Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, William States Lee College of Engineering

Research Profile

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  Impurities

  
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  pollutant

  
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  Damage detection

  
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  Pavements

  
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  Modal analysis

  
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  Load testing

  
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  Fly ash

  
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  Mathematical models

  
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  Leaching

  
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  Structural dynamics

  

Publications

• 1.

  2013

  Hye Jin Kim; Helene Hilger; Sunyoung Bae

  NiSO₄/SiO₂ catalyst for biodiesel production from free fatty acids in brown grease

  Journal of Energy Engineering. 2013;139(1):35-40.

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  2013

  Srinivas S. Pulugurtha; Sudha R. Repaka

  An assessment of models to estimate pedestrian demand based on the level of activity

  Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2013;47(2):190-205.

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  2013

  Hongtao Jiang; Baojun Wang; Hilary I. Inyang; Jin Liu; Kai Gu; Bin Shi

  Role of expansive soil and topography on slope failure and its countermeasures, Yun County, China

  Engineering Geology. 2013;152:155-161.

Grants

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  Brett Tempest

  Performance of Concrete Cylinders Wrapped with DSM Dyneema Polyethylene Fiber Textile and Loaded in Compression

  10/22/2012 - 4/30/2013

  Sponsor: DSM Dyneema

  Funding: $ 2,216.00

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  Nicole Peterson; Thomas Gentry; Helene Hilger; Jennifer Munroe; Brett Tempest; Elizabeth Miller

  Integrated Networks for Social Sustainability: Concepts, Language, and Assessment

  9/1/2012 - 8/31/2017

  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

  Funding: $ 718,055.00

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  Miguel Pando; Sandra Dika; Brett Tempest

  Research Initiation Grant: Investigating the role of interaction, attitudes, and intentions for enrollment and persistence in engineering among Underrepresented Minority Students

  9/1/2012 - 8/31/2014

  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

  Funding: $ 150,000.00

Journals

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  Publications
• Geotechnical Special Publication
  36
• Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
  34
• Journal of Environmental Engineering
  24
• Transportation Research Record
  18
• Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  15

Institutional Network

• Internal
  Shared Pub.
• Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
  12
• Engineering Technology and Construction Management
  8
• Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
  8
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
  6
• Biology
  4

• External
  Shared Pub.
• Clarkson University
  30
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
  18
• West Virginia University
  16
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  12
• University of Nevada, Reno
  11
• Nanjing University
  10