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- Title
- Stresses in riveted joints
- Creator
- Rook, Henry A.
- Date
- 2009, 1916
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/stressesinrivete00rook
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Bibliography: leaves 39-44 B.S. in...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Bibliography: leaves 39-44 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1916
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- Title
- HEAT PUMPS IN DRINKING WATER UTILITY BUILDINGS
- Creator
- Colomer Pons, Ana Maria
- Date
- 2012-07-12, 2012-07
- Description
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In the United States each person consumes about 70 million BTUs per year in the residential sector, a tendency that is constantly growing...
Show moreIn the United States each person consumes about 70 million BTUs per year in the residential sector, a tendency that is constantly growing because of technology and society growth (EIA, 2011). The United States Department of Energy (USDOE, 1988) reported that heat pumps are energy efficient devices that can provide heating and cooling in residential and industrial buildings and also in households. According to Bernier (2006) heat pumps offer many advantages such as decreased space needs, higher efficiencies, and lower maintenance costs, and that is why they have been implemented in many regions throughout the United States as well as in many European countries. However, their use is many times hindered due to the high initial costs relative to conventional heating air conditioning ventilating systems (HVAC), technologies that are widely known and have been used for many years. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the performance, economic feasibility, and greenhouse gas emission reduction of implementing heat pump devices in drinking water plants for heating and cooling needs inside the building. The proposed system is similar to groundwater heat pumps (described in an upcoming section) but instead of groundwater the heat pump relies on drinking water that has been treated in the plant and it is ready for its use. Groundwater has one main advantage because it is at a constant temperature year round (NRC, 2005) which gives the heat pump system stability in its behavior. Moreover, it is at a higher temperature than air in winter, and at a lower temperature than air in summer, which makes it an excellent candidate for heat transfer purposes in the refrigeration cycle. The four cases studies described in this work examine medium and high efficiency heat pumps installed in existing plants and new plants. Because drinking water is readily available after its treatment, the cost of drilling and grouting is avoided and this high quality water also avoids most of the problems related to quality of water such as scaling or fouling. This system gives a return of investment that is in all cases lower than six years. emissions are reduced by about 50 per cent because the use of a much more efficient device produces less for each kWh of heating or cooling delivered in the building.
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, July 2012
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- Title
- Investigation of the relative stability of vertical back and battered back dam sections
- Creator
- Geisler, R.j, Clark, R.b.
- Date
- 2009, 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofr00geis
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- An investigation of the various properties of sand as affecting its use in concrete and mortar
- Creator
- Altman, Eugene E
- Date
- 2009, 1916
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofv00altm
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology;Bibliography: leaf 70
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- An investigation of the tar by-product of the water gas industry
- Creator
- Harper, Robert B., Fash, Ralph H.
- Date
- 2009, 1905
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/investigationoft00harp
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- UTILIZING SUSTAIN TO MODEL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ON THE IIT CAMPUS
- Creator
- Miller, Patrick
- Date
- 2013-05-15, 2013-05
- Description
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As cities expand the amount of impervious surface area increases, which increases the amount of stormwater runoff generated. Urban stormwater...
Show moreAs cities expand the amount of impervious surface area increases, which increases the amount of stormwater runoff generated. Urban stormwater runoff contributes to the degradation and poor biological conditions of rivers and streams throughout the United States (USEPA, 2013). Currently, there are several different tools (i.e. computer software and models) available for stormwater managers to assess the effectiveness of best management practices (BMPs) to meet stormwater quality and quantity goals. In an effort to a create a single model that allows stormwater managers to evaluate the effectiveness of BMPs and associated cost information, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed System for Urban Stormwater Treatment and Analysis INtegration (SUSTAIN) (USEPA, 2009). In this study, SUSTAIN is used to determine what BMPs are necessary to meet the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) 2020 Sustainability Plan’s goal of achieving 100 percent capture and retention of all stormwater runoff on the IIT campus by the year 2020. Multiple BMPs were simulated in currently available green space and parking lots to evaluate the level of runoff reduction and associated cost of BMP installation. Although the simulations show that reductions in runoff are possible without affecting the current layout of the campus, 100 percent capture and retention is not possible for the entire IIT campus. While the 2020 goal of 100 percent reduction cannot be met for the entire campus, significant reductions in runoff can still be realized with the use of BMPs in different sections of campus with high associated costs.
