Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications
2015
Investigation of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Attachment onto Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) Using Combinatorial Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE), Hanh T.M. Phan, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, Keith B. Rodenhausen, Mathias Schubert, and Jason C. Bartz
Concomitant uptake of antimicrobials and Salmonella in soil and into lettuce following wastewater irrigation, J. Brett Sallach, Yuping Zhang, Laurie Hodges, Daniel D. Snow, Xu Li, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
MASH TL-4 Design and Evaluation of A Restorable Energy-Absorbing Concrete Barrier, Jennifer D. Schmidt, Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid, and Tyler Schmidt
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Crash Cushion Systems, Kevin D. Schrum, Francisco D. B. De Albuquerque, Dean L. Sicking, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Ronald K. Faller, and John D. Reid
Dynamic strength of a modified W-beam BCT trailing-end termination system, Cody S. Stolle, John D. Reid, Ronald K. Faller, and Mario Mongiardini
CONTINUOUSLY PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILE SPLICE, Maher K. Tadros Ph.D., P.E.; Kromel E. Hanna; Quinton Patzlaff; and George Morcous
LiDAR Scanning with Supplementary UAV Captured Images for Structural Inspections, Richard L. Wood and Mohammad Ebrahim Mohammadi
Mitigation of Prion Infectivity and Conversion Capacity by a Simulated Natural Process—Repeated Cycles of Drying and Wetting, Qi Yuan, Thomas Eckland, Glenn Telling, Jason C. Bartz, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
The Application of Advanced Materials on the Water or Wastewater Treatment, Yalei Zhang, Asit Mazumder, Tian C. Zhang, and Chaomeng Dai
2014
Nanoindentation Test Integrated with Numerical Simulation to Characterize Mechanical Properties of Rock Materials, Hoki Ban, Pravat Karki, and Yong-Rak Kim
Influence of grass hedges on the transport of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance genes, and antimicrobial resistant pathogens after land application of swine manure, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Effect of Composting on the Fate of Steroids in Beef Cattle Manure, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon Devivo, Leslie J. Johnson, Daniel D. Snow, William Kranz, Terry L. Mader, Charles Shapiro, Simon van Donk, David P. Shelton, David Tarkalson, and Tian C. Zhang
Numerical Simulations of Dynamic Behavior of Polyurea Toughened Steel Plates under Impact Loading, Chien-Chung Chen and Daniel G. Linzell
On the Equality Assumption of Latent and Sensible Heat Energy Transfer Coefficients of the Bowen Ratio Theory for Evapotranspiration Estimations: Another Look at the Potential Causes of Inequalities, Suat Irmak, Ayse Kilic, and Sumantra Chatterjee
Fate of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance genes in simulated swine manure storage, Stacey R. Joy, Xu Li, Daniel D. Snow, John Gilley, Bryan L. Woodbury, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Geological CO2 storage: Incorporation of pore-pressure/stress coupling and thermal effects to determine maximum sustainable pressure limit, Seunghee Kim and Seyyed Abolfazl Hosseini
Assessment of Load Sharing Members in an Anti-ram Bollard System, Scott Kinney, Daniel Linzell, and Edward O'Hare
The Effect of Land Cover/Land Use Changes on the Regional Climate of the USA High Plains, Denis Mutiibwa, Ayse Kilic, and Suat Irmak
Field Tests and Numerical Modeling of Vehicle Impacts on a Boulder Embedded in Compacted Fill, Lynsey Reese, Tong Qiu, Daniel Linzell, Edward O'Hare, and Zoltan Rado
Landsat-8: Science and product vision for terrestrial global change research, D. P. Roy, M. A. Wulder, T. R. Loveland, C. E. Woodcock, R. G. Allen, M. C. Anderson, D. Helder, J. R. Irons, D. M. Johnson, R. Kennedy, T. A. Scambos, C. B. Schaaf, J. R. Schott, Y. Sheng, E. F. Vermote, A. S. Belward, R. Bindschadler, W. B. Cohen, F. Gao, J. D. Hipple, P. Hostert, J. Huntington, C. O. Justice, Ayse Kilic, V. Kovalskyy, Z. P. Lee, L. Lymburner, J. G. Masek, J. McCorkel, Y. Shuai, R. Trezza, J. Vogelmann, R. H. Wynne, and Z. Zhu
