Civil and Environmental Engineering | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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  • Construction Materials
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering And Science In Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Hydrology And Hydraulic Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering And Structural Mechanics
  • Transportation Facilities And Systems

    Construction Materials
    ABELL, A. B., K. L. WILLIS, and D. A. LANGE. Mercury intrusion porosimetry and image analysis of cement-based materials. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 211, 39-44 (1999).
    CHEN, N. and F. V. LAWRENCE. A comparison of two total fatigue life prediction methods. Advances in Fatigue Crack Closure Measurement and Analysis, 2nd Vol., ASTM STP 1343 (McClung and Newman, eds.) 351-366 (1999).
    HONG, S-H. and J. F. YOUNG. Hydration kinetics and phase stability of dicalcium silicate synthesized by the Pechini process. J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 82:7, 1681-1686 (1999).
    MATSUYAMA, H. and J. F. YOUNG. Synthesis of calcium silicate hydrate/polymer complexes: part I. anionic and nonionic polymers. J. Mater. Res., 14:8, 1379-1388 (1999).
    MATSUYAMA, H. and J. F. YOUNG. Synthesis of calcium silicate hydrate/polymer complexes: part II. cationic polymers and complex formation with different polymers. J. Mater. Res., 14:8, 1389-1396 (1999).
    MATSUYAMA, H. and J. F. YOUNG. The formation of CSH/polymer complexes by hydration of reactive b-dicalcium silicate. Concr. Sci. Engr., 1:2, 66-75 (1999).
    MATSUYAMA, H. and J. F. YOUNG. The formation of CSH/polymer complexes with superplasticizing polymers. Concr. Sci. Engr., 1, 3148-3156 (1999).
    SUN, G., A. R. BROUGH, and J. F. YOUNG. 29Si NMR study of the hydration of Ca3SiO5 and b-Ca2SiO4 in the presence of silica fume. J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 82:11, 3225-3230 (1999).
    WERNER, A. M., H. D. DEFORD, A. AHMED, and D. A. LANGE. Bond mechanisms in masonry. TMS J., 17:1, 31-44 (1999).
    WERNER, A.M. and D. A. LANGE. Quantitative image analysis of masonry. ASCE J. Comput. Civil Engr. 13:2, 110-115 (1999).


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    Earthquake Engineering
    ABRAMS, D. P. Meeting the challenges of reducing earthquake losses: engineering accomplishments and frontiers. Earthquake Spectra, J. Earthquake Engr. Res. Inst., 15:4, 813-823 (1999).


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    Environmental Engineering And Science In Civil Engineering
    ATENAS, M., CLARK, M. M., and V. LAZAROVA. Holdup and liquid circulation velocity in a rectangular air-lift bioreactor. Indus. Engr. Chem. Res., 38, 944-949 (1999).
    CARRICO, C. M., M. J. ROOD, J. A. OGREN, C. NEUSU?, A. WIEDENSOHLER, and J. HEINTZENBERG. Aerosol optical properties at Sagres, Portugal during ACE-2, Tellus B. ACE-2 Special Section, 41 (1999).
    COMBE, C., MOLIS, E., LUCAS, P., RILEY, R., and M. M. CLARK. The effect of CA membrane properties on adsorptive fouling by humic acid. J. Membrane Sci., 154, 73-87 (1999).
    DUCOSTE, J. J. and M. M. CLARK. Turbulence in flocculators: comparison of measurements and CFD simulations. AIChE J., 45:2, 432-436 (1999).
    EHEART, J. W., A. J. WILDERMUTH, and E. E. HERRICKS. The effects of climate change and irrigation on criterion low streamflows used for determining total maximum daily loads. J. AWWA, 35:6, 1365-1372 (1999).
    EHEART, J.W., and D.W. TORNIL. Low-flow frequency exacerbation in the agricultural Midwest under various climate change scenarios. Water Resour. Res., 35:7, 2237-2246 (1999).
