Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Chemical Homogenization Of Liquid Steel Flowed Through Continuous Casting Slab Tundish During Alloying Process2015 / A. Cwudziński
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Effects of odd-even traffic restriction on travel speed and traffic volume: evidence from Beijing Olympic Games
Abstract This paper reports the effects of using an “odd and even” traffic restriction policy in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. Based on data from 529 traffic detectors on the expressway network and some main arterials in Beijing, China, a...
2016 / Ruimin Li, Min Guo -
Towards a more Comprehensive Understanding of Tolerance Engineering Research Importance
Abstract This paper discusses the Research Question (RQ) “Can the tolerance engineering community benefit from an extended research focus?” We look at current research trends within the product development domain and also compare the current...
2015 / Lars Krogstie, Michael S.J. Walter, Sandro Wartzack, Kristian Martinsen -
Life Cycle Analysis and Optimization of a Timber Building
Abstract The present study propose a thorough approach to the optimization of the whole-life cost of a timber building focusing mostly on its mechanical, structural and energy subsystems for a life cycle of 20 years. Another parameter that is...
2015 / D.N. Kaziolas, G.K. Bekas, I. Zygomalas, G.E. Stavroulakis -
Study of the Physico-Mechanical Properties of a Recycled Concrete Incorporating Admixtures by the Means of NDT Methods
Abstract During the last decades, the sector of construction has known a growing trend in construction and demolition (C&D) activities. The management of the collected debris and waste causes real problems at the environmental level, which can...
2015 / Larbi Belagraa, Meddah Abdelaziz, Beddar Miloud -
Utilization of Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) in Producing Lightweight Foamed Concrete for Non-structural Building Material
Abstract The utilization of the materials from the industrial waste is an option to reduce the production cost of building materials that also will reduce the environmental impact from the waste. Industrial by-product from the palm oil mill in the...
2015 / Abdul Munir, Abdullah, Huzaim, Sofyan, Irfandi, et al. -
Simulation Analysis on the Solar Heating System Combined with Tabs in Lhasa, China of Annex 59
Abstract Lhasa, at high altitudes, in the west of China, is in a cold region, but with an annual total solar radiation as much as 7.2GJ/m2. Conventional water solar collectors and water pipes have the risk of burst in the severe cold. In this paper, ...
2015 / Mingyang Wu, Xiaohua Liu, Haida Tang -
Urban building energy modeling – A review of a nascent field
Abstract Over the past decades, detailed individual building energy models (BEM) on the one side and regional and country-level building stock models on the other side have become established modes of analysis for building designers and energy...
2015 / Christoph F. Reinhart, Carlos Cerezo Davila -
Effect of bond loss of tension reinforcement on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams
Abstract An experimental programme has been conducted in order to investigate the flexural behaviour of concrete beams with variable un-bonded length of tension reinforcement. A test series of six simple beams containing different nominal length...
2015 / Magda I. Mousa -
Solar and Wind Power Estimation and Economic Load Dispatch Using Firefly Algorithm
Abstract In this paper, economic load dispatch problem is discussed and implemented with firefly algorithm optimization technique to obtain the best optimal solution for the fuel cost of generator. Moreover, we have included the renewable sources in ...
2015 / Nishant Saxena, Souvik Ganguli -
Evaluation of connected vehicle impact on mobility and mode choice
Abstract Connected vehicle is emerging as a solution to exacerbating congestion problems in urban areas. It is important to understand the impacts of connected vehicle on network and travel behavior of road users. The main objective of this paper is ...
2015 / Simon Minelli, Pedram Izadpanah, Saiedeh Razavi -
Studies on the behavior of Reinforced Concrete Short Column subjected to fire
Abstract The paper investigates the axial capacity of reinforced columns exposed to fire. The simplified method namely 500°C isotherm method explained in Eurocode 2 is used to assess the capacity of the column. Finite element software ANSYS is used...
2016 / Aneesha Balaji, Muhamed Luquman K, Praveen Nagarajan, T.M. Madhavan Pillai -
Exact Travelling Wave Solutions of Richards’ Equation by Modified F-expansion Method
Abstract We obtain the travelling wave solutions of nonlinear Richard's equation, expressing water content (moisture content) in unsaturated porous media. In the present analysis, the typical forms of hydraulic conductivity and diffusivity functions ...
2015 / Priyanka M. Patel, Vikas H. Pradhan -
Sustainable Design and Building Information Modelling: Case Study of Energy Plus House, Hieron's Wood, Derbyshire UK
Abstract In this paper the method for sustainable design analysis (SDA) integration with building information modelling (BIM) is explored, through the prism of a complex case study based research. BIM model federation and integration challenges are...
2015 / Boris Ceranic, Derek Latham, Angela Dean -
Progressive Collapse of Steel Frames2013 / Kamel Sayed Kandil, Ehab Abd El Fattah Ellobody, Hanady Eldehemy
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CPM, PERT and Project Management with Fuzzy Logic Technique and Implementation on a Business
Abstract As a result of increased competition environment, it has been obligatory to complete the projects in the foresighted time and with the specified sources. An effective project management is necessary to finish the projects without delay and...
2015 / Mete Mazlum, Ali Fuat Güneri -
Estimation of period of vibration for concrete shear wall buildings
Abstract Most seismic design codes generally provide formulas to be used for the estimation of the base shear and lateral loads. For the determination of the lateral loads, it is required to estimate first the fundamental vibration period of the...
2015 / Mohamed Naguib Abo El-saad, Magdy Israel Salama -
Spectral emissivity properties of reflective coatings2012 / Miroslav Čekon
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Point-to-point Versus Traditional Precedence Relations for Modeling Activity Overlapping
Abstract Precedence Diagram Method (PDM) has been the prevailing scheduling technique for decades. This popularity is due to its modeling flexibility over other techniques and the easy-to-understand mathematical model behind the technique. However,...
2015 / Miklos Hajdu -
Evaluación probabilista del riesgo sísmico de estructuras con base en la degradación de rigidez
Resumen El análisis dinámico incremental es una poderosa herramienta para evaluar la vulnerabilidad y el riesgo sísmico de edificios. Permite calcular el daño global de estructuras para diferentes aceleraciones máximas del terreno y representar este ...
2015 / A.H. Barbat, Y.F. Vargas, L.G. Pujades, J.E. Hurtado