Theses and Dissertations
May 2005 to Present

This page lists civil engineering MS and PhD graduates, their degree, their major professor, the date of graduation and a link to the abstract of the thesis or dissertation.

August 2008

Veeresha, Avinash

MS

Dr. George Buchanan

Thermo-Mechanical Assisted Moisture Diffusion

May 2008

Hood, Kristen	MS	Dr. Benjamin Mohr	Experimental Analysis of Internal Curing Materials for the Mitigation of Autogenous Shrinkage in High Performance Cement-Based Materials
Self, Jonathan	MS	Dr. L.K. Crouch	Very Early Strength Non-Excavatable CLSM

December 2007

Rajagopalan, Aswini	MS	Dr. Steven Click	Improved Traffic Signal Efficiency in Rural Areas Through the Use of Variable Maximum Green Time
Hill, Andrew Jason	PhD	Dr. Vincent Neary	Monitoring and Modeling the Hydrology of a Forested Sinkhole Wetland on the Tennessee Highland Rim
Tucker, Charles	PhD	Dr. Craig Henderson	Predicting the In-Plane Capacity of Masonry Infilled Frames

August 2007

Devakaram, Divya	MS	Dr. Dennis George	Determination of a Water Quality Marker Reflecting the Effectiveness of the Sewanee Utility Districts Land Application System
Katiyar, Nitin	MS	Dr. Faisal Hossain	Development of an Open-Book Watershed Model for Rapid Prototyping of Satellite-Based Flood Forecasting in International River Basins
Pellegrini, Damon	MS	Dr. Jane Liu	Free Vibration Analysis of Shell Panels with Bezier Cubic Cross Sections Using the Grobner Basis Method
Tennety, Chakrapani	MS	Dr. Lenly Weathers	Prediction of Waste Temperatures in a Bioreactor with the Aid of Artificial Neural Networks

May 2007

Byard, Benjamin	MS	Dr. L.K. Crouch	High Fines Limestone Screenings as Fine Aggregate for Precast Portland Cement Concrete
Harris, Amanda	MS	Dr. Faisal Hossain	Investigating the Optimal Configuration of Hydrologic Models During Data-Denial Situations Using Satellite Rainfall Data
Penmetsa, Sunitha	MS	Dr. George Buchanan	An Analysis of the Equations Governing Molecular Diffusion
Raj, Preethi	MS	Dr. Faisal Hossain	Error Budget Analysis of Hydrologic Models: Understanding Applications for Satellite Rainfall Data
Vaughn, Carey	MS	Dr. K. Larry Roberts	A Comparison of Pre-Oxidants at the Cookeville Water Plant - A Disinfection Byproduct

December 2006

Baker, J. Matthew	MS	Dr. Jane Liu	The Free Vibration of a Cylinder-Cone-Cylinder Shell Combination
Douangvilay, Siphay	MS	Dr. Jane Liu	The Free Vibration of infinitely Long Cylindrical Shells with Bezier Cubic Cross Sections Using the Grobner Basis Method
Hewitt, Ryan	MS	Dr. L.K. Crouch	Estimating Pervious PCC Pavement Design Inputs with Compressive Strength and Effective Void Content
Price, Adam	MS	Dr. Sharon Huo	Assessment of Six Shear Design Methods for precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams
Al-Khatib, Omar	PhD	Dr. George Buchanan	Vibration of Paraboloidal Shells

August 2006

None

May 2006

Barlow, Andrew	MS	Dr. Daniel Badoe	Modeling Grocery Store Choice in a Small Urban Area
Hayworth, Rebecca	MS	Dr. Xiaoming Huo	Comparison of the LRFR HL-93 Truck Model to LRFR State Specific and AASHTO Legal Load Models and to the LFR HS20 Truck Model
Bikash, Saha	MS	Dr. Vincent Neary	Model Assessment of Trout Habitat Enhancement with Boulder Clusters in Tailwater of Caney Fork River
Wolfe, Kevin	PhD	Dr. Lenley Weathers	First Principles and Artificial Neural Networks Modeling of Waste Temperatures in a Forced-Aeration Landfill Bioreactor™ Row

December 2005

Christensen, Andrew	MS	Dr. Vincent Neary	Hydraulic Performance and Sediment Trip Efficiency for the Stormtech® SC-740 Isolator™ Row
Couch, Kim	MS	Dr. Daniel Badoe	Mode Choice Behavior of University Students: Impact of Urban Form, Life Style, and Socioeconomic Characteristics

August 2005

May 2005