    GILLOGLY, T. E. T. and V. L. SNOEYINK. Determining GAC bed life. J. AWWA, 91:8, 98 (1999).
    GILLOGLY, T. E. T., V. L. SNOEYINK, G. NEWCOMBE, and J. R. ELARDE. A simplified method to determine the powdered activated carbon dose required to remove MIB. Water Sci. Technol., 40:6, 59 (1999).
    HITZENBERGER, R., A. BERNER, H. GIEBL, R. KROMP, S. M. LARSON, A. ROUC, A. KOCH, S. MARISCHKA, and H. PUXBAUM. Contribution of carbonaceous material to cloud condensation nuclei concentrations in European background (Mt. Sonnblick) and urban (Vienna) aerosols. Atmos. Environ., 33, 2647-2659 (1999).
    HITZENBERGER, R., S. G. JENNINGS, S. M. LARSON, A. DILLNER, H. CACHIER, Z. GALAMBOS, A. ROUC, and T. G. SPAIN. Intercomparison of measurement methods for black carbon aerosols. Atmos. Environ., 33, 2823-2833 (1999).
    HOLLENBECK, K. J., C. F. HARVEY, R. HAGGERTY, and C. J. WERTH. A method for estimating distributions of mass transfer rate coefficients with application to purging and batch experiments. J. Contam. Hydrol., 37, 367-388 (1999).
    HUNT, N. K., and B.J. MARINAS. Escherichia coli inactivation with ozone: chemical and inactivation kinetics. Water Res., 33:11, 2633-2641 (1999).
    KIRISITS, M. J. and V. L. SNOEYINK. Reduction of bromate in a BAC filter. J. AWWA, 91:8, 74 (1999).
    KNAPPE, D. R. U., V. L. SNOEYINK, P. ROCHE, M. J. PRADOS, and M. M. BOURBIGOT. Determining remaining GAC life for the control of periodic atrazine episodes. J. AWWA, 91:10, 97 (1999).
    KRAMER, T. A. and M. M. CLARK. Incorporation of aggregate breakup in the simulation of orthokinetic coagulation. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 216, 116-126 (1999).
    LOEFFLER, F. E., J. M. TIEDJE, and R. A. SANFORD. Fraction of electrons consumed in electron acceptor reduction and hydrogen thresholds as indicators of halorespiratory physiology. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 65:9, 4049-4056 (1999).
    MARINAS, B. J., J. L. RENNECKER, S. TEEFY, and E. W. RICE. Assessment of ozone disinfection efficiency with fluorescent-dyed polystyrene microspheres: full-scale demonstration. J. AWWA, 91:9, 79-89 (1999).
    McMILLAN, S. A. and C. J. WERTH. Counter-diffusion of isotopically labeled trichloroethylene in silica gel and geosorbent micropores. Model development. Environ. Sci. Technol., 33, 2178-2185 (1999).
    NATARAJAN, M. R., W.-M. WU, R. SANFORD, and M. K. JAIN. Degradation of biphenyl by methanogenic microbial consortium. Biotechnol. Lett., 21, 741-745 (1999).
    OERTHER, D. B., F. L. DE LOS REYES III, M. HERNANDEZ, and L. RASKIN. Simultaneous oligonucleotide probe hybridization and immunostaining for in situ detection of gordona species in activated sludge. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 29, 129-136 (1999).
    OERTHER, D. B., F. L. DE LOS REYES III, and L. RASKIN. Interfacing phylogenetic oligonucleotide probe hybridizations with representations of microbial populations and specific growth rates in mathematical models of activated sludge processes. Water Sci. Technol., 39:1, 11-20 (1999).
    OMAR, A. H., S. BEIGALSKI, S. M. LARSON, and S. LANDSBERGER. Particulate contributions to light extinction and local forcing at a rural Illinois site. Atmos. Environ., 33, 2637-2646 (1999).