Benefits of Slope Flattening, Kevin D. Schrum, Francisco Daniel Benicio De Albuquerque, Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, and John D. Reid
Correlation Between Crash Severity and Embankment Geometry, Kevin D. Schrum, Francisco Daniel Benicio De Albuquerque, Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, and John D. Reid
Equipment Fragility Due to Shock Response, Christopher Y. Tuan
A STUDY OF DYNAMIC RIGHT-TURN SIGNAL CONTROL STRATEGY AT MIXED TRAFFIC FLOW INTERSECTIONS, Zhizhou Wu, Li Zhao, and Jian Sun
2013
A Simple Method for Estimation of Queue Length, S. P. Anusha, Lelitha Devi Vanajakshi, and Anuj Sharma
VOID DETECTION SYSTEM, Kenneth Francis Barry, Maria Silva Guimaraes Biagini, Juan Carlos Santamarina, James Joseph Wall, Yann Marcel Rene Le Papa, John T. Lindberg, Minsu Cha, Sheng Dai, and Seunghee Kim
Behavior of Prions in the Environment: Implications for Prion Biology, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt and Jason C. Bartz
Rate- and Temperature-Dependent Fracture Characteristics of Asphaltic Paving Mixtures, Soohyok Im, Yong-Rak Kim, and Hoki Ban
Fate and Transport of Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Soil and Runoff Following Land Application of Swine Manure Slurry, Stacy R. Joy, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, Daniel D. Snow, John Gilley, Brian L. Woodbury, David B. Parker, David B. Marx, and Xu Li
Estimating Crop Coefficients Using Remote Sensing-Based Vegetation Index, Baburao Kamble, Ayse Kilic, and Kenneth Hubbard
Studying Platoon Dispersion Characteristics under Heterogeneous Traffic in India, Jijo Mathew, Helen Thomas, Anuj Sharma, Lelitha Devi, and Laurence Rilett
Design and Testing of a Concrete Safety Barrier for Use on a Temporary FRP Composite Bridge Deck, Mario Mongiardini, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid, Dave Meggers, Moni G. El-Aasar, and Jerry D. Plunkett
Racetrack SAFER barrier on temporary concrete barriers, John D. Reid, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, and Dean L. Sicking
Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis of Curved and Skewed Bridge System with Spherical Bearings, Junwon Seo, Daniel G. Linzell, and Jong Wan Hu
Drinking Water: Nitrate-Nitrogen, Sharon O. Skipton, Bruce I. Dvorak, Wayne Woldt, and Colleen F. Cassada
Economic Analysis of Using Renewable Wind Power System at a Signalized Intersection, Mo Zhao, Anuj Sharma, Dave G. Bernt, Joshua A. Meyer, Benjamin Dickey, Scott Rosenbaugh, Elizabeth G. Jones, and Laurence Rilett
2012
Beach Sand Filtration as Pre-Treatment for RO Desalination, Rico Bartak, Thomas Grischek, Kamal Ghodeif, and Chittaranjan Ray
Transition of Temporary Concrete Barrier, Robert W. Bielenberg, Scott Rosenbaugh, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid, and Karla A. Lechtenberg
Optimal Advance Detector Location for Green Termination Systems on High-Speed Isolated Rural Intersections, Lili Du, Anuj Sharma, and Srinivas Peeta
Evaluation of Ice-Melting Capacities of Deicing Chemicals, B. M. Gerbino-Bevins, Christopher Y. Tuan, and M. Mattison
Removing 17β-estradiol from drinking water in a biologically active carbon (BAC) reactor modified from a granular activated carbon (GAC) reactor, Zhongtian Li, Bruce I. Dvorak, and Xu Li
Head Ejection during Barrier Impacts, Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Ronald K. Faller, and Dean L. Sicking
Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease, Samuel E. Saunders, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, and Jason C. Bartz
Resistance of Soil-Bound Prions to Rumen Digestion, Samuel E. Saunders, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, and Jason C. Bartz
Impact of Signal Timing Information on Safety and Efficiency of Signalized Intersections, Anuj Sharma, Lelitha Vanajakshi, V. Girish, and M. S. Harshitha
On Space-Time Resolution of Inflow Representations for Wind Turbine Loads Analysis, Chungwook Sim, Sukanta Basu, and Lance Manuel
Developing a Restorable Wetland Index for Rainwater Basin Wetlands in South-Central Nebraska: A Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis, Zhenghong Tang, Xu Li, Nan Zhao, Ruopu Li, and F. Edwin Harvey
