Research of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Department faculty.

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Submissions from 2005

Actual Storm Events Outperform Synthetic Design Storms: A Test of SCS Curve Number Reliability, J. Reilly and Thomas C. Piechota

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Nonlinear Model for Reinforced Concrete under Cyclic Loading, Aly Said, M. Elmorsi, and M. Nehdi

Computer-based model for flood evacuation emergency planning, Slobodan P. Simonovic and Sajjad Ahmad

Determination of Haul Distance and Direction in Mass Excavation, Jaeho Son, Kris G. Mattila, and Donald S. Myers

Modeling Vehicle Emissions in Hot-Stabilized Conditions Using a Simultaneous Equations Model, Hualiang (Harry) Teng, Yi (Grace) Qi, Joon H. Byun, Yuko Nakanishi, and David E. James

The AMA Proposal to Mandate Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes: A Simulation of the Population Health Impacts, Tammy O. Tengs, Sajjad Ahmad, Jennifer M. Savage, Rebecca Moore, and Eric Gage

Magnitude and Return Period of 2004 Hurricane Rainfall in Florida, Glenn A. Tootle, Thomas Mirti, and Thomas C. Piechota

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Coupled Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability and U.S. Streamflow, Glenn A. Tootle, Thomas C. Piechota, and Ashok Singh

Coupled Interdecadal and Interannual Oceanic/Atmospheric Variability and United States Streamflow, Glenn A. Tootle, Thomas C. Piechota, and Ashok K. Singh

Submissions from 2004

Spatial system dynamics: a new approach for simulation of water resources systems, Sajjad Ahmad and Slobodan P. Simonovic

Compressive strength and failure modes of lithophysae-rich Topopah Spring tuff specimens and analog models containing cavities, Nick Hudyma, B. Burcin Avar, and Moses Karakouzian

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Soil Moisture as an Indicator of Weather Extremes, Venkat Lakshmi, Thomas C. Piechota, Ujjwal Narayan, and Chunling Tang

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Involving Undergraduate and High School Students in Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and Rewards, Shashi S. Nambisan

Field Data Collection and Analyses to Support the Selection of Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures in Las Vegas, Shashi S. Nambisan, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Vinod Vasudevan, and Ganesh Karkee

Integration of adaptive traffic control and travel information, Alexander Paz and Didier Valdes-Diaz

Western U.S. Drought: How Bad is it?, Thomas C. Piechota, Hugo G. Hidalgo, Janak Timilsena, and Glenn A. Tootle

Identification of climate teleconnections and forecasting of the upper Truckee River, Thomas C. Piechota and Glenn A. Tootle

Estimating Reliability and Extent for the Las Vegas Area Congestion Management Systems, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha and Shashi S. Nambisan

Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Sites and Selection of Countermeasures for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Shashi S. Nambisan, Vinod Vasudevan, and Natachai Wongchavalidkul

Nutrient Contribution of Nonpoint Source Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley, M. Reginato and Thomas C. Piechota

Performance of Structural Concrete Frames Reinforced with GFRP Grid, Aly M. Said and Moncef L. Nehdi

Use of FRP for RC Frames in Seismic Zones: Part I. Evaluation of FRP Beam-Column Joint Rehabilitation Techniques, Aly Said and M. L. Nehdi

Use of FRP for RC Frames in Seismic Zones: Part II. Performance of Steel-Free GFRP-Reinforced Beam-Column Joints, Aly Said and M. L. Nehdi

Relationships between climate variability, drought and model soil moisture, Chunling Tang and Thomas C. Piechota

Federal Policy Mandating Safer Cigarettes: A Hypothetical Simulation of the Anticipated Population Health Gains or Losses, Tammy O. Tengs, Sajjad Ahmad, Rebecca Moore, and Eric Gage