    PEDERSEN III, E. J., E. T. URBANSKY, B. J. MARINAS, and D. W. MARGERUM. Formation of cyanogen chloride from the reaction of monochloramine with formaldehyde. Environ. Sci. Technol., 33:23, 4239-4249 (1999).
    PELEKANI, C. and V. L. SNOEYINK. Competitive adsorption in natural water: role of activated carbon pore size. Water Res., 33:5, 1209 (1999).
    PELEKANI, C., G. NEWCOMBE, V. L. SNOEYINK, C. HEPPLEWHITE, S. ASSEMI, and R. BECKETT. Characterization of natural organic matter using high performance size exclusion chromatography. Environ. Sci. Technol., 33:16, 2807 (1999).
    RENNECKER, J. L., B. J. MARINAS, J. H. OWENS, and E.W. RICE. Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts with ozone. Water Res., 33:11, 2481-2488 (1999).
    SNOEYINK, V. L, M. J. KIRISITS, and C. PELEKANI. Adsorption of precursors. Chapt. 13, Formation and Control of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water (Singer, ed.; Am. Water Works Assn., 1999).
    SNOEYINK, V. L. and S. SUMMERS. Adsorption of organic compounds. Water Quality and Treatment (5th Ed.) (1999).
    WERTH, C. J. and M. REINHARD. Counter-diffusion of isotopically labeled trichloroethylene in silica gel and geosorbent micropores. Column results. Environ. Sci. Technol., 33, 730-736 (1999).


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    Environmental Hydrology And Hydraulic Engineering
    KUO, J.-T. and B. C. YEN. (eds.) Risk Analysis in Dam Safety Assessment. (Water Resources Publ., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 179 pp. (1999).
    MEHNERT, E., A. J. VALOCCHI, M. HEIDARI, S. G. KAPOOR, and P. KUMAR. Estimating transmissivity from the water level fluctuation of simusoidally forced well. Ground Water, 37:6, 855-860 (1999).
    SEAGREN, E. A., B. E. RITTMANN, and A. J. VALOCCHI. A critical evaluation of the local-equilibrium assumption in modeling NAPL-pool dissolution. J. Contam. Hydrol., 39, 109-135 (1999).
    SEAGREN, E. A., B. E. RITTMANN, and A. J. VALOCCHI. An experimental investigation of NAPL pool dissolution enhancement by flushing. J. Contam. Hydrol., 37:1-2, 111-138 (1999).
    YEN, B. C. From modeling Yellow River to river modeling. Intl. J. Sediment Res., 14:2, 85-93 (1999).
    YEN, B. C. Reliability analysis for dam safety. Risk Analysis in Dam Safety Assessment (Kuo and Yen, eds.; Water Resources Publ., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) (1999).
    YEN, B.C. and A. O. AKAN. Hydraulic design of urban drainage systems. Chapt. 14, Hydraulic Design Handbook (Mays, ed.; McGraw-Hill, 1999).


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    Geotechnical Engineering
    ALVAREZ, T. A., E. J. CORDING, and G. G. FERNANDEZ. Pressure tunnels in fractured rock wedges. Geoengineering for Underground Facilities, Geotechnical special publ. 90, ASCE, 459-470 (1999).
    BENNET, D. M. and E. J. CORDING. Jacking loads associated with microtunneling. Geoengineering for Underground Facilities, Geotechnical special publ. 90, ASCE, 731-745 (1999).
    EID, H. T., T. D. STARK, and C. K. DOERFLER. Effect of shear displacement rate on internal shear strength of a reinforced geosynthetic clay liner. Geosynthetics Intl. J., Indus. Fabrics Assn. Intl. (IFAI), 6:4, 219-239 (1999).
    KAWAMURA, N. and E. J. CORDING. Long-term behavior of tunnels in Chicago clay. Geoengineering for Underground Facilities, Geotechnical special publ. 90, ASCE, 866-878 (1999).
