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2. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF FRACTIONAL CRAB-SHELL AMENDMENTS TO SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-STRENGTH MINE IMPACTED WATER

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Open Access
Author:
Sick, Bradley
Title:
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF FRACTIONAL CRAB-SHELL AMENDMENTS TO SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-STRENGTH MINE IMPACTED WATER
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
acid mine drainage
mine impacted waters
crab-shell
crab shell
chitin
AMD
mine remediation
passive remediation
File:
Download Bradley_Sick.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE HYPORHEIC ZONE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT - POST RAPANOS DECISION

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Open Access
Author:
Taptich, Michael N
Title:
THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE HYPORHEIC ZONE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT - POST RAPANOS DECISION
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Clean Water Act
Rapanos
Justice Kennedy
significant nexus
hyporheic
hyporheic zone
File:
Download 2010_Classification_of_the_Hyporheic_Zone_under_the_CWA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Gooseff, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Reed, Faculty Reader
Peggy Ann Johnson, Faculty Reader

7. Is Simpler Better? A Visualization-Based Exploration of How Parametric Screening Influences Problem Difficulty and Equifinality in Multiobjective Calibration

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Open Access
Author:
Urban, Rachel Lorah
Title:
Is Simpler Better? A Visualization-Based Exploration of How Parametric Screening Influences Problem Difficulty and Equifinality in Multiobjective Calibration
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
multiobjective optimization
evolutionary algorithms
model calibration
File:
Download RachelUrban-Dissertation_0420.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick Reed, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick Reed, Thesis Supervisor
Thorsten Wagener, Faculty Reader
Patrick Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Optimizing the Solar Water Disinfection Method to Produce Potable Water from Ecologically-treated Wastewater Using Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles

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Open Access
Author:
Sheehan, M. William
Title:
Optimizing the Solar Water Disinfection Method to Produce Potable Water from Ecologically-treated Wastewater Using Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
solar water disinfection method (SODIS)
eco-machine
E. coli
total coliforms
ultraviolet-A rays
File:
Download Will_Sheehan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Comparative potable water system design in rural Sierra Leone: using Root Cause Analysis vs. Conventional Analysis to define the problem

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Open Access
Author:
Michalak, Christopher Thomas William
Title:
Comparative potable water system design in rural Sierra Leone: using Root Cause Analysis vs. Conventional Analysis to define the problem
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Root Cause Analysis
Conventional Analysis
Sierra Leone
potable water system design
File:
Download Complete_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. From invisibility to transparency: Bringing the need for increased designer-user interaction in civil works projects to the forefront

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Open Access
Author:
Paskewicz, Mary Elizabeth
Title:
From invisibility to transparency: Bringing the need for increased designer-user interaction in civil works projects to the forefront
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
design methods
empathic design
civil and environmental engineering
infrastructure projects
File:
Download Paskewicz_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Start-up of a Pilot-scale Ecological Wastewater Treatment System: Water Quality Fluctuations as an Indicator of Ecosystem Development

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Open Access
Author:
Mckee, Sean Peter
Title:
Start-up of a Pilot-scale Ecological Wastewater Treatment System: Water Quality Fluctuations as an Indicator of Ecosystem Development
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
wastewater treatment
ecological engineering
biological engineering
File:
Download McKee_Final_Thesis_Edit__7-26-12_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. Finite element modeling of a hollow structural section connection for load sharing in anti-ram vehicle barriers

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Open Access
Author:
Noveral, Christian James
Title:
Finite element modeling of a hollow structural section connection for load sharing in anti-ram vehicle barriers
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
finite
element
connection
vehicle
impact
barrier
hollow
structural
section
HSS
File:
Download Noveral_Christian_Finiteelementmodelingofahollow.pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel G Linzell, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Analaysis of Breakthrough Curve Behavior Of Rhodamine-wt and Sodium Chloride Tracers in a 4th Order Arctic River

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Open Access
Author:
Smull, Erika M
Title:
Analaysis of Breakthrough Curve Behavior Of Rhodamine-wt and Sodium Chloride Tracers in a 4th Order Arctic River
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Tracer Experiments
Solute Transport
Transient Storage
Rhodamine-WT
File:
Download Smull_etal_final_2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Gooseff, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Reed, Faculty Reader

19. A Comparison of Friction Supply, Friction Demand, and Maximum Design Friction on Sharp Horizontal Curves with Steep Grades

