Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Creating relation between bolt arrangements at bolted moment connections among cold-formed steel members using artificial neural network2012 / Babak Ebadi Tabrizi, Mahmood Hosseini
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Evaluation of the Impact of Advisory Variable Speed Limits on Motorway Capacity and Level of Service
Abstract Variable Speed Limits (VSL) have been introduced to improve the operations of freeway facilities under congested conditions. Experience indicates that the impacts of VSL on traffic performance and safety might be higher if the displayed...
2011 / Albania Nissan, Haris N. Koutsopoulosb -
A Multi-commodity Lighthill-Whitham-Richards Model of Lane-changing Traffic Flow
Abstract Systematic lane changes can seriously deteriorate traffic safety and efficiency inside lane-drop, merge, and other bottleneck areas. In our previous studies (Jin, 2010a,b), a phenomenological model of lane-changing traffic flow was...
2013 / Wen-Long Jin -
Freeway Free Flow Speed: a Case Study in Italy
Abstract The results relative to an experimental investigation regarding the speeds implemented, on motorways, in free flow conditions, are presented. The results demonstrate that the maximum speed, in free flow conditions, is to be found on flat...
2012 / Mario De Luca, Renato Lamberti, Gianluca Dell’Acqua -
Range Finder Models for Mobile Robots
Abstract The paper deals with a problem of modeling of an unknown environment by mobile robot control system. The robot is equipped with sensory system constructed for measuring distances to obstacles in the surrounding environment. The range data...
2012 / Jaroslav Hanzel, Marian Kľúčik, Ladislav Jurišica, Anton Vitko -
A Supporting Station Model for Reliable Infrastructure Location Design under Interdependent Disruptions
Abstract This paper proposes a new modeling method that transforms an infrastructure system with interdependent and correlated facility failures into an equivalent one with an explicit supporting structure. This structure consists of a set of...
2013 / Xiaopeng Li, Yanfeng Ouyang, Fan Peng -
Professional practice in programming large public buildings in China: A questionnaire survey
Abstract China's large public buildings (LPBs) often become problematic after only a few years' operation, leading to shortened building lifespans. Lacking architectural programming was identified by the industry regulators as a contributing factor...
2013 / Ying Deng, S.W. Poon -
Hydration characteristics of Portland cement – Electric arc furnace slag blends
Abstract Utilization of electric arc furnace slag (EAF slag) as blending material for Portland cement has been examined. This was done via the investigation of the hydration characteristic of EAF slag – Portland cement blended mixtures. Various...
2013 / E.E. Hekal, S.A. Abo-El-Enein, S.A. El-Korashy, G.M. Megahed, T.M. El-Sayed -
Analysis of Existing Problems and Carbon Emission Reduction in Shandong's Iron and Steel Industry
Abstract In response to the national energy-saving and emission-reduction policy, the development status of iron and steel industry in Shandong province has been investigated in this paper. On this basis, the existing problems were analyzed and...
2011 / L.J. Ren, W.J. Wang -
Towards the right formulation of a technical problem
Abstract Due to the growing interest in innovation issues, support for suitable problem definition is increasingly important and desired, focusing on the identification of the right direction of work without getting lost on useless roads [1]. This...
2011 / Davide Russo, Valentino Birolini -
Train Stop Scheduling in a High-Speed Rail Network by Utilizing a Two-Stage Approach2012 / Huiling Fu, Lei Nie, Benjamin R. Sperry, Zhenhuan He
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A Barotropic Model of the Red Sea Circulation2012 / Mohamed M. El-Shabrawy, Khaled M. Fasseih, Mamdouh A. Zaki
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Tepimo ir aušinimo skysčio su skystųjų kristalų priedais technologinių savybių tyrimas2012 / Vaidas Strolia, Vadim Mokšin, Robertas Urbanavičius
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Design for Experiencing: Participatory Design Approach with Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Abstract The purpose of this study was to allow undergraduate graphic design students and interior design students to conduct participatory design projects with entrepreneurship students as collaborative efforts. In one instance, entrepreneurship...
2015 / Mihyun Kang, Phil Choo, Craig E. Watters -
A study on an efficient prediction of welding deformation for T-joint laser welding of sandwich panel PART I : Proposal of a heat source model2015 / Jae Woong Kim, Beom Seon Jang, Yong Tai Kim, Kwang San Chun
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Review: development of performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel2014 / Jean C Batista Abreu, Luiz M C Vieira, Metwally H Abu-Hamd, Benjamin W Schafer
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On Technology of Hydraulic Engineering Structures Pile Foundations Production
Abstract The paper presents aims to provide analysis of non-waste technology of producing piled foundations of hydraulic engineering structures. The authors introduce a complexity of additional technical and technological steps making possible to...
2015 / Valeriy P. Popov, Dmitriy V. Popov, Anna Yu. Davidenko -
The Application of GIS and IOT Technology on Building Fire Evacuation
Abstract To improve evacuation efficiency, an evacuation system was proposed based on GIS and Technology of IOT by analyzing the influence of smoke on evacuation. Information about the building can be obtained using GIS and IOT technology. Using...
2014 / Shu-jin Liu, Guo-qing Zhu -
The Turbulent Flow Field Relevant to Outdoor Sports
Abstract The outdoor turbulent wind environment close to the ground is reviewed and then movement through this environment is considered. Even under average winds it is shown that the turbulence levels in the relative flow field can be significant....
2014 / Simon Watkins, Firoz Alam -
Dynamics of Dry Bulk Freight Market: Through the Lens of a Common Stochastic Trend Model
Abstract This paper shows the possibility that, as a simple average, BDI occasionally over- or under-states the status of global dry bulk freight market. In order to overcome this shortcoming, this paper suggests an alternative method of calculating ...
2012 / Byoung-wook Ko