Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Civil & Environmental Engineering and Construction Department.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Impacts of climate change and weather modification on hydrologic characteristics of watersheds in the western United States, Anil Acharya
Hydroclimatic forecasting in the western United States using paleoclimate reconstructions and data-driven models, Christopher Allen Carrier
Changing climatic conditions in the Colorado River Basin: Implications for water resources management in the Las Vegas Valley, Srijana Dawadi
Comparison of design-build and design-bid-build performance of public university projects, James David Fernane
Fall prevention training and its impact to southern Nevada construction workers, Vedaspati Joshi
Association of oceanic-atmospheric oscillations and hydroclimatic variables in the Colorado River Basin, Ajay Kalra
Impact of design cost on project performance of design bid build projects, Nirajan Mani
Complex VS profiles to 100 m depth from Rayleigh waves and 3-D VS model for Las Vegas Valley, Helena Murvosh
An Empirical comparison of life cycle cost of green school buildings and non-green school buildings, Nitisha Pushpala
Recycling waste latex paint in overlays, rigid pavements, and pervious concrete, Oscar Inez Quiroz
Seismic characterization of select engineered nanoparticles in essentially saturated glass beads, Mohamed Nihad Rajabdeen
Modeling passive solar distillation production in Las Vegas, Nevada, Noe I. Santos
Groundwater contamination potential in northern Nevada from mining, associated communities, and agriculture as forecasted by two vulnerability methods, John L. Swatzell
Effects of high-impedance-contrast boundary upon multi-modal seismic surface wave data, Prajwol Tamrakar
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Performance of Nevada’s aggregates in alkali-aggregate reactivity of Portland cement concrete, Mohammad Shahidul Islam
High school student interests in architecture, construction, and engineering education, Krishna P. Kisi
Statistical modeling and analysis of injury severity sustained by occupants of passenger vehicles involved in crashes with large trucks, Ahmad Koupaenejad
An Exploratory study on energy consumption of Energy Star and non-Energy Star homes, Prajakta Kulkarni
Improving ensemble streamflow prediction using interdecadal/interannual climate variability, Kenneth W. Lamb
Analysis and evaluation of safety impacts of median types and midblock left turn treatments for urban arterials, Timur Mauga
Effect of spatial and temporal variability of antecedent moisture content on model-generated runoff from an arid watershed, William J. Meyer
Assessment of impacts to hydroclimatology and river operations due to climate change over the Colorado River Basin, William Paul Miller
Ion-exchange (IX): arsenic and chromium removal from brines and removal of inorganic contaminants by specialty resins, Behrang Pakzadeh
Investigation of potential pathways and multi-cycle bioregeneration of ion-exchange resin laden with perchlorate, Mohamadali Sharbatmaleki
Evaluating the energy and carbon footprint of water conveyance system and future water supply options for Las Vegas, Nevada, Eleeja Shrestha
Evaluation of safety impact of access management in urban areas, Xuecai Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Influence of Carbon Source Types and Nitrate on the Performance of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems, Shamim Ara Begum
Tensile strength and failure criterion of analog lithophysal rock, James A. Nott
Quantity-based cost forecasting system for street construction projects, Nipesh Pradhananga
Soil moisture and water stage estimation using precipitation radar, Sumit Puri
Seismic Evaluation Of Clark County Critical Bridges Using Nonlinear Static Procedures, Ahmad Said Saad
Parametric study of stimulus-response behavior incorporating vehicle heterogeneity in car-following models, Saidi Siuhi
Analysis of a caliche stiffened pile foundation, Richard C. Stone Jr.
Mitigation of impact vibrations using impedance mismatch in cylindrical structures, Sachiko Sueki
Investigation of feasibility and potential mechanisms for the bioregeneration of perchlorate laden gel-type anion exchange resin, Arjun Krishna Venkatesan