Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Slope Sensitivity Analysis Using Spencer's Method in Comparison with General Limit Equilibrium Method
Abstract This paper analyses the sensitivity analysis of a natural-unreinforced slope in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur. In order to conduct a sensitivity analysis, several ranges of data, based on borehole information and figures and also typical range of...
2016 / M.W. Agam, M.H.M. Hashim, M.I. Murad, H. Zabidi -
Identification of the Main Risk Factors for Vulnerable Non-motorized Users in the City of Manizales and its Relationship with the Quality of Road Infrastructure
Abstract This investigation aimed to identify the main risk factors for the occurrence of traffic accidents that involve vulnerable non-motorized users (V.N.M.U.) in the city of Manizales. To do so, a descriptive analysis of the accidents that...
2014 / Carlos Fabian Flórez Valero, Camilo Patiño Puerta -
BIM-enabled Modular and Industrialized Construction in China
Abstract Old-fashioned construction methods in China lead to many issues such as low field productivity, unreliable quality, high resource and energy consumption, frequent safety accidents, and significant environmental pollution. The concept of...
2016 / Jinyue Zhang, Yating Long, Siquan Lv, Yunchao Xiang -
Installing Fixed Sensors for Double Calibration and Early-warning Detection Purposes
Abstract Water utilities have started to install water quality sensors to protect their network against intentional and accidental contamination events. In this context, for taking appropriate action, not only are early-warning detection systems...
2015 / Olivier Piller, Jochen Deuerlein, Denis Gilbert, Jean-Marc Weber -
Analysis of Complex Impacts on Stress-Strain State of the Wall Chamber Lock
Abstract The investigation of the stress-strain state of the chamber wall lock-term operation on the static and vibrodynamic impact. Take into account influence of the installation of additional buttresses during the operation of...
2015 / Lyudmila Yu. Frishter, Pavel S. Ivanov, Aleksandr S. Isajkin, Georgij E. Shablinskij -
Influence of Train Location on Smoke Control in Tunnel Cross-passage
Abstract Theoretical analysis and numerical are used to investigate the critical velocity in tunnel cross-passage. Considering the effect of train blocking, several cases are built by FDS to verify whether the critical velocity can control the smoke ...
2016 / Yu-sheng Hou, Yan-feng Li, Cheng Zhang -
Research on Selection of New Public Transit System Based on Low Carbon Economy Perspective
Abstract The types of New Public Transit System are analysed first, and then technical characteristics of tram, BRT and trolleybus are compared, components of composite cost are put forward, a model for composite cost calculation of New Public...
2016 / Li weiwei, Dai yue, Ling xiaojing -
Enabling Adaptable Buildings: Results of a Preliminary Expert Survey
Abstract Obsolescence is a widespread “hazard” to the built environment, which often leads to the demolition of buildings that still have years of remaining service life. This paper identifies eleven design-based “enablers” (strategies) for creating ...
2016 / Brandon E. Ross, Diana A. Chen, Sheila Conejos, Amin Khademi -
Energy efficiency of engines and appliances for transport on land, water, and in air2015 / Samuele Furfari
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Modelling uniformly porous facades to predict dwelling infiltration rates2013 / B. Jones, R. Lowe, M. Davies, Z. Chalabi, P. Das, et al.
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A fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical model for unsaturated porous media
Abstract In examining potential host rocks for such purposes as the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes, it is important to understand the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behavior of a porous medium. A rigorous and fully unified coupled...
2010 / Weizhong Chen, Xianjun Tan, Hongdan Yu, Guojun Wu, Shanpo Jia -
Study of the Effectiveness of Different Kalman Filtering Methods and Smoothers in Object Tracking Based on Simulation Tests2015 / Marcin Malinowski, Janusz Kwiecień
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Effects of cross-anisotropy and stress-dependency of pavement layers on pavement responses under dynamic truck loading
Abstract Previous studies by the authors have determined pavement responses under dynamic loading considering cross-anisotropy in one layer only, either the cross-anisotropic viscoelastic asphalt concrete (AC) layer or the cross-anisotropic...
2016 / Rafiqul A. Tarefder, Mesbah U. Ahmed, Asifur Rahman -
Influence Factors for the Shear Strength of Exterior and Interior Reinforced Concrete Beam-column Joints
Abstract This paper investigates the key influence factors for the shear strength of both exterior and interior reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column joints. A database of totally 172 experimental RC beam-column connections constructed using the...
2016 / Minh Tung Tran -
Methods to Compute Turbulent Diffusion Equation in Case of Swirling Fluid Flows
Abstract One of the most important problems of air purification in the industrial construction industry is setting up a proper efficient air-purification system. There are some methods to evaluate air purification performance, but not all the...
2015 / Ksenia Strelets -
Analysis of the Correlation between the Static and Fatigue Test Results of the Interlayer Bondings of Asphalt Layers2016 / A. Szydło, K. Malicki
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A Study of Wave Force on Wharf Abutment Structure
Abstract The upper part of a pier wharf on the sea is usually made up of the horizontal panels with both longitudinal and transverse beams above the still water level. To estimate the wave force on the structures, many scholars have conducted...
2015 / Huang Hailong, Shi Xiaoping, Zhang Xuejun, Li Yuan -
Is Driving an Expertise as the Others? A Study of Boundary-Work Around the Legitimacy of Knowledge2015 / G. Carrere
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Air Leakage of Concrete Floor and Foundation Junctions
Abstract Air leakage of the building envelope is a significant contributor to radon concentration levels. The aim of our work was to determine the air leakage rate through the foundation wall and the floor joint. Different sealing methods were...
2015 / Üllar Alev, Peeter Antsov, Targo Kalamees -
The Use of Low-head Waterpower Developments in Making Cargo Passages Through Lowland Rivers
Abstract The article is devoted to the problems of making cargo passages through low-head waterpower developments (those built in XX century in Central Russia). The paper presents an analysis of layout and structural properties of these passages...
2015 / Mikhail I. Balzannikov