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Open Access
Author:
Lutz, Rebecca Marie
Title:
A Comparison of Friction Supply, Friction Demand, and Maximum Design Friction on Sharp Horizontal Curves with Steep Grades
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Friction
Friction Supply
Friction Demand
AASHTO
Design Side Friction
Factor of Safety
File:
Download Lutz_Rebecca_AComparisonOfFrictionSupply.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Reed, Faculty Reader

22. Study of the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity in the Control of Urban Traffic Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Anthony, Ryan Duschl
Title:
Study of the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity in the Control of Urban Traffic Networks
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Traffic Congestion
Efficiency
Equity
Metering
Urban Traffic Networks
Traffic Control
Macroscopic Traffic Modeling
File:
Download Ryan_Anthony_-_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. A Review of the Nrcs Curve Number Method and Its Various Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Chiang, Andrew Wenjie
Title:
A Review of the Nrcs Curve Number Method and Its Various Methods
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
initial abstraction
maximum potential storage
Curve Number
antecedent moisture content
File:
Download Andrew_Chiang_A_Review_of_the_NRCS_CN_Method_and_Its_Various_Modifications.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Analysis of the Effects of Tuned Mass Damping on the Dynamic Response of Pedestrian Suspension Bridges

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Open Access
Author:
Takemori, Cameron Kirk
Title:
Analysis of the Effects of Tuned Mass Damping on the Dynamic Response of Pedestrian Suspension Bridges
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Tuned Mass Damping
Pedestrian Suspension Bridges
Dynamics
File:
Download Cameron_Takemori_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. A PRELIMINARY TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE FEEDING PREFERENCE OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS (NILE TILAPIA) FINGERLINGS FOR DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS OF LEMNA MINOR (DUCKWEED)

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Open Access
Author:
Campolong, Cody James
Title:
A PRELIMINARY TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE FEEDING PREFERENCE OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS (NILE TILAPIA) FINGERLINGS FOR DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS OF LEMNA MINOR (DUCKWEED)
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Lemna minor
duckweed
Oreochromis niloticus
nile tilapia
feeding preference
File:
Download Cody_Campolong_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephanie Butler Velegol, Faculty Reader

30. Cross Laminated Timber: A Sustainable Option in the World of Construction

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Open Access
Author:
Searles, Laura Kathryn Winifred
Title:
Cross Laminated Timber: A Sustainable Option in the World of Construction
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
wood
sustainable
American Wood Council
environmental impacts of wood
cross laminated timber
clt
nlt
glulam
glued laminated timber
wood vs concrete
wood vs steel
Laura Searles
Stadthaus
Crossroads
Earth Sciences Building
forte
renewable
wood in construction
high-rise
high-rise timber
seismic performance of CLT
fire codes
seismic loads
economics of clt
mass timber
timber
engineered timber
carbon sequestration
FEMA P695
ASCE
File:
Download Searles_FinalThesis_Schreyer_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. The Use of Bioremediation Products in Ananerobic Co-Digestion of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) and Municipal Waste

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Open Access
Author:
Folk, Sarah
Title:
The Use of Bioremediation Products in Ananerobic Co-Digestion of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) and Municipal Waste
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Anaerobic Digestion
Co-Digestion
FOG
BioAmp
Wastewater Treatment
Sludge
Cumulative Methane Yield
Fat Oil and Grease
Bioremediation
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yen-Chih Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Sai Kakuturu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yuefeng F. Xie, Faculty Reader

38. A Systematic Carbon and Energy Balance of the Penn State Eco-Machine™ and the Implementation of a Vertical Farming System to Increase Duckweed Production

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Open Access
Author:
Belles, Eric
Title:
A Systematic Carbon and Energy Balance of the Penn State Eco-Machine™ and the Implementation of a Vertical Farming System to Increase Duckweed Production
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Eco-Machine
Duckweed
carbon
energy
File:
Download Belles_Honors_Thesis_Final_rev2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. The Utilization of Reclaimed Waste-to-Energy Aggregates as Lightweight Sand in Concrete Masonry Units and Precast Concrete

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Open Access
Author:
Soliman, Martina
Title:
The Utilization of Reclaimed Waste-to-Energy Aggregates as Lightweight Sand in Concrete Masonry Units and Precast Concrete
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Waste-to-Energy
Lightweight aggregate
Concrete Masonry Units
Internal curing
Precast Concrete
File:
Download Soliman_SchreyerThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Grady F Mathews, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Grady F Mathews, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Shashidhara S Marikunte, Faculty Reader

