Scholarly Work - Civil Engineering
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Detection of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Bacteria in Drinking Water and Associated Biofilms on the Crow Reservation, Montana, USA
(2018-07)Private residences in rural areas with water systems that are not adequately regulated, monitored, and updated could have drinking water that poses a health risk. To investigate water quality on the Crow Reservation in ... -
Pressure gradients in a steeppass fishway using a computational fluid dynamics model
(2017-11)The Alaska steeppass is a fishway used commonly in the eastern United States and in remote locations, and is an example of the many configurations of fishways, ladders, bypass channels and other structures intended to ... -
Economic feasibility of safety improvements on low-volume roads
(2017-09)This article presents an investigation into the economic feasibility of safety countermeasures along rural low-volume roads. Although these roads may be associated with higher crash risks as they\'re built to meet lower ... -
Quantifying damage in polycrystalline ice via X-Ray computed micro-tomography
(2017-04)The use of X-ray computed micro-tomography (micro-CT) is presented here as a useful tool for the analysis and quantification of damage in polycrystalline ice. Although known to be useful for characterizing damage in many ... -
Geosynthetic Subgrade Stabilization - Field Testing and Design Method Calibration
(2017-03)Geogrids and geotextiles are used routinely to stabilize weak subgrade soils during road construction. Typical subgrade stabilization applications are temporary haul roads or unpaved low-volume roads, but can also include ... -
Story Mill Hydrology and Water Quality Data [dataset]
(Montana State University ScholarWorks, 2016-08)This dataset includes all of the data collected and used to analyze the Story Mill hydrology and water quality for the thesis: Hydrologic Influence of Wetland Restoration: the Story Mill Case Study. The objective of this ... -
The Impact of Weight Matrices on Parameter Estimation & Inference: A Case Study of Binary Response Using Land Use Data
(2013-11)This paper develops two new models and evaluates the impact of using different weight matrices on parameter estimates and inference in three distinct spatial specifications for discrete response. These specifications rely ... -
Sedimentological Analyses of Eggshell Transport & Deposition: Implication and Application to Eggshell Taphonomy
(2015-06)The interpretation of fossil eggshells can be problematic because eggshells may be transported by hydraulic flow in floodplains, making it difficult to interpret the reproductive behavior and ecology of parent animals. A ... -
Estimation of Seasonal Daily Traffic Flow of Agricultural Products and Implications for Implementation of Automatic Traffic Recorders
(2015-06)Reliable traffic counts on a highway system are critical for sound decision making about the maintenance, operation, and expansion of the system. Portable short-term automatic traffic recorders (ATRs) are a cost-efficient ... -
Bulk electric conductivity response to soil and rock CO2 concentration during controlled CO2 release experiments: Observations & analytic modeling
(2015-09)To develop monitoring technologies for geologic CO2 storage, controlled CO2 release experiments at the Zero Emissions Research and Technology (ZERT) site in Bozeman, Montana, USA, were carried out in 2009-2011. To understand ... -
Whole cell kinetics of ureolysis by Sporosarcina pasteurii
(2015-06)Aims Ureolysis drives microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). MICP models typically employ simplified urea hydrolysis kinetics that do not account for cell density, pH effect or product inhibition. ... -
Use of Finite Difference Numerical Technique to Evaluate Deep Patch Embankment Repair with Geosynthetics
(2015-03)Low-volume roads constructed in steep hillside terrain by cut and cast techniques may experience instability in the form of excessive subsidence that leads to large cracks and differential movement along the roadway bench. ... -
Effect of cold temperatures on the shear behavior of glued laminated beams
(2015-04)This study evaluated the effects of subfreezing temperatures and moisture content on the shear behavior of glulam beams. Full-scale glulam beams (79 mm by 229 mm deep) at two moisture contents (12 and 28%) and three ... -
Where are the electric vehicles? A spatial model for vehicle-choice count data
(2015-02)Electric vehicles (EVs) are predicted to increase in market share as auto manufacturers introduce more fuel efficient vehicles to meet stricter fuel economy mandates and fossil fuel costs remain unpredictable. Reflecting ... -
Passenger car equivalents for heavy vehicles at freeways & multilane highways: some critical issues
(Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2006-03)One of the important issues affecting the accuracy of traffic analyses is heterogeneity in the vehicular traffic mix that composes a traffic stream. Typically, the majority of vehicles in a traffic stream are passenger ... -
Static warning signs of occasional hazards: do they work?
(Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2008-06)Highway agencies expend significant resources on the installation, upgrading and maintenance of traffic control devices. To ascertain that those resources are well invested, it is important to know whether traffic control ... -
Investigation of performance and lane utilization within a passing lane on a two-lane rural highway
(Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., 2013)An investigation into platooning and passing maneuvers within a passing lane section on a rural two-lane, two-way highway was considered in this study. The study site was located on US Highway 287 between the town of ... -
Empirical examination of passing lane operational benefits on rural two-lane highways
(North Dakota University : Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2010)This paper presents an empirical investigation into the operational benefits of passing lanes on rural two-lane highways. Two study sites in the state of Montana were used in this investigation. Performance was examined ... -
Speed selection at sites with restrictive alignment: the US-191 case study
(Aracne Editrice, 2013)An investigation into the driver’s choice of speed at roadway sites with restrictive alignment is presented in this study. Specifically, the study focused on the effect of horizontal curve radii and sight distance on speed ... -
Channelized right-turn lanes at signalized intersections: the U.S. experience
(Aracne Editrice, 2012)This paper presents an investigation into the current U.S. practice regarding the use of channelized right-turn lanes at signalized intersections, the type of traffic control used, and the safety experience of highway ...
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