Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Metoda PNF w odniesieniu do wytycznych Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) dotyczących leczenia zachowawczego osób ze skoliozami / PNF method in relation to the guidelines of Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) for conservative treatment of people with scoliosis2015 / Agnieszka Stępień, Krzysztof Graff, Anna Kloze, Jolanta Stępowska, Jakub Marciński
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Formulación mixta estabilizada explícita de elementos finitos para sólidos compresibles y quasi-incompresibles
Resumen El presente estudio presenta una formulación mixta de elementos finitos capaz de abordar problemas quasi-incompresibles en forma explícita. Esta formulación se aplica a elementos con interpolaciones independientes e iguales de...
2016 / N. Lafontaine, R. Rossi, M. Cervera, M. Chiumenti -
Durability problems of lining structures for Xiamen Xiang’an subsea tunnel in China
Abstract Durability problem of reinforced concrete for underground structures is a hot issue in the field of structural engineering. For underground structures, the prediction of structural service life and methodology for durability design are...
2012 / Jun Sun -
Repeated GPR Measurements Carried Out On a Test Field Facility
Abstract The repeated GPR measurements are carried out in order to investigate the internal changes in road construction after some time of usage. For this purpose, a test field constructed at the University of Žilina is used. The test field is...
2015 / Michal Grinč, Terezie Vondráčková, Martin Slabej, Ján Lizbetin, Stanislav Škoda -
Establishing Formalized Representation of Standards for Construction Cost Estimation by using Ontology Learning
Abstract Construction cost estimation for tendering is important for both tenders and bidders in construction projects and needs to be strictly complied with corresponding standards so that quantities and prices from different bidders are...
2015 / Zhe Liu, Zhiliang Ma -
Study on Users Equilibrium Model with Distance Constraint of Electric Vehicles
Abstract In order to fit the situation in the future that electric vehicles will be widely used, it's necessary to study the characters of the electric vehicles for transportation planning and management. As an important part of the traffic demand...
2016 / Da Wu, Ya Li, Jian Lu, Qingchao Liu -
An appropriate relationship between flexural strength and compressive strength of palm kernel shell concrete
Abstract This paper presents the determination of an appropriate compressive–flexural strength model of palm kernel shell concrete (PKSC). The direct and indirect Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) measurements, with respective to mechanical properties ...
2016 / Ibrahim Tunde Yusuf, Yinusa Alaro Jimoh, Wahab Adebayo Salami -
Permeability Measurements of a Passive House During Two Construction Stages
Abstract Usually air permeability is measured for a specific building only once: either when the building construction is was just finished or when the building is already in use. In this paper we present a novel aspect. We researched if there is...
2016 / Vlad Iordache, Catalin Teodosiu, Raluca Teodosiu, Tiberiu Catalina -
Load Superposition and Shifting Method with Simulation Tools for Energy Planning and the Case Analysis
Abstract Building energy consumption not only accounts for a large proportion of total energy consumption in a region, but also impacts building environment quality which affects people's living quality and work efficiency. So it has deep...
2015 / Peng Xu, Ying Ji -
Optimal Critical Infrastructure Retrofitting Model for Evacuation Planning
Abstract In emergency situations, it is necessary to safely evacuate the population in order to save lives. The road network infrastructure is vulnerable for extreme events, and as a result its ability to supply the required capacity can be...
2015 / Yuval Hadas, Riccardo Rossi, Massimiliano Gastaldi, Carlo Pellegrino, Mariano Angelo Zanini, et al. -
Diagnosis of Buildings’ Thermal Performance - A Quantitative Method Using Thermography Under Non-steady State Heat Flow
Abstract This study describes a quantitative method using thermography to measure the thermal performance of complete building envelope elements that are subjected to non-steady state heat flow. The method presumes that thermal properties of...
2015 / Itai Danielski, Morgan Fröling -
INTELLIGENT SPEED ADAPTATION (ISA) AND ROAD SAFETY
An ISA system consists of GPS to determine the car's position, a CD-ROM in the car containing information of a road network including the prevailing speed limit of each road section, and feedback to the driver. Experiments in Sweden are testing several options,...
2014 / H.L. OEI, P.H. POLAK -
Air Permeability of Naturally Ventilated Italian Classrooms
Abstract The study is focused on the evaluation of air permeability and ventilation rate in Italian classrooms. Measurements were performed in 16 naturally ventilated classrooms located in Cassino, Central Italy. Classrooms’ airtightness was...
2015 / Luca Stabile, Andrea Frattolillo, Marco Dell’Isola, Angelamaria Massimo, Aldo Russi -
Synthesis of Geopolymer Based Class-F Fly Ash Aggregates and its Composite Properties in Concrete2014 / P. Gomathi, A. Sivakumar
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Performance Evaluation and Experimental Study of the Induction Radiant Air-conditioning System
Abstract In this paper the air-conditioning system which combined the inducement ventilation and radiant air-conditioning is proposed. The indoor terminal device is the induction unit which is processed to be combined with the radiant panel on which ...
2015 / Qiang Si, Xiaosong Zhang -
Empirical Evidences of Dynamic Speed Limit Impact on a Metropolitan Freeway
Abstract The claimed benefits of dynamic speed limit (DSL) strategies (e.g. increase of throughput or speed homogenization) still remain as a controversial topic. The present paper presents an empirical assessment of DSL policies with aggregated...
2014 / Josep Maria Torné, David Ramoneda, Francesc Soriguera -
Development of the safety control framework for shield tunneling in close proximity to the operational subway tunnels: case studies in mainland China2016 / Xinggao Li, Dajun Yuan
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Geometric texture indicators for safety on AC pavements with 1mm 3D laser texture data
Abstract Surface texture and friction are two primary characteristics for pavement safety evaluation. Understanding their relationship is critical to reduce potential traffic crashes especially at wet conditions. Texture data obtained from existing...
2016 / Lin Li, Kelvin C.P. Wang, Qiang “Joshua” Li -
Research on the Critical Value of Traffic Congestion Propagation Based on Coordination Game
Abstract In order to analysis the process of congestion diffusion in traffic network and obtain the critical value of traffic congestion, this paper presented a coordination game model for traffic congestion diffusion. Through the coordination game...
2016 / Li Yong, Liu Yulan, Zou Kai -
Daylighting Design for Energy Saving in a Building Global Energy Simulation Context
Abstract A study on the impact that different daylighting solutions have on the global energy demand of a space is presented. The methodology relies on dynamic simulations carried out with Daysim and EnergyPlus used in synergy to perform a...
2015 / Silvia Cammarano, Anna Pellegrino, Valerio R.M. Lo Verso, Chiara Aghemo