Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Old Dominion University.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Dissertation: Quantification of Wave Attentuation of a Marsh Sill Living Shoreline and Application of Numerical Modeling for Design Optimization and Adaptation, Maura K. Boswell

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Dissertation: Effectiveness of Suspended Lead Dampers in Steel Buildings Under Localized Lateral Impact and Vertical Pulsating Load, Herish Abdullah Hussein

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Dissertation: Data-Driven Framework for Understanding & Modeling Ride-Sourcing Transportation Systems, Bishoy Kelleny

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Thesis: Stability of Low Crested and Submerged Breakwaters: A Reanalysis and Model Development, Christopher P. Burgess

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Dissertation: Integrated Processing of Municipal Solid Waste for Maximizing Waste Reduction, Carbon Recovery and Fuel Production, Kameron J. King

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Thesis: Assessment of the Hydrograv® Adapt Variable Height Secondary Clarifier Inlet at HRSD Nansemond Treatment Plant, Matthew Poe

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Dissertation: Rainfall-Runoff Mechanisms and Flood Mitigation in a Coastal Watershed with Numerous Wetlands and Ponds, Homa Jalaeian Taghadomi

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Dissertation: Hydrothermal Processes for Extraction and Conversion of Biomass to Produce Biofuels and Value-Added Products, Anuj Hemant Thakkar

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Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Variations of Precipitation and Climate-Resilient Structure Design in Virginia, Xiaomin Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Dissertation: A Rule Based Control Algorithm for on-Ramp Merge With Connected and Automated Vehicles, Ehsan Beheshtitabar

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Thesis: Lateral-Torsional Instability and Biaxial Flexure of Continuous GFRP Beams Including Warping and Shear Deformations, Waverly G. Hampton

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Thesis: The Impacts of Surface Gravity Waves on Buoyant Plume Dilution, Bruce William Husselbee

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Dissertation: Truck Trailer Classification Using Side-Fire Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) Data, Olcay Sahin

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Thesis: Developing Algorithms to Detect Incidents on Freeways From Loop Detector and Vehicle Re-Identification Data, Biraj Adhikari

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Dissertation: Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions of Lipids, Alexander Asiedu

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Dissertation: Latent Choice Models to Account for Misclassification Errors in Discrete Transportation Data, Lacramioara Elena Balan

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Thesis: Spatiotemporal Downscaling Rainfall Predictions of North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program for Entire Virginia, Zhaoyi Cai

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Thesis: Application of a Biodegradable and Recyclable Chelating Agent for Ash Removal from Algae, Temitope George Daramola

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Dissertation: Parallel Jacobi Transformation Algorithm for Generalized Eigen-Solution With Improved Damage Detection of Truss/Bridge-Type Structures, Maryam Ehsaei

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Thesis: Sidestream RAS Fermentation for Stable Bio-P Combined with Short Cut Nitrogen Removal in an A/B Process, Lindsey Elise Ferguson

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Thesis: Challenges of Designing and Operating a Pilot Scale Short Residence Time Continuous Hydrothermal Flash Hydrolysis Reactor for High Slurry Load Biomass Processing, Mason James Martin

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Dissertation: Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Lagrangian Control: Improving Freeway Bottleneck Throughput Via Variable Speed Limit, Reza Vatani Nezafat

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Thesis: Variable Speed Limit Control at SAG Curves Through Connected Vehicles: Implications of Alternative Communications and Sensing Technologies, Reza Vatani Nezafat

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Thesis: Measuring and Modeling Bare Desert Wind Erosion From Steppe Grassland of Northern China as Affected By Soil Moisture and Climate, Nicholas Morgan Potter

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Dissertation: Adaptive Control of Base Isolation Systems Using the Transmissibility-Based Semi-Active Controller, Ramin Rabiee

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Thesis: Numerical Modeling of Shoreline Response to Storm Tides and Sea Level Rise, Akash Sahu

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Dissertation: Numerical Modeling and Field Investigation of Nearshore Nonlinear Wave Propagation, Elham Sharifineyestani

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Dissertation: Behavior of Piled Raft Foundation in Partially Saturated Soils, Salman Alrubaye

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Dissertation: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrothermal Processing of Microalgae for Biofuels and Co-Product Generation, Andrew P. Bessette

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Thesis: The Evaluation of Enhancing Biological Phosphorus Removal and Improving Settleability Using Mainstream Hydrocyclones for External Selection, Amanda Carrie Ford

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Dissertation: Value Added Products From Lignin and Biomass Derivatives, Chen Li

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Dissertation: Predicting Effects of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Hydrologic Processes in a Mid-Atlantic Coastal Watershed, Rui Li

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Thesis: Flexural Behavior and Strength of Doubly-Reinforced Concrete Beams with Hollow Plastic Spheres, Rutvik R. Patel

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Thesis: Modeling Effects of Rainwater Harvesting Systems on Water Yield Increase and Non-Beneficial Evaporation Reduction to Sustain Agriculture in a Water-Scarce Region of China, Tennille Wade

