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Great Lakes Civil Engineering Graduate Student Research Symposium

Session 1  -  Mechanics & Structural Engineering

A Nonlinear Viscoelastic Model for Concrete’s Creep and Creep Failure
  Dinesh Panneerselvam and Vassilis P. Panoskaltsis
  Case Western Reserve University

Mitigation of Residual Stress Induced Curvature in Poly Si and SiC MEMS
  Aiqing Ni and Roberto Ballarini
  Case Western Reserve University

The Effects of Grain Boundary Stiffness on the Size Effect in Cracked Polycrystalline Films
  Yuping Wang and Roberto Ballarini
  Case Western Reserve University

Implementation of Field Strain Measurements for Fatigue Lifetime Evaluation
  Cagdas Kafali and Arthur A. Huckelbridge
  Case Western Reserve University

Life Cycle Cost Optimization Using HAZUS 
  Siddhartha Ghosh, Kevin R. Collins and M. Kohno
  The University of Michigan 

A Design Tool for Torsional Analysis During Concrete Deck Placement
   Zhong Liu and Kim Roddis
   University of Kansas

Session 2  -  Environmental Engineering

Estimating Reliability of Groundwater Model Predictions Using MODFLOW-2000
  Matthew D. Fortney and Howard W. Reeves
  Northwestern University

Evaluation of Sequestered Lead in a Residential Soil
   Jun Ma and Aaron A. Jennings
   Case Western Reserve University 

Electrokinetic Laboratory Testing Methods for Measuring Sequestered Soil Contamination 
  Xiaolin Deng and Aaron A. Jennings
  Case Western Reserve University

Soil Remediation Performance of Passive Soil Vapor Extraction 
   Prithviraj Patil and Aaron A. Jennings
   Case Western Reserve University 

Analysis of Pressure Data Using Two Types of Synthetic Data Generation 
   Jennifer Baus and Aaron A. Jennings
   Case Western Reserve University 

Biodeterioration of Submerged Composites and Their Impact on Aquatic Ecosystems
  Noemi Mendez-Sanchez  and Teresa J. Cutright 
  The University of Akron

Session 3 - Transportation Engineering

Using Dynamic Segmentation in a Pavement Management System 
  Chenchen Wang and Eddie Y. Chou 
   The University of Toledo

A Neural Network Model for Pavement Performance Prediction 
   Joseph N. Tack and Eddie Y. Chou
   The University of Toledo

Evaluation of Socioeconomic Data and Traffic Volume Projections in Urban Travel Demand Modeling 
  Deogratias Eustace, E. Dean Landman and Eugene R.
  Russell
  Kansas State University

A Microscopic Relationship Between Speed Disturbance and Spacing Headway 
   Ruihua Tao and Virginia P. Sisiopiku
   Michigan State University

A Rule-Based Model for Accident Data Visualization and Analysis
  Saroja Devarakonda and  Ping Yi
  The University of Akron

Calibration of Special Event Network
  Yucheng Zhang  and Ping Yi
  The University of Akron

Session 4 - Mechanics & Structural Engineering

Impact Pressure Studies in Tuned Liquid Dampers 
   Swaroop K. Yalla
   University of Notre Dame 

The Effect of Distributed Mass and Damping on Linear Building Models 
   Juwhan Kim and Kevin R. Collins
   The University of Michigan

 Random Roughness and Interface Models for Multi-Axle Moving Vehicles 
   Pritsathat  Seetapan and Dario A. Gasparini
   Case Western Reserve University

The Static, Nonlinear Response of Cable Structures 
   Vikram Gautam and Dario A. Gasparini
   Case Western Reserve University

Development of a Load Test for the Evaluation and Rating of Short-Span Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges
  Amy Eitel, Arthur Huckelbridge, and Nathan Capaldi
  Case Western Reserve University 

Session 5 - Environmental Engineering 

Chemical Indicators of Pathogens and Thin Layer Chromatography 
   Casey LeBlanc
   University of California, Davis

Microelectrodes for Analysis of Chemistry at the Wall of 
Drinking Water Pipes
  Alexander R. Maginnis, Paul L. Bishop and Darren A. 
  Lytle 
   University of Cincinnati

Anaerobic Biohydrogen Production Using Different Bacterial Seed Sources 
   Steven W. Van Ginkel
   Pennsylvania State University 

How Low Can You Go ?, The Limbo of Seeded Concentrations in the Context of Filtration Efficacy for Cryptosporidium Removal 
  Kyle W. Guembel and B.M. Emelko
  University of Waterloo

Optimization of the Sludge Dewatering System for the City of Niagara Falls’s  Wastewater Facility 
  Rui Zhang and Sharon A. Jones 
  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Session 6 - Geotechnical Engineering & Construction 
                   Management 

Pullout Testing for Overlapped Geogrids
  Shawn D. McGee and Brian W. Randolph
  The University of Toledo 

Study of the Influence of Seasonal and Weather-Related Factors in Pavement Design 
   Vahid L. Farzaneh and J.Ludwig Figueroa
   Case Western Reserve University

Repetitive Project Planner 
   I-Tung Yang and Photios G. Iaonnou
   University of Michigan 

Analysis of Ohio Indoor Radon Data
  Amit Joshi and Ashok  Kumar
  The University of Toledo

Pre-Draining Sediment Survey and Drying Property Evaluation of Lower Shaker Lake
  Scott E. Castelli and Aaron .A. Jennings 
  Case Western Reserve University

Post-Draining Sedimentation and Scour Modeling of Lower Shaker Lake
  Ashlee Vargo and Aaron A. Jennings
  Case Western Reserve University 

Aerobic Whole-Cell and Enzymatic Degradation of Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene for Waste Minimization 
  Jian Wang and Teresa J. Cutright
  The University of Akron

Soil Characteristics and PAH Biodegradation
  Sangchul Hwang and Teresa J. Cutright
  The University of Akron

Analysis and Design of Tensile Structures
   Tracy H. Zhang and Steven L. McCabe
   University of Kansas
 

 

 
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