    LONG, J. H., S. M. OLSON and T. D. STARK. Differential movement at embankment/bridge structure interface. Transport. Res. Record, 53-60 (1999).
    MESRI, G. and S. ALI. Undrained shear strength of a glacial clay over consolidated by desiccation. Geotechnique, 49:2, 181-198 (1999).
    MUELLER, C. G., J. H. LONG, and E. J. CORDING. Pressure tunnels in fractured rock wedges. Geoengineering for Underground Facilities, Geotechnical special publ. 90, ASCE, 417-428 (1999).
    STARK, T. D., T. A. WILLIAMSON, J. FOWLER, D. PEZZA, and Y. GIBBONS. Strip drain test section in a dredged material management area. ASCE J. Perform. Constructed Facilities, 13:1, 8-16 (1999).
    TANG, W. H., T. D. STARK, and M. ANGULO. Reliability in back analysis of slope failures. Soils and Foundations J., Jpn. Soc. of SMFE, 39:5, 73-80 (1999).


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    Structural Engineering And Structural Mechanics
    ASCHHEIM, M. and E. BLACK. Effects of prior earthquake damage on response of simple stiffness degrading structures. Earthquake Spectra, 15:1, 1-24 (1999).
    BANI-HANI K., J. GHABOUSSI, and S. P. SCHNEIDER. Experimental study of identification and structural control using neural network: I. Identification. Intl. J. Earthquake Engr. Struct. Dyn., 28, 995-1018 (1999).
    BANI-HANI K., J. GHABOUSSI, and S. P. SCHNEIDER. Experimental study of identification and structural control using neural network: II. Control. Intl. J. Earthquake Engr. Struct. Dyn., 28, 1019-1039 (1999).
    GAO, X. and R. H. DODDS, JR. Cleavage fracture in surface cracked plates: experiments and numerical prediction. ASME, PVP-Vol. 393, 11-16 (1999).
    GAO, X., C. RUGGIERI, and R. H. DODDS, JR. Calibration of Weibull stress models using fracture toughness data. Intl. J. Fracture, 92, 175-200 (1998). (appeared in 1999)
    GAO, X., and R. H. DODDS, JR. A Weibull stress model to predict cleavage fracture in plates containing surface cracks. Fatigue Fracture Engr. Mater. Struct., 22, 481-493 (1999).
    GULLERUD, A. and R. H. DODDS, JR. 3-D modeling of ductile crack growth in thin sheet metals: computational aspects and validation. Engr. Fracture Mech., 63, 347-374 (1999).
    HALL, W. J. Book review, Seismic Design Methodologies for the Next Generation. Earthquake Spectra, 15:2, 379-380 (1999).
    HAYES, J. R., JR., D. A. FOUTCH and S. L. WOOD. Influence of viscoelastic dampers on the seismic response of a lightly reinforced concrete flat slab structure. Earthquake Spectra, 15, 681-710 (1999).
    KIM, Y.-J. and J. GHABOUSSI. A new method of reduced order feedback control using genetic algorithm. Intl. J. Earthquake Engr. Struct. Dyn., 28, 193-212 (1999).
    KOPPENHOEFER, K. and R. H. DODDS, JR. Ductile crack growth in pre-cracked CVN specimens: numerical studies. Nucl. Engr. Des., 180, 221-241 (1998). (appeared in 1999)
    KOPPENHOEFER, K. and R.H. DODDS, JR. Constraint and ductile tearing effects fracture toughness of impact loaded, pre-cracked CVN specimens. Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, 29th Vol., ASTM STP 1332, 135-153 (1999).
    LAFAVE, J. M. and J. K. WIGHT. Reinforced concrete exterior wide beam-column-slab connections subjected to lateral earthquake loading. ACI Struct. J., 96:4, 577-585 (1999).
    NOORI, M., Y. K. WEN, D. FRANGAPOL, and M. GRIGORIU (eds.) Special Issue on Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, J. Probabilistic Engr. Mech., 14:1-2 (1999).
