The long-term performance of the materials that create the building envelope is essential to the long-term durability of buildings and structures. This thesis summarizes published literature on various cladding and ...

Within the last few decades, the amount of vehicle miles traveled within the US has increased approximately 40% with the construction of new roads only increasing 4% during this same time period. This dramatic increase ...

Spliced girder technology continues to attract attention due to its versatility over traditional prestressed concrete highway bridge construction. Relatively limited data is available in the literature, however, for ...

Current analytical tools were calibrated mainly using pseudo-static experimental investigations of individual structural components. Relatively few tests have been performed on reinforced concrete structural systems under ...

Implementation of the spliced girder technology in bridges has been growing in recent years. Increased girder lengths can now be realized by splicing shorter precast segments to produce a long span. The research conducted ...

Understanding public perceptions allows decision makers to assess public priorities for actions to pursue sustainable infrastructure management. However, since public views change based on new information or events, the ...

Activity based models and dynamic traffic assignment models have begun to emerge in the transportation planning industry as an alternative method to the traditional four-step model by more realistically representing trip ...

Geopolymers are considered an alternative to portland cement in the construction industry since they can be formulated to possess comparable performance. Geopolymers are synthesized by alkaline activation of aluminosilicate ...

Recently, there has been a focus on development of some of the most underdeveloped countries, six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies of the past decade are in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, lot of new construction ...

Incentive-based travel demand management strategies are gaining increasing attention as they are generally considered more acceptable by the traveling public and policymakers. There is limited evidence on the impacts of ...