Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Fiber Element Based Elastic-Plastic Analysis Procedure and Engineering Application
Abstract Elastic-plastic time history analysis of super high-rise building is accomplished by the program PERFORM-3D to evaluate the global response and component deformation of structure based on fiber element theory. Direct modeling of a tall...
2011 / Chen Xuewei, Han Xiaolei, Luo Fan, Wu Shuang -
Assessing the Safety Impacts of Intersection Safety Systems
Abstract Five different vehicle safety functions were developed in the INTERSAFE-2 project to respond to the significantly higher risk of accidents at intersections. A safety impact analysis was performed, and it showed that all developed...
2012 / Anna Schirokoff, Eetu Pilli-Sihvola, Niina Sihvola -
Comparison of the Performance of Heavy Vehicles Results of the OECD Study: ‘Moving Freight with Better Trucks’
Abstract In many parts of the world the freight transport task is primarily undertaken on public roads. The exact share is heavily influenced by the presence of other transport modes (railway, inland waterways) and the topography of the country, and ...
2012 / K-P. Glaeser, Mr. A. Ritzinger -
Design Education of Industrialised Building Systems
Abstract Design, production and installation processes are distinguished between designers and manufacturers by common conventions in “open building” concept as an industrialised building system approach. Since being rapid construction and...
2012 / Semih Goksel Yildirim -
Future development in road freight transport regarding more environmentally friendly vehicle technologies
Abstract Diesel is still the most wide-spread form of propulsion technologies for road freight transport and commercial vehicles in Europe. Based on current German data it could be expected that the conversion of commercial vehicle fleets will take...
2012 / Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Litschke, Dipl.-Volksw. Gunnar Knitschky -
Improving the Safety and Road Wear Performance of Heavy Vehicles in South Africa Using a Performance-Based Standards Approach
Abstract As a result of successful initiatives in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the introduction of a Smart Truck or performance-based standards (PBS) approach in the heavy vehicle sector in South Africa was identified by the CSIR as a research ...
2012 / P.A. Nordengen, M.P. Roux -
Simplified Approach to Modelling Traffic Loads on Bridges
Abstract Knowing realistic traffic loading is essential for optimised bridge assessment. A simplified approach to modelling the expected maximum traffic load effects, based on the convolution statistical method, has been proposed. Unlike the...
2012 / Aleš Žnidarič, Maja Kreslin, Igor Lavrič, Jan Kalin -
Intelligent speed adaptation: Preliminary results of on-road study in Penang, Malaysia
Abstract The first field experiment with intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) in Malaysia was held in December 2010 in the State of Penang. Eleven private cars were instrumented with an advisory system. The system used in the present study included a...
2012 / S.M.R. Ghadiri, J. Prasetijo, A.F. Sadullah, M. Hoseinpour, S. Sahranavard -
Modelling Blockage Probability and Capacity of Shared Lanes at Signalized Intersections
Abstract At signalized intersections, turning vehicles often use the same shared lane together with the through traffic. Since a permitted left-turn movement has to give way to the opposing through movement, it has to wait if necessary and thus...
2011 / Ning Wu -
Combined dynamic traffic assignment and urban traffic control models
Abstract Urban traffic control systems evolved through three generations. The first generation of such systems has been based on historical traffic data. The second generation took advantage of detectors, which enabled the collection of real-time...
2011 / Evangelos Mitsakis, Josep Maria Salanova, George Giannopoulos -
Does colored pavement make non-signalized intersections safer? A case study in Japan
Abstract In Japan, colored pavement has become popular recently because of having been evaluated for improving intersections to be safer. This paper aims to evaluate the effects of the colored pavement for traffic safety at the non-signalized...
2011 / Ryosuke Ando, Tomoyuki Inagaki, Yasuhiro Mimura -
A Simulation Model Assessing Impacts of Advanced Information and Communication Technologies on Activity-Travel Patterns
Abstract Due to recent developments in advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) and increasing application of these technologies in daily life, there is a clear need to investigate the impacts of these technologies on the transport...
2011 / Zahra Parvaneh, Theo Arentze, Harry Timmermans -
Crack width evaluation for flexural RC members
Abstract Some building code equations and equations developed by researchers are used for the calculation of the crack width in reinforced concrete flexural members. To investigate codes’ provisions beside some equations found in the literature...
2012 / Said M. Allam, Mohie S. Shoukry, Gehad E. Rashad, Amal S. Hassan -
Urban ecological regulation based on information entropy at the town scale A case study on Tongzhou district, Beijing City
Abstract Based on dissipative structure theory and ecological cybernetics, an ecological regulation approach at the town scale was developed, which was aimed at increasing system order and maintaining a healthy system by reducing the entropy of the...
2012 / Wang Xuan, Su Jieqiong, Shan Shan, Zhang Yan -
Measurement and Evaluation of Program Outcomes in the Civil Engineering Courses
Abstract Outcome Based Learning System (OBL) contains six programme objectives and 12 programme outcome (PO) that can be measured in some certain courses. Measurement and evaluation are important aspects in determining whether or not a programme...
2012 / Azrul A. Mutalib, Riza A.A. Rahmat, Abd. Khalim Abd. Rashid, Fatihah Suja, Suraya Sahril -
Linear ViscoElastic (LVE) Behaviour of Pure Bitumen via Fractional Model
Abstract By fitting experimental data from static creep/recovery carried out on pure bitumen, it is shown that the fractional model proposed enables the description of both creep and recovery behaviour with fewer parameters than those needed by...
2012 / Claudia Fecarotti, Clara Celauro, Antonina Pirrotta -
Recoverable Robustness in Rapid Transit Network Design
Abstract Line service large disruptions are commonplace in rapid transit systems with large deviations from planned operations. Such large disruptions include infrastructure blockage and special social events. A robust network design may be too...
2012 / Luis Cadarso, Ángel Marín -
The vehicle approach for freight road transport energy and environmental analysis in Spain2009 / P. J. Pérez-Martínez
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The Need for Transition from Macroscopic to Microscopic Traffic Management Schemes to Improve Safety and Mobility
Abstract Traditionally, macroscopic (aggregated) traffic management schemes have been applying the principle of ‘one-sizefits-all’ without segmenting drivers based on their competence and level of performance. Road type, traffic environment,...
2012 / Filmon G. Habtemichael, Luis de Picado Santos -
An Approach for Solving Vehicle Routing Problem with Link Cost Variability in the Time
Abstract In this paper a method for goods distribution optimization in urban areas is reported considering the time-dependent networks. Goods distribution optimization refers to the best tour optimization for each fright vehicle. A first step in the ...
2012 / Antonio Polimeni, Antonino Vitetta