Drop weight testing on sandwich panels with a novel thermoplastic core material, Christopher Y. Tuan
Methane and carbon dioxide production from simulated anaerobic degradation of cattle carcasses, Qi Yuan, Samuel Saunders, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
2011
Analysis of Turbulent Hydraulic Jump over a Transitional Rough Bed of a Rectangular Channel: Universal Relations, Noor Afzal, A. Bushra, and Abu Seena
Role of Information on Probability of Traffic Conflict on the Onset of Yellow, Nathaniel P. Burnett and Anuj Sharma
Role of Information on Probability of Traffic Conflict on the Onset of Yellow, Nathaniel P. Burnett and Anuj Sharma
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Roadside Culvert Treatments, Francisco Daniel B. de Albuquerque, Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, and Karla A. Lechtenberg
CABLE RELEASE LEVER, John Rohde, Ronald Faller, Dean Sicking, Jim Holloway, John Reid, Robert Bielenberg, and Karla Polivka
An Enzymatic Treatment of Soil-Bound Prions Effectively Inhibits Replication, Samuel Saunders, Jason C. Bartz, Kurt C. VerCauteren, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Effects of Solution Chemistry and Aging Time on Prion Protein Adsorption and Replication of Soil-Bound Prions, Samuel E. Saunders, Qi Yuan, Jason C. Bartz, and Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Analysis of Existing Work-Zone Sign Supports Using Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware Safety Performance Criteria, Jennifer D. Schmidt, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, and Dean L. Sicking
Impact of Signal Timing Information on Safety and Efficiency of Signalized Intersections, Anuj Sharma
Improving Safety and Mobility at High-Speed Intersections with Innovations in Sensor Technology, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, Senem Velipasalar, Mauricio Casares, Jacob Schmitz, and Nathaniel P. Burnett
2010
Geometrical Evaluation and Experimental Verification to Determine Representative Volume Elements of Heterogeneous Asphalt Mixtures, Yong-Rak Kim, Junghun Lee, and Jamilla E. S. Lutif
Changes in the Structure and Function of Microbial Communities in Drinking Water Treatment Bioreactors upon Addition of Phosphorus, Xu Li, Giridhar Upadhyaya, Wangki Yuen, Jess Brown, Eberhard Morgenroth, and Lutgarde Raskin
Effects of the antimicrobial tylosin on the microbial community structure of an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor, Toshio Shimada, Xu Li, Julie L. Zilles, Eberhard Morgenroth, and Lutgarde Raskin
2009
Girder System Employing Bent Steel Plating, Atorod Azizinamini
Evaluation of Live-Load Lateral Flange Bending Distribution for a Horizontally Curved I-Girder Bridge, David S. DePolo and Daniel G. Linzell
Midwest Guardrail System with Round Timber Posts, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid, David E. Kretschmann, Jason A. Hascall, and Dean L. Sicking
A DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING MOISTURE DAMAGE TO BRIDGE DECK PAVEMENTS, Jongmin Kim, Hyung Jong Lee, Yong Rak Kim, and Hyung Bae Kim
PRECAST POST-TENSIONED SEGMENTAL POLE SYSTEM: U.S. Patent No. US 6,851,231 B2, Maher K. Tadros, E. Terence Foster, Sherif A. Yehia, and Audra L. Hansen
2008
Chemisorption of oxygen onto activated carbon can enhance the stability of biological perchlorate reduction in fixed bed biofilm reactors, Young Chul Choi, Xu Li, Lutgarde Raskin, and Eberhard Morgenroth
HIGH-IMPACT, ENERGY-ABSORBING VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM : United States Patent 7,410,320 B2, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, John R. Rohde, John D. Reid, Robert W. Bielenberg, James C. Holloway, and Karla A. Polivka
Development of truck weight limits for concrete bridges using reliability theory Desenvolvimento de equações para a limitação do peso de veículos de carga em pontes de concreto através da teoria de confiabilidade, L. M. Ferreira, A. S. Nowak, and M. K. El Debs
Application of the Modified Log-Wake Law in Open-Channels, Junke Guo and Pierre Y. Julien
Assimilating Remote Sensing-Based ET into SWAP Model for Improved Estimation of Hydrological Predictions, Baburao Kamble and Ayse Kilic
Implementing SCC Technology in Nebraska—All About Working Together, Mark D. Lafferty
Quantitative rRNA-Targeted Solution-Based Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Molecular Beacons, Xu Li, Eberhard Morgenroth, and Lutgarde Raskin
Microgenetic algorithms and artificial neural networks to assess minimum data requirements for prediction of pesticide concentrations in shallow groundwater on a regional scale, Goloka Behari Sahoo and Chittaranjan Ray
Field Evaluation of Alternative Real-Time Methods for Estimating Approach Delay at Signalized Intersections, Anuj Sharma and Darcy M. Bullock
Performance Requirements and Evaluation Procedures for Advance Wide Area Detectors, Anuj Sharma, Matthew Harding, Brad Giles, Darcy M. Bullock, James R. Sturdevant, and Srinivas Peeta
2007
Effect of backwashing on perchlorate removal in fixed bed biofilm reactors, Young Chul Choi, Xu Li, Lutgarde Raskin, and Eberhard Morgenroth
BUFFER LAW AND TRANSITIONAL ROUGHNESS EFFECT IN TURBULENT OPEN-CHANNEL FLOWS, Junke Guo and Pierre Y. Julien
TRAFFIC NOISE BARRIER SYSTEM: U.S. Patent No. US 7,220,077 B2, Eric C. Humphries, Stephen D. Barratt, Ronald K. Faller, Keith J. Kurz, and Dean L. Sicking
Input-Output and Hybrid Techniques for Real-Time Prediction of Delay and Maximum Queue Length at Signalized Intersections, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, and James A. Bonneson
Limitations of Simultaneous Gap-Out Logic, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta
Recasting Dilemma Zone Design as a Marginal Cost-Benefit Problem, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta
Pilot Study on Real-Time Calculation of Arrival Type for Assessment of Arterial Performance, Edward J. Smaglik, Darcy M. Bullock, and Anuj Sharma
Event-Based Data Collection for Generating Actuated Controller Performance Measures, Edward J. Smaglik, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, James R. Sturdevant, and Gary Duncan
2006
Multiobjective Plan Selection Optimization for Traffic Responsive Control, Montasir M. Abbas and Anuj Sharma
Self-similarity of Mean Flow in Pipe Turbulence, Junke Guo
Muskegon Wastewater Land Treatment System: Fate and Transport of Phosphorus in Soils and Life Expectancy of the System, C. Hu, Tian Zhang, Y. H. Huang, Mohamed F. Dahab, D. Kendrick, and R. Surampalli
Stormwater Best Management Practices Assessment for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, Tony Dean Krause, John S. Stansbury, Bruce I. Dvorak, and David M. Admiraal
Dissolution Kinetics of High Explosives Particles in a Saturated Sandy Soil, Matthew C. Morley; Hiroshi Yamamoto; Gerald E. Speitel, Jr.; and Jay Clausen
Stochastic Algorithm for Improved Operations at Isolated High Speed Intersections, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta
Detection of Inclement Weather Conditions at a Signalized Intersection using a Video Image Processing Algorithm, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock, Srinivas Peeta, and James V. Krogmeier
2005
Configuration Methodology for Traffic-Responsive Plan Selection: A Global Perspective, Montasir M. Abbas, Nadeem A. Chaudhary, Geza Pesti, and Anuj Sharma
Optimization of Time of Day Plan Scheduling Using a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm, Montasir M. Abbas and Anuj Sharma
COMPOSITE ACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD: U.S. Patent No. US 6,871,462 B2, Atorod Azizinamini
HIGH-IMPACT, ENERGY-ABSORBING VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM: U.S. Patent No. US 6,926,461 B1, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, John R. Rohde, A. Keller, Robert W. Bielenberg, James C. Holloway, Kenneth H. Addink, and Karla A. Polivka
Shear Stress in Smooth Rectangular Open-Channel Flows, Junke Guo and Pierre Y. Julien
Modified log–wake law for zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers, Junke Guo, Pierre Y. Julien, and Meroney N. Meroney
Effects of Long-Term Wastewater Application on Chemical Properties and Phosphorus Adsorption Capacity in Soils of a Wastewater Land Treatment System, Cong Hu, Tian Zhang, Yong Huang, Mohamed F. Dahab, and Rao Surampalli
Stochastic Modeling of the Permeability of Randomly Generated Porous Media, Yusong Li, Eugene LeBoeuf, P. K. Basu, and Sankaran Mahadevan