Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Self-Curing Concrete under Sulfate Attack2016 / A. A. Bashandy
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A Model for Capacity Reduction at Roadwork Zone
Abstract This paper presents an investigation of capacity reduction in connection with roadwork. The paper presents a state-of-the-art description on roadwork effects on capacity. The state-of-the art has been used to develop a model for estimation...
2016 / Per Strömgren, Johan Olstam -
The Importance of Integrating LCA into the LEED Rating System
Abstract LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system that rates green buildings; LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is a tool to evaluate the environmental impacts of building materials. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate...
2016 / Hamoud Dekkiche, Ali Taileb -
A New Combined Vacuum Preloading with Pneumatic Fracturing Method for Soft Ground Improvement
Abstract A combined vacuum preloading with pneumatic fracturing method (VPF) was developed to overcome some shortcomings of the conventional vacuum preloading for soft soil improvement. In this method, high pressure air is injected into the soil...
2016 / Liu Songyu, Zhang Dingwen, Du Guangyin, Han Wenjun -
Cyclic and Post-cyclic Shear Behaviour of a Granite Residual Soil – Geogrid Interface
Abstract The dynamic frictional properties of the soil-geosynthetic interface play an important role in the design and stability analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures under repeated loadings, such as those induced by compaction,...
2016 / Fernanda Ferreira, Castorina Vieira, Maria de Lurdes Lopes -
Increasing airport capacity utilisation through optimum slot scheduling: review of current developments and identification of future needs2016 / Konstantinos G. Zografos, Michael A. Madas, Konstantinos N. Androutsopoulos
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The Assessment of Reliability of Punching Reinforced Concrete Beamless Slabs under the Influence of a Concentrated Force at High Temperatures
Abstract The authors considered one of the most promisingly innovative approaches to the calculation of reinforced concrete elements of buildings bursting with reliability theory in the conditions of beyond design impacts. On the basis of...
2016 / Ashot G. Tamrazyan -
Dynamic Control of Water Distribution System Based on Network Partitioning
Abstract The availability on the market of remote control valves for water distribution systems allows a more flexible implementation of the “divide and conquer” paradigm, that consists in dividing large networks into smaller district meter areas...
2016 / Armando Di Nardo, Alberto Cavallo, Michele Di Natale, Roberto Greco, Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso -
Modelling electric vehicles use: a survey on the methods
Abstract In the literature electric vehicle use is modelled using of a variety of approaches in power systems, energy and environmental analyses as well as in travel demand analysis. This paper provides a systematic review of these diverse...
2016 / Nicolò Daina, Aruna Sivakumar, John W. Polak -
A stochastic approach to the operative control of flood flows through a reservoir2016 / Lubomír Jaroš, Miloš Starý, Lucie Březková
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Strength Characteristics of Groundnut Leaf/Stem Ash (GLSA) Concrete2016 / O. W. Oseni, M. T. Audu
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Assessment of the Impact of a New Motorway Connection on the Spatial Distribution and Intensity of Traffic Flows: a Case Study of the D47 Motorway, Czech Republic/ Hodnocení vlivu nového dálničního spojení na prostorovou distribuci a intenzitu přepravních proudů: příklad dálnice D472015 / Jakub Chmelík, Miroslav Marada
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Decision Support Systems in Transport Planning
Abstract In this paper, decision support systems as a tool in transport planners’ hands will be presented through a literature survey. Different classifications of decision support system examples in transport planning area will be given in order to ...
2016 / Ebru Vesile Ocalir-Akunal -
Highway subsurface assessment using pavement surface distress and roughness data
Abstract In this paper, pavement sections of the highway connecting Jeddah to Jazan were selected and analyzed to investigate the relationship between International Roughness Index (IRI) and pavement damage including cracking, rutting, and raveling. ...
2016 / Muhammad Mubaraki -
A 6D CAD Model for the Automatic Assessment of Building Sustainability2014 / Ping Yung, Xiangyu Wang
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Seismic vulnerability assessment of an Italian historical masonry dry dock
Abstract The paper presents the seismic vulnerability analysis of the military dry dock built in 1861 inside the Messina’s harbor. The study appears very important not only for the relevance of the dry dock itself, but also for its social, military...
2016 / Marco Zucca, Pietro Giuseppe Crespi, Nicola Longarini -
Strength behavior of clayey soil stabilized with saw dust ash2016 / Wajid Ali Butt, Karan Gupta, J. N. Jha
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Una nueva estrategia para el estudio de la vulnerabilidad de edificios expuestos a explosiones a cielo abierto
Resumen En este artículo se describe una nueva metodología para evaluar el efecto de las explosiones a cielo abierto sobre estructuras equivalentes a las fachadas de los edificios. El daño sufrido por la estructura se define mediante superficies de...
2016 / F. Zárate, V.E. Cardoso, A. Barbat, S. Botello -
Effect of Binder Composition on the Structure of Cement Paste and on Physical Properties and Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Concrete
Abstract The primary objective of this study was to determine how differences in the composition of the binder made with Portland cement, slag and/or fly ash affect the modification of the cement paste structure and the properties of concrete with...
2016 / Jerzy Wawrzeńczyk, Tomasz Juszczak, Agnieszka Molendowska -
Organisation of railway freight transport: case study CIM/SMGS between Slovakia and Ukraine2016 / Borna Abramović, Vladislav Zitricky, Vedran Biškup