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Gravel disturbance impacts on salmon habitat and stream health : volume 1 : summary report

Creator:: Williamson, Kenneth J., Bella, David A., Beschta, Robert L., Grant, Gordon, Klingeman, Peter C., Li, Hiram W., and Nelson, Peter O.
Abstract:: In this report, a response is given to the charge of this study. Volume I: Summary Report includes a synopsis of the technical considerations followed by the main findings and recommendations. The full technical background for these summary statements is given in detail in Volume II: Technical Background Report, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Gravel disturbance impacts on salmon habitat and stream health : volume II : technical background report

Creator:: Williamson, Kenneth J., Bella, David A., Beschta, Robert L., Grant, Gordon, Klingeman, Peter C., Li, Hiram W., Nelson, Peter O., Castillo, Gonzalo, Lorz, Tom, Meleason, Mark, Minear, Paula, Moret, Stephanie, Nam, Ilgi, Reiter, Maryanne, and Wieland, Lisa
Abstract:: A report for the Oregon Division of State Lands.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Accuracy, range, and convenience of certain methods and devices used in measurement of irrigation water

Creator:: Neu, Harold Wesley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The penetration of sulphite waste liquor through asphalt membranes

Creator:: Staton, Warren Spencer
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Hydrology studies applicable to Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Arthur Fayette
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Development of a Portland cement concrete of high dielectric strength

Creator:: Olson, Oliff Neil
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Model studies of the feeder flume and spillway at the Malad River hydroelectric plant, Idaho

Creator:: Shoemaker, Roy Hopkins
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The control of seepage under dams on pervious foundations

Creator:: Chowdhury, Mahir Uddin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Polar analysis of beam-columns for aircraft

Creator:: Jones, Walter Richard
Abstract:: The analysis of a member carrying a combination of lateral and axial loads (a "beam-column") is a problem of frequent occurrence in aircraft structural design. This thesis presents the derivation and application of the Polar method, both analytical and graphical. The method was first suggested in Germany, several years later...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Reservoir design criteria

Creator:: Rosebraugh, Vernon Hart
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Load characteristics of end-matched tongue and grooved timber decking

Creator:: Anvick, Theodore Emerson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Flow of water in pipe bends

Creator:: Baird, Douglas George
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Design and construction of earth dams

Creator:: Haq, Shafiqul
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Investigation of the elastic behavior of a thin-shell spherical dome roof

Creator:: Chalker, Raymond L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effectiveness of special washers as anchorage of prestressing wire

Creator:: Horstkotte, Daniel Kenneth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Subbase design criteria for secondary roads

Creator:: Olson, Bertel Orlando
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Thixotropic and plastic characteristics of primary sewage sludge

Creator:: Holbeck, Herbert John
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Shrinkage and strength of steam cured Haydite masonry unit concrete mixes

Creator:: Peyton, Harold Ray
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Structural framing of large field houses

Creator:: Zarosinski, Donald James
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Winter design criteria for waste water stabilization lagoons in western Oregon

Creator:: Whitney, Gerald Lowell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Broad-crested weir design by abrupt contraction, free-streamline analogy

Creator:: Hickerson, Wallace Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Prediction of runoff from rainfall records for selected Pacific slope basins

Creator:: Polvi, Robert Leo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creep characteristics of a light-weight aggregate concrete

Creator:: Nathanson, Stephen Hayward
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Membrane analogy for two-way slabs

Creator:: Rotz, Julius von
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Cement stabilization of Oregon coastal dune sands

Creator:: Borgen, Arlen Lee
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Establishment of velocity profiles in a liquid downstream from a sudden pipe contraction

Creator:: Worth, Joseph Earls
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creep and shrinkage of lightweight concrete in prestressed applications

Creator:: Beecroft, Gordon W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Persulfate oxidizable carbon as an engineering measure of organic pollutants in water

Creator:: Carswell, J. K. (John Keith), 1937-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An investigation of prestressing steel beams

Creator:: Kim, Hong Shik
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Removal of beet color from waste by treatment with trickling filters

Creator:: Pailthorp, Robert Eugene
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The influence of the level of illumination on the effectiveness of highway signs

Creator:: Ozols, Vitauts
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Experimental study of energy distribution in a two-dimensional sudden contraction

Creator:: Liu, Cheng Lung
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Investigation of a hipped plate roof structure

Creator:: Kim, Jai Bin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Elastically supported beam columns

Creator:: Ching, Delwin Pow Kong
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of a variable draft tube flow area on the performance of a reaction turbine

