Title: Ecohydrologic impacts of dams: A global assessment This project aims to improve the understanding of how dams and reservoirs impact freshwater systems worldwide. The following questions were addressed specifically: 1) what are the spatial patterns and magnitudes of flow regulation and channel fragmentation by dams globally; 2) how are dam impacts distributed biogeographically, and [...]
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Direct Drive Generator for Renewable Power Conversion from Water Currents
In this thesis permanent magnet direct drive generator for power conversion from water currents is studied. Water currents as a power source involves a number of constrains as well as possibilities, especially when direct drive and permanent magnets are considered. The high power fluxes and low current velocities of a water current, in combination with [...]
TOWARDS MODELING DRIVER BEHAVIOR UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS
The purpose of this study is to investigate the representation of driver behavior under extreme conditions, towards development of a micro-simulation modeling framework of traffic flow to support evaluation of management strategies and measures in emergency situations. To accomplish this objective, particular attention is given to understanding and representing “panic behavior“… Contents Chapter I: Extreme [...]
DYNAMIC STUDY OF HEAVY METAL FATES IN BIORETENTION SYSTEMS
Bioretention is a best management practice (BMP). In this research, pot prototypes filled with bioretention media were built to simulate the conditions of natural growth of three grasses: Panicum virgatum, Kentucky-31 and Bromus ciliatus. Synthetic runoff was applied… Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND 2.1 Bioretention 2.2 Heavy Metals in Runoff 2.3 Heavy Metals [...]
Exact parametric differential equations of plane section rotations for beams with small and large deformations
This thesis has two theoretical parts and one part for results. The first part is a strict one. In the first part exact parametric differential equations of plane section rotations for beams are derived. Those differential equations show that using parametric sine and cosine functions for deflections, parameters and functions of the curvature angle for [...]
Relations among Enroute Traffic, Controller Staffing and System Performance
Relations are estimated among enroute air traffic, controller staffing and performance of controllers and ATC system. Controller staffing is found to increase at least linearly with air traffic in the US National Airspace System. Findings in literature review, FAA controller staffing models, FAA standards… Contents Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Structure of Thesis Chapter III [...]
Advanced Traffic Service
More and more travellers use navigation-aid software to find the way while driving. Most of todays systems use static maps with little or no information at all about currently yeilding roads conditions and disturbances in the network. It is desirable for such services in the future to include information about road works, accidents, surface conditions [...]
Personal Rapid Transit systems for reduction in car dependence Karlskrona case study
This research project is designed to enhance the planning process that can aid authorities moving towards sustainable and economically feasible local and regional mobility systems. The improvements that have been made to transit so far have not been successful in breaking the trend of increasing car traffic and decreasing transit trip making. This means that [...]
Hydrologic and Water Quality Benefits of Grass Swales for Managing Highway Runoff
Due to growing awareness of non-point source pollution treatment, the performance of grass swales as a highway runoff treatment and the effect of including a grass filter strip pretreatment area adjacent to the swale were evaluated using a field-scale input/output study on a Maryland highway… Contents chapter 1:Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review 2.1 Characterization of [...]
The usability of traffic signs
Guessability, learnability, experienced user performance (EUP), re-usability, and system potential are the five components that would influence the usability of a product. Usability assessments of many different types of consumer products, word processor, public library’s web site, online learning programs, and election incident reporting system have been reported. Traffic signs are probably the best known [...]