Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Old Dominion University since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.

In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Thesis: A Study of the Correlation of Sub-Aqueous Beach Profile Change and the Coastal Storm Impulse (COSI) Parameter, Kevin Bryan Conner

Thesis: Blind Pass Stability Analysis, Robert Burgin Neal II

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Thesis: Steel Angle Section Members Under Combined Axial Load and Unsymmetric Bending, Maheshchandra Rajasekharan Phanibhushan

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

Thesis: Plain and Steel-Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls With and Without CFRP Retrofitting, Ali Mohammed Salih Al Aloosi

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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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Thesis: Using Micro-Simulation to Evaluate Transit Signal Priority for LRT Operations in A Downtown Environment, Faisal Mahmud

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

Thesis: Analysis of FEMA Guidelines for Coastal Dunes Using a Numerical Model, Brenton Edward Payne

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Thesis: Application of the Coastal Storm Impulse (COSI) Parameter to Predict Coastal Erosion, Robert Aaron Walker

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

Thesis: Investigating the Factors That Influence Injury Severity During Large Truck Crashes, Irina Olegovna Hoag

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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

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Thesis: Using Geographically Weighted Regression Models to Analyze Crash Harm, Libin Zheng

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

Thesis: Mesoscale Dispersive Flux in the Lower Reaches of the Elizabeth River Estuary, Byron Danrich Tracy

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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

Thesis: Simulation, Visualization and Self-Assessment Tools for Enhanced Engineering Education The Stiffness Matrix Method Module for Structural Analysis, Ahmed Ali Mohammed

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Thesis: Hydrographic Surveying DGPS Scow for Bathymetric Determinations in Protected Coastal Waters, Cory Lee Neider

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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

Thesis: Extension of a Cross-Shore Beach Profile Model for Coarse Materials and Steep Slopes, Kentaro Hayashi

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

Thesis: Source Identification of Ammonia Inputs to the Wastewater Treatment Holding Pond at International Paper Franklin Mill, Melissa Riddick Wolford

Thesis: Performance of Constraint-Handling Techniques Applied to a Genetic Algorithm-Based Watershed Management Model, Kwisun Park Yu

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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

Thesis: Characterization and Removal of Tributyltin (TBT) From Shipyard Washwasters Laboratory and Full-Scale Studies, Ram Prasad

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

Thesis: Adaptive Parallel Framework Algorithm (APFA) for Environmental Engineering Applications, Lianghua Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

Thesis: Unsteady Flow Model for an Irrigation Canal Network, Talaat Taher El Gamel

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Dissertation: Adsorption of Inorganic and Organic Ligands Onto Aluminum Hydroxide and Its Effect in Water Treatment, Peter Pommerenk

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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Dissertation: Determination of Anisotropy of Granular Materials and Its Relation to Liquefaction Resistance Under Cyclic Loading, Omer Faruk Capar

Thesis: A Buffered Advection/Dispersion Lake Water Quality Transport Framework for Modeling Lake Gaston Pipeline Intake Water Withdrawal, Lloyd Ashton Gatling

Thesis: Towards Quantification of Active Sand Volume in the Nearshore Profile, Sukru Serkan Ozger

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Dissertation: Elasto-Plastic Responses of Buried Pipeline Systems Under Wave Propagation, Yuean-Chen Lau

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Thesis: The Effects of Offshore Mining of Beach Quality Sediments on Nearshore Wave Climate, Frank R. Lonza

Thesis: Development of Baseline Water Quality Stormwater Detention Pond Model for Chesapeake Bay Catchments, William J. Musico

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

Thesis: Shoreline Change Modeling as a Tool in Coastal Environmental Management, Jorge Espinoza Amaguana

Thesis: A Two Dimensional Distributed Hydrological Model for Infiltrating Watersheds with Channel Networks, Donald Lee Currey

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Dissertation: Sparse Equation-Eigen Solvers for Symmetric/Unsymmetric Positive-Negative-Indefinite Matrices with Finite Element and Linear Programming Applications, Hakakizumwami Birali Runesha

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Dissertation: Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Composite Beam Stability and Load and Resistance Factor Design Approach, Mojtaba B. Sirjani

Thesis: A Calibrated Shoreline Change Model for the Southeast Atlantic Ocean Coast of Virginia, Prasert Vangsantitrakul

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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Dissertation: The Study of Wave-Blocking and Current Effects on Nonlinear Interactions of Shallow-Water Waves Using Advanced Boussinesq Models, Qin Chen

Thesis: Flexural Behavior of Thermoplastic Beams With and Without FRP Reinforcement, Hilmi Coskun

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Dissertation: The Progressive Failure Analysis of Cut Slope in Anisotropic Strain Softening Soils, Jong Woon Choi

Thesis: A Receiving Water Quality Model for Dissolved Metal Runoff from a Floating Drydock, Thomas O. Fenn

Thesis: Modeling a High-Efficiency Ozone Injection Contactor, L. Bernard Garrett Jr.

