This community houses the theses and dissertations of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 1976
High-Rate Infiltration-Percolation Treatment of Wastewater to Satisfy Effluent Requirements, Dayton H. Alsaker
Viscoelastic Cylindrical Pressure Vessel With Variable Inner Radius, A. N. Joshi
Suitability of Lagoon Effluent for Irrigation in South Dakota, Allen F. Schmitt
Water Quality Management Study for the Big Sioux River Basin, Thomas L. Thelen
Infiltration and Hydraulic Characteristics of a High-rate Land Application Wastewater System, Donald Jay Voogt
ETDS from 1975
An Evaluation of Remote Sensing Techniques for Water Resources Management of the James River, Robert E. Isakson
Proposed Solid Waste System for Rural Areas of Brookings County, South Dakota, Arnold A. Putman
The Infiltration of a Lagoon Effluent for Final Waste Treatment, William B. Sherman
ETDS from 1974
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the Upper Mississippi-Minnesota Rivers Basin in South Dakota, Billy Cheng-Chye Chen
Permeability and Consolidation Characteristics of Soils Producing Irregular-Shaped Compaction Curves, Terry L. Forest
Infiltration Basins for the Final Treatment of Lagoon Effluent in South Dakota, Peter S. Johnson
Computerized Construction of a Seasonal Flow-Duration Table, Gregory C. Meyer
Groundwater Quality in Water Supply Wells Surrounding the Sanitary Landfill at Brookings, South Dakota, David C. Odens
Soil Infiltration Tertiary Treatment of Stabilization Pond Effluent, Charles Allan Tiltrum
Investigation of the Anaerobic-Aerobic Treatment System Treating Potato Processing Wastes, Midwest Foods Corporation, Clark, South Dakota, William J. Trygstad
ETDS from 1973
Groundwater Quality Variation in the Vicinity of Dying Terraces Designed to Dispose of Runoff from a Cattle Feedlot, Thomas Burton Andersen
The Unsteady Circulation Distribution in Rotors and its Application to Noise Studies, Assem A. Fathy
Graphical Comparison of Theoretical and Actual Settlement for Axially Loaded Piles, William Howard Hagedorn
Quantification of Pollutants in Surface Runoff From Agricultural Lands in Brookings County, South Dakota, Leland Lester Harms
Mixing Characteristics of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, William J. Heyer
The Influence of Mixing on the Performance of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, Gregory G. Huza
An Evaluation on the Chlorine Contact Tank at the Sioux Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fred J. Klingbeil
The Influence of Mixing on Bacterial Activity, Viability, and Settling Characteristics in an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, Arden E. Wallum
Bacterial Quality of Segments of the Receiving Streams in the Vicinity of Lagoon Outlets in the Big Sioux River Basin, John H. Wellner
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the James River in South Dakota, Jeffery Bernard Young
ETDS from 1972
Structural Performance of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Composite Pavement on U.S. Highway 14 - bypass, Eugene A. Dietz
A Study of the System Treating Potato Processing Wastes at Fairfield Products Inc., Clark, South Dakota, Terry L. Hagin
Reliability Study of a Revision of the Modified Los Angeles Rattler Test Using Class "C" Graded Aggregates, Dallas L. Hofer
Temperature Effects on Integral Abutment Bridges During Final Construction Stages, David Earl Holman
Factors Influencing Irregular Compaction Curves, Ching- Yee Hsu
A Study of Groundwater Degradation Resulting from Wastewater Treatment by Lagooning, Douglas Carl Jensen
Model Study of Laterally Loaded Piles in Sand, Jeong- Shwu Liu
Influence of Freezing Water Samples Prior to Chemical Analysis, Roger Ray Patocka
Temperature Effects on Integral Abutment Bridges During Early Construction Stages, Mumtaz Bashir Sarsam
Analysis of Variation of River Flow and Water Quality in the White River Basin, Michael Stephen Thompson
Mathematical Simulation of Sediment Deposit in Estuaries, Yuh- Hua Tsai
A Simulation of Sediment Deposit in Open Channels, Tsan-Wen Wang
ETDS from 1971
Vulnerability Analysis of Two Water Treatment Utilities to the Effects of Fallout Contamination, Richard R. Bell
Field Testing of Bridge Girder Webs Subjected to Horizontal Loads, Duane Darrrel Boice
Ground Water Management by Streambed Dams for the Upper Big Sioux River Basin, LaVene Ray Brenden
Pore Pressure Influences on Irregular Compaction, Steven Keith Cutler
Lateral Deflections and Stress Analysis of Plate Girder Webs Subjected to Horizontal Loads, Hong-To Lam
Quality and Quanity of Surface Runoff from a Cropland Area in South Dakota During 1970, Terry Allen McCarl
Computer Simulation of Unsteady Flow in an Alluvial Channel by the Method of Characteristics, Dennis Lynn Richards
An Evaluation of an Aerated Lagoon System Treating Combined Dairy and Domestic Wastes During Summer Operation, Douglas M. Skie
Characteristics of Irregularly Shaped Compaction Curves of Soils, Richard John Suedkamp
A Separator for Fine Sediments, Jung-Chiun Sun
Aeration for Carbon Dioxide Removal from Water Supply of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Kenneth Douglas Vaughan
Buckling Loads for Partially Embedded Piles, David Allen Wahlstrom
