Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Bending strength of singly-symmetric overhanging floor I-beams
Abstract The design of the overhanging singly-symmetric I-beams is not sufficiently covered in the current standards and specifications. The buckling length coefficients specified in the current standards and specifications were firstly defined by...
2014 / A.K. Dessouki, A.B. AbdelRahim, D.O. Abdul Hameed -
Balancing Product-service Provider's Performance and Customer's Value: The SErvice Engineering Methodology (SEEM)
Abstract Manufacturing companies are currently competing for the identification of innovative value propositions to position themselves in the market. This led to a shift from providing traditional transaction-based and product-centric offerings...
2014 / Giuditta Pezzotta, Roberto Pinto, Fabiana Pirola, Mohamed-Zied Ouertani -
A Generic Approach for the Graph-based Integrated Production and Intermodal Transport Scheduling with Capacity Restrictions
Abstract The performance of global manufacturing supply chains depends on the interaction of production and transport processes. Currently, the scheduling of these processes is done separately without considering mutual requirements, which leads to...
2013 / Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Jens Hartmann, Thomas Makuschewitz, Enzo Morosini Frazzon -
A Didactic Method for Transposing Natural Forms in Architecture
Abstract The present paper represents a research on a possible didactic method for architecture students regarding the study of the transposition of natural role models into the built environment and the generation of alternative forms in...
2014 / Diana Giurea -
Assistant Decision-making System for Road Safety Strategy
Abstract Recent progress and experience from countries worldwide prove that a road safety strategy is the key to road safety improvement. To help Chinese regional governments develop a scientifically based, data-driven road safety strategy, an...
2013 / Qing Yu, Zhongyin Guo, Zhizhong Zhang, Jinhui Wang -
Engineering Technology Program in Malaysia: A Market Survey
Abstract In line with industrial development which is growing rapidly in Malaysia, engineering technology program is likely to be introduced in Malaysia education system at higher level. Towards developing the electrical engineering technology...
2012 / M.S Yahaya, A. Noordin, S. Ahmad, M. R. Mohamad Sapiee -
Helmert Transformation of Reference Coordinating Systems for Geodesic Purposes in Local Frames
Abstract The real-time conditions may develop a need for data originating from the concrete reference system. Sometimes this can refer to the Gauss-Krüger coordinates and UTM projections with a specific datum. This paper analyses a connection...
2014 / Mirta Mataija, Matej Pogarčić, Ivan Pogarčić -
Research on Interfacial Shear Characteristics of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Concrete Bridge Deck Pavement Structure
Abstract The interfacial shear characteristics and the influence of overloading on the structure of SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene) and crumb modified asphalt bridge deck pavements are studied in this paper. Crumb rubber modified asphalt bridge deck ...
2013 / Wang Lan, Wu Zhi-yang, Huang Wen-bin -
Influence of Future Water Demand Patterns on the District Metered Areas Design and Benefits Yielded by Pressure Management
Abstract This paper addresses the influence of different daily patterns of nodal water demands on the District Metered Areas (DMA) design and benefits yielded by pressure management. The objective is to compare the total cost investment and the...
2014 / R. Gomes, J. Sousa, A. Sá Marques -
Modified Differential Evolution Algorithm for the Continuous Network Design Problem
Abstract The Continuous Network Design Problem (CNDP) is recognized to be one of the most difficult problems in transportation field since the bilevel formulation of the CNDP is nonconvex. On the other hand, the computation time is crucial...
2014 / Ozgur Baskan, Huseyin Ceylan -
Probabilistic Random Vibration Fatigue
Abstract Industrial components subjected to random vibration fatigue (loading with a power spectral density, PSD, or a sinusoidal spectrum) are frequently designed by the use of numerical simulations to estimate the lifetime and ensure the...
2014 / Baussaron Julien, Fouchez Bertrand, Yalamas Thierry -
Spare Parts Planning for Offshore Wind Turbines Subject to Restrictive Maintenance Conditions
Abstract The use of offshore wind energy is supposed to play a significant role in future energy supply. Because offshore wind farms will be built in greater water depths and distances to shore according to other already realized offshore projects,...
2013 / Kirsten Tracht, Jan Westerholt, Peter Schuh -
Study on the Mechanical Characteristic and Safety Measures of Bowl-scaffold
Abstract The Cuplok Steel Tubular Scaffolding (hereinafter referred to as Bowl-scaffold) is an important temporary facility in bridge construction, which is widely used in the overpass bridge, viaduct and other long-span constructions. But its...
2013 / Yongrui Chen, Laijun Liu, Yongcan Duan -
Performance of skylight illuminance inside a dome shaped adobe house under composite climate at New Delhi (India): A typical zero energy passive house
Abstract This paper presents annual experimental performance of pyramid shaped skylight for daylighting of a dome shaped adobe house located at solar energy park in New Delhi (India). This approach of single story dome shaped building with skylight...
2014 / Arvind Chel -
Construction Manager's Competency in Managing the Construction Process of IBS Projects
Abstract The construction process of IBS projects consolidated with many issues, which required management by a competent construction manager. The purpose of this paper is to investigate initial information related to the competency of construction ...
2013 / Izatul laili Jabar, Faridah Ismail, Nur Mardhiyah Aziz, Nurul Afida Isnaini Janipha -
Vehicle Routing Optimization for Deicing Salt Spreading in Winter Highway Maintenance
Abstract Optimization of spreading vehicle routing for deicing salt play important roles in improving operational efficiency of snow removal, reducing environmental pollution, and reducing road maintenance cost. In this paper, characteristics of...
2013 / Binglei Xie, Ying Li, Lei Jin -
A Systematic Approach for Formulation of a Road Safety Improvement Program in India
Abstract This study presents some basic concepts for a systematic approach for formulation of a road safety improvement program in India. The numbers of road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate in India. Thus, there is an urgent need for a...
2013 / Rakesh Mehar, Pradeep Kumar Agarwal -
Study on Strategy of Guidance Information Space Release in Urban
Abstract Spatial strategy is an important issue in the context of information released on urban traffic guidance.Research in this area is limited both domestically for China and internationally. Based on the analysis of Variable Message Signs (VMS)...
2013 / Wang Yu-ling, Zhu Xue-liang, Chen Er-hui -
Integration of a Consultancy Hydrotechnical Scale Model into Teaching Hydraulics
Abstract This paper reports on the integration of a consultancy physical model of a hydrotechnical structure into teaching material at a Malaysian engineering university. A significant part of the syllabus for hydraulics in the Civil Engineering...
2013 / Zahiraniza Mustaffa, Ayesha Ghulam Rasool, Saied Saiedi -
Post-processing Procedures for Passive GPS based Travel Survey
Abstract A challenge in posteriori data processing for passive GPS based travel survey, which constitute the heart of this paper, is to develop a series of methods to automatically restore the sequences of data points, both in space and time. It...
2013 / Jian Liu, Hongjiang Zheng, Tao Feng, Shuning Yuan, Hongyang Lu