On Friday February 28th, the C&S group will have a Python mini-workshop for faculty and students. This will include Python examples ranging from data processing to GUI creation. The session will be informal and will focus on exhibiting the capabilities of a few powerful Python packages. Please join us and bring your laptop so you…
Title: Design and Adaptation under a changing world - Opportunities for Synthesis and Convergence Research Abstract: One of the critical concerns in using climate change projections for design and adaptation is in the uncertainty and variability in the projections depending on the emission scenarios. It has been shown that this uncertainty in the projections is…
Title: Role of Civil Engineering in improving sustainability, resiliency, and growth of nuclear energy Abstract: Civil Engineers play a significant role in the sustainability and safety of existing nuclear power plants as well as in the design and construction of advanced reactors. Structural safety assessments are key to ensuring resiliency of not only the concrete…
Dr. Amir Mazrooei (post-doctoral associate, CCEE) and Ms. Sudharshana Mukhopadhy (PhD Candidate, CCEE) will discuss software tools developed by CCEE for hydroclimatological geospatial analyses. Refreshments will be provided. Details follow. Geospatial Analyses using GrassGIS: A Global Assessment Of ET fluxes Impacted By Anthropogenic Land Cover Changes Dr. Amir Mazrooei Grass GIS is a fully…
On Friday the C&S group will have an "installfest" for faculty and students that includes an interactive introduction to the Python programming language. The session will be informal and will focus on getting started with the language and tools, and answering some very basic questions to get you going. Please join us and bring your laptop. If…
A Multi-Phase Procedure to Design District Metered Areas for Water Distribution Networks Jorge Pesantez, PhD Candidate Abstract: Dividing a water distribution network into subsystems can improve the efficiency and ease of achieving management goals. Subsystems or District Metered Areas (DMAs) are isolated control zones with a defined number of entrances and exits. This research presents…
Flow and Transport in Porous Media: Applications in Environment and Energy DR. CHRISTOPHE DARNAULT Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology ABSTRACT Flow and transport in porous media with applications in environment and energy are complex phenomena that encompass a wide range of disciplines, including physics,…
Sabbatical Experience at the University of Cape Town - Water distribution leakage detection and other research I will discuss my experience at the University of Cape Town (UCT) during my sabbatical from January to July 2017 as a US Fulbright scholar. In collaboration with the water distribution team at UCT, previously developed methods at NCSU…
Internet of Things and Applications Designing a complete IoT solution can be very complex, expensive, and time consuming if the approach and tools are not properly selected. Fabio Rosa, CEO and co-founder of Tago.io will show different new technologies available for sensing, connectivity, and processing capabilities. Also he will present case studies implemented in NC…
Indonesia is located along the Ring of Fire and has a lengthy history of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcano eruptions. Seismic design of a power plant in Indonesia is an interesting challenge due to the large masses of equipment that are supported in the steel structure. This presentation provides an overview of the project, description of…