Creator:: Ray, Arliss Dean
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The mechanics of gas transfer in oxidation lagoons

Creator:: Mausshardt, Donald Bruce
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Characteristics of jet diffusers for ocean outfalls

Creator:: Ryan, William L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Investigation of a two-bay folded plate structure

Creator:: Yu, John Bosco Chulsoo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Estimation of the rate of sedimentation in reservoir

Creator:: Tejasen, Jumsak
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of waste water lagoon effluent upon a receiving stream

Creator:: Sawyer, Harold Louis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A two-dimensional manifold study

Creator:: Pritchett, Harold Duane
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An analysis by model studies of the design of a surge-control spillway for a long flume

Creator:: Shoemaker, Roy Hopkins
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Stiffness matrix analysis of structures by electronic digital computer

Creator:: Serpanos, James Evan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Kinetics of biological contact beds

Creator:: Seaders, John
Abstract:: The influence of media size upon the effective removal of organic waste from a liquid substrate was studied by the use of three experimental trickling filters under a set of uniform operating conditions. The range of experiments involved hydraulic loadings of increasing magnitude and of constant organic strength. The trickling...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A procedure for the distribution of internal forces and moments in cylindrical shells under uniform external loading

Creator:: Fandrem, Richard Lee
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Plastic behavior of cover plated aluminum and steel beams

Creator:: Reinikka, Everett Arnold
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A Schwartz-Christoffel analysis of cavitating flow in a two dimensional mitered elbow

Creator:: Hyden, John William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An investigation of retaining wall loadings

Creator:: Laursen, Harold I.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Computer evaluation of binary vapor-liquid equilibrium data

Creator:: Macan, John Warren
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effects of gravity on the oblique hydraulic jump

Creator:: Lenahan, Earl Leonard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An investigation of stress distributions in a timber hyperbolic-paraboloid shell

Creator:: Sabaroff, Bernard Joseph
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Design of gabled and multi-story frames by plastic moment distribution

Creator:: Poole, Lester Earl
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Deflections of simply supported plywood plate under uniform loading by finite-difference equations

Creator:: Aijala, Timo Kalervo
Abstract:: This paper offers a practical solution of the complicated equations for the deflections of nonorthotropic plates; in this discussion plywood plates made of Douglas fir are considered. The intricate partial differential equations are expressed in terms of finite differences. The simultaneous algebraic linear equations thus obtained are easily solved. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An evaluation of temperature reduction on low flow augmentation requirements for dissolved oxygen control

Creator:: Feigner, Kenneth Darrel
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Design criteria for waste water lagoons in Oregon

Creator:: Putnicki, George John
Abstract:: Waste water lagoons have been used as a satisfactory means of treating domestic and certain industrial wastes in many parts of the country. Many of the parameters that govern the applicability of this type of treatment process are climatic in nature, and critical evaluation of local climatic conditions, as well...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Pressure distribution around a circular cylinder resting on a flat boundary in an oscillating fluid

Creator:: Johnson, Ronald Ernest
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to provide information needed in the design of ocean outfalls. A review of past investigations concerning forces on submerged objects is presented. Objects independent of any boundary and cylinders in boundary contact are considered. A solution for pressure distribution about a circular cylinder resting on a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Vertical jet diffusion in non linear density stratified fluid

Creator:: Baumgartner, D. J. (Donald John), 1933-
Abstract:: The simplified equations of motion proposed by Morton to determine the extent of vertical travel of a forced plume in a linear density stratified environment were re-written and solved in a way which allowed them to be applied to any non linear profile of density. For application to any specific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Girishk Power Development Project

Creator:: Fisher, Richard J.
Abstract:: In 1954, International Engineering Company, Inc. was employed by the Royal Government of Afghanistan to complete the design and supervise construction of the Girishk Power Development Project. The major project features include: two hydraulic turbine driven generating units and appurtenant facilities, completion of the six meter drop structure, and provision...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Investigation of the effects of skewed contraction joints on concrete roadway slabs

Creator:: Matthias, Judson Stillman
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A calculation of the suction requirements to prevent boundary layer separation on a circular cyclinder

Creator:: Corsiglia, Victor R.
Abstract:: An investigation was made to test the method of Head on the flow about a circular cylinder with suction. The method of Head is an approximate method of obtaining solutions to the boundary layer equations. The method was adapted to the digital computer to facilitate performing the calculations, and a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Relationship between residual chlorine and coliform density in water distribution systems

