A selection of publications from faculty in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Batten College of Engineering & Technology, Old Dominion University.

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Submissions from 2024

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Automated Flood Depth Estimation on Roadways, Kwame Ampofo, Megan A. Witherow, Alex Glandon, Monibor Rahman, Ahmed Temtam, Mecit Cetin, and Khan M. Iftekharuddin

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Parametric Study of the Effect of Increased Magnetic Field Exposure on Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris Growth and Bioactive Compound Production, Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Sanurag Rout, Simone Stephen, Sanghamitra Khandual, Sandipan Dutta, and Sandeep Kumar

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Small-Strain Site Response of Soft Soils in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Region of California Conditioned on Vₛ₃₀ and mHVSR, Tristan E. Buckreis, Jonathan P. Stewart, Scott J. Brandenberg, and Pengfei Wang

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Modeling Coupled Driving Behavior During Lane Change: A Multi-Agent Transformer Reinforcement Learning Approach, Hongyu Guo, Mehdi Keyvan-Ekbatani, and Kun Xie

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Community-Centric Approaches to Coastal Hazard Assessment and Management in Southside Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Dalya Ismael, Nicole Hutton, Mujde Erten-Unal, Carol Considine, Tancy Vandecar-Burdin, Christopher Davis, and Yin-Hsuen Chen

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De-Risking Pretreatment of Microalgae To Produce Fuels and Chemical Co-Products, Jacob S. Kruger, Skylar Schutter, Eric P. Knoshaug, Bonnie Panczak, Hannah Alt, Alicia Sowell, Stafanie Van Wychen, Matthew Fowler, Kyoko Hirayama, Anuj Thakkar, and Sandeep Kumar

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A Review on Biochar as an Adsorbent for Pb(II) Removal from Water, Pushpita Kumkum and Sandeep Kumar

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Contribution of High Turbidity to Tidal Dynamics in a Curved Channel in Zhoushan Islands, China, Li Li, Fangzhou Shen, Zhiguo He, Gangfeng Ma, Jiachen Wang, and Kailong Huangfu

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Implications of Alternative Communications and Sensing Technologies for Implementing Variable Speed Limit Control Through Connected Vehicles: Sag Curve as a Case Study, Reza Vatani Nezafat, Mecit Cetin, Elizabeth Williams, and George F. List

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Preliminary Observations in Support of the Development of an Ergodic Site Response Model in California Conditioned on Vs₃₀ and HVSR Parameters, Francisco-Javier G. Ornelas, Tristan E. Buckreis, Chukwuebuka C. Nweke, Pengfei Wang, Christopher de la Torre, Scott J. Brandenberg, and Jonathan P. Stewart

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Electrospun Pt-TiO₂ Nanofibers Doped with HPA for Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation, Amos Taiswa, Randy L. Maglinao, Jessica M. Andriolo, Sandeep Kumar, and Jack L. Skinner

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Urban Flood Extent Segmentation and Evaluation from Real-World Surveillance Camera Images Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network, Yidi Wang, Yawen Shen, Behrouz Salahshour, Mecit Cetin, Khan Iftekharuddin, Navid Tahvildari, Guoping Huang, Devin K. Harris, Kwame Ampofo, and Jonathan L. Goodall

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Coastal Hazards, Emergency Management, Resilience, and Equity: Issues and Concerns at the Intersection of Research and Practice, Wie Yusuf, Marina Saitgalina, Oge Nwandu-Vincent, Joshua Behr, Jennifer Whytlaw, Nicole Hutton, Tom Allen, and Khairul Anuar

Submissions from 2023

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Elastoplastic Quasi-Static and Impact Load Response of Steel Structure Sub-Assemblage with CFRP Strips, Ali Al Aloosi and Zia Razzaq

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Optimal Domain-Partitioning Algorithm for Real-Life Transportation Networks and Finite Element Meshes, Jimesh Bhagatji, Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Eric Thompson, and Duc T. Nguyen

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Improving Safety Service Patrol Performance, Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, Kun Xie, Sherif Ishak, Guocong Zhai, Junqing Wang, and Giridhar Kattepogu

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Preparing Students to Solve Challenges Related to a Changing Climate, Mujde Erten-Unal, Dalya Ismael, and Carol L. Considine

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Effects of Salix psammophila on Groundwater Recharge in a Semiarid Area of North China, Lizhu Hou, Jingdong Gao, Bill X. Hu, and Xixi Wang

