Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Hollow Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Bridge Columns2012 / Tae-Hoon Kim, Dai-Jeong Seong, Hyun Mock Shin
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Ecological Security Assessment of Tianjin by PSR Model
Abstract Urban environmental pressure is increasing with acceleration of urbanization and urban ecological situation is not optimistic any more. It's very necessary to conduct ecological security assessment on cities. This paper employed the PSR...
2010 / Xiaorui Bai, Jingchun Tang -
Approaches to the Rational Solution of the Problem of Creating New Pumping Equipment in the Practice of the HMS GROUP Company
Abstract The paper presents some approaches to the design process of pumping equipment, whose implementation has enabled the company HMS GROUP to optimize the designing process itself, therefore promptly supply consumers with modern highly efficient ...
2012 / Nikolay Yamburenko, Igor Tverdokhleb, Gregory Vizenkov -
Study on Flood Control Demonstration of Huangshi Navigation Sign Maintenance Project of Wuhan Yangtze River Waterway Bureau
Abstract In the paper, the recent river channel evolution characteristics of the Huangshi river section, where the Huangshi Yangtze navigation sign maintenance project will be located, is analyzed. The effect on the water level and flow speed caused ...
2012 / Zhang Wener, Shen Zhiping, Zhang Hui -
Hydraulic Model Test on Diversion Structures of Gongguoqiao Hydropower Station during Construction
Abstract Based on hydrologic data and diversion structure arrangement of Gongguoqiao hydropower station during construction, the hydraulic model on diversion structures is built according to similarity principle. Then the hydraulic characteristic...
2012 / Jianbin Xie, Yongping Ai, Wenxue Zhang, Jintang Zhang -
Experimental Testing of a Moving Force Identification Bridge Weigh-in-Motion Algorithm2008 / C. W. Rowley, E. J. OBrien, A. Gonzalez, A. Žnidarič
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Identification of Bending Moment in Semi-fixed Beam
Abstract Paper presents procedure of identification of supporting moment in the statically indeterminable, partly fixed reinforced concrete beam. Examined beam is a part of reinforced concrete frame, where rate of fixing is subjected variation under ...
2013 / Jaroslaw Malesza -
Seismic Analysis of Existing School Buildings Using Different Egyptian Seismic Provesions
Abstract This paper presents a comparative study for seismic analysis of a certain class of existing school buildings which are considered as one of the important and wide spread buildings in Egypt. The study focuses on a comparison between all...
2011 / I. Ezz El-Arab -
Seismic Applications of Nonlinear Response Spectra Based on the Theory of Modal Analysis
Abstract A fast nonlinear response spectra analysis algorithm based on the theory of modal analysis and superposition is proposed to overcome the drawbacks of using the time-consuming nonlinear response history analysis in seismic design. Because...
2011 / K.K.F. Wong -
Analysis And Design Of Steel Plate Shear Walls Using Orthotropic Membrane Model
Abstract Present paper deals with a type of thin steel plate shear wall (SPW) called “special plate shear wall” (SPSW). Although several methods have been proposed to predict the behavior of SPW, but lack of a comprehensive method containing a...
2011 / A. Deylami, J. Rowghani-Kashani -
Examination of Earthquake Resistant Design in the Education of Architecture
Abstract This study has been carried out to identify the knowledge of students about the irregularity of the structures and to assess the effect of power point presentation provided. It was conducted on the last year undergraduate students at Gazi...
2012 / Asena Soyluk, Zeynep Yesim Harmankaya -
Offset Optimizing with CTM and Genetic Algorithms: Results from Field Studies in Hannover
Abstract The Cell Transmission Model (CTM) by Daganzo in combination with an offset optimization algorithm based on genetic algorithms was integrated in a graphical user interface and applied to a test area in Hannover, Germany. The optimized...
2011 / Jannis Rohde, Bernhard Friedrich -
Efficiency and Equity of Ramp Control and Capacity Allocation Mechanisms in a Freeway Corridor
Abstract This paper investigates the efficiency and equity of morning peak ramp control schemes in a freeway corridor with limited capacity. In terms of efficiency, both short-run and long-run optimal ramp control schemes are obtained by minimizing...
2011 / Qiong Tian, Hai-Jun Huang, Hai Yang, Ziyou Gao -
A Galvanic Sensor for Monitoring the Corrosion Condition of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel: Relationship Between the Galvanic and the Corrosion Currents2009 / Elsa Vaz Pereira, Rita Bacelar Figueira, Maria M. Lemos Salta, Inês T Elias da Fonseca
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A Method of Constructing the Fuel Efficiency Model Based on Quadratic Polynomial Regression
Abstract This paper deeply analyzes the data which is closely related to the fuel efficiency in the production database of the airline transportation. It verifies that quadratic polynomial regression model is the best fitting fuel efficiency model...
2011 / Tian Qian-qian, Chen Jing-jie, Dong Jian-kang -
Permeability of Sand-Clay Mixtures2010 / G. Kacprzak, C. Boutin, T. Doanh
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A Dynamic Model of Ballasted Rail Track with Bituminous Sub-Ballast Layer
Abstract The bituminous sub-ballast layer within the ballasted rail track allows some mechanical and environmental advantages. An analytical model of a ballasted rail track with sub-ballast layer has been proposed by considering the rail as...
2012 / G. Di Mino, M. Di Liberto, C. Maggiore, S. Noto -
A Metaheuristic Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model for O-D Matrix Estimation using Aggregate Data
Abstract For a static/dynamic O-D matrix estimation, usually, the basic required information is a starting estimation of O-D matrix and a set of traffic counts. In the era of the Intelligent Transportation Systems, a dynamic estimation of traffic...
2012 / Leonardo Caggiani, Mauro Dell’Orco, Mario Marinelli, Michele Ottomanelli -
A Logistic Model for Powered Two-Wheelers Crash in Italy
Abstract Italy shows the European primacy in number of powered two-wheelers fatalities (PTW), which accounts for 30% of the total, compared to the 17% of the EU average. PTWs are the most vulnerable of powered transport modes because of their lack...
2012 / Salvatore Cafiso, Grazia La Cava, Giuseppina Pappalardo -
Performance and Safety Roundabouts with Traffic Signals
Abstract The paper presents designs, advantages and some drawbacks of various layouts of roundabouts with traffic signals, used in urban arterials on crossings with large traffic volumes. The authors analyze signal settings with alternative phasing...
2012 / Marian Tracz, Janusz Chodur