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Works from 2012

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Rheological properties and chemical bonding of asphalt modified with nanosilica, Hui Yao, Zhanping You, Liang Li, Chee Huei Lee, David Wingard, Yoke Khin Yap, Xianming Shi, and Shu Wei Goh

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Performance of asphalt binder blended with non-modified and polymer-modified nanoclay, Hui Yao, Zhanping You, Liang Li, Xianming Shi, Shu Wei Goh, Julian Mills-Beale, and David Wingard

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Effects of temperature on bacterial transport and destruction in bioretention media: Field and laboratory evaluations, Lan Zhang, Eric Seagren, Allen P. Davis, and Jeffrey S. Karns

Works from 2011

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Observed variability of Lake Superior pCO < inf> 2, Nazan Atilla, Galen A. McKinley, Val Bennington, Matthew Baehr, Noel Urban, Michael DeGrandpre, Ankur R. Desai, and Chin Wu

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Social vulnerability index for coastal communities at risk to hurricane hazard and a changing climate, Sigridur Bjarnadottir, Yue Li, and Mark G. Stewart

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Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions for highway construction operations by using a hybrid life-cycle assessment approach: Case study for pavement operations, Darrell Cass and Amlan Mukherjee

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Developing service assessment metrics, Nik Chaphalkar, Brian Stawowy, Sara Freidank, Javier Fernandez, and Amlan Mukherjee

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Two- and Three-Dimensional Micromechanical Viscoelastic Finite Element Modeling of Stone-Based Materials with X-ray Computed Tomography Images, Qingli Dai

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Naphthalene and o-Xylene Adsorption onto High Carbon Fly Ash, M. Melih Demirkan, Ahmet H. Aydilek, Eric A. Seagren, and James C. Hower

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Effect of Deicing Solutions on the Tensile Strength of Micro- or Nano-modified Asphalt Mixture, Shu Wei Goh, Michelle Akin, Zhanping You, and Xianming Shi

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A framework for embedded load estimation from structural response of wind turbines, Antonio V. Hernandez, R. Andrew Swartz, and Andrew T. Zimmerman

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Impacts of future climate change and effects of biogenic emissions on surface ozone and particulate matter concentrations in the United States, Y. F. Lam, J. S. Fu, S. Wu, and L. J. Mickley

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Global Potential of Phosphorus Recovery from Human Urine and Feces, James R. Mihelcic, Lauren M. Fry, and Ryan Shaw

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Impacts of diurnal temperature cycles on the geothermal regime on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yinghong Qin and Jacob Hiller

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Modeling the temperature and stress distributions in rigid pavements: Impact of Solar Radiation absorption and heat history development, Yinghong Qin and Jacob Hiller

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Modeling Temperature Distribution in Rigid Pavement Slabs: Impact of Air Temperature, Yinghong Qin and Jacob E. Hiller

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A Lagrangian Model to Predict the Modification of Near-Surface Scalar Mixing Ratios and Air-Water Exchange Fluxes in Offshore Flow, Mark D. Rowe, Judith Perlinger, and Christopher W. Fairall

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Chemical sensor resolution requirements for near-surface measurements of turbulent fluxes, M. D. Rowe, C. W. Fairall, J. A. Perlinger, and J. A. Perlinger

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Integrating fundamental science and engineering concepts into a civil engineering sustainability course, Eric Seagren and Allen P. Davis

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Reduced order modal-space wireless control of civil engineering structures, R. Andrew Swartz

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Using schedule simulation approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in highway construction project, Pei Tang, Darrell Cass, and Amlan Mukherjee

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Data mining methods for hydroclimatic forecasting, Wenge Wei and David W. Watkins

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Reliability Analysis on Shear Capacity of Reinforced Masonry Wall due to Earthquake, L. L. Xiao, X. T. Wang, Y. Li, and William Bulleit

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Nanoclay-modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization, Zhanping You, Julian Mills-Beale, Justin M. Foley, Samit Roy, Gregory M. Odegard, Qingli Dai, and Shu Wei Goh

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Long-term sustainability of escherichia coli removal in conventional bioretention media, Lan Zhang, Eric A. Seagren, Allen P. Davis, and Jeffrey S. Karns

