Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Performance of Low Energy Crumb Rubber Modified Bituminous Mixes
Abstract Rising energy costs and increased awareness of emission problems in the production of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) have brought attention to the potential benefits of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) in India. Warm-mix asphalt is the generic term for a...
2013 / Ambika Behl, Gajendra Kumar, Girish Sharma -
Simulating progressive iteration, rework and change propagation to prioritise design tasks2014 / Jakob F. Maier, David C. Wynn, Wieland Biedermann, Udo Lindemann, P. John Clarkson
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Travel Time Prediction Model for Urban Road Network based on Multi-source Data
Abstract In view of the deficiencies of single data source for travel time prediction, multi-source data are used to improve the precision of travel time. Floating car and fixed detector are commonly used in traffic data collection, and they have...
2014 / Zhou Jiang, Cunbao Zhang, Yinxia Xia -
Worldwide Susceptibility Rates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates to Cefixime and Cefpodoxime: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2014 / Rui-xing Yu, Yueping Yin, Guan-qun Wang, Shao-chun Chen, Bing-jie Zheng, et al.
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Robustness of the Drinking Water Distribution Network under Changing Future Demand
Abstract A methodology to determine the robustness of the drinking water distribution system is proposed. The performance of three networks under ten future demand scenarios was tested, using head loss and residence time as indicators. The scenarios ...
2014 / C. Agudelo-Vera, M. Blokker, J. Vreeburg, T. Bongard, S. Hillegers, et al. -
New Designs of Building Integrated Solar Energy Systems
Abstract New solar energy systems with fixed concentrators have been designed to be integrated to buildings and adapt heat and electricity demand. The proposed systems are associated with less tracking requirements and the use of thermal, PV or...
2014 / Yiannis Tripanagnostopoulos -
Train Scheduling in High Speed Railways: Considering Competitive Effects
Abstract The railway planning problem is usually studied from two different points of view: macroscopic and microscopic. We propose a macroscopic approach for the high-speed rail scheduling problem where competitive effects are introduced. We study...
2014 / Luis Cadarso, Ángel Marín, José Luís Espinosa-Aranda, Ricardo García-Ródenas -
Using ceramic plates as shielding for concrete blocks against projectile penetration
Abstract Numerical simulation of the response of concrete structures to impact loading is an important tool in both the design of hardened protective structures and in the planning for effective attacks against such structures. This paper presents...
2015 / Raed I. Tawadrous, Walid A. Attia, Mohamed Y. Laissy -
Application of Classical and Operational Modal Analysis for Examination of Engineering Structures
Abstract Due to the types of construction (steel, concrete etc.), the type of excitation (caused by wind, rail and traffic etc.) in the measurement of engineering structures’ vibration different measurement techniques and different data processing...
2014 / Jacek Grosel, Wojciech Sawicki, Wojciech Pakos -
Calculation of load increase factors for assessment of progressive collapse potential in framed steel structures
Abstract Progressive collapse of building structures is a relatively rare event. However, the consequences of progressive collapse may be catastrophic in terms of injuries and loss of lives. In addition, in many parts of the world including the...
2015 / Osama Ahmed Mohamed -
A Dynamic Simulation Model of a Flexible Transport Services for People in Congested Area
Abstract The realization of innovative transport services, require increasingly greater flexibility and inexpensiveness of the service. In many cases the solution is to realize a demand responsive transportation system, in which there are two main...
2012 / Pasquale Carotenuto, Daniele Monacelli, Giuseppe Raponi, Marco Turco -
Revised Engineering Method for Analysis of Behavior of Suspension Bridge with Rigid Cables and Some Aspects of Numerical Modeling
Abstract The main disadvantage of suspension bridges is their increased deformability. One of the ways of suspension systems stabilization is giving certain bending stiffness to the suspension cables. This paper presents a revised theoretical and...
2013 / Tatjana Grigorjeva, Algirdas Juozapaitis -
Minimum depth of soil cover above long-span soil-steel railway bridges2013 / Morteza Esmaeili, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Parisa Haji Abdulrazagh
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Study of the Reinforcement of Limestone Mortars by Polypropylene Fibers Waste
Abstract The first objective of this study is the valorisation of limestone waste produced from the crushing stations by using it as fine sand for mortars mixes and hence replaces the river sand. The second objective is the reinforcement of mortars...
2011 / Khadra Bendjillali, Mohamed. S. Goual, Mohamed Chemrouk, Zineb Damene -
Analysis of Load Stress for Asphalt Pavement of Lean Concrete Base
Abstract The study revealed that whether it is early distresses in asphalt pavement or not depends largely on working performance of base. In the field of asphalt pavement, it is widely accepted that lean concrete base, compared with the general...
2012 / Suo Lijun, Wang Xinwu -
Analysis of a Solar Office Building at the South of Spain Through Simulation Model Calibration
Abstract Prior to construction, the simulation of the thermal behaviour of a building is mandatory in the Spanish Building Technical Code. However, there are few post-occupancy studies for buildings in use implying simulation. In this work, the...
2012 / Ricardo Enríquez, María José Jiménez, María del Rosario Heras -
Analysis of Application of External Wall Thermal Insulating Technology in Affordable Housing in Tonglu County
Abstract The paper based on the exemplary affordable housing projects in Tonglu County explores a set of cost-effective external wall thermal insulating system to meet the characteristic requirements of small-size affordable housing with strict cost ...
2012 / Hu Xiaojun, Zhu Wei -
An Overview of Wave Impact Forces on Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures
Abstract Offshore wind turbines are always subjected to highly varying aerodynamic and hydrodynamic loads which dictate the design phase of the wind turbine substructures. The breaking wave forces yield the highest hydrodynamic loads on...
2012 / Mayilvahanan Alagan Chella, Alf Tørum, Dag Myrhaug -
Mix Design for Pervious Recycled Aggregate Concrete2012 / Rasiah Sriravindrarajah, Neo Derek Huai Wang, Lai Jian Wen Ervin
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Limiting factor analysis of urban ecosystems based on emergy—A case study of three cities in the Pearl River Delta in China
Abstract The development of urban ecosystems is usually restricted by a few key limiting factors, including both the natural resource condition and the socioeconomic performance. To link the natural, economic and social subsystems together and...
2011 / Meirong Su, Zhifeng Yang, Bin Chen