Creator:: Coene, Ronald Francis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The removal of beet waste color by activated sludge

Creator:: Bolton, Frederick Merret
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Web buckling failure of built-up girders with rectangular holes

Creator:: Cato, Stuart Leslie
Abstract:: This thesis investigated the methods of failure in the webs of built up girders. The beams had rectangular holes five and one-half inches wide and seven and one-half inches high with rounded corners in a web fourteen inches deep between flanges. The longitudinal position of the hole edge varied from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of elevated pressure on the activated sludge process

Creator:: Godsil, Patrick James
Abstract:: A study of the effect of elevated pressure on the activated sludge waste treatment process is presented. The method of study involved a comparison of two laboratory, batch type, activated sludge units. One unit was operated at atmospheric pressure as a base control and the other operated at elevated pressures...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A system analysis method for water quality management by flow augmentation

Creator:: Worley, John Larry
Abstract:: A rapid expansion of population and industrialization in recent years has created new and difficult problems in water resources management. Prudent management of water quality will require that more efficient methods be developed for evaluating large volumes of data on complex river systems, and tabulating the results in a form...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The fate of specific organisms in a receiving stream

Creator:: Henshaw, Thomas Lamond
Abstract:: One of the major items in any program of municipal sanitation is the double problem of water supply and waste water disposal. Since streams are the general source of water supply and also the final receptacle for sewage, this dual use of the stream often leads to complications. Sewage and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An evaluation of the oxygen resources in the lower Willamette River during a critical low flow period

Creator:: Kari, Earl Nyhus
Abstract:: The lower Willamette River, located between river mile 4.0 and 26.5, is the most seriously polluted section of the Willamette River Basin. Low dissolved oxygen concentrations of 2.0 to 3.0 mg/1 are observed annually in this section of the river due to the pollutional loads discharged into it. Waste discharges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Jet diffusion as related to ocean outfall systems

Creator:: Buford, Gary Manford
Abstract:: This study discusses important aspects of the ocean which should be considered in the design of a sewage outfall system; conditions are restricted to those of the Oregon coastal area. They include predominant currents, upwelling tendencies and ocean bottom characteristics. Major emphasis is placed upon investigation of diffusion characteristics of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

High-shear and pressure activated sludge treatment : solid-liquid separation

Creator:: Coddington, Charles William
Abstract:: Since the development of the activated sludge process in 1913 many attempts have been made to improve it. One approach has been to increase the oxygen available to the bio-mass. This study combined the use of elevated pressure and high-shear mixing to increase the oxygen transfer. The conventional method of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Aircraft washrack wastes : their characteristics and treatment

Creator:: Evans, David Roland
Abstract:: Oils, greases, and grit which collect on an aircraft during flight are removed on the U. S. Air Force washracks using an alkaline, water-base cleaner. Waste-flows from these washracks may include in addition to free oils, emulsified oils, and alkaline, water-base cleaners several other constituents such as acid skin brightners,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Contact time and reaction rates for trickling filters

Creator:: Roach, Michael Dan
Abstract:: Three deep experimental filters were used to evaluate the influence of the physical factors of media size, depth of filter, and organic and hydraulic loading on contact time and the rate of removal of organic material by the biological growth on the filters. A further correlation was made between contact...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Diffusion in a variable density liquid under conditions of turbulent, steady flow

Creator:: Harris, Dennis Roy
Abstract:: The diffusion process in a variable density, turbulent flow is a factor which greatly influences the waste disposal characteristics of tidal estuaries. Waste disposal from cities and industries, is posing an increasing threat to the estuarine environment. Accurate prediction of the effects of proposed waste outfalls in well-mixed estuaries (which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Joint treatment of domestic sewage and ammonium perchlorate waste

Creator:: Cox, Lloyd Owen
Abstract:: The complexity of waste treatment presents a never ending challenge to those in the field of design and operation. The tremendous growth of this country has created serious waste treatment problems, which pose a serious threat to our water resources and our health. A reflection of this growth is the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of the diameter and spacing of manifold outlets on manifold flow

Creator:: Coleman, Michael Dale
Abstract:: A laboratory investigation was undertaken to evaluate the effect of lateral spacing and lateral diameter on the flow characteristics of a three dimensional blowing manifold. The model used in the experimental work was constructed of clear cast acrylic pipe, five inches in diameter. Laterals of two and four inch diameter,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Economic comparisons of different highway networks in a given region

