• A Static Flux Chamber Design for Evaluation of Gas Flux Through Composite Cover Systems 

  Acker, Connor (2020-05)

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Validated measurement of landfill gas (LFG) emissions can quantify the effectiveness of landfill cover and LFG collection systems for the management and containment of gases, ranging from trace (< 1%) ...

• POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO STREAM TEMPERATURE IN THE MARENGO RIVER HEADWATERS 

  Fehling, Anna C. (2019)

  ABSTRACT Cold-water trout habitat in Wisconsin is projected to significantly decrease as a result of climate change. The extent of habitat loss depends, in part, on groundwater discharge to the stream, which can provide ...

• SEISMIC ARRAYS FOR THE IMAGING OF ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS AND MONITORING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS 

  AK, ESRA (2019)

  As part of the PoroTomo Project, active and passive seismic data were collected with a three component seismometer array in order to image petrophysical properties of a 1500-m by 500-m by 400-m volume in a geothermal ...

• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POORMAN SCHIST AND WESTERLY GRANITE 

  Condon, Katherine (2019)

  We investigate the influence of foliation orientation and fine-scale folding on the static and dynamic elastic properties and unconfined strength of the Poorman schist. The Poorman schist is the dominant rock type at ...

• District-Scale Geothermal System Performance Evaluation using Thermodynamic and Environmental Analysis 

  Thomas, Lauren (2019)

  The focus of the work presented in this thesis aims to improve geothermal heat system efficiency by investigating subsurface thermal properties that influence system performance over the lifetime of the system, as well ...

• Low-Cost Instrumentation Development Using Independent, Self Contained Microcontrollers 

  Richmond, Susan (2019)

  This thesis describes the development and testing of low-cost geophysical and field instrumentation using microcontrollers. While open-source microcontroller boards have traditionally been developed for hobbyists and ...

• THREE-DIMENSIONAL STABILITY ANALYSIS OF BLUFFS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN EASTERN WISCONSIN 

  Krueger, Russell (2019)

  The water level in Lake Michigan has been rising since 2013. Historically, erosion of the bluffs along the shoreline has increased during times of lake level increase. Erosion begins at the bluff toe and progresses ...

• ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS ANALYSIS AND 2-D P-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY ALONG A ROUGH LABORATORY FAULT UNDERGOING STICK-SLIP CYCLES 

  JIN, ZIROU (2018)

  The distributions and magnitudes of seismicity within fault systems could be highly influenced by the heterogeneity of shear stress field according to the geometric structure, fractures and asperities. However, the ...

• Assessing the Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Aged Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Road Construction 

  Madras Natarajan, Bharat (2018-05-31)

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The use of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) in pavement construction applications is well established and successful, particularly its use as a granular and/or stabilized base course. However, leaching ...

• Particle Scale Dynamics of Coarse Granular Material 

  Williams, Kyle (2018-01-04)

  Developing a new wheeled or tracked vehicle for military use typically involves physical prototyping of preliminary vehicle designs and field tests to evaluate their performance in a range of conditions. Computational ...

• Rock Mechanics Laboratory Tests Relevant to the in-situ Stress Measurements at the 4850-level, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota 

  Vigilante, Peter (2018-01-03)

  Laboratory rock mechanics experiments were conducted on cores taken from the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) (formerly of Homestake Mine) in Lead, South Dakota. Strength properties and their anisotropy were ...

• Methods for Testing the Effect of Hydraulic Gradient on the Polymer Elution of Polymer GCLs 

  Reybrock, William (2018-01-03)

  Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) were developed in the 1980’s as an alternative landfill liner or cover material. GCLs are primarily comprised of a layer of processed sodium bentonite (Na-B), generally 7-10 mm thick, ...

• Multi-Sourced Geologic Data Integration: A Time-Based Approach 

  Andelman, Elliott (2018-01-03)

  Complications in geological modeling are often made worse by the wide range of formats in which geologic data are stored. When crossing state lines, the names and interpretations of geologic formations may vary, individual ...

• District-Scale Ground Heat Exchange Performance with Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing 

  McDaniel, Adam Louis (2018-01-03)

  Chapter 1: Introduction Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) systems have great potential as an energy-efficient alternative to conventional space heating and cooling systems. The basic principal behind GSHP technology is ...

• Assessing the Life Cycle Benefits of Recycled Material in Road Construction 

  Bloom, Eleanor Frances (2016-10-11)

  Executive Summary There is interest in determining and validating the environmental and economic benefits of incorporating recycled materials into road construction using life cycle assessments (LCA) and life cycle cost ...

• Field and Laboratory Measurement of Radon Flux and Diffusion for Uranium Mill Tailings Cover Systems 

  Stefani, Nick (2016-10-11)

  Disposal Facilities for uranium mill tailings have been constructed as required by the Uranium Mine Tailing Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978. Nearly all of these facilities rely on a low-permeability, compacted clay ...

• STATE DOT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECYCLED MATERIAL UTILIZATION IN HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS 

  Del Ponte, Kelly L. (2016-09-30)

  The use of recycled materials in highway construction has the potential to achieve significant benefits affecting the triple-bottom line (environment, prosperity and society). Although state departments of transportation ...

• Using Multiple Conceptual Models to Understand Transboundary Groundwater Flows in Red Cliff Reservation, WI 

  Li, Yang (2016-09-27)

• Residential and District-Scale Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Performance with Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing 

  Walker, Matthew Dean (2015-05-17)

  Ground-coupled heat pumps (GCHP) have garnered considerable attention in recent years as an energy-saving alternative to conventional space heating and cooling systems, but there exists some debate about their effectiveness ...

• Leaching from Roadways Stabilized with Additive Coal Combustion Products (CCPs): Data Assessment and Synthesis 

  Brown, Brigitte Leora (2015-05-17)

  Approximately 37% of the electrical power used in the United States is generated by coal-fired power plants. Air pollution control systems installed on coal-fired power plants collect solid byproducts of coal combustion, ...

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