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Thesis: A Comparative Study of the Effects of External Selection on Settleability and Formation of Aerobic Granular Sludge, Tyler A. Brickles

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Thesis: Vulnerability Assessment of Critical Bridges in the Hampton Roads Region of Virginia to Storm Surge Flooding under Sea Level Rise, Luca Castrucci

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Dissertation: Behavior and Strength of RC Spandrel Members Under Unsymmetrical Bending and Torsion Including CFRP Retrofitting, Muhammad Fahim

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Dissertation: Behavior and Strength of Non-Prestressed and Prestressed Hillman Composite Beam Including CFRP Retrofitting, Wajid Khan

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Thesis: Investigation and Analysis of the Fluctuating Brominated to Total Trihalomethane Ratio in the Virginia Beach Distribution System, Christopher Steven Mihalkovic

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Dissertation: Investigating Physical Processes Associated With Chesapeake Bay and Changjiang Estuary, Arash Niroomandi

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Dissertation: Simulated Dynamics of Soil Water and Pore Vapor in a Semi-Arid Sandy Ecosystem, Shohreh Pedram

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Thesis: Quantifying Cyanide Inhibition of Nitrification and Developing Cost-Effective Treatment Processes, Germano M. Salazar-Benites

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Dissertation: Efficient Algorithms for Solving Size-Shape-Topology Truss Optimization and Shortest Path Problems, Gelareh B. Sanjabi

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Dissertation: Holistic Approach in Microalgae Conversion to Bioproducts and Biofuels Through Flash Hydrolysis, Ali Teymouri

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Thesis: A Household Daily Non-Mandatory Activity Participation and Duration Modeling Accounting for Person Level Budget Constraints, Ivana Vukovic

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Thesis: Quantifying Pollutant Removal Rates of Bioretention Basins as a Stormwater Best Management Practice, Evan Nathanial Waagen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Dissertation: Dynamic Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Steel Building Sub-Assemblage Including CFRP Retrofitting Under Impact Load, Ali Mohammed Salih Aloosi

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Dissertation: Methodologies for Estimating Traffic Flow on Freeways Using Probe Vehicle Trajectory Data, Khairul Azfi Anuar

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Thesis: Impacts of Operating Parameters on Extracellular Polymeric Substances Production in a High Rate Activated Sludge System with Low Solids Retention Times, Matthew S. Elliot

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Dissertation: Efficient Domain Decomposition Algorithms and Applications in Transportation and Structural Engineering, Paul W. Johnson III

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Thesis: Changing Trends in Wave Heights in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region, Hillary Lane

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Thesis: Longitudinal Tidal Dispersion Coefficient Estimation and Total Suspended Solids Transport Characterization in the James River, Beatriz Eugenia Patino

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Thesis: Effects of Surrounding Water Table on a Forested Wetland Habitat in East Coast of Virginia, Lane Stokes

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Thesis: Investigating the Relationship Between Latent Driving Patterns and Traffic Safety Using Smartphone-Based Mobile Sensor Data, Kenneth Wynne

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Thesis: Global Sensitivity Analysis of Mat Foundation Behavior by Using Finite Element Modeling, Yang Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Thesis: Experimental and Predicted Behavior of FRP Beam-Columns Including Retrofitting, Ali Al-Huazy

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Thesis: Behavior and Strength of Pultruded FRP I-Section Columns Including Uniaxial and Biaxial Bending, Emad M. Amin

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Thesis: Techno-Economic Analysis of Protein Concentrate Produced by Flash Hydrolysis of Microalgae, Alexander Nana Yaw Asiedu

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Dissertation: Polychlorinated Biphenyl Source Identification in Fish Tissue Using a Multivariate Statistical Evaluation of Congeners and Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, William Edward Corl III

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Dissertation: Inelastic Behavior and Strength of Steel Beam-Columns with Applied Torsion, Mamadou Konate

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Dissertation: A Risk Assessment of the Impacts of Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise on the Existing and New Pump Stations 113, Norfolk, VA, David A. Pezza

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Dissertation: Hydrothermal Catalytic Liquefaction and Deoxygenation of Biomass for Renewable Fuel Production, Sergiy Popov

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Dissertation: Characterizing Queue Dynamics at Signalized Intersections From Probe Vehicle Data, Semuel Yacob Recky Rompis

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Thesis: Comparing Nutrient Recovery via Rapid (Flash Hydrolysis) and Conventional Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processes for Microalgae Cultivation, Caleb Richard Talbot

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Dissertation: Flash Hydrolysis of Microalgae Biomass for Biofuels Intermediates Production, Protein Extraction, and Nutrients Recycle, Jose Luis Garcia Moscoso

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Dissertation: Feasibility of Mainstream Nitrite Oxidizing Bacteria Out-Selection and Anammox Polishing for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal, Pusker Raj Regmi

