Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Integrated Evaluation of Co2eq Emission and Thermal Dynamic Simulation for Different Façade Solutions for a Typical Office Building
Abstract This paper presents the results of comparative analysis of energy and environmental life cycle assessment of a building envelope with different WWR. The analysis is simplified to: product stage and use stage as the main sources of GHG...
2015 / Anna Komerska, Jerzy Kwiatkowski, Joanna Rucińska -
Genetic algorithm-based approach for optimizing the energy rating on existing buildings2016 / R. Fresco Contreras, J. Moyano, F. Rico
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Square Root Cubature Kalman Filter-Kalman Filter Algorithm for Intelligent Vehicle Position Estimate
Abstract A new filtering algorithm, adaptive square root cubature Kalman filter-Kalman filter (SRCKF-KF) is proposed to reduce the problems of amount of calculation, complex formula-transform, low accuracy, poor convergence or even divergence. The...
2016 / Jianmin Duan, Hui Shi, Dan Liu, Hongxiao Yu -
On the instability of offshore foundations: theory and mechanism2015 / FuPing Gao, JinHui Li, WenGang Qi, Cun Hu
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A Probabilistic Accident Prediction Model for Construction Sites
Abstract Despite the efforts in recent years to improve safety on construction sites, construction still has one of the highest fatalities rates among Canadian industries. The objective of this study is to improve the safety on construction sites by ...
2015 / Carlo Andolfo, Farnaz Sadeghpour -
Behavior of two-wheelers at limited priority uncontrolled T-intersections
Abstract Being convenient and affordable, motorized two-wheeler is the most widely used personal mode for short and medium distance trips in India, thereby resulting in a very high concentration of two-wheelers on Indian roads. Its compact size and...
2015 / Gopal R. Patil, Jayant P. Sangole -
Innovation in cleaner production through waste recycling in composites2012 / Mohamed Osmani
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Results of Industrial Research of Civil Engineering Quality and Safety
Abstract The text gives a valuable information on quality assessment of civil engineering. Indicators of zero-defects and engineering process accuracy for impartial quality assessment are offered. The need is stressed to employ indicators structural ...
2015 / Albert Bayburin -
Methods for estimating vehicle queues at a marine terminal: A computational comparison2014 / Gang Chen, Zhong-Zhen Yang
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Experimental verification of the resistance of glass beams2012 / M. Slivanský
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A factor decomposition analysis of transportation energy consumption and related policy implications
Abstract This paper introduces a method of factor decomposition analysis for analyzing the importance of the factors that affect the volume of transportation energy consumption. In choosing the influencing factors from the many possibilities, the...
2014 / Jian Jiang -
Modeling composite beams with partial interaction
Abstract This paper presents a finite element model for the analysis of composite beams with partial interaction. In this model, the elements of the composite beams are modeled by six different types of frame elements. Compared with other methods...
2015 / J. Turmo, J.A. Lozano-Galant, E. Mirambell, D. Xu -
Vibration of a rectangular plate with a central power-law profiled groove by the Rayleigh–Ritz method
Abstract The prediction of natural frequencies of rectangular plates where a profiled indentation is present is made using a Rayleigh–Ritz variational energy method. Panels with holes are often found for access cables and access gaps, and it is...
2015 / D.J. O’Boy, V.V. Krylov -
Methodology for conformance testing of spatial data infrastructure components including an example of its implementation in Slovakia2012 / T. Kliment, M. Tuchyňa, M. Kliment
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Project Performance Audit: Enhanced Protocols for Triple Bottom Line Results
Abstract This research presents a model for project performance review. The objective of the research, which was development of the model, originated in response to demand from Owners and Practitioners; it fills an extant gap in both research and...
2015 / Alexia Nalewaik, Anthony Mills -
Performance of Force Based Design Versus Direct Displacement Based Design in Predicting Seismic Demands of Regular Concrete Special Moment Resisting Frames
Abstract As an approximate method in seismic design, direct displacement based design (DDBD) has been widely accepted in conjuction with the former method, force based design (FBD). In its procedure FBD uses building displacement as the final check...
2015 / Ima Muljati, Fransiscus Asisi, Kevin Willyanto -
Computational Analysis of Cold-formed Steel Columns with Initial Imperfections
Abstract Cold-formed steel (CFS) structures experience very complicated buckling and post-buckling performance. The presence of any kind of uncertainties complicates the calculation of such structures. Thin-walled CFS members are known to be...
2015 / Marsel Garifullin, Udo Nackenhorst -
Towards Sustainable Construction in Oman: Challenges & Opportunities
Abstract Over the past few decades, Oman is experiencing a rapid economic growth associated with the flourishing and maturity of the oil production. The construction sector has seen to be the primary beneficiary with the blooming of many new...
2015 / Mohamed S. Saleh, C. Alalouch -
Predicting the Remaining Service Life of Road Using Pavement Condition Index
Abstract Numerous factors cause damage to the road so that the remaining service life of the existing pavement and long-term road maintenance are unpredictable. The aims of this paper are to evaluate the condition of the road performance and damages ...
2015 / Ary Setyawan, Jolis Nainggolan, Arif Budiarto -
Mechanical Behaviour of the Cold-formed Steel Channel Stub Column Under Post Elevated Temperature
Abstract Cold-formed steel (CFS) is the popular structural material used in the building nowadays due to a variety of advantages in its manufacturing, fabrication and erection. CFS with the shape of the channel is selected and formed to be a stub or ...
2015 / Fadhluhartini Muftah, Mohd Syahrul Hisyam Mohd Sani, Ahmad Rasidi Osman, Shahrin Mohammad