Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Scholarly Works: Recent submissions

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    • Data for wetlandscapes and their changes around the world 

      Ghajarnia, Navid; Destouni, Georgia; Thorslund, Josefin; Kalantari, Zahra; Åhlén, Imenne; Anaya-Acevedo, Jesús A.; Blanco-Libreros, Juan F.; Borja, Sonia; Chalov, Sergey; Chalova, Aleksandra; Chun, Kwok P.; Clerici, Nicola; Desormeaux, Amanda; Garfield, Bethany B.; Girard, Pierre; Gorelits, Olga; Hansen, Amy; Jaramillo, Fernando; Jarsjö, Jerker; Labbaci, Adnane; Livsey, John; Maneas, Giorgos; Pisarello, Kathryn McCurley; Palomino-Ángel, Sebastián; Pietroń, Jan; Price, René M.; Rivera-Monroy, Victor H.; Salgado, Jorge; Sannel, A. Britta K.; Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Samaneh; Sjöberg, Ylva; Terskii, Pavel; Vigouroux, Guillaume; Licero-Villanueva, Lucia; Zamora, David (Copernicus Publications, 2020-05-13)
      Geography and associated hydrological, hydroclimate and land-use conditions and their changes determine the states and dynamics of wetlands and their ecosystem services. The influences of these controls are not limited to ...

    • Chloride Content and Carbonation of KU Memorial Stadium Cores 

      O’Reilly, Matt; Darwin, David (University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., 2022-08)
      Three cores were taken from KU Memorial Stadium on 08/17/22 by personnel from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates and analyzed for water-soluble chloride content and depth of carbonation. Cores A4 and B4 were taken from ...

    • Low-Shrinkage Ultra-High-Performance Concrete 

      Aljawad, Yasmeen; Lequesne, Rémy D.; O’Reilly, Matt (University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., 2022-08)
      Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has been used increasingly in the past decade due to its high strength, rapid strength gain, and enhanced durability. UHPC is a cement-based material that typically has a low w/cm ...

    • Diagonally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams: Effects of Axial Restraint 

      Poudel, Ashwin; Ameen, Shahedreen; Lequesne, Rémy D.; Lepage, Andrés (American Concrete Institute, 2021-11)
      Two pairs of nominally identical large-scale coupling beam specimens were tested under reversed cyclic displacements. Within each pair, one specimen was free to elongate and the other had resistance to elongation during ...

    • High-Strength Steel Bars in Earthquake-Resistant Reinforced Concrete T-Shaped Walls 

      Huq, Mohammad Sajedul; Burgos, Erick A.; Lequesne, Rémy D.; Lepage, Andrés (American Concrete Institute, 2021-01)
      Six large-scale reinforced concrete T-shaped slender walls were tested under reversed cyclic loading to study the effects of reinforcing bar mechanical properties on wall deformation capacity. Effects on lateral stiffness ...

    • Strength and Deformation of Reinforced Concrete Squat Walls with High-Strength Materials 

      Cheng, Min-Yuan; Wibowo, Leonardus S. B.; Giduquio, Marnie B.; Lequesne, Rémy D. (American Concrete Institute, 2021-01)
      The behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) squat walls constructed with conventional- and high-strength materials was evaluated through tests of 10 wall specimens subjected to reversed cyclic loading. Primary variables ...

    • Load Rating Reinforced Concrete Bridges without Plans: State-of-the-Practice 

      Lequesne, Rémy D.; Collins, William N. (American Concrete Institute, 2020-06-01)
      In response to Federal Highway Administration requirements, several states are in the process of ensuring all bridges within their inventories are load rated. A challenging aspect of this effort is load rating reinforced ...

    • Diagonally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Grade 120 (830) High-Strength Steel Bars 

      Ameen, Shahedreen; Lequesne, Rémy D.; Lepage, Andrés (American Concrete Institute, 2020)
      Four large-scale coupling beams were tested under fully reversed cyclic loads to investigate the effects on behavior of diagonal bar grade (60 or 120 [420 or 830]), beam shear stress (9.5 or 14√fc′, psi [0.79 or 1.17√fc′, ...

    • Girder–Deck Interface: Partial Debonding, Deck Replacement, and Composite Action 

      Li, Chaohui; Lequesne, Rémy D.; Matamoros, Adolfo (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019-01)
      Results are reported from tests of three precast, prestressed concrete girders under fatigue-type cyclic and monotonic loading conducted after deck removal and replacement. Although deck demolition altered the top surface ...

    • Implementation of High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams in High-Rise Core-Wall Structures in the Seattle Area 

      Lequesne, Rémy D.; Setkit, Monthian; Kopczynski, Cary; Ferzli, Joe; Cheng, Min-Yuan; Parra-Montesinos, Gustavo; Wight, James K. (American Concrete Institute, 2011-12-27)
      Experimental and analytical studies that led to the incorporation of strain-hardening, high-performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) coupling beams in the design of a high-rise core-wall structure in Seattle, WA, are ...