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Numerical Study of Sediment Suspension Affected By Rigid Cylinders Under Unidirectional and Combined Wave-Current Flows, Sha Lou, Xiaolan Chen, Shengyu Zhou, Gangfeng Ma, Shuguang Liu, Larisa Dorzhievna Radnaeva, Elena Nikitina, and Irina Viktorovna Fedorova

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Reduced Metal Nanocatalysts for Selective Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived 5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furfural to 2, 5-Bis(Hydroxymethyl)Furan in Ambient Conditions, Baleeswaraiah Muchharla, Moumita Dikshit, Ujjwal Pokharel, Ravindranath Garimella, Adetayo Adedeji, Kapil Kumar, Wei Cao, Hani Elsayed-Ali, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Sandeep Kumar, and Bijandra Kumar

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Modeling the Production of Microalgal Biomass in Large Water Resource Recovery Facilities and Its Processing into Various Commodity Bioproducts, James Pierson, Gopi Raju Makkena, Sandeep Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Vivekanand Vivekanand, Hasan Husain, Muhammad Ayser, and Venkatesh Balan

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Higher-Order Effects in Biaxial Flexure of GFRP I-Section Beams, Zia Razzaq and Faridoon Z. Razzaq

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Analysis of Traffic Conflicts With Right Turning Vehicles at Unsignalized Intersections in Suburban Areas, Abbas Sheykhfard, Farshidreza Haghighi, Sarah Bakhtiari, Sara Moridpour, Kun Xie, and Grigorios Fountas

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Automating Intersection Marking Data Collection and Condition Assessment at Scale With An Artificial Intelligence-Powered System, Kun Xie, Huiming Sun, Xiaomeng Dong, Hong Yang, and Hongkai Yu

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Are Ride-Hailing Services Safer Than Taxis? A Multivariate Spatial Approach with Accomodation of Exposure Uncertainty, Guocong Zhai, Kun Xie, Hong Yang, and Di Yang

Submissions from 2022

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Compound Flooding in Convergent Estuaries: Insights from an Analytical Model, Ramin Familkhalili, Stefan Talke, and David A. Jay

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Effectiveness of TMC AI Applications in Case Studies, Federal Highway Administration, H. Yang, M. Cetin, Z. Wang, Z. Huang, N. Sudhakar, and P. Huang

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Evaluating Essential Processes and Forecast Requirements for Meteotsunami-Induced Coastal Flooding, Chenfu Huang, Eric Anderson, Yi Liu, Gangfeng Ma, Greg Mann, and Pengfei Xue

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Lateral-Torsional Instability and Biaxial Bending of Imperfect FRP I-Beams, Jodi Knorowski, Stella B. Bondi, and Zia Razzaq

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Method for Reducing Warping Stresses in Torsionally Loaded I-Section Members Using CFRP Plates, Mamadou Konate and Zia Razzaq

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Recent Advancements in Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide, Nandan Nag, Amit Kumar, Sumit Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, and Amit K. Thakur

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Editorial: Coastal Flooding: Modeling, Monitoring, and Protection Systems, Valentina Prigiobbe, Clint Dawson, Yao Hu, Hatim O. Sharif, and Navid Tahvildari

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Ozonized Biochar Filtrate Effects on the Growth of Pseudomonas putida and Cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, Oumar Sacko, Nancy L. Engle, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Sandeep Kumar, and James Weifu Lee

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A Comparison of Deep Learning Algorithms on Image Data for Detecting Floodwater on Roadways, Sarp Salih, Kuzlu Murat, Zhao Yanxiao, and Cetin Mecit

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Dynamic Modeling of Inland Flooding and Storm Surge on Coastal Cities Under Climate Change Scenarios: Transportation Infrastructure Impacts in Norfolk, Virginia USA as a Case Study, Yawen Shen, Navid Tahvildari, Mohamed M. Morsy, Chris Huxley, T. Donna Chen, and Jonathan Lee Goodall

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Quantification of Compound Flooding Over Roadway Network During Extreme Events for Planning Emergency Operations, Navid Tahvildari, Mirla Abi Aad, Akash Sahu, Yawen Shen, Mohamed Morsy, Pamela Murray-Tuite, Jonathan L. Goodall, Kevin Heaslip, and Mecit Cetin

