A three-compartment model is extended to estimate the fate and transport of DEHP in a realistic residential environment. The model considered eight environmental media (i.e. air, particulate matter with six size fractions, ...

Highly glazed facades of commercial buildings are desirable from the point of view of architects, building owners, and building occupants because they create visual connections with the outdoors, offer the possibility for ...

This thesis focuses on the finite element modeling and analysis of wood shoring towers used by Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams during emergency response situations. These shores are constructed on site to provide ...

Thermal mass can be successfully implemented in the hot‐humid region of Austin, TX especially when well designed and with supplementary aids like nightcooling and day‐lighting. This study shows that in some situations ...

Composite steel beams are used in buildings and bridges; however, the beams can be designed with partial composite action in buildings only. The purpose of this thesis is to give recommendations for composite steel bridge ...

Following development of rectangular prestressed, precast concrete panels (PCP) that could be used as stay-in-place formwork adjacent to expansion joints in bridge decks, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) ...

This thesis describes the use of the multistory frame analysis technique devised by Gaspar Kani. A computer program using the Kani method was written which includes P - Δ effects on sidesway and an elastic-plastic behavior ...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses precast, prestressed concrete panels (PCPs) as stay-in-place formwork for most bridges built in Texas. The PCPs are placed on the top flanges of adjacent girders and ...

Retail stores are understudied given the energy, occupant health, and potential sales impacts associated with poor indoor air quality (IAQ). There is also evidence of elevated pollutants in retail environments. This thesis ...

Accurate modeling of energy flows in buildings is necessary for optimization of mechanical systems, and architectural designs and components. One specific process which has been studied little is that of forced convection ...