    REDDY, P., J. GHABOUSSI, and N. M. HAWKINS. Nonlinear analysis and simulation of construction of cable-stayed bridges. ASCE J. Bridge Engr., 4:4, 249-257 (1999).
    SMITH, S. J., I. D. PARSONS, and K. D. HJELMSTAD. An experimental comparison of novel connections for GFRP pultruded frames. ASCE J. Composites Construction, 3:1, 20-26 (1999).
    SMITH, S. J., I. D. PARSONS, and K. D. HJELMSTAD. Finite element and simplified models of GFRP connections. ASCE J. Struct. Engr., 125:7, 749-756 (1999).


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    Transportation Facilities And Systems
    ABDELRAHMAN, M. and S. H. CARPENTER. Mechanism of interaction of asphalt cement with crumb rubber modifier. Transport. Res. Record, 1661, 106-113 (1999).
    ABU-LEBDEH, G. and R. F. BENEKOHAL. Convergence variability and population sizing in micro-genetic algorithms. J. Computer-Aided Civil Infrastruct. Engr., 14:5, 321-334 (1999).
    AL-OMARI, B. and R. F. BENEKOHAL. Hybrid delay models for unsaturated two-way stop controlled intersections. ASCE J. Transport. Engr., 125:4, 291-296 (1999).
    BARNETT, J.,and R. F. BENEKOHAL. Accident reduction effects of using WIM/AVI for mainline bypass around truck weigh stations. Transport. Res. Record, 1655, 233-240 (1999).
    BENEKOHAL, R. F. Guest editor, Special Issue on Advanced Computer Technologies in Transportation Engineering. J. Computer-Aided Civil Infrastructure Engr., 14:5 (1999).
    BENEKOHAL, R. F. and E. SHIM. Multivariate analysis of truck drivers' assessment work zone safety. ASCE J. Transport. Engr., 125:5, 398-406 (1999).
    BENEKOHAL, R. F., Y. EL-ZOHAIRY, E. FORRLER, and M. AYCIN. Truck delay and traffic conflict around weigh stations: a case study in Illinois. Transport. Res. Record, 1653, 52-60 (1999).
    BUTTLAR, W. G., D. BOZKURT, G. G. AL-KHATEEB, and A. S. WALDHOFF. Understanding asphalt mastic behavior through micromechanics. Transport. Res. Record, 1681, 157-169 (1999).
    BUTTLAR, W. G., G. G. AL-KHATEEB, and D. BOZKURT. Development of a hollow cylinder tensile tester to obtain mechanical properties of bituminous paving mixtures. J. Assn. Asphalt Paving Technologists, 68, 369-403 (1999).
    CEYLAN, H., E. TUTUMLUER, and E. J. BARENBERG. Artificial neural network analyses of concrete airfield pavements serving the Boeing B-777 aircraft. Transport. Res. Record, 1684, 110-117 (1999).
    GARG, N. and M. R. THOMPSON. Structural response of LVR flexible pavements at Mn/Road project. ASCE J. Transport. Engr., 125:3, 238-244 (1999).
    THOMPSON, M. R. Hot mix asphalt overlay design concepts for rubblized PCC pavements. Transport. Res. Record, 1684, 30-35 (1999).
    TUTUMLUER, E. and A. T. PAPAGIANNAKIS. Recent advances in the characterization of transportation geo-materials. Geotechnical Special Publ. 89, Geo-Institute of ASCE, (Tutumluer and Papagiannakis, ed.) (1999).
    TUTUMLUER, E. and U. SEYHAN. Laboratory determination of anisotropic aggregate resilient moduli using a new innovative test device. Transport. Res. Record, 1687, 13-21 (1999).
    VAVRIK, W., R. FRIES, and S. H. CARPENTER. Effect of flat and elongated coarse aggregate on characteristics of gyratory compacted samples. Transport Res. Record, 1661, 122-131 (1999).


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    Civil and Environmental Engineering | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research