Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Decentralized Water Systems for Sustainable and Reliable Supply
Abstract The water utility industry is under enormous pressure to meet the challenges of increasing demands due to population growth and lifestyle changes, and depleting freshwater resources. Deteriorating supply infrastructure makes the task of...
2015 / Kalyan R. Piratla, Suraj Goverdhanam -
Oil Contaminated Sand: An Emerging and Sustainable Construction Material
Abstract Crude oil spillage severely impacts the environment and affects the physical and chemical properties of the surrounding soil. Due to prohibitive cost of cleaning and disposing oil contaminated sand, mixing and stabilising them with cement...
2015 / Rajab M. Abousnina, Allan Manalo, Weena Lokuge, Jim Shiau -
Evaluation methods for improving surface geometry of concrete floors: A case study
Abstract Among various construction activities, related to concrete pavement technologies, an important role is reserved to industrial floors. For these structures it is necessary to ensure resistance and stability, durability, reliability, and many ...
2015 / Giuseppe Loprencipe, Giuseppe Cantisani -
Solar Photovoltaic Development in Australia—A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Study2015 / Man Yu, Anthony Halog
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Ground Penetrating Radar Application to Testing of Reinforced Concrete Beams
Abstract The paper presents the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) testing to determine the parameters of reinforced concrete (RC) viaduct beams. The non-destructive assessment of the condition of engineering structures using GPR has lately become quite ...
2013 / Damian Beben, Arkadiusz Mordak, Wojciech Anigacz -
Sustainable Application of Interior Spaces in Traditional Houses of the United Arab Emirates
Abstract The traditional buildings in the Gulf area are intriguing due to the details applied and specific methods of construction. Why do the entrances have varying angles before leading to the court? How do the Barageel (airshafts and wind towers) ...
2013 / Abdulsamad Alkhalidi -
Shear strengthening of wall panels through jacketing with cement mortar reinforced by GFRP grids
Abstract This paper gives the results of a series of shear tests carried out on historic wall panels reinforced with an innovative technique by means of jacketing with GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics) mesh inserted into an inorganic matrix....
2014 / Marco Corradi, Antonio Borri, Giulio Castori, Romina Sisti -
CFRP Laminate Strips Action in RC Cross-section
Abstract Experimental results show limited capacity utilization of near surface mounted CFRP laminate strips in strengthened reinforced concrete cross-sections stressed in bending or combined bending and compression. Ultimate strains from tension...
2013 / Katarina Gajdosova, Jakub Brondos -
A Generic Calculation Model for Aircraft Single-hit Vulnerability Assessment Based on Equivalent Target
Abstract Aircraft single-hit vulnerability/survivability is usually expressed as the probability of kill or the vulnerable area in case of being given a random threat (e.g. a fragment) hit on the aircraft. In this paper, introducing the “equivalent...
2011 / Yang PEI, Bi-feng SONG, Qing HAN -
Assessment of vehicular live load and load factors for design of short-span bridges according to the new Egyptian Code
Abstract The new Egyptian Code (ECP-201:2012) introduces new vehicular live loads (VLL) and new load combinations for the design of roadway bridges. The new VLL and load combinations introduced in ECP-201:2012 are fundamentally different than those...
2014 / Hatem M. Seliem, Mostafa Eid, Alaa G. Sherif -
Evaluation of Sustainability of Multistory Reinforced Concrete Structure
Abstract Three different types of concrete mixes of design strengths 100MPa, 50MPa, and 50MPa lightweight were designed, produced, and analyzed in the effort to quantify their effects on sustainability and economics. An overall comparison taking...
2014 / A.K. Al-Tamimi, A. Ibrahim, N. Al-Sughaiyer -
Online Modelling of Water Distribution System Using Data Assimilation
Abstract This paper applies Data Assimilation (DA) methods to a Water Distribution System Model to improve the real- time estimation of water demand, and hydraulic system states. A time series model is used to forecast water demands which are used...
2014 / I. Okeya, Z. Kapelan, C. Hutton, D. Naga -
Model based Traffic Control in Indian Conditions
Abstract Congestion and associated traffic safety are the major challenges for transportation systems all over the world in recent years. Congestion occurs when traffic demand exceeds the operational capacity of the roadway. Better management of...
2013 / Vincy Verghese, Shankar C. Subramanian, Lelitha Vanajakshi -
Preliminary Results towards Developing Thresholds for Pavement Condition Maintenance: Safety Perspective
Abstract This paper focuses on examining the relationship between the International Roughness Index (IRI) and crashes to compare thresholds from a safety perspective with fuel efficiency perspective and pavement condition categories. Findings from...
2013 / Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Vincent Ogunro, Miguel A. Pando, Kuvleshay J. Patel, Agyeman Bonsu -
Accounting for Local Water Storages in Assessing WDN Supply Capacity
Abstract In many real WDNs, as in the Mediterranean area, customers are traditionally supplied by local water storages (i.e. roof or basement tanks) fed from the top by service pipes of the urban WDN through volume-controlled orifices. The present...
2014 / L. Berardi, D. Laucelli, O. Giustolisi -
The Study in Diamond Interchange Traffic Organization
Abstract The diamond interchange is one of the common forms of road intersection. The design of most of the existing diamond interchanges is based on unsaturated traffic conditions, and transit operation shows its unique properties when traffic...
2013 / Shuxin Jin, Jianjun Wang, Jiannan Jiao -
Two Type of Impact Load Tests, Tested on Fibre Reinforced Concrete Specimens
Abstract Fibre-reinforced composite materials are becoming important in many areas of technological application. In addition to the static load, such structures may be stressed with short-term dynamic loads or even dynamic impact loads during their...
2013 / Stanislav Rehacek, Petr Hunka, Jiri Kolisko, Lucie Kratochvile -
Time Value Distribution and Multi-modal Intercity Travel Network Shape: Theoretical Analysis for the Typical Setting
Abstract In a period of declining demand, should we sustain some intercity transport even if it is unprofitable? And in which situations should we sustain the plurality of modes of transport? In this paper, we analyze the relationship between...
2014 / Hiromichi Yamaguchi, Makoto Okumura -
Effect of Heat Load on a Forging Press
Abstract Currently, great emphasis is placed on product quality, which results in increased demands on the design of forming machines. Together with the high quality and long-term reliability of forming machines, high energy efficiency of equipment...
2014 / Zdenek Chval -
A Production Model for Construction: A Theoretical Framework2015 / Ricardo Antunes, Vicente Gonzalez