Browsing by Author "Anderson, Brian"

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Analysis of Distress Along U.S. 331, Montgomery, AL Between Mile Markers 88.480 and 91.070

Jannett, Richard (2013-04-29)

This report investigates the cause of asphalt concrete pavement distress along U.S. 331 between mile markers 88.480 and 91.070. The distress consisted of standalone bumpy sections of the asphalt concrete pavement, all less ...

An Analysis of the Municipal Solid Waste Permitting and Recycling Programs of the State of Alabama

Kearley, Jacob (2013-11-08)

In the past half century solid waste policy has changed significantly as public awareness and the realization of potential environmental hazards of landfills has grown. The State of Alabama has recently begun to experience ...

Component Level Testing of a Large Area Maintenance Shelter

Koontz, Lloyd (2023-08-04) ETD File Embargoed

Large Area Maintenance Shelters (LAMS) are used by the United States military as temporary shelters for equipment and maintenance. After several LAMS structurally failed in wind speeds within the design parameters, the Air ...

Drained Residual Strength of Expansive Soils Causing Pavement Distress along Alabama Highway 5

Kennedy, Lydia (2019-11-15)

A segment of Alabama Highway 5 (AL-5) located in Perry County, Alabama has been experiencing severe pavement distress that is mostly caused by the behavior of soil beneath the roadway. AL-5 is a farm-to-market road that ...

Early Characterization and Performance of Flexible Pavements Utilizing Asphalt Additives

Foshee, Megan (2022-04-25)

Asphalt additives have been utilized for years to modify the performance of flexible pavements. They have the potential to lead to long-lasting and sustainable asphalt pavements. In recent years, several new categories of ...

Enhanced insitu testing at the Auburn National Geotechnical Experimentation Site

Polanco Nova, Eddirobert (2023-12-06) ETD File Embargoed

With In-situ testing dating back to 1996, the Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (AUNGES), located in the Piedmont geological region, manages a comprehensive Cone Penetration Test (CPT) database. ...

An Evaluation of the Bubble Point Method for Determining Pore Size Distributions of Nonwoven Geotextiles

Hayes, David (2013-05-16)

Nonwoven geotextiles are commonly used in soil filtration applications. A geotextile filter must retain soil particles, while allowing permeability to water and being resistant to clogging. Geotextile filter performance ...

Experimental Testing and Analysis of S50 Beam with Finite Element Modeling of Splice Connection

Chitty, Hunter (2021-12-08) ETD File Embargoed

Large Area Maintenance Shelters, LAMS, are commonly used as deployable shelters by the US Air Force to store and maintain equipment. This work is specific to the LAMS located at Tyndall Air Force Base manufactured by ...

Load Rating Corrugated Metal Culverts with Shallow Soil Cover

Liu, Bujing (2023-05-01) ETD File Embargoed

Culverts under existing roadways that do not meet current cover requirements are common. Even though they may have performed without any issues for decades, rating of many of them using current specifications and methodologies ...

Load Testing, Analysis, and Design of a New Box Culvert Wing Tab

Voitenko, Pavlo (2018-08-03)

Culverts are critical hydraulic and transportation structures. They are often subjected to complex load conditions such as backfill earth pressure and traffic live load. Culverts may experience total and differential soil ...

Moisture Content Monitoring using a Nuclear Moisture Gauge and Preliminary Findings at Alabama Highway 5

Jones, Dylan (2017-04-20)

Expansive soils cause damage to lightly loaded foundations and structures across the world. Alabama Highway 5 was built directly on an expansive clay soil. In past years it has experienced tremendous amounts of damage ...

Quantifying Flow and Sediment Yield of an Ungauged Catchment using a Combination of Continuous Soil Moisture Accounting and Event-based Curve Number Method

Tamang, Sagar (2017-08-17)

A serious aggradation problem has been identified in the Soapstone branch, a tributary to Little Choctawhatchee River. A study of historical aerial imageries shows deforestation of the catchment by a significant amount in ...