Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Fiber/Polymeric Compound for High Modulus Polymer Modified Asphalt (PMA)
Abstract The road construction sector has made a big research effort in recent decades, mostly aimed at better understanding the behaviour of the asphalt mixes contained in most such pavements. Hence the introduction of new binders, all based on...
2013 / Eng. Filippo Montanelli, Iterchimica srl -
Proposal of an Eco-design Framework based on a Design Education Perspective
Abstract In order to overspread a successful sustainable design of products and services, it is necessary to educate engineering designers at university and along life. Although literature already provides eco-design processes, frameworks, methods...
2014 / Flore Vallet, Benoît Eynard, Dominique Millet -
Energy Recovery in Water Systems by PATs: A Comparisons among the Different Installation Schemes
Abstract Pressure reducing valves are frequently used within water distribution networks to reduce pressure values. The use of a pump working as a turbine (PAT) to recover the dissipated energy is generally considered the most cost-effective...
2014 / A. Carravetta, O. Fecarotta, G. Del Giudice, H. Ramos -
Synchronization of the Manufacturing Process and On-site Installation in ETO Companies
Abstract Traditional Engineer-to-Order (ETO) companies are typically engaged in the production of capital goods or building projects in the construction industry. While parts or assemblies are manufactured and pre-assembled in the factory, the...
2014 / Dominik T. Matt, Patrick Dallasega, Erwin Rauch -
Risk Assessment on Falling from Height based on AHP-fuzzy
Abstract In all the construction safety accidents, the high falling accident is the most serious construction accident of five big hurts which are threatening building workers. Risk assessment is the important means how to prevent and control...
2012 / Shiliang Shi, Min Jiang, Yong Liu, Runqiu Li -
Impact of Dynamic Characteristics of Supply Chain on Own-account Fleet Size in the Optimal Transport Sourcing Mix
Abstract In this paper, we explored the impact of time demand characteristics in supply chain on role of own-account fleet in the optimal transport sourcing mix. For that purpose, we used the multiple regression analysis to evaluate the simulation...
2014 / Đurđica Stojanović, Emilija Nikolić-Đorić -
Develop a flexible method to assess buildings hosting major sports events environmentally through the world
Abstract Specific international institutions are responsible for managing and organizing major sports events besides choosing the hosting city for those events which is a difficult task, as there is a need for an appropriate decision using highly...
2013 / D. Ahmed Ahmed Fekry, Abbas Mohamed El Zafarany, Amal Kamal Mohamed Shamseldin -
Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand
Abstract The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its impact on energy use of buildings. Also urban comfort,...
2012 / Peter Moonen, Thijs Defraeye, Viktor Dorer, Bert Blocken, Jan Carmeliet -
Minimizing scour downstream of hydraulic structures using single line of floor water jets
Abstract Local scour downstream of control structures may result in damage or complete failure of the control structure. In this paper, one hundred and seventeen runs were carried out to study the effect of single line of floor water jets on the...
2013 / Esam El-Deen Yousry El-Azab Helal -
Zalecenia Zespołu Ekspertów dotyczące profilaktyki krwawienia z niedoboru witaminy K u noworodków i niemowląt2011 / Anna Dobrzańska, Ewa Helwich, Witold Lukas, Krystyna Wąsowska-Królikowska, Mieczysława Czerwionka-Szaflarska, et al.
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Nonlinear Analyses of Adobe Masonry Walls Reinforced with Fiberglass Mesh2014 / Vincenzo Giamundo, Gian Lignola, Andrea Prota, Gaetano Manfredi
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Stabilizing and reinforcing effects of different fibers on asphalt mortar performance2015 / Meng-Meng Wu, Rui Li, Yu-Zhen Zhang, Liang Fan, Yu-Chao Lv, et al.
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A Study on High Performance Fine-Grained Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash2014 / Ha Thanh Le, Sang Thanh Nguyen, Horst-Michael Ludwig
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The Academic Literature on Intermodal Freight Transport
Abstract It is widely accepted that non-road freight transport is less energy intensive than freight transport by road. The use of other transport modes than truck for long haul freight transport can therefore contribute to more energy efficient...
2014 / Terje Andreas Mathisen, Thor-Erik Sandberg Hanssen -
Design support tools to sustain climate change adaptation at the local level: A review and reflection on their suitability
Abstract For mid-latitude cities, higher summer temperatures due to climate change are a cause for concern because they aggravate the urban heat island phenomenon and reduce thermal comfort inside buildings. By acquiring the appropriate knowledge...
2015 / Catherine Dubois, Geneviève Cloutier, André Potvin, Luc Adolphe, Florent Joerin -
Rock engineering design of post-tensioned anchors for dams – A review
Abstract High-capacity, post-tensioned anchors have found wide-spread use, originally in initial dam design and construction, and more recently in the strengthening and rehabilitation of concrete dams to meet modern design and safety standards....
2014 / E.T. Brown -
Condition assessment and strengthening of residential units
Abstract About 40, ground plus one (G+1) residential units were designed using a hybrid structural framing system (RC frame and load bearing walls). A few months after the completion of the ground floor of the residential units, cracks appeared at...
2014 / Tatheer Zahra, Yasmeen Zehra, Shuaib Ahmad -
Analysis of earth-moving systems using discrete-event simulation
Abstract Discrete-event simulation has been widely used technique in analyzing construction operations for the past three decades due to its great effect on optimizing cost and productivity. In this paper we will present Arena as a tool for...
2015 / K.M. Shawki, K. Kilani, M.A. Gomaa -
Dynamic Properties and Fatigue Life of Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures Reinforced with Waste Tyre Rubber2013 / Nuha Salim Mashaan, Asim H. Ali, Suhana Koting, Mohamed Rehan Karim
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Predicting Concrete Compressive Strength and Modulus of Rupture Using Different NDT Techniques2014 / Wilfrido Martínez-Molina, Andrés Antonio Torres-Acosta, Juan Carlos Jáuregui, Hugo Luis Chávez-García, Elia Mercedes Alonso-Guzmán, et al.