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Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Electrodialysis, Denitrification, and Anammox for Nitrogen Removal in Municipal Wastewater Treatment
(2019)Technologies to remove nitrogen from wastewater are employed to preserve drinking water and prevent environmental damage. Nitrification/denitrification and partial nitrification-anammox are two accepted wastewater ... -
Effect of Owner’s Factors on Project Delivery System Choices in the Downstream and Chemicals Sector
(2021-05)Selection of the perfect project delivery system (PDS) for a multi-million downstream and chemical (DCC) sector project is not an easy task and is sometimes overlooked in the project planning phase. Efficiency within this ... -
The effects of aggregate coatings on the performance of Portland cement concrete
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002)Specifications which limit the amount of fine material that adheres to coarse aggregates tend to be vague. For example, the Wisconsin state specifications require coarse aggregates used in portland cement concrete to ... -
Effects of Oil Modification on Aging Characteristics of Asphalt Materials
(2016-10-11)Thermal induced cracking of asphalt mixtures is currently recognized as one of the primary distresses of asphalt pavements in cold climate regions. Thermal cracking is caused by cold temperatures, which results in the ... -
The effects of waste glass aggregate on the strength and durability of Portland Cement Concrete
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996)Waste glass has been heavily targeted for recycling efforts by various municipalities. Not all waste glass can be recycled into new glass, however, and alternative methods must be found for utilization of this waste ... -
EFFICIENCY EVALUATION OF PASSING LANE CONFIGURATIONS ON DEDICATED LANE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEVEL 3
(2019)A dedicated lane for autonomous vehicles (AVs) is considered as an efficient method for achieving AV’s feature the most. However, slow-moving vehicles on dedicated lane might cause delaying and decrease the tailing vehicle’s ... -
AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR MEASURING DISCHARGE OF A RIVER WITH SHORT-TERM REVERSED FLOWS
(2015-05-18)An efficient method for estimating discharge of rivers with short-term reversed flow is developed using entropy-based velocity distribution equations. The proposed method, called adaptive horizontal entropy method (AHEM), ... -
ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT IN GAN NANOWIRES
(2010-12-15)Gallium nitride nanowires (GaNNws) have attracted more and more attention among researchers due to their excellent performance to be the candidate of next generation semiconductor devices. Their characteristics are wide ... -
ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
(2013-12)Introduction: Energy costs related to the treatment and supply of drinking water accounts for over 4% of the United States? energy use annually (EPRI 2000). This energy use increases the carbon footprint of cities and costs ... -
ENERGY CONSUMPTION EVALUATION OF UNITED STATES NAVY LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
(2010-08-15)As of October 1, 2008, the Department of the Navy inserted the requirement that all new buildings constructed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps would have an additional requirement to become Leadership ... -
ENERGY USE IN WISCONSIN?S DRINKING WATER UTILITIES:MONITORING CHANGES SINCE YEAR 2000
(2013-08-26)The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regulates municipal drinking water utilities and provides water and energy data for each utility for each year. Before this report was completed, there was not a state-wide ... -
Engineering properties of wood-plastic composite panels
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998)Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in the development of consumer and industrial products composed of wood fillers combined with thermoplastic resins. The use of wood flour as a reinforcing filler ... -
ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF THE 4.8MICROMETER DEEP WELL QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS
(2010-12-15)As early as 1971, the possibility of emission between confined subbands of semiconductor quantum wells has been proposed [1]. Adopting such idea, the first electrically pumped Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) was experimentally ... -
Environmental Impacts and Economic Implications of Phosphorus Recovery
(2019)The impact of excessive nutrient loading from phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) is one of the most pervasive and challenging environmental issues in the United States. However, with growing concern for the longevity of global ... -
Estimating Blending Level of Fresh and RAP Binders in Recycled Hot Mix Asphalt
(2013-05-19)Despite all advantages of using Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in new HMA mixtures, the lack of a clear understanding of the nature, and more importantly, the rate of blending between fresh and RAP material has been a ... -
Estimating The Relationship Between Cost And Condition For Routine Highway Operations And Maintenance
(2007-05-17)When transportation agencies prepare design for new highway construction or major improvements to existing highways, the agency and user lifecycle costs are considered in project design decisions. Yet when highway ... -
Evaluating the anti-fouling performance of electrochemically active nickel based membrane
(2023)Fouling is inevitable for membrane-based processes. To increase longevity of membranes, anti-fouling mechanisms are crucial. Current anti-fouling mechanisms are often chemical-intensive, expensive and are known to hinder ... -
Evaluating the compatibility of solvents used in reductive lignin depolymerization with microbial funneling using Novosphingobium aromaticivorans
(2023)The industrial revolution has resulted in the intensive use and dependence of fossil fuels and their products around the world. Fossil fuel emissions and the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing ... -
EVALUATION OF CURING COMPOUND APPLICATION TIME ON THE SURFACE DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
(2014-12-21)The Wisconsin Department of Transportation WISDOT) has sponsored investigations on the causes of freeze-thaw scaling damage on Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) roadways within the state that are coated with membrane forming ... -
EVALUATION OF DESIGN BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
(2014-08-22)Since the early 1990s, state transportation agencies in the United States have been attempting to improve the transportation construction process through the use of innovative project delivery systems. These systems, which ...