Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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FLEX 4.0, A Practical Instrument to Assess the Adaptive Capacity of Buildings
Abstract Adaptive buildings are green buildings. But the question is: how to measure green? A direct connection can be made between adaptive building and sustainability. Market developments show increased demands for flexibility and sustainability...
2016 / Rob Geraedts -
Verification of Methodical Procedure for Determining the Traffic Volumes Using Short-term Traffic Surveys
Abstract The traffic volume is frequently used measure of road capacity. Traffic volumes are suitable for urban planning, construction and upgrading of roadways or land-use planning decisions, while it is necessary to plan the construction of road...
2016 / Ladislav Bartuška, Vladislav Biba, Karel Jeřábek -
Electric Load Management on Machine Tools
Abstract Today, the need for a more economic handling of energy in the production context is urgent. Moreover, structural changes in the energy market are taking place due to a growing share of renewable energy sources in power generation. These...
2016 / Eberhard Abele, Philipp Schraml, Daniel Moog -
Preconditions for Technological Development of the Construction Industry of the North for the Arrangement of the Mineral Complex of the Russian Arctic
Abstract Since “the first Arctic race” the international interest in the Arctic shifted from being apolitical in the discharge of strategic importance. The increased interest in the Arctic, due in part to the presence of large reserves of various...
2016 / Ivan Kurta, Vladimir Zemlyansky -
Dynamic UAV-based traffic monitoring under uncertainty as a stochastic arc-inventory routing policy
Abstract Given the rapid advances in unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, and increasing need to monitor at a city level, one of the current research gaps is how to systematically deploy drones over multiple periods. We propose a real-time...
2016 / Joseph Y.J. Chow -
The Possibilities for Conversion and Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Facilities into Residential Dwellings
Abstract The restructuring of the economy has led to the relocation of industries from certain areas and in some cases even complete extinguishing of certain activities. This phenomenon has left behind a large number of abandoned sites and...
2016 / Nataša Petković-Grozdanovića, Branislava Stoiljković, Aleksandar Keković, Vera Murgul -
Challenges to Design of the North Bypass Road of Shanghai and Innovative Technology
Abstract With the increasing urbanization of China, more and more different types of underground roads have been completed or are under construction across Chinese cities and their scale keeps increasing too. The North Bypass Road of Shanghai,...
2016 / Mingjian Yu, Jianhui Luo, Kesi You, Yiqun Fan -
Methodological Analysis about the Potential Avoidability of Motor Vehicles against Pedestrians in Urban Areas
Abstract The main motivation of the authors of this article is to establish a rigorous definition of the potential capacity that a motor vehicle driver has to avoid a collision against a pedestrian. Henceforth we will call this capacity...
2016 / Julià Cabrerizo Sinca, Magin Campos Cacheda, Fernando Perez Diez -
Construction History as a Part of Assessment of Heritage Buildings
Abstract Issues related to the processes of maintenance and ensure the continued serviceability of heritage buildings and civil engineering structures are closely related to the processes of assessment of their technical state, repair and...
2016 / Piotr Berkowski, Marta Kosior-Kazberuk -
Numerical Assessment of Heating Energy Demand for Office Buildings in Italy
Abstract Buildings energy consumption depends on several parameters, such as climate, envelope typologies, occupant behavior, intended use, etc.; assessment of the energy performance of a building requires substantial input data describing...
2016 / Giuseppina Ciulla, Valerio Lo Brano, Antonino D’Amico -
An Empirical Study of Analysis of Indicators for Roads Impact Assessment
Abstract The impact caused by motorways depends on many factors that can be assessed using environmental indicators. The processing of empirical data to obtain equations for detecting indicator changes as a function of the flow of cars was made...
2016 / Liga Lieplapa, Ivars Veidenbergs, Dagnija Blumberga -
Traffic Analysis of Srinagar City
Abstract The present study in Srinagar city is to ascertain Volume to Capacity (V/C) ratio as Roadway Congestion Index (RCI) for 22 road links and determining their Level of Service (LOS). The results indicate that conventional evaluation practice...
2016 / Mohsin Manzoor Janwari, Geetam Tiwari, Sudershan K. Popli, M.S. Mir -
Public Transport Traffic Management Systems Simulation in Craiova City
Abstract Urban transport is a comprehensive and dynamic mechanism. Therefore, all the problems for improving and reorganization of the system can be examined only in the light of a systemic approach. Currently, public passenger transport is one of...
2016 / Ilie Dumitru, Dumitru Nicolae, Lucian Matei, Laurentiu Racila -
Development of Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor for South Carolina
ABSTRACT We apply a flow-based location model, called Multipath Refueling Location Model (MPRLM), to develop an electric vehicle (EV) public charging infrastructure network for enabling long-haul inter-city EV trips. The model considers multiple...
2016 / Shengyin Li, Yongxi Huang -
Analysis of the Possibilities of Using “Light Freight Railway” for the Freight Transport Implementation in Agglomeration Areas (Example of West Pomerania Province)
Abstract The article presents the concept of using self-propelled railway sets, as a system to increase the share of rail transport in total freight transport. The area taken into considerations is the West Pomerania Province, including in...
2016 / Krystian Pietrzak -
Optimization of Individual Travel Behavior through Customized Mobility Services and their Effects on Travel Demand and Transportation Systems
Abstract In recent years a lot of new mobility services (e.g. multi- or intermodal travel management and information systems) came up. Today, users have to choose between a high variety of different mobility services and options. To reduce the...
2016 / Tim Hilgert, Martin Kagerbauer, Thomas Schuster, Christoph Becker -
Analysis of the design and performance characteristics of pumpable roof supports
Abstract Pumpable roof supports are currently being used to provide a safe working environment for longwall mining. Because different pumpable supports are visually similar and installed fundamentally in the same manner as other supports, there is a ...
2016 / Timothy Batchler -
Experiences with Capacity Reductions on Urban Main Roads – Rethinking Allocation of Urban Road Capacity?
Abstract This paper presents results from a study concerning effects and consequences of a temporary (one year) capacity reduction on an urban main road tunnel in Oslo, Norway. The main findings are that reduction of the road capacity from in total...
2016 / Aud Tennøy, Paal B. Wangsness, Jørgen Aarhaug, Fredrik Alexander Gregersen -
Optimize the Use of a Parking Space in a Residential Area
Abstract Development of a multi-storey building is gaining popularity in modern conditions; however, the designers do not pay enough attention to the organization of the parking space. This leads to a chaotic “parking function” machines in intrayard ...
2016 / Irina Duvanova, Tatyana Simankina, Anastasia Shevchenko, Tatiana Musorina, Anna Yufereva -
An Urban Form Experiment on Urban Heat Island Effect in High Density Area
Abstract Urban heat island (UHI)effect is one of the most critical environmental issues for contemporary high-density cities. Previous studies show there is a strong co-relation between UHI and Sky View Factor (SVF), which constructs a potential...
2016 / Youpei Hu, Marcus White, Wowo Ding