Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Laboratory evaluation of long-term anti-icing performance and moisture susceptibility of chloride-based asphalt mixture
Abstract The objective of this research is to investigate the long-term anti-icing performance and moisture susceptibility of chloride-based asphalt mixture. Two experiments (the natural and accelerated dissolving-out methods) were conducted on the...
2016 / Mulian Zheng, Chongtao Wang, Lili Han, Yuqi Sun, Yifeng Li, et al. -
Bond between textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) and concrete substrates: Experimental investigation
Abstract This paper presents an extended experimental study on the bond behaviour between textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) and concrete substrates. The parameters examined include: (a) the bond length (from 50 mm to 450 mm); (b) the number of TRM...
2016 / Saad M. Raoof, Lampros N. Koutas, Dionysios A. Bournas -
Assessment of Concrete Quality in Libya
Abstract The quality of concrete used in current and past 20 construction projects were examined based mainly on the concrete compressive strength achieved. The projects are different in nature and are at various levels of completeness. In Libya,...
2013 / Mohamed S. Alazhari, Milad M. Al Shebani -
The Effect of Fuel Price on Demands for Road and Rail Travel: An Application to the French Case
Abstract This paper analyses the fuel price sensitivity of French traffic. Crucially, it develops the use of innovative econometric models. Partial adjustment models have been selected to represent traffic between 1990 and 2010. The road traffic...
2014 / Marianne Delsaut -
Discrete Element Modeling of the Resilient Behavior of Subgrade Sandy Soils
Abstract Subgrade soils are very important materials to support highways. Current AASHTO pavement design procedures recommend the resilient modulus (Mr) of subgrade soils or pavement design and analysis. Laboratory repeated triaxial loading tests...
2013 / Xiao Zhang -
The influence of UK emissions reduction targets on the emissions of the global steel industry
Abstract The steel industry is the world's largest industrial source of CO2 emissions. Recent UK economic policies have led to reduced domestic steel production giving an apparent reduction in national emissions. However, demand for goods made from...
2016 / André Cabrera Serrenho, Zenaida Sobral Mourão, Jonathan Norman, Jonathan M. Cullen, Julian M. Allwood -
Observational study on complementary relationship between pan evaporation and actual evapotranspiration and its variation with pan type
Abstract The pan evaporation process is essential to understanding the climate change of pan evaporation. To study the physical process of pan evaporation and its interactions with the surrounding environment, an elaborate pan evaporation experiment ...
2016 / Hongchao Zuo, Bolong Chen, Shixin Wang, Yang Guo, Bin Zuo, et al. -
Use of hazardous event frequency to evaluate safety integrity level of subsea blowout preventer2016 / Soyeon Chung, Sunghee Kim, Youngsoon Yang
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Evaluating transit operator efficiency: An enhanced DEA model with constrained fuzzy-AHP cones
Abstract This study addresses efforts to comb the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to deliver a robust enhanced DEA model for transit operator efficiency assessment. The proposed model is designed to better...
2016 / Xin Li, Yue Liu, Yaojun Wang, Zhigang Gao -
The Adaptive Solar Facade: From concept to prototypes
Abstract The Adaptive Solar Facade (ASF) is a modular, highly integrated dynamic building facade.The energetic behavior as well as the architectural expression of the facade can be controlled with high spatio-temporal resolution through individually ...
2016 / Zoltan Nagy, Bratislav Svetozarevic, Prageeth Jayathissa, Moritz Begle, Johannes Hofer, et al. -
Socio-demographic impacts on lane-changing response time and distance in work zone with Drivers' Smart Advisory System
Abstract Lane-changing behavior is an important component of traffic simulation. A lane-changing action is normally confined to a decision-making process of the task, and the action itself is sometimes assumed as an instantaneous event. Besides, the ...
2015 / Qing Li, Fengxiang Qiao, Lei Yu -
Analysis of Beams with Transversal Gradations of the Young's Modulus and Variable Depths by the Meshless Method2014 / Ladislav Sátor, Vladimír Sládek, Ján Sládek
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Retrofitting Masonry Walls with Carbon Mesh2014 / Patrick Bischof, René Suter
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A multiple type bike repositioning problem
Abstract This paper investigates a new static bicycle repositioning problem in which multiple types of bikes are considered. Some types of bikes that are in short supply at a station can be substituted by other types, whereas some types of bikes can ...
2016 / Yanfeng Li, W.Y. Szeto, Jiancheng Long, C.S. Shui -
Differential Movements in a Timber Multi-Storey Hybrid Building
Abstract Focus of this paper is likely effects of differential movements due to shrinkage in relatively tall and large (circa 8-storey non-residential) hybrid buildings that combine glued-laminated-timber (glulam) frameworks and cast-in-place...
2011 / H. Meleki, A. Asiz, I. Smith, S. Gagnon, M. Mohammad -
Performance Assessment of Buckling Restrained Braces
Abstract In the company paper, the global drift capacity and demands of a 6-story steel office building adopted with buckling restrained braces (BRBs) have been evaluated. This paper evaluates the seismic performance of the building from a local...
2011 / H.Y. Chang, C.K. Chiu -
Investigating the sources of variability in the dynamic response of built-up structures through a linear analytical model
Abstract It is well established that the dynamic response of a number of nominally identical built-up structures are often different and the variability increases with increasing complexity of the structure. Furthermore, the effects of the different ...
2016 / Ali Abolfathi, Dan J. O’Boy, Stephen J. Walsh, Stephen A. Fisher -
Wind tunnel and numerical data on the ventilation performance of windcatcher with wing wall
Abstract The data presented in this article were the basis for the study reported in the research articles entitled “Evaluation of a two-sided windcatcher integrated with wing wall (as a new design) and comparison with a conventional windcatcher”...
2016 / Payam Nejat, John Kaiser Calautit, Muhd Zaimi Abd. Majid, Ben Richard Hughes, Iman Zeynali, et al. -
Dynamic Modeling of Winter Maintenance Strategies and Their Impact on Skid Resistance
Abstract Snow and ice during the winter period is one of the main factors for low skid resistance resulting in elevated road accident levels and economic cost. Winter maintenance with the application of sodium chloride causes ecological damage due...
2012 / Markus Hoffmann, Peter Nutz, Ronald Blab -
Equilibrium Conditions In Service Supply Chain
Abstract Service supply chain features human players as service vendor, service integrator, customer and service resource. It tends to be digitally connected, such as consulting, e-business and integrated enterprises. Our study uses a formal model...
2011 / Fei Cheng, Shanlin Yang, Xijun Ma