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Integrating Deep Learning and Hydrodynamic Modeling to Improve the Great Lakes Forecast, Pengfei Xue, Aditya Wagh, Gangfeng Ma, Yilin Wang, Yongchao Yang, Tao Liu, and Chenfu Huang

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Exploring the Spatially Heterogeneous Effects of the Built Environment on Bike-Sharing Usage During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hongtai Yang, Zishuo Guo, Guocong Zhai, Linchuan Yang, and Jinghai Huo

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Development of Guidelines for Collecting Transit Ridership Data, Hong Yang, Kun Xie, Sherif Ishak, Qingyu Ma, and Yang Liu

Submissions from 2021

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Investigation of Anaerobic Digestion of the Aqueous Phase from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste, Kameron J. Adams, Ben Stuart, and Sandeep Kumar

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Statistical Analysis and Comparison of Optical Classification of Atmospheric Aerosol Lidar Data, Mohammed Alqawba, Norou Diawara, Kwasi G. Afrifa, Mohamed I. Elbakary, Mecit Cetin, and Khan Iftekharuddin

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What Is an Effective Way to Measure Arterial Demand When It Exceeds Capacity?, Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, Kun Xie, Giridhar Kattepogu, and Behrouz Salahshour

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Efficient Algorithms for Identifying Loop Formation and Computing θ Value for Solving Minimum Cost Flow Network Problems, Timothy Michael Chávez and Duc Thai Nguyen

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Online Bus Speed Prediction With Spatiotemporal Interaction: A Laplace Approximation-Based Bayesian Approach, Haipeng Cui, Kun Xie, Bin Hu, and Hangfei Lin

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Characterizing Seagrass Effects on Hydrodynamics of Waves and Currents Through Field Measurements and Computational Modelling, Ramin Familkhalili and Navid Tahvildari

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Wave Climate Associated With Changing Water Level and Ice Cover in Lake Michigan, Chenfu Huang, Longhuan Zhu, Gangfeng Ma, Guy A. Meadows, and Pengfei Xue

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Effects of Hydrological and Climatic Variables on Cyanobacterial Blooms in Four Large Shallow Lakes Fed by the Yangtze River, Jian Huang, Qiujin Xu, Xixi Wang, Hao Ji, Edward J. Quigley, Mohamadali Sharbatmaleki, Simeng Li, Beidou Xi, Biao Sun, and Caole Li

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Strengthening Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders and Building Beams with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sheets, Herish A. Hussein and Zia Razzaq

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Exploring and Visualizing Spatial Effects and Patterns in Ride-Sourcing Trip Demand and Characteristics, Bishoy Kelleny and Sherif Ishak

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Laboratory Study of the Effects of Flexible Vegetation on Solute Diffusion in Unidirectional Flow, Sha Lou, Hao Wang, Hongzhe Liu, Guihui Zhong, Larisa Dorzhievna Radnaeva, Elena Nikitina, Gangfeng Ma, and Shuguang Liu

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Large-Scale Variation in Wave Attenuation of Oyster Reef Living Shorelines and the Influence of Inundation Duration, Rebecca L. Morris, Megan K. La Peyre, Bret M. Webb, Danielle A. Marshall, Donna M. Bilkovic, Just Cebrian, Giovanna McClenachan, Kelly M. Kibler, Linda J. Walters, David Bushek, Eric L. Sparks, Nigel A. Temple, Joshua Moody, Kory Angstadt, Joshua Goff, Maura Boswell, Paul Sacks, and Stephen E. Swearer

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Nonlinear Wave Evolution in Interaction With Currents and Viscoleastic Muds, Elham Sharifineyestani and Navid Tahvildari

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The Influence of Channel Deepening on Tides, River Discharge Effects, and Storm Surge, S. A. Talke, Ramin Familkhalili, and D. A. Jay

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Incorporating the 10th Edition Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Rates Into Virginia Department of Transportation Guidelines, Kun Xie, Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, and Xiaomeng Dong

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Supporting Transportation System Management and Operations Using Internet of Things Technology, Hong Yang, Yuzhong Shen, Mecit Cetin, and Zhenyu Wang

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Exploration of Corridor-Based Tolling Strategies for Virginia’s Express Toll Lanes, Shanjiang Zhu, Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, Olcay Sahin, and Atabak Mardan

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SAVE-T: Safety Analysis Visualization and Evaluation Tool, Yuan Zhu, Sami Demiroluk, Kaan Ozbay, Kun Xie, Hong Yang, and Di Sha

