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Assessment of Owner Risk Associated with Airport Capital and Maintenance Projects
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The thesis produces a risk management process that effectively determines risk and its effects on commercial airport owner activities. To achieve this goal, the thesis reviewed these objectives: 1) Determination of major ...
Spatial Statistical and Multivariate Regression Approach to Earthwork Shrinkage-Factor Calculation
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In this research, a linear shrinkage factor model, which is the result of spatial and statistical modeling, was developed for the state of North Dakota. The input variables for the developed shrinkage factor models were ...
State of Bridge Management in Canada
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Bridges are key elements of all horizontal transportation networks. The primary objective of this paper is to investigate and document bridge-management practices in Canada at the federal, provincial/territorial, and ...
The Mechanics of Bonds between Concrete and FRP Plate using Three Parameter Elastic Foundation Models
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Traditional metallic materials lead steel-reinforced concrete structures to a durability problem due to its low value of resistance to corrosion. The superior performances of FRP, including the high resistance to corrosion, ...
Developing an Image Capture Specification for Future Building Modifications
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
In the construction industry, images taken by cameras have been used to extract information for a number of purposes. However, a review of the literature suggests that there is an absence of specifications regarding the ...
Numerical Simulation and Structural Optimization of Composite Rigid Frame Bridge
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
A composite rigid frame bridge replaces a certain portion of the concrete middle span of a bridge with a section of the steel girder. While the steel span improves the bending moment distribution of the rigid frame structure, ...
Role of Mixing of Two Bacteria on Compressive Strength, Water Absorption and Microstructure of Mortar Cubes
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Major/minor cracks is inevitable in concrete because of its lower tensile strength and different load and non-load factors. Addition of bacteria in mortar is an emerging concept. Despite the fact that the live cells has ...
Effects of Nano Silica and Basalt Fibers on Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Emission of carbon dioxide gas has been a source of major concern for the construction industry. To curb this emission, geopolymer concrete has been deemed as a potential alternative in the recent studies. Previous research ...
Identification of the Root Causes of Construction Accidents: Method-Related Causes
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Safety in construction is a problem that has been gaining increased attention in recent years. Although lots of research is being done to address different aspects of improving safety, the challenge remains in narrowing ...
Workers' Compensation Modeling Using Multiple Regression
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Workers’ compensation insurance (WCI) is the highest cost to an employer following accidents. It is needed to predict the benefits value without taking into account the past records of an employee, which is not readily ...