Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Liaobin Waterfront Ecological Residential District Energy Demand Fore-casting and Feature Analysis
Abstract Along with the economic development of energy resources consumption, global non-renewable fossil energy supply dwindling, energy shortages have not allowed to ignore. This paper put the waterfront ecological residential district as the...
2015 / Guohui Feng, Jianyu Liu, Shui Yu -
Traffic Indicators, Accidents and Rain: Some Relationships Calibrated on a French Urban Motorway Network
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study the link between the occurrence of injury road accidents, the prevailing traffic conditions, and the occurrence of rain. This is useful for assessing, before its implementation, the safety impact of a...
2015 / Maurice Aron, Romain Billot, Nour-Eddin EL Faouzi, Régine Seidowsky -
Numerical Analysis of Deflections of Multi-Layered Beams2015 / Tadeusz Biliński, Tomasz Socha
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Investigations of Nearly (net) Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Beijing
Abstract Zero energy buildings have attracted more and more attention recently in the world. This research work studied the feasibility of a 12-storey plank-type building achieving zero energy. The study used Software TRNbuild to establish a...
2015 / Zhiyong Tian, Shicong Zhang, Huai Li, Yiqiang Jiang, Jiankai Dong, et al. -
A Rapid Seismic Risk Assessment Method for Existing Building Stock in Urban Areas
Abstract Eskisehir is a city in the northwestern part of Turkey which is seismically quite active zone. For this reason, identifying and strengthening of the deficient buildings in northern part of Eskisehir city center is very important in terms of ...
2015 / Uğur Albayrak, Mehmet Canbaz, Gülçağ Albayrak -
Behaviour Characterization and Rehabilitation of Adobe Construction
Abstract Earth construction is one of the oldest and most widespread construction system. Around 30% of world population lives in earth buildings. About 50% of population in developing countries, including the majority of rural areas, and at least...
2015 / Humberto Varum, Aníbal Costa, Jorge Fonseca, André Furtado -
Implementation of Pre-defined Potential Scope Reductions in Projects
Abstract The paper maps the use of reduction lists in major railway investment projects. The reduction lists consist of scope reductions that are not desirable, but that can be implemented in large Norwegian governmental investments if there is a...
2015 / Nils O.E. Olsson -
The analysis of consolidation in organic soils2011 / Katarzyna Gabryś, Alojzy Szymański
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Some Methods of Protection of Concrete and Reinforcment of Reinforced-Concrete Foundations exposed to Environmental Impacts
Abstract Concrete and reinforcement used for making of reinforced concrete foundations, can be exposed to different aggressive impacts of the environment. As a consequence, reinforced concrete material deteriorates in time. There is a number of...
2015 / Zoran Bonić, Gordana Topličić Ćurčić, Milan Trivunić, Nebojša Davidović, Nikolai Vatin -
The effect of downstream perforated blanket on the safety against piping in heading-up structures
Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the effect of using a perforated blanket downstream the aprons of heading-up structures with different scenarios of blanket length with different Perforation ratio and different...
2013 / Mona A. Hagras, Ahmed F. Agamy -
Environmental Influence of Vacuum Preloading Dredging Project
Abstract Vacuum preloading is one of the effective technologies for consolidating soft foundation. The definition of vacuum preloading is presented and the research status of vacuum preloading is analyzed. The consolidation mechanism of vacuum...
2010 / Jun Yan, Qisong Wang, Ju Zhang -
Permeation Properties and Pore Structure of Surface Layer of Fly Ash Concrete2014 / Jun Liu, Qiwen Qiu, Feng Xing, Dong Pan
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Properties of Cement Mortar with Phosphogpysum under Steam Curing Condition2008 / Kyoungju Mun, Seungyoung So
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Thermo-mechanical constitutive modeling of unsaturated clays based on the critical state concepts
Abstract A thermo-mechanical constitutive model for unsaturated clays is constructed based on the existing model for saturated clays originally proposed by the authors. The saturated clays model was formulated in the framework of critical state soil ...
2015 / Saeed Tourchi, Amir Hamidi -
Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfers in a Room in the Presence of a thin Horizontal Heated Plate
Abstract In this work, we present a numerical study of heat transfer by natural convection in a two-dimensional closed room, containing air, in the presence of a thin heater plate. The vertical walls are kept adiabatic, while the horizontal ones are ...
2013 / Lahcen Boukhattem, Hassan Hamdi, D.R. Rousse -
Design of a rail transit line for profit maximization in a linear transportation corridor
Abstract This paper addresses the design problem of a rail transit line located in a linear urban transportation corridor. The service variables designed are a combination of rail line length, number and locations of stations, headway and fare. Two...
2011 / Zhi-Chun Li, William H.K. Lam, S.C. Wong, A. Sumalee -
Kinematics and Kinetics of Taekwon-do Side Kick2011 / Jacek Wąsik
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Service Life Prediction of Repaired Structures Using Concrete Recasting Method: State-of-the-Art
Abstract The performance of repaired concrete structures continues to be a major global concern. Regardless of improvements in repairing materials and methods, several repaired concrete structures still fail prematurely, leading to costly and time...
2013 / Woubishet Zewdu Taffesea, Esko Sistonen -
Evacuation modeling including traveler information and compliance behavior
Abstract Traffic simulation models are often used to support decisions when planning an evacuation. Scenario analyses based on these models then typically focus on traffic dynamics and the effect of traffic control measures in order to locate...
2010 / Adam J Pel, Serge P Hoogendoorn, Michiel CJ Bliemer -
Applicative Suburban Line Pattern of Urban Rail Transit in China
Abstract By comparing the operation data of urban rail transit at home and abroad, this paper has analyzed the current urban rail transit system in China from the perspective of applicability and found that the structure is irrational and functional ...
2013 / Xiuping Li, Tao Yang, Quan Shi