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Dissertation: Stormwater Infrastructure Optimization on Conjunctive Improvements, Mohammad Hussin Shar

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Dissertation: The Role of Proximity in Reducing Auto Travel: Using VMT to Identify Key Locations for Development, from Downtown to the Exurbs, Robert B. Case

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Dissertation: Watershed-Scale Hybrid Stochastic-Deterministic Modeling Framework and Diffused Sources Superpositioning, Ruby Juvah Damalie

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Thesis: Evaluating Alternatives for Augmented Water Quality Improvement Utilizing Oyster Restoration as Best Management Practice (BMP), Stephanie Roberts Long

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Dissertation: An Investigation of Pavement Distress Variables on Crash Outcomes Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Regression Modeling, Robert Alan Morgan

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Dissertation: Dimensionless Criteria for Selecting Tidally-Influenced Advective-Dispersive Desalination Brine Mixing Plume Characterization Models, Alireza Shahvari

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Dissertation: Exploring Travel and Activity Behavior in Transit-Oriented Developments: Insights Into Transportation Benefits and Travel Demand Modelling, Sanghoon Son

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Dissertation: Thermo-Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Biaxially Loaded Steel Beam-Columns Inducing Those From World Trade Center Towers, Yanhong Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Dissertation: Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity of Non Aqueous Phase Liquids in Partially Saturated Soils, Chijioke Ekeleme Akamiro

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Dissertation: Efficient Stand-Alone Generalized Inverse Algorithms and Software for Engineering/Sciences Applications: Research and Education, Subhash Chandra Bose S V Kadiam

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Dissertation: The Modified Coastal Storm Impulse Parameter, Sayed Gholamreza Mahmoudpour

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Dissertation: Static and Impact Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs with NSM-CFRP Retrofitting, Nakul Ramanna-Sanjeevaiah

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Dissertation: Spatial Analysis of Travel Behavior and Response to Traveler Information, Xin Wang

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Dissertation: Analysis of Primary-Secondary Incident Events on Urban Freeways, Hongbing Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Dissertation: The Influence of Mechanical Circulation on Water Column Stability and Dissolved Oxygen in Stratified Lakes, Paal Engebrigtsen

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Dissertation: A Study of Passive Earth Pressure in Anisotropic Sand with Various Wall Movement Modes, Achmad Bakri Muhiddin

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Dissertation: Towards the Efficient Probabilistic Characterization of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Storm Surge Hazards Under Stationary and Nonstationary Conditions, Senanu Kudjo Agbley

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Dissertation: Geometrically Nonlinear Arc Length Sparse Finite Element Analysis and Optimal Design of Truss Structures, Glenn A. Hrinda

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Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Estuarine Water Quality Parameterization Using Remote Sensing and in-situ Characteristics, Kwisun Park Yu

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Dissertation: 3D Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamic Flow, Sediment Deposition and Transport in Stormwater Ponds and Alluvial Channels, Leying Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Dissertation: Nonlinear Random Response of Large-Scale Sparse Finite Element Plate Bending Problems, Swati Chokshi

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Dissertation: Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Mono Azo Dye Orange II: Catalyst Selection, Reaction Kinetics, and Modeling, Pinar Ozdural

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Dissertation: Massive Spatiotemporal Watershed Hydrological Storm Event Response Model (MHSERM) with Time-Lapsed NEXRAD Radar Feed, Changqing Song

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Dissertation: Parallel MPI/FORTRAN Finite Element Symmetrical/Unsymmetrical Domain Decomposition, Siroj Tungkatara

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Dissertation: Adsorption of Lead (II) Ions by Organosilicate Nanoporous Materials, Larry Keith Isaacs

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Dissertation: Using Principles of Momentum Conservation to Develop a Coastal Storm Impulse Scale (COSI), Chris Adam Klentzman

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Dissertation: Analysis of Ultraviolet Energy Distribution in UV Disinfection Systems Using Monte Carlo Ray -Trace method, Khoi Trung Nguyen

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Thesis: An Analysis of Indicator Organism Suitability for Lower James and York Rivers, Rhonda Ashonti Ford

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Dissertation: Halonitromethane Treatment Using Advanced Oxidation Process: Rates, Mechanisms and Kinetic Modeling, Stuart Kirkham Cole

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Dissertation: Genetic Algorithm-Based Model for Determination of Efficient Management Strategies for Irrigation Canal Networks, Talaat Taher El Gamel

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Dissertation: Parallel Decomposition Procedures for Large-scale Linear Programming Problems, Yusong Hu

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Dissertation: Boussinesq Model and the Relative Trough Froude Number (RTFN) for Wave Breaking, Takashi Okamoto

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Dissertation: Use of EPS-Filled Tires as Lightweight Construction Material, Sethapong Sethabouppha

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Dissertation: Mass Transfer Reactions and Decay Sinks for Disinfectants in Water Distribution Systems, Jeremy B. Jones