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Network Modeling of Hurricane Evacuation Using Data-Driven Demand and Incident-Induced Capacity Loss Models, Yuan Zhu, Kaan Ozbay, Kun Xie, Hong Yang, and Ender Foruk Morgul

Submissions from 2020

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Broadening Participation Research Project: Charting a Path to Transdisciplinary Collaborative Design, Mason Andrews, Mujde Erten-Unal, and Carol L. Considine

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Multi-Modal Natural Frequency Response of Utility Transmission Tapered Wood Poles Under Various Soil Foundation Conditions: Natural Frequency Response Under Various Soil Conditions, Ramani Ayakannu and Zia Razzaq

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A Rule Based Control Algorithm for On-Ramp Merge with Connected and Automated Vehicles, Ehsan Beheshtitabar and Elham Mohammad Alipour

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Tire-Chip Reinforced Foundation as Liquefaction Countermeasure for Residential Buildings, Hemanta Hazarika, Siavash Manafi Khajeh Pasha, Isao Ishibashi, Norimasa Yoshimoto, Tota Kinoshita, Shigeki Endo, Ashoke Kumar Karmokar, and Takuto Hitosugi

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Sensing and Measuring the Environment Workshop as Exposure to Engineering Technology for High School Students in a Summer Residential Camp, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Otilia Popescu, Murat Kuzlu, Mujde Erten-Unal, Balŝa Terzić, George McLeod, Tysha Batts, and Cynthia Tomovic

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Evaluation of Lead (Pb(II)) Removal Potential of Biochar in a Fixed-bed Continuous Flow Adsorption System, Pushpita Kumkum and Sandeep Kumar

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Influence of Bracing on Buckling Strength of Pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Frames, Mojtaba B. Sirjani and Zia Razzaq

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Lateral-Torsional Buckling Strength of Two-Span Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Beams, Mojtaba B. Sirjani and Zia Razzaq

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Seismic Response Mitigation of Base-Isolated Buildings, Mohammad Hamayoun Stanikzai, Said Elias, and Rajesh Rupakhety

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Nonhydrostatic Modeling of Flow Interactions with Highly Flexible Vegetation, Navid Tahvildari, Ramin Familkhalili, and Gangfeng Ma

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Guidelines for Using StreetLight Data for Planning Tasks, Hong Yang, Mecit Cetin, and Qingyu Ma

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Historical Trends in Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Runoff of a Plateau Inland River Watershed in North China, Along Zhang, Ruizhong Gao, Xixi Wang, Tingxi Liu, and Lijing Fang

Submissions from 2019

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Defining Boat Wake Impacts on Shoreline Stability Toward Management and Policy Solutions, Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly M. Mitchell, Jennifer Davis, Julie Herman, Elizabeth Andrews, Angela King, Pamela Mason, Navid Tahvildari, Jana Davis, and Rachel L. Dixon

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Feasibility of Estimating Commodity Flows on Highways with Existing and Emerging Technologies, Mecit Cetin, Olcay Sahn, Reza Nezafat Vatani, Wael Zatar, and Andrew P. Nichols

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Leveraging Connected Vehicles to Enhance Traffic Responsive Traffic Signal Control, Shrikant Fulari, Montasir M. Abbas, Behrouz Salahshour, Mecit Cetin, Wael Zatar, and Andrew P. Nichols

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Improving Stem Recruitment Through a Theme-Based Summer Residential Camp Focused on Sea Level Rise, Vukica M. Jovanović, Balša Terzić, Mujde Erten-Unal, Victoria Hill, George McLeod, Michelle Covi, David Burdige, Jenifer Alonzo, Justin Mason, Tysha Batts, and Cynthia Tomovic

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Tsunamigenic Potential of the Baiyun Slide Complex in the South China Sea, Linlin Li, Fengyan Shi, Gangfeng Ma, and Qiang Qiu

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Notched Hollow Square Section Steel Column Buckling, Zia Razzaq and Solomon Tecleab

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Next-Generation Rainfall IDF Curves for the Virginian Drainage Area of Chesapeake Bay, Xixi Wang, Xiaomin Yang, and Zhaoyi Cai

Submissions from 2018

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Optimizing Nature-Based Features for Wave Dissipation and Land-Water Connectivity, Maura Boswell and Navid Tahvildari

