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Creator:: Tymvios, Nicholas
Abstract:: The construction industry employs about 7% of the total US workforce, and yet it accounts for 15.7% of all occupational fatalities. Specifically in 2011, there were 721 deaths in construction, second only to transportation with 733. The cause of a large number of these construction deaths can be attributed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Nicholas Tymvios for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Creator:: Nnaji, Chukwuma A.
Abstract:: Recent statistics suggest that the construction industry continues to experience poor project performance. Specifically, construction productivity has witnessed a meager annual growth of 1% over the past 20 years while the industry constantly records both a high number of fatalities and a high fatality rates relative to other industries. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) including Nicholas Tymvios, Fan Zhang, Catarina Pestana, Satty Rajenderan Kasim Alomari, Mohammed Azeez

Creator:: Azeez, Mohammed N.
Abstract:: While safety improvements have been made in the construction industry, construction still experiences one of the highest numbers of fatalities annually compared to other industries in the United States with over 970 fatalities in 2016 alone. This number of fatalities drives researchers and safety managers to improve safety measures and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Alomari, Kasim A.
Abstract:: With all of the efforts that have been conducted over the past 100 years since the first accident causation theory was published, the Accident Proneness theory by Vernon (1918), the construction still trails among different industries in terms of fatal and nonfatal work injuries. Theories and models that have been...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Research Group who have been helpful and supportive Nicholas Tymvios, Catarina Pestana, Fan Zhang, Ali

Creator:: Fu, Tengfei
Abstract:: In the field of civil infrastructure, bridge desks are typically constructed using high performance concrete (HPC). Concrete bridge decks demand qualities such as low permeability, high abrasion resistance, superior durability, and long design life. Over decades of field and laboratory experience, many HPC bridge decks have been found to be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: academic endeavors and look forward to working with you in the future. Nicholas Tymvios, I could never

Creator:: Fu, Tengfei
Abstract:: In the past ten years, renewed research interest has shown the benefits of internal curing by incorporating saturated lightweight fine aggregate (LWFA) in high performance concrete (HPC). As a result, the technology of internal curing has steadily progressed from laboratory studies to field applications. To determine the optimum LWFA content,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to thank all my colleagues and friends, Dr. Thomas Schumacher, Nicholas Tymvios, Tyler Deboodt

Creator:: Avelar Morán, Raúl Eduardo
Abstract:: Posting advisory speed signs at sharp horizontal curve locations is a common practice in the U.S. These signs recommend drivers safe speeds to negotiate such curves. Literature indicates that adherence to advisory speeds is, in general, poor. Moreover, limited research is available that quantifies safety implications of these signs. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Among many, I would like to specially thank Neil Kopper and Nicholas Tymvios for their friendship and

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