Archived Dissertation and Thesis Abstracts
May 2005 to December 2012
This page lists civil engineering M.S. and Ph.D. graduates, their degree, their major professor, the date of graduation, and a link to the abstract or disssertation.
December 2012
| Angela Biney | M.S. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Impact of Travel Survey Advance Letter on Trip Underreporting and Number of Calls Required for Survey Completion |
| Samantha Pittman | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Higher Volume Fly Ash PCC for Sustainability and Performance with F Ash |
August 2012
| Anderson, Seth | M.S. | Dr. Guillermo Ramirez | Analysis of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Hollow Spheres |
| Bednarcyk, Michael | M.S. | Dr. X. Sharon Huo | A Comparison of Load Factor Rating (LFR) and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) in Reinforced Concrete Box and Slab Culverts |
| Fennell, Benjamin | M.S. | Dr. Dennis George | Water Reuse and Conservation Considerations in Drought Planning Using Oasis® Modeling |
| Keaton, Daniel | M.S. | Dr. Benjamin Mohr | Nano-Scale Pore Analysis of Cementitious Mortars Undergoing Delayed Ettringite Formation |
| McDaniel, Andres | M.S. | Dr. Guillermo Ramirez | An Expansion to Frictionless Contact Problems on Magneto-Electro-Elastic Composite Half-Planes |
May 2012
| Crowley, Aaron | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | High Volume Fly Ash in Portland Cement Concrete for Bridge Decks |
| Dillon, Sarah | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Utilizing a Substandard Fly Ash for a TDOT Aggregate-Lime-Fly Ash Stabilized Base Course |
| Pelham, Anthony | M.S. | Dr. Lenley Weathers | Powdered Activated Carbon Feed Study of a 1.5 MGD Conventional Survace Water Treatment Plant for a Big Creek Utilitity District |
| Zhang, Shuhai | M.S. | Dr. X. Sharon Huo | Simplified Live Load Distribution Factor Equations for Tennessee Highway Bridge Design |
| Ojo, Joshua | Ph.D. | Dr. Benjamin Mohr | Transportation Kinetics of Internal Curing Water in Cement-Based Materials Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy |
December 2011
| Ahsan, Muhammad | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | Improvements of Real-Time Traffic Signal Delay Estimation Using State-of-the-Practice Detection Technology |
| Bryant, Lindsay | M.S. | Dr. Benjamin Mohr | Expansion of Dementitious Mortars Due to Delayed Ettringite Formation |
| Lloyd, Travis | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | The Applicability of Bluetooth Recorders to Obtain Real-Time Traffic Data in a Rural City |
| Van Dyke, Jacob | M.S. | Dr. Dennis George | Effectiveness of Wollastonite and Polonite-Sand Mixtures to Remove Phosphorus from Wastewater |
August 2011
| Tang, Ling | Ph.D. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Transfer of Uncertainty of Space-Borne High Resolution Rainfall Products at Ungauged Regions |
May 2011
| Browning, Gregory, A. | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Optimum Air Content Range in the Plastic and Hardened State for TDOT Class D Portland Cement Concrete |
| Hamby, Robert, Travis | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Non-Thesis option |
| Hendrix, John, P. | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Utilizing TCA Mix Design and Adjustment Method to Improve Pervious PCC |
| Shepard, Merlin Shane | M.S. | Dr. Lenly Weathers | Microwave-Based Alkali Pretreatment of Newspaper for Enhanced Methane Production |
| Christopher J. Smith | M.S. | Dr. Lenly Weathers | Impact of Inoculum on Startup Characteristics of a Simulated, Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill |
December 2010
| Matheney, Steven | M.S. | Mohr | Freeze-Thaw Durability of Non-Air Entrained Concrete with Normal and Lightweight Aggregates |
| Medley, Martin | M.S. | Crouch | Pervious Concrete Mixture Design by the Unit Weight Method |
| Akbor, Muhammad | M.S. | Hossain | Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission for Water Management in Bangladesh |
May 2010
| Boden, Elizabeth | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | Real-Time Traffic Signal Delay Estimation Using State-of-the-Practice Detection Technology |
| Moffitt, Caitlin Balthrop | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | A Validation of the NASA Flood Detection System in Bangladesh |
| Sadasivan, Bala | M.S. | Dr. Dennis George | Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater Using Greensand Media |
| Mwakalonge, Judith | Ph.D. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Econometric Modeling of Total Urban Travel Demand Using Data Collected in Single and Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys |
December 2009
| Thomason, James | M.S. | Dr. Benjamin Mohr | Development of High Performance Structural Lightweight Portland Cement Concrete |
August 2009
| Boynton, Matthew | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Impact of Water Resources Risk Analysis on Engineering Education in Rural Counties |
May 2009
| Berry, Christopher | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | Application of Nontraditional U-Turn Based Treatments at Narrow-Bridged Diamond Interchanges |
| Harvey, James | M.S. | Dr. VIncent Neary | Assessment of Exhaustion-Threshold Curves for Fish Volitionally Swimming in Culverts |
| Mahendran, Ashok | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | Application of Nontraditional Intechange Treatments to Improve Quality of Service and Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over-and Underpass Roadways |