Thesis: Long-Term Effects of Seawalls on the Adjacent Nonwalled Beaches of a Historically Receding Shoreline, Bryan Norton Jones

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Thesis: Organic Matter Characterization of Virginia Rivers and Reservoirs, Susanne Margaret Lockhart

Thesis: Characterization of Rainfall Runoff Quality from a Shipyard Drydock, Peter Pommerenk

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Dissertation: A One-Dimensional Model for Storm Breaching of Barrier Islands, Cheol Shik Shin

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Dissertation: Comprehensive Conjunctive-Use Management of Connected Surface Water Groundwater Systems using Stochastic Inputs and Uncertainties, Seshadri Suryanarayana

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

Thesis: A Two-Dimensional Model for Watershed Runoff and Pollutant Transport, Laura Jean Howard

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

Thesis: The Influence of Seawalls on Beach Responses to Storms, Seasonal Transitions and Long-Term Erosion, John Marshall Hazelton

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Dissertation: Landfill Leachate Production and Gas Generation Numerical Model, John Edward Riester Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

Thesis: Statistical Variations in Beach Parameter Change Rates for Walled and Non-Walled Profiles at Sandbridge, Virginia, Douglas Allen Bellomo

Thesis: Elasto-Plastic Analysis of Buried Pipelines Subjected to the Large Fault Movement, Luo-Jia Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Dissertation: Materially Nonlinear Finite Element Analyses of Trusses and Slab-on-Grade Problems, Moayyad Moh'd Al-Nasra

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Dissertation: Inelastic Stability of Nonproportionally Loaded Steel Sway Beam-Columns and Space Frames, Saleh Ali Eidan

Thesis: An Experimental Study for the Effect of Specimen Size on Shear Behavior of Granular Materials, Clifton Linwood Parker IV

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Dissertation: Seismic Response of Pipeline Systems in a Soil Liquefaction Environment, Hongzhi Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Dissertation: Micromechanics of Granular Materials and Its Relation to Wave Velocity, Tarun K. Agarwal

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Dissertation: Parallel-Vector Computation for Geometrically Nonlinear Frame Structural Analysis and Design Sensitivity Analysis, Majdi A. Baddourah

Thesis: An Experimental Study on Anisotropic Behavior of Granular Materials, Jong Woon Choi

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Dissertation: Continuum Modeling Methodology for Dynamic Behavior of Towers, Khaled A. Obeid

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Dissertation: Parallel-Vector Design Sensitivity Analysis in Structural Dynamics, Yongxing Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Dissertation: Nonproportionally Loaded Steel Beam-Columns and Flexibly-Connected Nonsway Frames, Siva Prasad Darbhamulla

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Thesis: The Frontal Method for Finite Element Analysis on IBM-3090 Vector Computer, Chaerul Kamal

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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Thesis: An Experimental Study of Dewatering of Alum Sludge, Uday G. Kelkar

Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of Linear Structural System Using Ritz Vector Method and Substructuring Formulation, Vijay R. Modi

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

Thesis: Effect of Fabric on Stress-Strain Relation, Volume Change, and Dynamic Shear Modulus of Ottawa Sand, Ming-Tarng Chen

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

Thesis: Computer-Aided Analysis and Design of Rectangular Buried Tank Walls and Its Safety Factor Evaluation Based on Yield Line Analysis, Rakiya J. Fatoohi

Thesis: Structural Sensitivity Analysis on a Parallel Computer, Niu Kian Teck

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Dissertation: The Effect of Grinding on the Sorption Capacity of Activated Carbon, John Garrett Dempsey

Thesis: A Quantitative Approach to Simulation and Analysis of Storm Water Systems, John Nathan Paine

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

Thesis: Removing Fluoride from Drinking Water By Organic Polymers, Eleni Davou Achilleos

Thesis: Selecting Non-Point Source Pollution Treatment Practices Using Linear Optimization, John Gardy Garland III

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

Thesis: Selection of Sludge Conditioning Chemicals and Filter Media for Vacuum Filter Dewatering of Sludge at the Atlantic Wastewater Treatment Plant, Douglas W. Fredericks

Thesis: Groundwater Management by Linear Programming, Seungho Song

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

Thesis: Transient Two Dimensional Ground-Water Flow: A Comparison of Computed and Analytical Results, Robert Jan Fennema

Thesis: Analysis and Stability of Closed Surge Tanks, John Emory Fowler

Thesis: Treatment Process Optimization at the Lee Hall Water Treatment Plant Newport News, Virginia, Marcy Granum Garnett

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Dissertation: Stability Analysis of Closed Surge Tanks By Phase-Plane Method, Mostafa A. Sabbah

Thesis: Evaluating the Effects of Alum with Polyelectrolyte Coagulant Aids in Treatment of Low Turbidity Waters, Kenneth John Stockwell

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

Thesis: Comparison of Steady-State Pipe Network Computer Programs, Michael Bernice Holloway

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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Dissertation: Usage and Limitations of Characteristic Vector Analysis of Remote Sensing Multispectral Data for the Identification and Quantification of Water Quality Parameters, Theodore A. Talay

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

Thesis: A Model to Investigate the Influence of Suspended Sediment on the Mass Transport of a Pollutant in Open Channel Flow, Raymond Scott Chapman

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Dissertation: Fundamental Analysis of the Linear Multiple Regression Technique for Quantification of Water Quality Parameters From Remote Sensing Data, Charles Henry Whitlock III

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

Thesis: An Engineering Solution to Improve Water Quality in a Tidal Lagoon, Richard Warren Price

Theses/Dissertations from 1972

Thesis: A Numerical Technique for Solving Rigid Body Impact on an Incompressible, Viscous Medium, Cecil Thomas Chapman

Theses/Dissertations from 1971

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Thesis: Static and Dynamic Buckling of Shallow Arches, David D. Loendorf