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 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Thesis: Optimization of DEMON® Sidestream Treatment and Potential for Anammox Mainstream Bioaugmentation, Andrea Lauren Nifong
Dissertation: Dimensionless Criteria for Selecting Tidally-Influenced Advective-Dispersive Desalination Brine Mixing Plume Characterization Models, Alireza Shahvari
Dissertation: Exploring Travel and Activity Behavior in Transit-Oriented Developments: Insights Into Transportation Benefits and Travel Demand Modelling, Sanghoon Son
Dissertation: Thermo-Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Biaxially Loaded Steel Beam-Columns Inducing Those From World Trade Center Towers, Yanhong Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity of Non Aqueous Phase Liquids in Partially Saturated Soils, Chijioke Ekeleme Akamiro
Thesis: Integrating Probe Vehicles and Stationary Detector Data to Construct Accurate Cumulative Curves to Study Bottlenecks, Khairul Azfi Anuar
Dissertation: Efficient Stand-Alone Generalized Inverse Algorithms and Software for Engineering/Sciences Applications: Research and Education, Subhash Chandra Bose S V Kadiam
Thesis: Biaxial Bending and Lateral-Torsional Instability of Imperfect FRP I-Beams Including Effects of Retrofitting, Jodi Marie Knorowski
Dissertation: The Modified Coastal Storm Impulse Parameter, Sayed Gholamreza Mahmoudpour
Thesis: Demand Responsive Signal Control Strategy (DRSC) Incorporating Queue Length Information in Real-Time Signal Control, Rahul Rajbhara
Dissertation: Static and Impact Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs with NSM-CFRP Retrofitting, Nakul Ramanna-Sanjeevaiah
Dissertation: Spatial Analysis of Travel Behavior and Response to Traveler Information, Xin Wang
Dissertation: Analysis of Primary-Secondary Incident Events on Urban Freeways, Hongbing Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
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
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
Dissertation: The Influence of Mechanical Circulation on Water Column Stability and Dissolved Oxygen in Stratified Lakes, Paal Engebrigtsen
Thesis: Using Micro-Simulation to Evaluate Transit Signal Priority for LRT Operations in A Downtown Environment, Faisal Mahmud
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
Thesis: Application of the Coastal Storm Impulse (COSI) Parameter to Predict Coastal Erosion, Robert Aaron Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
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
Dissertation: Geometrically Nonlinear Arc Length Sparse Finite Element Analysis and Optimal Design of Truss Structures, Glenn A. Hrinda
Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Estuarine Water Quality Parameterization Using Remote Sensing and in-situ Characteristics, Kwisun Park Yu
Dissertation: 3D Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamic Flow, Sediment Deposition and Transport in Stormwater Ponds and Alluvial Channels, Leying Zhang
Thesis: Using Geographically Weighted Regression Models to Analyze Crash Harm, Libin Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Nonlinear Random Response of Large-Scale Sparse Finite Element Plate Bending Problems, Swati Chokshi
Dissertation: Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Mono Azo Dye Orange II: Catalyst Selection, Reaction Kinetics, and Modeling, Pinar Ozdural
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
Dissertation: Parallel MPI/FORTRAN Finite Element Symmetrical/Unsymmetrical Domain Decomposition, Siroj Tungkatara
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: Adsorption of Lead (II) Ions by Organosilicate Nanoporous Materials, Larry Keith Isaacs
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
Thesis: Hydrographic Surveying DGPS Scow for Bathymetric Determinations in Protected Coastal Waters, Cory Lee Neider
Dissertation: Analysis of Ultraviolet Energy Distribution in UV Disinfection Systems Using Monte Carlo Ray -Trace method, Khoi Trung Nguyen
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: An Analysis of Indicator Organism Suitability for Lower James and York Rivers, Rhonda Ashonti Ford
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Halonitromethane Treatment Using Advanced Oxidation Process: Rates, Mechanisms and Kinetic Modeling, Stuart Kirkham Cole
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
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
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
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
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
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
Dissertation: Adsorption of Inorganic and Organic Ligands Onto Aluminum Hydroxide and Its Effect in Water Treatment, Peter Pommerenk
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
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
Dissertation: Elasto-Plastic Responses of Buried Pipeline Systems Under Wave Propagation, Yuean-Chen Lau
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
Dissertation: Sparse Equation-Eigen Solvers for Symmetric/Unsymmetric Positive-Negative-Indefinite Matrices with Finite Element and Linear Programming Applications, Hakakizumwami Birali Runesha
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
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
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
Thesis: Organic Matter Characterization of Virginia Rivers and Reservoirs, Susanne Margaret Lockhart
Thesis: Characterization of Rainfall Runoff Quality from a Shipyard Drydock, Peter Pommerenk
Dissertation: A One-Dimensional Model for Storm Breaching of Barrier Islands, Cheol Shik Shin
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
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
Dissertation: Materially Nonlinear Finite Element Analyses of Trusses and Slab-on-Grade Problems, Moayyad Moh'd Al-Nasra
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
Dissertation: Seismic Response of Pipeline Systems in a Soil Liquefaction Environment, Hongzhi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Dissertation: Micromechanics of Granular Materials and Its Relation to Wave Velocity, Tarun K. Agarwal
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
Dissertation: Continuum Modeling Methodology for Dynamic Behavior of Towers, Khaled A. Obeid
Dissertation: Parallel-Vector Design Sensitivity Analysis in Structural Dynamics, Yongxing Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Dissertation: Nonproportionally Loaded Steel Beam-Columns and Flexibly-Connected Nonsway Frames, Siva Prasad Darbhamulla
Thesis: The Frontal Method for Finite Element Analysis on IBM-3090 Vector Computer, Chaerul Kamal
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
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
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