVAREZ, C. Mechanistic-empirical evaluation of the Mn/road mainline flexible pavement sections. Ph.D. thesis, M. R. Thompson, adviser (1998).
BAO, Y. Three-dimensional stability/lateral shift analysis of continuous welded rail (CWR) track and innovative methods to enhance CWR track performance. Ph.D. thesis, E. J. Barenberg, adviser (1998).
EL-ZOHAIRY, Y. Development of arrival-type-based uniform delay models for signalized intersections. Ph.D. thesis, R. F. Benekohal, adviser (1998).
ROESLER, J. R. Fatigue of concrete beams and slabs. Ph.D. thesis, E. J. Barenberg, adviser (1998).
SIGNORE, J. M. Accelerated testing of separation layers for open-graded drainage layers. Ph.D. thesis, B. J. Dempsey, adviser (1998).