Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Analysis of the Possibilities of Improving Timber-framed Wall Thermal Insulation with Regards to Historical Buildings
Abstract The study analyses the possibilities of improving timber-framed wall thermal insulation in historical buildings. Due to the specific nature of these building objects, whose historical value during the course of thermal modernisation...
2015 / Anna Hoła, Martyna Czarnota -
Shear strength behavior of geotextile/geomembrane interfaces
Abstract This paper aims to study the shear interaction mechanism of one of the critical geosynthetic interfaces, the geotextile/geomembrane, typically used for lined containment facilities such as landfills. A large direct shear machine is used to...
2015 / Belén M. Bacas, Jorge Cañizal, Heinz Konietzky -
Assessment of opportunities for CO2 capture at iron and steel mills: An Australian perspective
Abstract The iron and steel industry is one of the largest energy consuming manufacturing industries in the world, accounting for approximately 4.5% of the total world CO2 emissions and over 2% of the total CO2 emissions in Australia. Although...
2011 / Dianne E. Wiley, Minh T. Ho, Andrea Bustamante -
Load eccentricity effects on behavior of circular footings reinforced with geogrid sheets
Abstract In this paper, an experimental study for an eccentrically loaded circular footing, resting on a geogrid reinforced sand bed, is performed. To achieve this aim, the steel model footing of 120 mm in diameter and sand in relative density of...
2015 / Ehsan Badakhshan, Ali Noorzad -
Efecto del oleaje no lineal en tanques de almacenamiento sometidos a sismos intensos
Resumen En este trabajo se propone una técnica numérica para el análisis sísmico de tanques rectangulares y cilíndricos considerando los efectos hidrodinámicos no lineales. Las ecuaciones de movimiento son mapeadas de un dominio físico a un dominio...
2015 / H. Hernández, A. Hernández, G. Valdés -
The Evaluation of Constructability towards Construction Safety (Case Study: Kelok-9 Bridge Project, West Sumatera)
Abstract This study focuses on constructability terms of construction safety. Safety here is not only a occupational safety but within the scope of the safety dimension that worker, property, environmental and public. The purpose of this study was...
2014 / Henny Yustisia -
Rheological Properties of Asphalt Mixtures for Bridge Pavements
Abstract This paper presents the laboratory test results of rheological properties of asphalt mixtures for bridge pavements. The research plan included typically used asphalt mixtures - asphalt concrete (AC) and stone mastic asphalt (SMA). A new...
2015 / Piotr Pokorski, Piotr Radziszewski, Michał Sarnowski -
A Linear Programming-based Method for the Network Revenue Management Problem of Air Cargo
Abstract One critical operational issue of air cargo operation faced by airlines is the control over the sales of their limited cargo space. Since American Airlines’ successful implementation in the post-deregulation era, revenue management (RM) has ...
2015 / Kuancheng Huang, Heng Lu -
An Elegant and Computationally Efficient Approach for Heterogeneous Traffic Modelling Using Agent Based Simulation
Abstract For developing nations, where mixed traffic conditions prevail, it becomes necessary to develop a heterogeneous traffic flow model which is able to model all vehicle types of different static and dynamic characteristics and equally...
2015 / Amit Agarwal, Michael Zilske, K. Ramachandra Rao, Kai Nagel -
Modeling mixed boundary conditions in a Hilbert space with the complex variable boundary element method (CVBEM)
Abstract The Laplace equation that results from specifying either the normal or tangential force equilibrium equation in terms of the warping functions or its conjugate can be modeled as a complex variable boundary element method or CVBEM mixed...
2015 / Anthony N. Johnson, T.V. Hromadka -
Finite Element Analysis for Torsion Behavior of Flat Web Profile Beam Steel Section with Opening
Abstract The construction of modern commercial buildings should always incorporate building services while reducing the cost of steel. A frequently used solution is to provide openings at the web of the beams and girders to enable services to pass...
2015 / Fatimah De’nan, Hazwani Hasan, Duaa Khaled Nassir, Mohd Hanim Osman, Sariffuddin Saad -
Maintenance Decisions of Part Agent Based on Failure Probability of a Part Using Bayesian Estimation
Abstract To realize effective reuse of mechanical parts for the development of a sustainable society, it is essential to manage individual parts over their entire life cycle. For that purpose, we are developing a part agent system using network...
2015 / Keisuke Nanjo, Yuki Yamamori, Yumihito Yokoki, Yuta Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Hiraoka -
Feasibility assessment tool for urban anaerobic digestion in developing countries
Abstract This paper describes a method developed to support feasibility assessments of urban anaerobic digestion (AD). The method not only uses technical assessment criteria but takes a broader sustainability perspective and integrates...
2013 / Christian Riuji Lohri, Ljiljana Rodić, Christian Zurbrügg -
Simple superposition approach for dynamic analysis of piled embedded footings2011 / L. A. Padrón, G. Mylonakis, D. E. Beskos
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Performance-based Design of Smoke Control and Evacuation in a Building Atrium
Abstract In this paper, a typical atrium was used as a case for the study of fire harassed. Aiming to the fire defects of this building, smoke screen and mechanical exhaust facilities was recommended to achieve virtual fire district. By...
2011 / WANG Hai-rong, DONG Wen-li, LIANG Dong -
The Analysis of the Behaviour of an Innovative Pedestrian Steel Bridge
Abstract The article dwells on a new structural solution for pedestrian steel suspension bridges. This new structural system of pedestrian stress-ribbon bridges includes suspension members with bending stiffness and a pre-stressed tie. The article...
2012 / G. Sandovič, A. Juozapaitis -
Evaluation of Energy Self-sufficient Village by Means of Emergy Indices
Abstract The Energy Self-Sufficient Village is one of the Indonesian government programs where one of the criteria is that every village has to be able to fulfil minimum of 60% of energy needs with renewable source of potential owned. Tegalweru is a ...
2014 / Ratih Novi Listyawati, Christia Meidiana, Mustika Anggraeni -
Utilization of crushed clay brick in concrete industry
Abstract A comprehensive experimental program regarding the use of recycled aggregates produced from demolition of brick buildings is presented. The brick wastes were crushed, sorted and classified into coarse and fine aggregates as well as powder...
2014 / Ali A. Aliabdo, Abd-Elmoaty M. Abd-Elmoaty, Hani H. Hassan -
Behaviour of reinforced concrete column under biaxial cyclic loading—state of the art2013 / Hugo Rodrigues, Humberto Varum, Antonio Arêde, Aníbal G Costa
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The comprehensive evaluation for design elements of urban aged residential engineering project based on NSFDSS
Abstract This paper, through analyzing the current situation, advantage and deficiency in existing urban elderly residential engineering project of our country, using the developed country's succeed engineering experience for reference in developing ...
2011 / Wang XuJia, Zhang Jing, Gao QianQian