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Study on Dynamic Modulus of Waste Plastic Modified Asphalt Mixture Using Waste Plastic Bag Chips, Qian Zhang, Shu Wei Goh, and Zhanping You

Works from 2010

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An application of a new method in permafrost environment assessment of Muli mining area in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, Wei Cao, Yu Sheng, Yinghong Qin, Jing Li, and Jichun Wu

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Erratum to: An application of a new method in permafrost environment assessment of Muli mining area in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Environ Earth Sci, 10.1007/s12665-010-0728-7), Wei Cao, Yu Sheng, Yinghong Qin, Jing Li, and Jichun Wu

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Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions associated with highway construction projects using an integrated life cycle assessment approach, Darrell Cass and Amlan Mukherjee

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Source attribution and interannual variability of Arctic pollution in spring constrained by aircraft (ARCTAS, ARCPAC) and satellite (AIRS) observations of carbon monoxide, J. A. Fisher, D. J. Jacob, M. T. Purdy, M. Kopacz, P. Le Sager, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion doubles emissions of nitric oxide and increases ozone pollution, Jonathan E. Hickman, Shiliang Wu, Loretta J. Mickley, and Manuel T. Lerdau

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Analyzing municipal blockage failure datasets for sewer systems, Yongliang Jin and Amlan Mukherjee

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Modeling blockage failures in sewer systems to support maintenance decision making, Yongliang Jin and Amlan Mukherjee

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Modeling dust and soluble iron deposition to the South Atlantic Ocean, Matthew Johnson, Nicholas Meskhidze, Fabien Solomon, Santiago Gassó, Patrick Y. Chuang, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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Partitioning hydrologic contributions to an 'old-growth' riparian area in the Huron Mountains of Michigan, USA, Randall K. Kolka, Christian P. Giardina, Jason D. McClure, Alex Mayer, and Martin Jurgensen

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Using a model selection criterion to identify appropriate complexity in aquatic biogeochemical models, Cory P. McDonald and Noel Urban

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Copper profiles in the sediments of a mining-impacted lake, Cory P. McDonald, Noel Urban, John H. Barkach, and Dennis McCauley

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The Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Concrete Aggregates, Julian Mills-Beale and Zhanping You

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An integrative framework for studying sustainable practices and its adoption in the AEC industry: A case study, Amlan Mukherjee and Helen Muga

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Effects of diurnal temperature rhythm on the geothermal regimeunder the embankment in qinghai–tibet plateau, Yinghong Qin and Pei Tang

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Estimating the stability of unprotected embankment in warm and ice-rich permafrost region, Yinghong Qin and Jianming Zhang

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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway: A landmark project and its subsequent environmental challenges, Yinghong Qin and Bo Zheng

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Prediction of gas collection efficiency and particle collection artifact for atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds in multicapillary denuders, Mark D. Rowe and Judith Perlinger

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Strategy optimization and generation for construction project management using an interactive simulation, Pei Tang, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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Studying dynamic decision-making in construction management using adaptive interactive simulations, Pei Tang, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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A multipurpose simulation platform for decision-making in construction management, Corey Tebo, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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A Mental Modeling Approach to Study Decision-Making in Dynamic Task Environments, Matthew Wood, Amlan Mukherjee, Todd Bridges, and Igor Linkov

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Spatial distributions of particle number concentrations in the global troposphere: Simulations, observations, and implications for nucleation mechanisms, Fangqun Yu, Gan Luo, Timothy S. Bates, Bruce Anderson, Antony Clarke, Vladimir Kapustin, Robert M. Yantosca, Yuxuan Wang, and Shiliang Wu

Works from 2009

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Traversing and querying constraint driven temporal networks to estimate construction contingencies, G. Ryan Anderson, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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Multimodel estimates of intercontinental source‐receptor relationships for ozone pollution, Arlene M. Fiore, F. J. Dentener, O. Wild, C. Cuvelier, M. G. Schultz, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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A Simple Stepwise Method to Determine and Evaluate the Initiation of Tertiary Flow for Asphalt Mixtures under Dynamic Creep Test, Shu Wei Goh and Zhanping You