M.S. in in Environmental Engineering, May 2013
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- Complete design of a reinforced concrete street-crossing for track elevation
- Creator
- Dierking, F. C.
- Date
- 2009, 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/completedesignof00dier
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a sewer and water system for the village of Kimberly, Wisconsin
- Creator
- Rosback, L. H., Michels, T.
- Date
- 2009, 1921
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsewerwat00rosb
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- Title
- Design of a sanitary sewer system and a septic tank for the city of Rushville, Illinois
- Creator
- Munoz, F. J, Vynne, E
- Date
- 2009, 1910
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsanitary00muno
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1910 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1910
- Title
- Design of a sanitary sewer system for the town of Glen Ellyn Illinois
- Creator
- Fieldseth, John J., Phillips, Bernard, Trujillo, F. A.
- Date
- 2009, 1913
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsanitary00fiel
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of sewerage system for Huntley, Mont.
- Creator
- Sosna, S. E, Sostheim, B. B
- Date
- 2009, 1916
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsewerage00sosn
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Includes folded leaves in back pocket...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Includes folded leaves in back pocket Bibliography: leaf 9 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1916
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- Title
- Design of a sanitary sewerage system and disposal plant for the village of Crete, Illinois
- Creator
- Sherman, M. A., Grodsky, M.
- Date
- 2009, 1915
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsanitary00sher
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Includes folded leaves in back pocket Bibliography: leaf 3
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- Design of a separate sewerage system Gary, Lake County, Indiana
- Creator
- Hackett, James, Mathews, J. F., Jr., Copenhaver, H. K., Stanton, G. A.
- Date
- 2009, 1907
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofseparate00hack
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a sewerage system South Range, Michigan
- Creator
- Hand, H. C., Kloman, R. S, Williams, D.
- Date
- 2009, 1910
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsewerage00hand
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1910 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1910 Be...
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- Design of a seperate sewer system and disposal plant for the town of Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Creator
- Chandler, J. G, Claar, R. S, Neufeld, R
- Date
- 2009, 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofseperate00chan
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1912 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1912
- Title
- Design of a sewage disposal plant for Waukegan, Illinois
- Creator
- Walker, S. P, Emslie, J. M, Auer, P. F
- Date
- 2009, 1914
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsewagedi00walk
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1914 Bibliography: leaf 34 B.S. in Civil...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1914 Bibliography: leaf 34 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1914
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- Title
- The effect of quantity of mixing water on the strength of various Portland cement mortars
- Creator
- Singer, Roy Monroe
- Date
- 2009, 1921
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/effectofquantity00sing
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 209
- Title
- AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES IN STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION
- Creator
- Elhassan Abdelrahman, Aymen Mohamed
- Date
- 2014, 2014-05
- Description
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Seismic bridge design practice started in the United States in the mid-1970s. Bridges designed according to pre-1970 design codes may be...
Show moreSeismic bridge design practice started in the United States in the mid-1970s. Bridges designed according to pre-1970 design codes may be seismically vulnerable. This vulnerability is generally because of inadequate reinforcement detailing, which may compromise the strength and ductility of bridge piers, columns and bents. The lack of adequate strength and ductility may lead to bridge failure under seismic loads. Several rehabilitation methods have been used to retrofit the deficient columns and piers so that their performance under potential seismic loads can be improved. Among these methods includes using: (1) concrete jackets; (2) steel jackets; and (3) fiber reinforced polymer composites. The latter method has attracted bridge engineers in recent years because of its easy application and it versatility to be used in bents and columns with non-circular cross sections. The objective of this thesis is to provide a summary of the current practice in using this type of material in bridge retrofit applications. The thesis presents an overview of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials behavior and properties, and their composition. Furthermore, the behavior of reinforced concrete columns, when confined with FRP jackets, is reviewed. Available design methods used for determining the FRP jacket thickness and other design properties needed for application in seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete columns are also reviewed, presented and discussed.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2014
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- Title
- Forest Canon Reservoir
- Creator
- Hayden, Albert, Jr, Hayden, Julian
- Date
- 2009, 1907
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/forestcanonreser00hayd
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography : leaf 8
- Title
- Highway improvement in the state of Illinois
- Creator
- Sears, I. Lee
- Date
- 2009, 1915
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/highwayimproveme00sear
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Includes "Contract form and general...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Includes "Contract form and general specifications for bridge work"
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