ETDS from 1970
The Quality of Surface Runoff from a Farmland Area in South Dakota During 1969, Rick D. Benson
Infiltration Lagoons as a Tertiary Treatment Device, Terry L. Druyvestein
Rigidity of four-bolt and six-bolt end plate connections, Roger William Eastman
Erosion Protection for the Outlets of Small and Medium Culverts, Robert A. Hipschman
The Influence of an Unusually High Water Table on Ground Water Quality at a Refuse Disposal Site, Charles Strock Johnson
Elastic Stress Distribution in Square Plates Weakened by a Large Central Elliptical or Circular Notch, Sameh M. Kanan
Cost Evaluation of Municipal Water Hardness Reduction and Private Softening for the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Keith Allen Kelton
Optimization of a One-story Two-bay Steel Frame with Haunches by Linear Programming, Kenneth L. Loeschke
Seasonal Thermal Expansion and Contraction Characteristics of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Composite Pavement on U.S. Highway 14 - Bypass, Richard A. Phillips
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in the Big Sioux River Downstream from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, During Winter Conditions, Bernard Emerson Poppenga
Bridge Girder Webs Subjected to Horizontal Loads, Randall Felix Preheim
Analysis of the Flow Variation of the Big Sioux River, Kerwin Luther Rakness
Flexural Analysis of Two-way Slabs by Yield-line Theory, D. Bapu Rao
Reliability Study of a Modified Los Angeles Rattler Test, Joe H. Smith
An Investigation of the Pollutional Characteristics of Runoff from Two Feedlots, Paul E. Thormodsgard
Optimum Design of Transversely Loaded Concrete Beam, Sheng Lung Tsai
ETDS from 1969
Structural Behavior of High-strength Bolted Connections with Varied Hole Diameters, William Thomas Haisch
Cost Analysis of Precast Prestressed Composite Pavement on U.S. Highway 14-bypass, Wayne R. Haug
Structural Behavior of High Strength Bolted Connections with Slotted Holes, Dennis Brian Micko
Organic Degradation of the Ground Water in the Proximity of a Refuse Disposal Site, Wayne Evan Mohler
Ground Water Treatment at a Refuse Landfill with an Intercepting Trench, David Charles Nelson
The Influence of Anaerobic Pretreatment on the Treatability of a Milk Waste, Jerry Lee Siegel
The Retention of Fallout Particles on Roofs Having Different Slopes, Arden B. Sigl
A Pilot Plant Study to Determine the Treatability of Combined Domestic and Milk Wastes in an Aerated Lagoon, Allen M. Vanden Hoek
Application of Aerated Lagoons to Tertiary Organic Treatment, George B. Vania
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Piles on Scour Around a Cylindrical Pier, Kai-Yen Wang
ETDS from 1968
Optimization of Cover Plated Steel Frames by Linear Programming, Chong Soo Cho
The Pollution Potential of Feedlots Along the Main Stem of the Big Sioux River, John Edward Foley
Optimum Concrete Design with Random Variable Selection, Ima F. Goldman
Stabilization Pond Site Evaluation, Terrence Owen Hausken
Beneficial Effects of an Intercepting Trench on Degraded Ground Water in the Vicinity of a Refuse Landfill, William George Hendrickson
Evaluation of an Aerated Lagoon System Treating Domestic and Industrial Wastewaters, John Thomas Lowthian
Proposed Modifications to the Los Angeles Rattler Test, Reinhold P. Mathiowetz
Vacuum Dewatering of Elutriated Wastewater Sludge Conditioned with Lime Sludge, Donald Lee Miller
Relationship of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration with Flow, Temperature and BOD for the Big Sioux River Downstream from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Daniel Joseph Naughton
Feasibility of Vacuum Dewatering of Combined Water Softening and Wastewater Sludges, Michael Gene Sisk
Overhead Contribution from a Sloping Roof, Duane David Yager
ETDS from 1967
A Study of Shearing Resistance in Asphaltic Concrete by Multi-stage Triaxial Testing, Jahanbakhsh Behnam
Effects of a Sanitary Landfill on the Subsequential Uses of the Related Ground Water, Gary Emery Cason
A Proposed Demonstration city for the Oahe Irrigation Development, Frederick Daryl Hejl
A Study of Expansion and Contraction in a Pavement Consisting of Prestressed Concrete Panels Interconnected in Place, George A. Jacoby
Elastic Stress Distribution in and Stability of Rectangularly Notched Plates Axially Loaded by Uniform Compression, Mahir M. Kanan
Interaction of Shear and Bending on Light Gage Steel Diaphragms, Chandrakant D. Patel
An Investigation of the Hydrologic Factors that Affect the Water Levels of Lake Poinsett, Max Eugene Van Den Berg
Web Buckling of Delta Girders, Franklin P. Wang
Inelastic Behavior of Steel I-beams with Hexagonal Web Cutouts, Teresa Chen Wang
ETDS from 1966
A Laboratory Analysis of a Composite Pavement Consisting of Prestressed and Post-tensioned Concrete Panels Covered with Asphaltic Concrete, Cameron G. Kruse
Chemical Variation of Ground Water Quality in the Vicinity of a Refuse Landfill, James Henry McCormick
Performance Evaluation of an Anaerobic Stabilization Pond System for Meat Processing Wastes, Dwayne Allen Rollag
Approximations to Structural Parameters by Various Numerical Methods, Ali Salehe-Rad
Behavior of Thin Web Hybrid Beams Subjected to Static Loads, Jamal B. Sarsam