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Determining the Specific Gravities of Coarse Aggregates Utilizing Vacuum Saturation Approach, Julian Mills-Beale, Zhanping You, R. Christopher Williams, and Qingli Dai

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An integrated assessment of continuously reinforced and jointed plane concrete pavements, Helen E. Muga, Amlan Mukherjee, James R. Mihelcic, and Melanie J. Kueber

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A decision-making framework to assess stakeholder value in adoption of sustainable practices in construction, Amlan Mukherjee and Helen Muga

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Research methods associated with situational simulations in construction, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, and Eddy M. Rojas

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An experimental framework to analyze alternative decision-making strategies using situational simulations in construction management, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, Corey Tebo, and Kekoa Kaaikala

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Technical note: a new method for the Lagrangian tracking of pollution plumes from source to receptor using gridded model output, R. C. Owen and R. E. Honrath

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Formulation and testing of a novel river nitrification model, James J. Pauer and Martin Auer

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Characterizations of minerogenic particles in support of modeling light scattering in Lake Superior through a two-component approach, Feng Peng, Steve W. Effler, David O'Donnell, Alan D. Weidemann, and Martin Auer

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Effect of changes in climate and emissions on future sulfate-nitrate-ammonium aerosol levels in the United States, H. O.T. Pye, H. Liao, S. Wu, L. J. Mickley, D. J. Jacob, D. J. Henze, and J. H. Seinfeld

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Community partnered projects: A case study of a collaborative effort to improve sanitation in a marginalized community in northwest Mexico, Agustin Robles-Morua, Alex Mayer, and Mary Durfee

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Gas-phase cleanup method for analysis of trace atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds by thermal desorption from diffusion denuders, Mark D. Rowe and Judith Perlinger

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Global health and economic impacts of future ozone pollution, N. E. Selin, S. Wu, K. M. Nam, J. M. Reilly, S. Paltsev, R. G. Prinn, and M. D. Webster

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Using agent-based modeling to study construction labor productivity as an emergent property of individual and crew interactions, Matt Watkins, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, and Kris G. Mattila

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Chemical nonlinearities in relating intercontinental ozone pollution to anthropogenic emissions, Shiliang Wu, Bryan N. Duncan, Daniel J. Jacob, Arlene M. Fiore, and Oliver Wild

Works from 2008

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Evaluation of High-Early Strength PCC Mixtures used in Full Depth Repairs, Neeraj Buch, Thomas J. Van Dam, Karl Peterson, and Lawrence Sutter

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An integrated assessment of the sustainability of green and built-up roofs, Helen Muga, Amlan Mukherjee, and James Mihelcic

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Economic valuation of environmental services sustained by water flows in the Yaqui River Delta, Monica Ilija Ojeda, Alex Mayer, and Barry Solomon

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Effects of bacterial dynamics on organic matter decomposition and nutrient release from sediments: A modeling study, Patrick Schultz and Noel Urban

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Integrating economic input-output life cycle assessment with risk assessment for a screening-level analysis, Heather E. Wright, Qiong Zhang, and James R. Mihelcic

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The calculation of mass fraction burn of ethanol-gasoline blended fuels using single and two-zone models, Yeliana Yeliana, Christopher Cooney, Jeremy Worm, and Jeffrey Naber

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A review of life cycle assessment studies on renewable energy derived from forest resources, Qiong Zhang, Kaitlin R. Goldstein, and James R. Mihelcic

Works from 2007

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Expecting the unexpected: Representing, reasoning about, and assessing construction project contingencies, G. Ryan Anderson, Nilufer Onder, and Amlan Mukherjee

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An overview of snow photochemistry: Evidence, mechanisms and impacts, A. M. Grannas, A. E. Jones, J. Dibb, M. Ammann, C. Anastasio, H. J. Beine, M. Bergin, J. Bottenheim, C. S. Boxe, G. Carver, G. Chen, J. H. Crawford, F. Dominé, R. E. Honrath, and et. al.

