Browsing by Author "Valdes-Vasquez, Rodolfo"
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Effects of laboratory elevation on rolling thin film oven test results
Asphalt is the most commonly used material for road pavement. Asphalt pavement provides low cost, high durability, superior waterproofing abilities, and rapid construction. Before laying down the actual pavement, a series ... -
The perceived value of using BIM for energy simulation
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming an increasingly important tool in the Architectural, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industries. Some of the benefits associated with BIM include but are not limited to ... -
Effectiveness of polymer for mitigation of expansive soils
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of commercially available polymer treatment as a mitigation technique for expansive soils in transportation applications. Four commercially available polymers ... -
Renewables firming using grid-scale battery storage in a real-time pricing market
Battery storage has many benefits, such as providing instantaneous response to changes in demand, clean electricity to customers, and integration of intermittent power sources. However, at the present time battery storage ... -
Assessing the perception of compressed earth block (CEB) among contractors in the Piedmont region of North Carolina
The earliest earthen dwellings in the U.S were made by manually pressing a mixture of moist earth and straw into wooden molds to produce roughhewn blocks, which were left to dry in the sun before being stacked and mortared ... -
Adoption of building information modeling in developing countries : a phenomenological perspective
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a cutting edge technology that has addressed prominent challenges in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries in most of the developed countries. Construction ... -
The effects of design decisions on service life and life cycle cost for a concrete slab in a parking garage
Parking garages are unique structures that are useful and common as part of the transportation infrastructure system in the US. Large percentage of these structures is open which expose them to ambient environment and in ... -
An investigation of Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), and Environmentally Responsible Behavior (ERB) : a case study of occupants in a high performing building
Energy efficiency continues to be a challenge faced by the built environment. Research on determinants of energy efficiency identifies occupant behavior as the weakest link in attainment of energy efficiency goals set for ...
