The Master of Science program in Civil and Environmental Engineering is a research-based degree program designed to provide students with the technical and professional knowledge necessary to develop their abilities to seek creative solutions to complex problems in their field of interest. Students in the program must complete either a 6-9 credit thesis or a 4 credit research project. This collection includes the final research project reports that have been reviewed and approved by the student's advisor.
Master's theses are available in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Dissertation and Theses collection.
Submissions from 2024
Modeling Injury Severity of Truck-Involved Crashes Under COVID-19 Regulatory Changes, William B. McKenzie III
Submissions from 2023
Cyclic Behavior of Transitional Fine-Grained Soils in Northern Willamette Valley, Frank Jarman
Liquefaction Triggering in Low-Plasticity Silts and Effects of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading on a Reinforced-Concrete Pile, Jared A. Martinez
CE-QUAL-W2 Performance Assessment Modeling 1979 GRH Flume Study, Logan Negherbon
Load Effects of Truck Platooning on Existing Bridges in Oregon, Patricia Oleson
Submissions from 2022
Site-Specific Site Response Analysis and Cascadia Subduction Zone Ground Motions Evaluation for a Site Near Portland, Brian Ackerman
Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Vertical Ground Acceleration Investigation and Potential Impact on Bridges in the Pacific Northwest, Rachel Caroline Bassil
Design and Evaluation of a Prototype Low-Damage Beam-Column Connection for Mass Timber Moment Frames, Samuel D. Richmann
Submissions from 2021
Small Scale Plasma Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste, Keith Male
Tensile Strength Evaluation of Glulam Connection with Screw Fasteners, Bradley Sharpshair
Submissions from 2020
An Equity Focused Study on the Trip Temporal Distributions of Vulnerable Road Users, Santiago Espinosa Wild
Ultrasonic Coda Wave Comparison for Quality Control of Manufactured Parts: Proof of Feasibility, Alexei Marin-Cortes
Rapid Repair of Seismically Vulnerable Bridge Columns Following Earthquake Induced Damage, Gregory H. Norton
Submissions from 2019
Evaluation of a Novel Remote Displacement Sensor Prototype Using Video and Laser-Based Technology for Civil Infrastructure Applications, Nicholas J. Brown
Water Quality Analysis of Ecoroof Runoff in Portland, Pranoti P. Deshmukh
Impact of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Nutrient and Contaminant Reduction in Wastewater Treatment Wetlands, Madeline Hubbard
Test Setup Design and Cyclic Evaluation of Rocking CLT Wall and Floor Restoring Force Lateral System, Aaron Davis Smith
Travel Behaviors of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Joseph C. Totten
The Gouda, the Bad, and the Ugly: Prioritizing Intersections for Pedestrian Safety in Tillamook, OR with Different Risk Estimation Methods, Kelly M. White
Submissions from 2018
Exploring High-Resolution Data Obtained from ASC/3 Controller of Intersection SE Division St & SE 122nd Ave, Portland, Oregon, Naowar Al-Abbas
Methods for Estimating Vehicle Fuel Consumption in Urban Road Networks Using Geographical Attributes, Ryan G. Conrad
Mechanisms Controlling Copper Transport in Natural Soils, Julie A. Luisi
Evaluating the Applicability of MODFLOW2005 Plus MT3D-USGS: Borden Case Study, Linley Mescher
Non-Linear Deformation Analysis of an Embankment Dam, Silas T. Sanderson
Exploring the Relationship of Bikeshare and Transit in the United States of America, David Rafael Soto Padín
Lateral Deformation Behavior of Mass Timber Beam to Column Gravity Connection, Tyler James Williams
Submissions from 2017
City of Gresham Stormwater Retrofit Master Plan, Teresa F. Huntsinger
Seismic Retrofit Case Study of Reinforced Concrete Bridges with Buckling Restrained Braces, Michael K. Miotke
Trace Metals in Stormwater: Alternative Best Management Practices, Jennifer Ibeth Mora
Seismic Evaluation of 196kV Transformer Bushings, Joanne R. Shields
Impact of Speed on Vehicle Safety on Urban Arterial Roadways, Andrew C. Vosper
Feasibility Determination Guide for the Road Diet Plus: a Five/Four-Lane to Two-Lane Road Diet, Michael Williams
Submissions from 2016
Exploring Length-Based Vehicle Count Data, Byad Ahmed
3D Hydrodynamic Model Development and Verification, Hussein A. M. Al-Zubaidi
A Study on the Current State of Contaminants of Concern Research, with a Focus on Biosolids and Regulations, Maren Mariah Fulton
Performance Implications of Bicycle Specific Treatments at Signalized Intersections, Andrew Kading
Behavior of Concrete Beams with Corroded Reinforcement Retrofitted with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer, Needa Marwan Lingga
Structural Design Issues of "Hexapod" Foundations for Wind Turbine Towers, Chad A. Norvell
Potential of Using High Resolution Bus GPS Data to Assess Traffic Speeds, Nicholas B. Stoll
Submissions from 2015
Geostatistical Examination of the Geotechnical Portland BES Databases with Emphasis on Silt, Alex K. Baumann
Key Aspects for LRFD Implementation for Driven Pile Capacity by Dynamic Methods, Natalie R. Ehrlich
Dispersion Modeling of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) from Backup Generators at Data Centers in Prineville, Oregon, Brooke E. Harmon
Safety at Intersections in Oregon: A Preliminary Update of Statewide Intersection Crash Rates, Daniel R. Hazel
Parametric Study of Rocking Shallow Foundations under Seismic Excitation, Benjamin I. Herdrich
Geotechnical Statistical Evaluation of Lahore Site Data and Deep Excavation Design, Aiza Malik
An Evaluation of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program of Centennial, Colorado, Rolando Gabriel Melgoza
Analyzing Free-Base Nicotine Content in the Particulate Matter of Mainstream Tobacco Smoke Using a Headpace Solid-Phase Microextraction GC/MS Method, Christopher S. Motti
Pushover Analysis of Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Hamidreza Nahavandi
Dynamic Effect of Light and Turbulence on Algal Photosynthetic Rate: A Water-Quality Model, Andres R. Rivas
Comparing Mode Shares for Non-residential Destinations in Urban and Suburban Environments, Tasnia Subrin
Impacts of Replacing a Tight Diamond Interchange with a SPUI – A Wilsonville Interchange Study, Sina Vadaei
A Microsimulation of Novel Intersection Designs, Aman Kinfemichael Woldetinsae
Submissions from 2014
A Comparative Assessment of Crowded Source Travel Time Estimates: A Case Study of Bluetooth vs INRIX on a Suburban Arterial, Fahad Fasha Alhajri
Application of CE-QUAL-W2 on Tigris River in Iraq, Muhanned Al-Murib
Geospatial Analysis of Rural Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in Oregon, Saad Nayef AlMutairi
Implementation of a Sediment Transport Model for CE-QUAL-W2, Rachel Hanna
Occurrence of Synthetic Amino-Polycarboxylate Chelating Compounds in Oregon Surface Waters, Nathan A. Hersey
Substation Bay Modeling and Seismic Sensitivity Study, Robert C.H. London
Streamflow Modeling of Johnson Creek Subwatersheds Using the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System, Theophilus Matthew Malone
Modelling Rainwater-Harvesting System Reliability Based on Historical Precipitation Data for Portland, Mrinali Mathur
Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Structures, Cetin Sahin
Analysis of Landsat Satellite Data to Monitor Water Quality Parameters in Tenmile Lake, Oregon, Michael T. Waxter