| Phillips, Jason | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Pervious Concrete Paste Composition |
| VanDervort, Robert ,III | M.S. | Dr. Jane Liu | Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Rectangular Orthotropic Plates Using Groebner Bases |
December 2008
| Chirumamilla, Kiranmai | M.S. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Discrete-Continuous Model of Household Vehicle Ownership and Trip Generation |
| Yeager, James | M.S. | Dr. Craig Henderson | Behavior of Masonry Infilled Frames Subjected to Out-of-Plane Pressure Loads |
| Zhang, Quinghe | Ph.D. | Dr. Sharon Huo | Development of Skew Correction Factors for Liveload Shear and Reaction Distribution in Highway Bridge Design |
| Zheng, Lei | Ph.D. | Dr. Sharon Huo | Development of New Distribution Factor Equations of Live Load Moment and Shear for Steel Open-Box Girder Bridges |
August 2008
| Veeresha, Avinash | M.S. | Dr. George Buchanan | Thermo-Mechanical Assisted Moisture Diffusion |
May 2008
| Hood, Kristen | M.S. | Dr. Benjamin Mohr | Experimental Analysis of Internal Curing Materials for the Mitigation of Autogenous Shrinkage in High Performance Cement-Based Materials |
| Self, Jonathan | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Very Early Strength Non-Excavatable CLSM |
December 2007
| Rajagopalan, Aswini | M.S. | Dr. Steven Click | Improved Traffic Signal Efficiency in Rural Areas Through the Use of Variable Maximum Green Time |
| Hill, Andrew Jason | Ph.D. | Dr. Vincent Neary | Monitoring and Modeling the Hydrology of a Forested Sinkhole Wetland on the Tennessee Highland Rim |
| Tucker, Charles | Ph.D. | Dr. Craig Henderson | Predicting the In-Plane Capacity of Masonry Infilled Frames |
August 2007
| Devakaram, Divya | M.S. | Dr. Dennis George | Determination of a Water Quality Marker Reflecting the Effectiveness of the Sewanee Utility Districts Land Application System |
| Katiyar, Nitin | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Development of an Open-Book Watershed Model for Rapid Prototyping of Satellite-Based Flood Forecasting in International River Basins |
| Pellegrini, Damon | M.S. | Dr. Jane Liu | Free Vibration Analysis of Shell Panels with Bezier Cubic Cross Sections Using the Grobner Basis Method |
| Tennety, Chakrapani | M.S. | Dr. Lenly Weathers | Prediction of Waste Temperatures in a Bioreactor with the Aid of Artificial Neural Networks |
May 2007
| Byard, Benjamin | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | High Fines Limestone Screenings as Fine Aggregate for Precast Portland Cement Concrete |
| Harris, Amanda | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Investigating the Optimal Configuration of Hydrologic Models During Data-Denial Situations Using Satellite Rainfall Data |
| Penmetsa, Sunitha | M.S. | Dr. George Buchanan | An Analysis of the Equations Governing Molecular Diffusion |
| Raj, Preethi | M.S. | Dr. Faisal Hossain | Error Budget Analysis of Hydrologic Models: Understanding Applications for Satellite Rainfall Data |
| Vaughn, Carey | M.S. | Dr. K. Larry Roberts | A Comparison of Pre-Oxidants at the Cookeville Water Plant - A Disinfection Byproduct |
December 2006
| Baker, J. Matthew | M.S. | Dr. Jane Liu | The Free Vibration of a Cylinder-Cone-Cylinder Shell Combination |
| Douangvilay, Siphay | M.S. | Dr. Jane Liu | The Free Vibration of infinitely Long Cylindrical Shells with Bezier Cubic Cross Sections Using the Grobner Basis Method |
| Hewitt, Ryan | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | Estimating Pervious PCC Pavement Design Inputs with Compressive Strength and Effective Void Content |
| Price, Adam | M.S. | Dr. Sharon Huo | Assessment of Six Shear Design Methods for precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams |
| Al-Khatib, Omar | Ph.D. | Dr. George Buchanan | Vibration of Paraboloidal Shells |
August 2006
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May 2006
| Barlow, Andrew | M.S. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Modeling Grocery Store Choice in a Small Urban Area |
| Hayworth, Rebecca | M.S. | 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 | M.S. | Dr. Vincent Neary | Model Assessment of Trout Habitat Enhancement with Boulder Clusters in Tailwater of Caney Fork River |
| Wolfe, Kevin | Ph.D. | Dr. Lenley Weathers | First Principles and Artificial Neural Networks Modeling of Waste Temperatures in a Forced-Aeration Landfill Bioreactor™ Row |
December 2005
| Christensen, Andrew | M.S. | Dr. Vincent Neary | Hydraulic Performance and Sediment Trip Efficiency for the Stormtech® SC-740 Isolator™ Row |
| Couch, Kim | M.S. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Mode Choice Behavior of University Students: Impact of Urban Form, Life Style, and Socioeconomic Characteristics |
August 2005
| Fox, Eric | M.S. | Dr. Jane Liu | An Analysis of the Vibration of Transversely Isotropic Toroidal Shells |
| Dillehay, Geneil | M.S. | Dr. Lenley Weathers | An Investigatiaon of Water Quality in Two Cave Systems Located in Tennessee's Highland Rim Physiographic Province |
May 2005
| Osborne, Roy | M.S. | Dr. Craig Henderson | A Parametric Comparison of Building Code Seismic Provisions |
| Waller, Jamie | M.S. | Dr. L.K. Crouch | The Effect of Percent Passing the No. 200 Sieve (Dust of Fracture) on Plactic and Hardened Properties of the Mortar Portion of PCC |
| Yendeti, Murali | M.S. | Dr. Daniel Badoe | Investigating the Role of Transit Pass Ownership on Transit Trip Making |
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