    • Seismic Behavior and Detailing of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams and Coupled Wall Systems 

      Lequesne, Rémy D.; Setkit, Monthian; Parra-Montesinos, Gustavo; Wight, James K. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013-08)
      The seismic behavior of coupling beams and walls constructed with tensile strain-hardening, high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (HPFRC) was studied through tests of large-scale precast coupling beams and coupled ...

    • Test of a Coupled Wall with High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams 

      Lequesne, Rémy D.; Parra-Montesinos, Gustavo; Wight, James K. (American Concrete Institute, 2009-10-01)
      Results from the test of a large-scale coupled-wall specimen consisting of two T-shaped reinforced concrete structural walls joined at four levels by precast coupling beams are presented. Each coupling beam had a span ...

    • Interlaboratory study of standard methods for testing multiwire steel prestressing strand 

      Lequesne, Rémy D.; Collins, William N.; Lucon, Enrico; Darwin, David; Poudel, Ashwin (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 2020-07)
      An interlaboratory study involving 19 laboratories was conducted to quantify the precision of ASTM A1061-16, Standard Test Methods for Testing Multi-Wire Steel Prestressing Strand, which describes methods for measuring ...

    • Lap Splicing of Large High-Strength Steel Reinforcing Bars 

      Rulon, Ryan; Lequesne, Rémy D.; Lepage, Andrés; Darwin, David (University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., 2022-03)

    • Soft Elastomeric Capacitor for Angular Rotation Sensing in Steel Components 

      Liu, Han; Laflamme, Simon; Li, Jian; Bennett, Caroline; Collins, William N.; Downey, Austin; Ziehl, Paul; Jo, Hongki (MDPI, 2021-10-23)
      The authors have previously proposed corrugated soft elastomeric capacitors (cSEC) to create ultra compliant scalable strain gauges. The cSEC technology has been successfully demonstrated in engineering and biomechanical ...

    • “How Do We Actually Do Convergence” for Disaster Resilience? Cases from Australia and the United States 

      Lakhina, Shefali Juneja; Sutley, Elaina J.; Wilson, Jay (SpringerOpen, 2021-03-25)
      In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on achieving convergence in disaster research, policy, and programs to reduce disaster losses and enhance social well-being. However, there remain considerable gaps in ...

    • Hydro-climatic changes of wetlandscapes across the world 

      Åhlén, I.; Vigouroux, G.; Destouni, G.; Pietroń, J.; Ghajarnia, N.; Anaya, J.; Blanco, J.; Borja, S.; Chalov, S.; Chun, K. P.; Clerici, N.; Desormeaux, A.; Girard, P.; Gorelits, O.; Hansen, A.; Jaramillo, F.; Kalantari, Z.; Labbaci, A.; Licero-Villanueva, L.; Livsey, J.; Maneas, G.; McCurley Pisarello, K. L.; Moshir Pahani, D.; Palomino-Ángel, S.; Price, R.; Ricaurte-Villota, C.; Ricaurte, L. Fernanda; Rivera-Monroy, V. H.; Rodriguez, A.; Rodriguez, E.; Salgado, J.; Sannel, B.; Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, S.; Simard, M.; Sjöberg, Y.; Terskii, P.; Thorslund, J.; Zamora, D. A.; Jarsjö, J. (Nature Research, 2021-02-02)
      Assessments of ecosystem service and function losses of wetlandscapes (i.e., wetlands and their hydrological catchments) suffer from knowledge gaps regarding impacts of ongoing hydro-climatic change. This study investigates ...

    • Making Waves: Biocatalysis and Biosorption: Opportunities and Challenges Associated with a New Protein-Based Toolbox for Water and Wastewater Treatment 

      Hutchison, Justin M.; Mayer, Brooke K.; Vega, Marcela; Chacha, Wambura E.; Zilles, Julie L. (IWA Publishing, 2021-08-03)
      New water and wastewater treatment technologies are required to meet the demands created by emerging contaminants and resource recovery needs, yet technology development is a slow and uncertain process. Through evolution, ...

    • Headed Bars in Beam-Column Joints Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading 

      Ghimire, Krishna P.; Darwin, David; Lepage, Andrés (American Concrete Institute, 2021-05)
      Descriptive equations developed for the anchorage strength of headed bars in beam-column joints under monotonic load are evaluated for beam-column joints subjected to reversed cyclic loading. Test results from 23 studies ...

    • Corrosion Performance of ChromX 2100, 4100, and 9100 Bars 

      O’Reilly, Matthew; Vosough-Grayli, Pooya; Darwin, David (University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., 2021-01)
      The corrosion resistance of ASTM A1035 CL (nominal Cr content of 2%), CM (nominal Cr content of 4%), and Type CS (nominal Cr content of 9%) steel reinforcing bars produced by MMFX Technologies under the respective trade ...