Browsing by Author "Lewis, Michael Phil"
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Case Study Investigating the Relationship Between Construction Craft Workers' Emotional Intelligence and Productivity on Jobsites
Mayes, Jason (2018-05-01)Many variables affect commercial construction projects. Some of these are related to the soft sciences of construction laborers on construction projects. Past research studied Emotional Intelligence (EI) of construction ... -
Characterization of pollutant emissions and fuel use for CNG transit buses
Zhu, Chuanhai (2015-05)Transit agencies have historically relied on diesel buses to move their passengers; however, many agencies have adopted alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG). New knowledge is needed to accurately assess ... -
Development of a productivity-based economic, energy, environmental model for heavy duty diesel construction equipment
Hajji, Apif M. (2013-05)The use of heavy duty diesel (HDD) equipment in infrastructure projects accounts for a large quantity of fuel consumption, pollutants emissions and the majority of the total cost of the project compared to others. Construction ... -
Evaluation of Test Procedures for the Raveling Test in Cold Recycling Mix Designs
Parvathaneni, Vamsi Krishna (2015-12-01)Cold In-Place Recycling (CIR) method is one of the forms of asphalt pavement recycling which is environmental friendly and cost effective. With CIR a milling machine removes the asphalt pavement to a depth of 3 to 5 inches. ... -
Measurement of pavement permanent deformation based on 1 mm 3D pavement surface model
Qiu, Shi (2013-12)Measurement of pavement permanent deformation is critical to highway agencies for both pavement design and rehabilitation. Since the AASHO Road Test in the late 1950s and early 1960s, field rut condition is monitored by ... -
Shear Wall Sill Plate Behavior in Wood Frames
Rezazadah, Sayed Maseeh Maseeh (2015-07-01)In the Midwest region of United States of America tornados are considered to be the most brutal form of natural disaster for the building houses where many of these houses are built out of wood. Newcastle-Moore tornado ... -
Standard Ruggedness Study on Moisture Induced Sensitivity Tester
Kaukuntla, Preetham (Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)Moisture damage is one of the major issues causing premature failure of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavements. However, there are no reliable test methods to determine moisture sensitivity in the laboratory. Moisture Induced ...