Creator:: Ergün, Tevfik
Abstract:: This thesis presents an economic comparison of three different highway networks which serve an area of 64 miles by 83 miles in size. Each network is designed to carry the same traffic between any two towns but is different in total length. Costs of right of way, excavation, pavement and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Matrix analysis of structures with semi-rigid connection

Creator:: Grant, Joseph Edward
Abstract:: This thesis presents a matrix analysis of structures with semirigid connections. The stiffness factor of a connection has been assumed to be a constant as represented by the initial relationship of moment versus rotation. Three cases are considered: Case I - structures with semirigid connections, column width and beam depth...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of elevated pressure and high shear on oxygen uptake rates in activated sludge

Creator:: Streebin, Leale E.
Abstract:: The purification capacity of an activated sludge process is highly dependent of the rate of oxygen transfer from the air to the microorganisms. This rate can be increased in an air diffusion system by subjecting the culture to high shear and high pressure. A study of the effects of high...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Stability of elastically restrained framed structures by matrix analysis

Creator:: Albertson, Oran Lester
Abstract:: It has been undertaken here to use the matrix method of structural analysis for the determination of the stability of elastically restrained, simple portal frames. This involves the formulation of the stiffness matrix of the structure in terms of the axial force in the members. The stability criterion, when applied...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Design data for field engineers

Creator:: De Jong, Tim
Abstract:: The author and compiler of Design Data for Field Engineers has included in his volume short cuts in design, and miscellaneous data and information used on general civil engineering projects from inception to completion. The book is intended for the engineer who may be stationed in isolated areas and who...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The application of granular activated carbon to the treatment of kraft evaporator condensate wastes

Creator:: Hansen, Sigurd Paul
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Removal of dieldrin from water by granular-activated carbon

Creator:: Hardman, Michael Harvey
Abstract:: A 9.0 ppb solution of dieldrin in water was passed through a granular-activated carbon bed at the rate of 4 gpm/sq. ft. The performance of the carbon was monitored from sampling ports at bed depths of 2-1/4 and 8-1/4 inches. Isotherm tests were also run with a 9.0 ppb dieldrin...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An evaluation of planning for water quality control in the Willamette River Basin

Creator:: Kirkpatrick, Kenton
Abstract:: It is no longer possible in any area of the United States to formulate water resources plans for single purpose projects as has been done in past years. No longer can one of our greatest natural resources, water, be used solely for navigation, power generation, irrigation, or controlled for reducing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some aspects of the biological metabolism of a partially colloidal substrate

Creator:: Berg, Richard Harold
Abstract:: An investigation was conducted to ascertain if certain concepts of microbial metabolism, derived from studies using simple soluble substrates, are applicable to the biological assimilation of complex, partially colloidal suspensions. A mixture containing one gram of Carnation dry-skim milk is considered to be a complex, partially colloidal substrate and was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Pile group analysis considering rigid and semirigid foundation conditions

Creator:: Winchester, Jack LeRoy
Abstract:: The structural behavior of pile groups (dolphins) is analyzed considering two types of boundary conditions. First the individual piles of the group are assumed to be rigidly embedded in the soil. In the second analysis the more realistic case is considered where the soil foundation is allowed to yield. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A method of seismic design for prestressed concrete highway bridge girders

Creator:: Lam, Kwok To
Abstract:: The effects of vertical ground motion are particularly significant in the design of highway bridge girders. Conventional codes do not recommend methods for solving the problem. The intent of this work is to suggest an approach for such design. A set of curves for velocity spectra which are the average...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of surface configuration on evaporation from a porous stream model

Creator:: Tichenor, Bruce A., 1940-
Abstract:: A stream's temperature is a major factor in its ability to support fish life and to be utilized for other beneficial purposes. The approach most generally used for stream temperature prediction is the Energy-Budget method, which involves the inventory of all the energy entering and leaving the stream. A temperature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Foam separation of organic and toxic materials in kraft mill effluents

Creator:: Blazier, James Lewis
Abstract:: Because of the organic nature and the natural foaming characteristics of kraft mill effluents, it was decided to investigate the feasibility of using foam separation as a method of treatment. The treatment efficiency was evaluated by BOD and COD reductions as well as the decrease in toxicity to marine life....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Alum coagulation in conjunction with the activated sludge treatment of corn processing waste water

Creator:: Jensen, Harold LeRoy, III
Abstract:: The treatment of waste water from a corn freezing process by activated sludge with the aid of alum coagulation was investigated. Both high and low energy level systems were observed with good flocculation occurring at the low energy level. Because poor flocculation occurs at high energy level conditions, alum was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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