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Modeling the Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Storm Surge Inundation in Flood-Prone Urban Areas of Hampton Roads, Virginia, Luca Castrucci and Navid Tahvildari

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Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Acetone to Produce Isopropanol Using a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Reactor, Chen Li, Ashanti M. Sallee, Xiaoyu Zhang, and Sandeep Kumar

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Investigation of Electrolytic Flocculation for Microalga Scenedesmus sp Using Aluminum and Graphite Electrodes, Shihong Liu, Husam A. Abu Hajar, Guy Riefler, and Ben J. Stuart

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Lipid Extraction From Spirulina sp. and Schizochytrium sp. Using Supercritical CO2 With Methanol, Shihong Liu, Husam A. Abu Hajar, Guy Riefler, and Ben J. Stuart

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Integrated Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Observations for Resilience Planning in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Jon Derek Loftis, Molly Mitchell, Larry Atkinson, Ben Hamlington, Tom Allen, David Forrest, Teresa Updyke, Navid Tahvildari, David Bekaert, and Mark Bushnell

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A Numerical Study on Surface Wave Evolution Over Viscoelastic Mud, Elham Sharifineyestani and Navid Tahvildari

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Combined Effect of Storm Surge and Overland Flow on Flooding in a Coastal Urban Area, Navid Tahvildari, Akash Sahu, Yawen Shen, Mohamed Morsy, and Jonathan Goodall

Submissions from 2017

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Estimating Freeway Traffic Volume Using Shockwaves and Probe Vehicle Trajectory Data, Khairul Anuar and Mecit Cetin

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Review of Boat Wake Wave Impacts on Shoreline Erosion and Potential Solutions for the Chesapeake Bay, Donna M. Bilkovic, Molly Mitchell, Jenny Davis, Elizabeth Andrews, Angela King, Pamela Mason, Julie Herman, Navid Tahvildari, and Jana Davis

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Effects of Nonaerated Circulation Water Velocity on Nutrient Release from Aquaculture Pond Sediments, Xiangju Cheng, Dantong Zhu, XiXi Wang, Deguang Yu, and Jun Xie

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Upscaling Stem to Community-Level Transpiration for Two Sand-Fixing Plants: Salix Gordejevii and Caragana Microphylla, Limin Duan, Yang Li, Xue Yan, Tingxi Liu, and Xixi Wang

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Modeling Algae Powered Neighborhood Through GIS and BIM Integration, Florina Dutt, Steven Jige Quan, Erik Woodworth, Daniel Castro-Lacouture, Ben J. Stuart, and Perry Pei-Ju Yang

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A New Job Shop Heuristic Algorithm for Machine Scheduling Problems, Maryam Ehsaei and Duc T. Nguyen

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How Bicycling Sharing System Usage is Affected by Land Use and Urban Form: Analysis from System and User Perspectives, Ahmadreza Faghih-Imani, Naveen Eluru, and Rajesh Paleti

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CFRP Retrofitting Schemes for Prestressed Concrete Box Beams for Highway Bridges, Hussein A. Herish and Zia Razzaq

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Prestressed Concrete Inverted Tee Beams with CFRP for Building Structures, Herish A. Hussein and Zia Razzaq

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LiDAR for Air Quality Measurement, Khan Iftekharuddin, Mohamed Elbakary, Kwasi Afrifa, Mecit Cetin, Hesham Rakha, and Hossam Abdelghaffar

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Heavy Metal Distribution and Groundwater Quality Assessment for a Coastal Area on a Chinese Island, Sha Lou, Shuguang Liu, Chaomeng Dai, An Tao, Bo Tan, Gangfeng Ma, Roman Sergeeyvich Chalov, and Sergey Romanovich Chalov

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A Comparative Study on Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Road Maintenance Planning: Insights from Field Study in a Developing Country, Ali Gerami Matin, Reza Vatani Nezafat, and Amir Golroo

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Numerical Modeling of the Interactions Between Nonlinear Waves and Arbitrarily Flexible Vegetation, Navid Tahvildari

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Water–Soil–Vegetation Dynamic Interactions in Changing Climate, Xixi Wang, Xuefeng Chu, Tingxi Liu, Xiangju Cheng, and Rich Whittecar

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Effects of Sea Level Rise on Hydrology: Case Study in a Typical Mid-Atlantic Coastal Watershed, Xixi Wang, Rui Li, Homa Jalaeian Taghadomi, Shohreh Pedram, and Xiao Zhao