Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Loads and Stress Analysis Cycle Automation in the Automotive Suspension Development Process
Abstract The article describes the use of the Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) models, the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and the CAD-modelling process in the automotive suspension development. Automation of maximum quasi-static loads calculation with the...
2016 / D. Vdovin, I. Chichekin -
ASSESSMENT OF HARDENED CHARACTERISTICS OF RAW FLY ASH BLENDED SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE
Summary Fly ash is widely used as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete. Due to the implementation of new thermal power plants as a consequence of electricity demand, generation of fly ash is noticeably increased. In addition to...
2016 / B Mahalingam, K Nagamani, LS Kannan, K. Mohammed Haneefa, A Bahurudeen -
Behavior of Soil Reinforcements in Slopes
Abstract In geotechnical and transportation engineering, especially road constructions in cuts and deep excavation problems are solved by using different supporting excavation methods. Soil reinforcements are chosen due to easy and economic...
2016 / M. Inanc Onur, Mustafa Tuncan, Burak Evirgen, Bertan Ozdemir, Ahmet Tuncan -
Compressive strength capacity of light gauge steel composite columns
Abstract The axial compressive strength capacity of concrete-filled light gauge steel composite columns was assessed through an experimental program involving twelve long and fourteen stub columns with width-to-thickness ratio of 125 for the...
2016 / W. Leonardo Cortés-Puentes, Dan Palermo, Alaa Abdulridha, Muslim Majeed -
State of the Art on Prediction of Concrete Pumping2016 / Seung Hee Kwon, Kyong Pil Jang, Jae Hong Kim, Surendra P. Shah
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Innovative Project of Prototype Railway Wagon and Intermodal Transport System
Abstract A special wagon with a low rotatable loading platform for transportation of truck vehicles by rail was developed in Military University of Technology in the Department of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science in Warsaw. The essence of such ...
2016 / Krasoń Wiesław, Niezgoda Tadeusz, Stankiewicz Michał -
Evaluation of pavement life cycle cost analysis: Review and analysis
Abstract The cost of road construction consists of design expenses, material extraction, construction equipment, maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, and operations over the entire service life. An economic analysis process known as Life-Cycle ...
2016 / Peyman Babashamsi, Nur Izzi Md Yusoff, Halil Ceylan, Nor Ghani Md Nor, Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi -
Expressway Traffic Demand Forecasts in the Volatile Economic Environment of Greece
Abstract The forecasting of expressway traffic demand for existing facilities is not particularly challenging for regions and countries with stable or moderately growing economies. In most cases the objective is to carefully establish a reliable...
2016 / Panos Prevedouros, Bill Halkias -
A moving least squares meshless method for solving the generalized Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation
Abstract We use a moving least squares meshless method to solve the nonlinear Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. The accuracy of the method is demonstrated by three test problems for which the numerical results are found to be in excellent agreement...
2016 / E. Dabboura, H. Sadat, C. Prax -
Data-driven Travel Demand Modelling and Agent-based Traffic Simulation in Amsterdam Urban Area
Abstract The goal of this project is the development of a large-scale agent-based traffic simulation system for Amsterdam urban area, validated on sensor data and adjusted for decision support in critical situations and for policy making in...
2016 / V.R. Melnikov, V.V. Krzhizhanovskaya, M.H. Lees, A.V. Boukhanovsky -
Project Cost Management with 5D BIM
Abstract This paper explores the practical issues and constraints faced by project cost management professionals in the implementation and effective utilization of the various software, technologies and tools that are now available in the rapidly...
2016 / Peter Smith -
An Elasto-plastic Method for Analysing the Deformation of the Railway Ballast
Abstract In this study, a series of monotonically drained triaxial tests were conducted using the large-scale cylindrical triaxial apparatus. The effect of particle breakage and confining pressure on the mechanical behaviour of ballast were...
2016 / Qideng Sun, Buddhima Indraratna, Sanjay Nimbalkar -
Improvement in Bearing Capacity of a Soft Soil by Addition of Fly Ash
Abstract Soft soils are not suitable for use in runway and highway construction due to their undesirable characteristics such as poor grading, low strength, and excessive plasticity, tendency to shrink or swell. By stabilizing such soils with...
2016 / Murat Aziz Ozdemir -
BIM and construction contracts – CPC 2013’s approach2016 / David-John Gibbs, Stephen Emmitt, Wayne Lord, Kirti Ruikar
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Quantitative evaluation of the synergistic effects of failures in a critical infrastructure system
Abstract A critical infrastructure is a complicated system whose failure (in whole or in part) has a significant impact on national interests, including security, the economy and basic human needs. The system consists of relevant sectors, elements...
2016 / David Rehak, Jiri Markuci, Martin Hromada, Karla Barcova -
Footbridge system identification using wireless inertial measurement units for force and response measurements
Abstract With the main focus on safety, design of structures for vibration serviceability is often overlooked or mismanaged, resulting in some high profile structures failing publicly to perform adequately under human dynamic loading due to walking, ...
2016 / James Mark William Brownjohn, Mateusz Bocian, David Hester, Antonino Quattrone, William Hudson, et al. -
Optimization of Diesel Fuel and Corn Oil Mixtures Composition
Abstract Possible ways of utilizing the corn oil as a fuel for diesel engines are considered. The experimental work on the D-245.12S diesel engine fueled with mixture of the corn oil and diesel fuel of different percentage has been carried out. A...
2016 / V.A. Markov, V.G. Kamaltdinov, S.S. Loboda -
Thermohydrodynamic analysis of airfoil bearing based on bump foil structure
Abstract The load carrying capacity of the gas foil bearing depends on the material properties and the configuration of the underlying bump strip’s structure. This paper presents three different cases for selecting the dimensions of the foil bearing ...
2016 / S.Y. Maraiy, W.A. Crosby, H.A. EL-Gamal -
Calculating the Strength of Concrete Filled Steel Tube Columns of Solid and Ring Cross-section
Abstract The authors have carried out experimental and theoretical studies of a new design of concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns with pressed structure of concrete. The proposed design improvement idea is to make CFST columns with preliminary ...
2016 / A.L. Krishan, E.P. Chernyshova, R.R. Sabirov -
Experience in Rehabilitation of Low-volume Roads Using Soft Asphalt and Otta Seal Technologies
Abstract In Lithuania more than third (33.9%) of state roads are gravel roads. Maintenance of these roads needs large budget and operation of them results in social discomfort. The best method to improve driving conditions and avoid social...
2016 / Audrius Vaitkus, Viktoras Vorobjovas, Faustina Tuminienė, Judita Gražulytė