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Modeling phosphorus flux in the sediments of Onondaga Lake: Insights on the timing of lake response and recovery, Gilbert N. Lewis, Martin T. Auer, Xinyu Xiang, and Michael R. Penn

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Simultaneous Optimization of Dense Non-aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Source and Contaminant Plume Remediation, Alex Mayer and Karen L. Endres

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Direct thermal desorption of semivolatile organic compounds from diffusion denuders and gas chromatographic analysis for trace concentration measurement, David E. Tobias, Judith Perlinger, Patrick S. Morrow, Paul V. Doskey, and David L. Perram

Works from 2006

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A micromechanical finite element model for linear and damage-coupled viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixture, Qingli Dai, Martin H. Sadd, and Zhanping You

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Thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon-filled Liquid Crystal Polymer composites, Julia A. King, Michael G. Miller, Rodwick L. Barton, Jason Keith, Rebecca A. Hauser, Karl R. Peterson, and Lawrence L. Sutter

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Crystallized Alkali-silica Gel in Concrete from the Late 1890s, Karl Peterson, David Gress, Tom Van Dam, and Lawrence Sutter

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Multi-agent framework for general-purpose situational simulations in the construction management domain, Eddy M. Rojas and Amlan Mukherjee

Works from 2005

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Determining localized garment insulation values from manikin studies: Computational method and results, D. A. Nelson, J. S. Curlee, A. R. Curran, J. M. Ziriax, and P. A. Mason

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A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Groyne Height on Sediment Behavior in Rivers, Kenneth Thiemann, Mohamed F. M. Yossef, and Brian D. Barkdoll

Works from 2004

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Evaluation of artificial intelligence based models for chemical biodegradability prediction, James R. Baker, Dragan Gamberger, James R. Mihelcic, and Aleksandar Sabljic

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Characterization of the correlation structure of lumber strength properties, William Bulleit and Richard A. Chapman

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Loop heat pipe operating temperature dependence on liquid line return temperature, Paul Rogers, Jeffrey Perez, Jentung Ku, Mark Kobel, Jay Ochterbeck, and David Nelson

Works from 2003

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Observations of a negatively buoyant river plume in a large lake, James H. Churchill, Elise A. Ralph, Angela M. Cates, Judith W. Budd, and Noel Urban

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Solid-phase speciation of copper in mine wastes, Jaebong Jeong

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Radar Rainfall Estimates for Great Lakes Hydrologic Models, David Watkins, Hebi Li, Kenneth A. Thiemann, and Thomas E. Adams

Works from 2000

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Characterization of the three phase catalytic wet oxidation process in the International Space Station (ISS) water processor assembly, D. W. Hand, J. Yang, D. R. Hokanson, E. J. Oman, J. C. Crittenden, D. Audeves, D. L. Carter, and C. E. Martin

Works from 1999

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Student perceptions of internet-based learning tools in environmental engineering education, Kurtis G. Paterson

Works from 1998

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Brain temperature and limits on transcranial cooling in humans: Quantitative modeling results, D. A. Nelson and S. A. Nunneley

Works from 1997

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Solute transfer across the sediment surface of a eutrophic lake: I. Porewater profiles from dialysis samplers, Noel Urban, Christian Dinkel, and Bernhard Wehrli

Works from 1996

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Solid phase microextraction for monitoring jet fuel components in groundwater, J. Ritter, V. K. Stromquist, H. T. Mayfield, M. V. Henley, and B. K. Lavine

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Total orthogonalization of redundants in the force method, Vernon B. Watwood

Works from 1995

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Approximate reliability analysis of wood structural systems, Wei Feng Liu and William Bulleit

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Enhancing the visualization skills of engineering students through computer modeling, Kim M. Ullman and Sheryl A. Sorby

Works from 1994

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Chloride model for polluted onondaga lake, Susan M. Doerr, Steve W. Effler, Keith A. Whitehead, Martin Auer, Mary Gail Perkins, and Thomas M. Heidtke

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Groundwater quality, A. S. Mayer, P. T. Imhoff, R. J. Mitchell, A. J. Rabideau, J. F. McBride, and C. T. Miller

Works from 1993

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Modeling fecal coliform bacteria-I. Field and laboratory determination of loss kinetics, Martin Auer and Stephen L. Niehaus