41. Investigating Water Access Challenges for Emerging and Developing Countries: Vietnam and Kenya Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Cowser, Abigail J
Title:
Investigating Water Access Challenges for Emerging and Developing Countries: Vietnam and Kenya Case Study
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
water
sustainable development goals
vietnam
kenya
water access
e.coli
File:
Download Cowser_WaterQuality.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Caitlin A Grady, Thesis Supervisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

43. Investigating the Influence of Ethical and Epistemic Values on Decisions in the Watershed Modeling Process

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Open Access
Author:
Deitrick, Autumn
Title:
Investigating the Influence of Ethical and Epistemic Values on Decisions in the Watershed Modeling Process
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Watershed modeling process
Values-informed mental models
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Ethical and epistemic values
Decision making
File:
Download Deitrick_Autumn_Investigating_the_Influence_of_Ethical_and_Epistemic_Values_on_Decisions_in_the_Watershed_Modeling_Process.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Caitlin A Grady, Thesis Supervisor
Jay Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

44. The Feasibility Behind Constructing and Designing a Structural System in a Multi-Story Building for Mobile Home Units

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Open Access
Author:
Fitch, Michael
Title:
The Feasibility Behind Constructing and Designing a Structural System in a Multi-Story Building for Mobile Home Units
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Building
Construction
Mobile Home
Housing
Structure
Modular
Design
Unit
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

47. 3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges

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Open Access
Author:
Scheidler, Justin
Title:
3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
3DCP
3D Concrete Printing
Bridge
Arch Bridge
Printing
Concrete
Concrete Printing Process
Carbon Emissions
3DCP Mix Design
3D Concrete Printing Mix Design
Optimize
Optimization
File:
Download 3D_Concrete_Printing_of_Pedestrian_Arch_Bridges_Thesis_Final_Submission_Justin_Scheidler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

51. A Comparison Study and Optimization of Input Parameters for Thermal Conductivity Testing of Concrete

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Open Access
Author:
Murtadza, Naufal
Title:
A Comparison Study and Optimization of Input Parameters for Thermal Conductivity Testing of Concrete
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Sustainable Concrete
Thermal Conductivity
File:
Download Thesis_-_Draft_2_Naufal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Grady F Mathews, IV, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Witwer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rajarajan Subramanian, Faculty Reader

52. Hydraulic Efficiency of Penn State Stormwater Bioswale during Rain Events

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Open Access
Author:
Lennon, Daniel
Title:
Hydraulic Efficiency of Penn State Stormwater Bioswale during Rain Events
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Bioswale
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Water Resources
Runoff Mitigation
GSI
File:
Download Hydraulic_Efficiency_of_a_Penn_State_Stormwater_Bioswale___Daniel_Lennon.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lauren Mc Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

55. Probabilistic Flood Loss Assessment for Bridge Infrastructure Subjected to Scour

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Open Access
Author:
Kern, Michael
Title:
Probabilistic Flood Loss Assessment for Bridge Infrastructure Subjected to Scour
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Scour
HEC-18
HAZUS
Flood Loss
Bridge Failure
Probabilistic
File:
Download Kern_Michael_Probabilistic_Flood_Loss_Assessment_for_Bridge_Infrastructure_Subjected_to_Scour.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kostas Papakonstantinou, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

56. Development of the Concept of High-Rise Hybrid Modular Construction for Vertical Mobile Home Parks

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Author:
Torquato, Thomas
Title:
Development of the Concept of High-Rise Hybrid Modular Construction for Vertical Mobile Home Parks
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Vertical Mobile Home Park
Mobile Home Units
Lift Process
Model
Analyzing
Prescribed Load Conditions
Unit Lift Process
Improve Building Plot
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Faculty Reader
Benay Gursoy Toykoc, Faculty Reader

58. State of The Art Review of Log Home Construction from a Building Science Perspective

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Open Access
Author:
Field, Tobey
Title:
State of The Art Review of Log Home Construction from a Building Science Perspective
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Log Homes
Log Home Construction
Wood
Building Science
Efficiency
Thermal Resistance
Moisture
Air Leakage
Shrinkage
Log Homes
Log Home Construction
Wood
Building Science
Thermal Resistance
Thermal Mass
Moisture
Air Leakage
Shrinkage
Fire Protection
Modular Construction
File:
Download SCHREYER_THESIS_TRF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor