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Submissions from 2016

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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to assess molecular-level changes in microorganisms exposed to nanoparticles, Fatemeh Faghihzadeh, Nelson M. Anaya, Laura A. Schifman, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Preliminary Development of a New Concept to Improve the Sustainability of Offshore Foundations, Hande Gerkus, Joseph R. Giampa, Asitha I. Senanayake, Ying Lai, Yunhan Huang, Jose Eugenio Iturriaga Flores, Nikolaus B. Breithaupt, Sven Sivarajah, Aaron S. Bradshaw, and Robert B. Gilbert

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Performance indicators for structural systems and infrastructure networks, M. Ghosn, L. Dueñas-Osorio, D. M. Frangopol, T. P. McAllister, P. Bocchini, L. Manuel, B. R. Ellingwood, S. Arangio, F. Bontempi, M. Shah, M. Akiyama, F. Biondini, S. Hernandez, and G. Tsiatas

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Laboratory Assessment of Ferrate for Drinking Water Treatment, Joseph E. Goodwill, Yanjun Jiang, David A. Reckhow, and John E. Tobiason

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A global capacity building vision for societal applications of earth observing systems and data: Key questions and recommendations, Faisal Hossain, Aleix Serrat-Capdevila, Stephanie Granger, Amy Thomas, David Saah, David Ganz, Robinson Mugo, M. S.R. Murthy, Victor Hugo Ramos, Carolyn Fonseca, Eric Anderson, Guy Schumann, Rebecca Lewison, Dalia Kirschbaum, Vanessa Escobar, Margaret Srinivasan, Christine Lee, Naveed Iqbal, Elliot Levine, Nancy Searby, Lawrence Friedl, Africa Flores, Dauna Coulter, Dan Irwin, Ashutosh Limaye, Tim Stough, Jay Skiles, Sue Estes, William Crosson, and Ali S. Akanda

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A Simple Streamflow Forecasting Scheme for the Ganges Basin, Y. Jiang, W. Palash, A. S. Akanda, D. L. Small, and S. Islam

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in soils of San Mateo Ixtatán, Guatemala: Occurrence, sources, and health risk assessment, Varun K. Kasaraneni and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013, Ibrahim Khalil, Ali Shafqat Akanda, and et al

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Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Stephen S. Lim, Ali Shafqat Akanda, and et al

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Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013, Ali H. Mokdad, Ali Shafqat Akanda, and et al

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Modeling Nitrogen Losses in Conventional and Advanced Soil-Based Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems under Current and Changing Climate Conditions, Ivan Morales, Jennifer Cooper, José A. Amador, and Thomas B. Boving

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Bacteria Removal from Stormwater Runoff Using Tree Filters: A Comparison of a Conventional and an Innovative System, Laura A. Schifman, Varun K. Kasaraneni, Ryan K. Sullivan, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, and Thomas B. Boving

Calibrating CPT relative density and strength correlations for a laboratory fine sand, J. A. Schneider, J. R. Giampa, A. S. Bradshaw, and J. T. Newgard

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Assessment of Damage and Adaptation Strategies for Structures and Infrastructure from Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise for a Coastal Community in Rhode Island, United States, Christopher Small, Tyler Blanpied, Alicia Kauffman, Conor O’Neil, Nicholas Proulx, Mathew Rajacich, Hailey Simpson, Jeffrey White, Malcolm Spaulding, Christopher Baxter, and J. Craig Swanson

Determination of the temporal and spatial distribution of beach face seepage, Daniel W. Urish

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Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, H. Wang, M. Naghavi, C. Allen, R. M. Barber, A. Carter, D. C. Casey, F. J. Charlson, A. Z. Chen, M. M. Coates, M. Coggeshall, L. Dandona, D. J. Dicker, H. E. Erskine, A. J. Ferrari, C. Fitzmaurice, K. Foreman, M. H. Forouzanfar, M. S. Fraser, N. Fullman, E. M. Goldberg, N. Graetz, J. A. Haagsma, S. I. Hay, C. Huynh, C. O. Johnson, N. J. Kassebaum, X. R. Kulikoff, M. Kutz, H. H. Kyu, and H. J. Larson

Submissions from 2015

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Comparative study between chemostat and batch reactors to quantify membrane permeability changes on bacteria exposed to silver nanoparticles, Nelson M. Anaya, Fatemeh Faghihzadeh, Nasim Ganji, Geoff Bothun, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Effects of Dysprosium Oxide Nanoparticles on Escherichia coli, N. M. Anaya, F. Soloman, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Pullout capacity of plate anchors in sand for floating offshore wind turbines, A. S. Bradshaw, J. Giampa, F. Dietrich, R. Gilbert, and H. Gerkus

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Modeling of SMF tsunami hazard along the upper US East Coast: detailed impact around Ocean City, MD, Stephan T. Grilli, Christopher O’Reilly, Jeffrey C. Harris, Tayebeh Tajalli Bakhsh, Babak Tehranirad, Saeideh Banihashemi, James T. Kirby, Christopher D.P. Baxter, Tamara Eggeling, Gangfeng Ma, and Fengyan Shi

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Predictive Time Series Analysis Linking Bengal Cholera with Terrestrial Water Storage Measured from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Sensors, Antarpreet Jutla, Ali Akanda, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Anwar Huq, and Rita Colwell

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Satellite Based Assessment of Hydroclimatic Conditions Related to Cholera in Zimbabwe, Antarpreet Jutla, Haidar Aldaach, Hannah Billian, Ali S. Akanda, Anwar Huq, and Rita Colwell

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Development of a Tool for Assessing the Vulnerability of Rhode Island's Marinas to Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge, Wendy K. Laurent, Nicholas Brown, Bradford Carvalho, Frank Giles, Benjamin Lodge, Kelley McBride, Charles McGann, Darien McLaughin, Jason Peck, Dennis Tierney, Craig Swanson, Malcolm Spaulding, and Christopher D.P. Baxter

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Comparison of three household water treatment technologies in San Mateo Ixtatán, Guatemala, Jonathan E. Mellor, Erin Kallman, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, and James A. Smith

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Bacteria transport in a soil-based wastewater treatment system under simulated operational and climate change conditions, Ivan Morales, José A. Amador, and Thomas Boving

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Downscaling river discharge to assess the effects of climate change on cholera outbreaks in the Bengal Delta, Fariborz Nasr-Azadani, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Ali Akanda, Saiful Islam, Munir Alam, Anwar Huq, Antarpreet Jutla, and Rita Colwell

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Effective soil density for small-strain shear waves in saturated granular materials, Tong Qiu, Yanbo Huang, Yaurel Guadalupe-Torres, Christopher D.P. Baxter, and Patrick J. Fox

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Spatial and seasonal atmospheric PAH deposition patterns and sources in Rhode Island, Laura A. Schifman and Thomas B. Boving

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New Antimicrobially Amended Media for Improved Nonpoint Source Bacterial Pollution Treatment, Laura A. Schifman, Varun K. Kasaraneni, Ryan K. Sullivan, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, and Thomas B. Boving

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Evaluation of Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise in Wickford, Rhode Island, A. Shaw, G. Jennings, L. Fielding, C. Penta, C. Pfrommer, C. Rocha, S. Corriea, S. Weintraub, S. Fontana, M. Spaulding, and C. D.P. Baxter

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Impacts of road-trains on the geometric design of highways, Natacha E. Thomas and Francisco J. Martinez-Perez

Laboratory studies on the effect of Gas bubbles on clay, S. L. Yang, T. Kvalstad, and C. Baxter

Submissions from 2014

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Ceramic water filters impregnated with silver nanoparticles as a point-of-use water-treatment intervention for HIV-positive individuals in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A pilot study of technological performance and human health benefits, Lydia Shawel Abebe, James A. Smith, Sophia Narkiewicz, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Mark Conaway, Alukhethi Singo, Samie Amidou, Paul Mojapelo, Julia Brant, and Rebecca Dillingham

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Global Diarrhoea Action Plan Needs Integrated Climate-Based Surveillance, Ali S. Akanda, Antarpreet S. Jutla, and Rita R. Colwell

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Hydraulic and hydrogeochemical characteristics of a riverbank filtration site in Rural India, T. B. Boving, B. S. Choudri, P. Cady, A. Cording, K. Patil, and Veerabaswant Reddy

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Forensic analysis of MTBE contamination using basic hydrogeologic concepts, Thomas Boving

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LRFD resistance factors for driven piles in Providence, Rhode Island, Aaron S. Bradshaw, Sean Davis, and Paul Sauco

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Resilient moduli of a naturally aged RAP and aggregate blend, Jeffrey M. Costa, Aaron S. Bradshaw, and Robert L. Snyder

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Disinfection action of electrostatic versus steric-stabilized silver nanoparticles on E. coli under different water chemistries, Emma K. Fauss, Robert I. MacCuspie, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, James A. Smith, and Nathan S. Swami

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Selected effects of the 2012 hurricane sandy along the U.S. east coast: A geotechnical perspective, Youssef M.A. Hashash, Sissy Nikolaou, Beena Sukumaran, Aaron Sacks, Michael Burlingame, Chris Baxter, Aaron Bradshaw, Lee Wooten, Hugh Lacy, Cheryl Moss, Joseph Daraio, and Thomas D. O'Rourke

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Enhanced containment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through organic modification of soils, Varun Kasaraneni, Steven E. Kohm, Dylan Eberle, Thomas Boving, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Enhancement of surface runoff quality using modified sorbents, Varun K. Kasaraneni, Laura A. Schifman, Thomas B. Boving, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Cold In-Place Recycling as a Sustainable Pavement Practice, Kang-Won Wayne Lee, Max Mueller, and Ajay Singh

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Transport of Pathogen Surrogates in Soil Treatment Units: Numerical Modeling, Ivan Morales, Janet A. Atoyan, José A. Amador, and Thomas Boving

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Effect of Local Materials on the Silver Sorption and Strength of Ceramic Water Filters, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Sophia Narkiewicz, Richard Genovesi, Aaron Bradshaw, and Dawn Cardace

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Characterization of weakly cemented sands from geophysical logs, Ravi Sharma and Christopher Baxter

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Assessing impact of urban impervious surface on watershed hydrology using distributed object-oriented simulation and spatial regression, Yuyu Zhou, Yeqiao Wang, Arthur J. Gold, Peter V. August, and Thomas B. Boving

Submissions from 2013

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Population Vulnerability to Biannual Cholera Outbreaks and Associated Macro-Scale Drivers in the Bengal Delta, Ali Shafqat Akanda, Antarpreet S. Jutla, David M. Gute, R. Bradley Sack, Munirul Alam, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell, and Shafiqul Islam

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Attenuation of bacteria at a riverbank filtration site in rural India, P. Cady, T. B. Boving, B. S. Choudri, A. Cording, K. Patil, and V. Reddy

Validation of an inversion scheme for shear wave speed using Scholte wave dispersion, Jennifer L. Giard, Gopu R. Potty, James H. Miller, and Christopher D.P. Baxter

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Measuring shear wave velocity in laboratory to link small-and large-strain behavior of soils, Yaurel Guadalupe, Christopher Baxter, and M. Sharma

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Environmental Factors Influencing Epidemic Cholera, Antarpreet Jutla, Elizabeth Whitcombe, Nur Hasan, Bradd Haley, Ali S. Akanda, Anwar Hug, Munir Alam, R. Bradley Sack, and Rita Colwell

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In response, Antarpreet Jutla, Elizabeth Whitcombe, Nur Hasan, Bradd Haley, Anwar Huq, Ali Akanda, Munir Alam, Bradley Sack, and Rita Colwell

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Comparative study of solar panels for roadway operations, K. Wayne Lee, Andrew J. Correia, Brett D.J. Neilan, and Ben Dahn

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Laboratory investigation into the effect of silver application on the bacterial removal efficacy of filter material for use on locally produced ceramic water filters for household drinking water treatment, Justine Rayner, Hongyin Zhang, Jesse Schubert, Pat Lennon, Daniele Lantagne, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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Preliminary observation of complex salt-fresh water mixing in a beach aquifer, Paul Thorn and Daniel Urish

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Comparison of the bacterial removal performance of silver nanoparticles and a polymer based quaternary amine functiaonalized silsesquioxane coated point-of-use ceramic water filters, Hongyin Zhang and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

Submissions from 2012

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Shear wave velocity of weakly cemented silty sand during drained and undrained triaxial compression, C. D.P. Baxter and M. S. Ravi Sharma

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A strain-based model to screen for residual pore pressures in sediment caps, Aaron S. Bradshaw

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Framework for scaling 1g model pile tests for offshore wind structures, Aaron S. Bradshaw

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Load transfer curves from a large-diameter pipe pile in silty soil, Aaron S. Bradshaw, Stefanie Haffke, and Christopher D.P. Baxter

Evaluation of existing CPT correlations in silt, A. S. Bradshaw, A. C. Morales-Velez, and C. D.P. Baxter

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Geotechnical aspects of the Mw6.2 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake, R. A. Green, M. Cubrinovski, L. Wotherspoon, J. Allen, B. Bradley, A. Bradshaw, J. Bray, G. DePascale, R. Orense, T. O'Rourke, M. Pender, G. Rix, D. Wells, C. Wood, D. Henderson, L. Hogan, P. Kailey, K. Robinson, M. Taylor, and A. Winkley

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Development of a technology type factor for jacket structures for offshore wind turbines in Rhode Island, Jonas Hensel, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Christopher D.P. Baxter, and Sau Lon James Hu

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Strength of weakly cemented sands from drained multistage triaxial tests, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Christopher D.P. Baxter, Kathryn Moran, Hans Vaziri, and Raja Narayanasamy

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New density normalization approach for evaluation of the cyclic resistance of silts, Oliver Denzil S. Taylor, Christopher D.P. Baxter, Aaron S. Bradshaw, and Alesandra C. Morales

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Evaluation of the disinfectant performance of silver nanoparticles in different water chemistry conditions, Hongyin Zhang and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

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The effect of natural water conditions on the anti-bacterial performance and stability of silver nanoparticles capped with different polymers, Hongyin Zhang, James A. Smith, and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

Submissions from 2011

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Estimating CSRs for evaluating liquefaction that are consistent with building code design spectra, Aaron S. Bradshaw and Russell A. Green

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A simple soil-structure interaction model for indirect damage assessment of segmented concrete pipelines during PGD, A. S. Bradshaw, R. A. Green, J. P. Lynch, R. L. Michalowski, J. Kim, S. O'Connor, M. Pour-Ghaz, S. Nadukuru, and W. J. Weiss

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Geotechnical aspects of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Misko Cubrinovski, Brendon Bradley, Liam Wotherspoon, Russell Green, Jonathan Bray, Clint Wood, Michael Pender, John Allen, Aaron Bradshaw, Glenn Rix, Merrick Taylor, Kelly Robinson, Duncan Henderson, Simona Giorgini, Kun Ma, Anna Winkley, Josh Zupan, Thomas O'Rourke, Greg DePascale, and Donnald Wells

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Damage detection and health monitoring of buried, segmental concrete pipes, R. A. Green, J. P. Lynch, R. L. Michalowski, A. S. Bradshaw, J. Kim, S. O'Connor, M. Pour-Ghaz, S. S. Naukuru, and W. J. Weiss

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Performance of Levees (Stopbanks) during the 4 September 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield and 22 February 2011 Mw 6.2 Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquakes, Russell A. Green, John Allen, Liam Wotherspoon, Misko Cubrinovski, Brendon Bradley, Aaron Bradshaw, Brady Cox, and Thomas Algie

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Use of DCP and SASW tests to evaluate liquefaction potential: Predictions vs. observations during the recent New Zealand earthquakes, Russell A. Green, Clint Wood, Brady Cox, Misko Cubrinovski, Liam Wotherspoon, Brendon Bradley, Thomas Algie, John Allen, Aaron Bradshaw, and Glenn Rix

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Ceramic filters impregnated with silver nanoparticles for point-of-use water treatment in rural guatemala, Erin N. Kallman, Vinka A. Oyanedel-Craver, and James A. Smith

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Assessment of the behavior of buried concrete pipelines subjected to ground rupture: Experimental study, J. Kim, S. S. Nadukuru, M. Pour-Ghaz, J. P. Lynch, R. L. Michalowski, A. S. Bradshaw, R. A. Green, and W. J. Weiss

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Performance indicators for offshore wind farms, A. Longabard, G. Tsiatas, and L. Manuel

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Vibration versus deflection control for bridges with high-performance steel girders, Hani Nassif, Ming Liu, Dan Su, and Mayrai Gindy

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The fate of the aqueous phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fraction in a detention pond system, Kevin Neary and Thomas B. Boving

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Using electrical, magnetic and acoustic sensors to detect damage in segmental concrete pipes subjected to permanent ground displacement, Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, Junhee Kim, Srinivasa S. Nadukuru, Sean M. O'Connor, Radoslaw L. Michalowski, Aaron S. Bradshaw, Russell A. Green, Jerome P. Lynch, Amir Poursaee, and W. Jason Weiss

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Use of the utexas vibroseis in the neesr sand aging field experiment, David A. Saftner, Russell A. Green, Roman D. Hryciw, and Christopher D.P. Baxter

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Characterization of weakly cemented sands using nonlinear failure envelopes, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Christopher D.P. Baxter, Wilhelm Hoffmann, Kathryn Moran, and Hans Vaziri

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Relationship between shear wave velocity and stresses at failure for weakly cemented sands during drained triaxial compression, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Christopher Baxter, and Michael Jander

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Performance of bridges during the 2010 Darfield and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, Liam Wotherspoon, Aaron Bradshaw, Russell Green, Clinton Wood, Alessandro Palermo, Misko Cubrinovski, and Brendon Bradley

Submissions from 2010

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DSS test results using wire-reinforced membranes and stacked rings, C. D.P. Baxter, A. S. Bradshaw, M. Ochoa-Lavergne, and R. Hankour

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Use of A=0 as a failure criterion for weakly cemented soils, Christopher D.P. Baxter, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Kathryn Moran, Hans Vaziri, and Raja Narayanasamy

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River bank filtration for protection of Jordanian surface and groundwater, W. Blanford, Thomas Boving, Z. Al-Ghazawi, M. Shawaqfah, J. Al-Rashdan, I. Saadoun, Jack Schijven, and Qotaiba Ababneh

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Comparison of lecture- and problem-based learning styles in an engineering laboratory, Daniel J. Hartman and Mayrai Gindy

Cool pavements as a sustainable approach to green streets and highways, K. Wayne Lee, Vinka O. Craver, Steven Kohm, and Henry Chango

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Submarine mass movements and their consequences, D. C. Mosher, L. Moscardelli, R. C. Shipp, J. D. Chaytor, C. D.P. Baxter, H. J. Lee, and R. Urgeles

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Towards ground truthing exploration in the central Arctic Ocean: A Cenozoic compaction history from the Lomonosov Ridge, M. O'Regan, K. Moran, C. D.P. Baxter, J. Cartwright, C. Vogt, and M. Kölling

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Empirical relationship between strength and geophysical properties for weakly cemented formations, M. S. Ravi Sharma, Matt O'Regan, C. D.P. Baxter, Kate Moran, Hans Vaziri, and Raja Narayanasamy

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Ceramic water filters impregnated with silver nanoparticles for point-of-use water treatment: Results of field studies in Guatemala and South Africa, James A. Smith, Lydia Abebe, Vinka Craver, Rebecca Dillingham, Erin Kallman, Beauty Mashao, Sophia Narkiewicz, and Amidou Samie

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Island groundwater: A limited and vulnerable resource, Daniel W. Urish

Submissions from 2009

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A probabilistic approach for determining submarine landslide tsunami hazard along the upper east coast of the United States, Stephan T. Grilli, Oliver Denzil S. Taylor, Christopher D.P. Baxter, and Stefan Maretzki

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Sorption of copper by chemically modified aspen wood fibers, Liyuan Huang, Zhaoyang Ou, Thomas B. Boving, Julian Tyson, and Baoshan Xing

Optimizing coagulation process for a low turbidity, low temperature water, Zahiruddin Khan and Leon T. Thiem

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Erratum: Modeling of an MTBE plume at Pascoag, Rhode Island (Environmental Geology DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1416-8), A. Myrttinen, T. Boving, and O. Kolditz

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Modeling of an MTBE plume at Pascoag, Rhode Island, A. Myrttinen, T. Boving, and O. Kolditz

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Comparative study between a hybrid system and a biofilm system for the treatment of ammonia and organic matter in wastewaters, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Valentina Lazarova, Juan M. Garrido, and Ramón Mendez