Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Multiparameter probability distributions for heavy rainfall modeling in extreme southern Brazil
Abstract Study region The study was conducted in the Rio Grande do Sul state – Brazil. Study focus Studies about heavy rainfall events are crucial for proper flood ...
2015 / Samuel Beskow, Tamara L. Caldeira, Carlos Rogério de Mello, Lessandro C. Faria, Hugo Alexandre S. Guedes -
Effects of near-fault ground motions on the nonlinear behaviour of reinforced concrete framed buildings2015 / Mirko Mazza
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Cost vs. safety: A novel design for tornado proof homes
Abstract Tornadoes are dangerous and destructive weather phenomena. The strongest category of tornadoes on the enhanced Fujita and TORRO scales is responsible for 75% of property destruction and deaths across the globe. These issues highlight the...
2015 / Komali Kantamaneni, Ibrahim Alrashed, Micheal Phillips -
Formation of Flow Units During High-rise Building Evacuations
Abstract A new concept of a flow unit (people travelling concurrently at the same speed) is introduced to explain the variance in predicted evacuation times that exists when using density correlations. Within the flow units, the first person is...
2014 / Bryan L. Hoskins -
Managing project risks and uncertainties2015 / Mike Mentis
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Addressing Challenges of Ultra Large Scale System on Requirements Engineering
Abstract According to the growing evolution in complex systems and their integrations, Internet of things, communication, massive information flows and big data, a new type of systems has been raised to software engineers known as Ultra Large Scale...
2015 / Ahmed Safwat, M.B. Senousy -
Level of Service Estimation based on Low-frequency Floating Car Data
Abstract Systematic and network-wide estimation of traffic quality is an essential requirement for a traffic management. Collecting traffic information based on conventional sensor techniques becomes an economical challenge when road authorities are ...
2014 / Steffen Axer, Bernhard Friedrich -
A review of bridge scour monitoring techniques
Abstract The high profile failure of the Malahide Viaduct in Dublin, Ireland, which is a part of the EU TEN-T network of critical transport links, was caused by foundation scour. Scour is a common soil-structure interaction problem. In light of...
2014 / L.J. Prendergast, K. Gavin -
On the FE Modeling of FRP-Retrofitted Beam–Column Subassemblies2014 / H. R. Ronagh, H. Baji
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Restoration of the façade of the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan and the repair of damage to reinforced concrete structures caused by a plane crash: An example of critic conservation
Abstract The restoration of the former Pirelli Tower in Milan, which dates back to the early 1950s, is an example of various issues in approaching the “conservation of the new”. This project was completed with the broad use of industrial products...
2014 / Alessandro Pergoli Campanelli -
Simulation Analysis on Structure Safety of Two Typical Refuge Chamber Shell Forms Under Explosion Load
Abstract In order to reduce the risk of sealing and improve the structural strength safety for coal mine mobile refuge chamber, two models with certain proportion were set up after mechanical analysis. One was one-piece coal mine mobiles refuge...
2012 / Huanjuan Zhao, Xinming Qian -
Thermo-hydro-mechanical-air coupling finite element method and its application to multi-phase problems
Abstract In this paper, a finite element method (FEM)-based multi-phase problem based on a newly proposed thermal elastoplastic constitutive model for saturated/unsaturated geomaterial is discussed. A program of FEM named as SOFT, adopting unified...
2014 / Feng Zhang, Yonglin Xiong, Sheng Zhang, Bin Ye -
Quasi-static Analysis of Geotextile Reinforced Unpaved Road Resting on c-φ Subgrade
Abstract This article provides an estimate of the aggregate thickness required for unpaved roads resting on c-φ soil. Conventional practice of design of unpaved roads mostly considers the subgrade layer to be purely cohesive such as in soft marshy...
2013 / Shivraj Meena, Lokesh Choudhary, Arindam Dey -
Using Fuzzy Logic in Business
Abstract Nowadays, the trader is forced to navigate a plethora of information about the products it has to offer. For the customer, some characteristics of a product are more important than others. The salesperson must consider this information....
2014 / Václav Bezděk -
Structural uncertainty of time-migrated seismic images
Abstract Structural information in seismic images is uncertain. The main cause of this uncertainty is uncertainty in velocity estimation. We adopt the technique of velocity continuation for estimating velocity uncertainties and corresponding...
2013 / Sergey Fomel, Evgeny Landa -
Are Math-Oriented Critical Thinking Elements in Civil Engineering Workplace Problems Significant?: Insights from Preliminary Data and Analysis
Abstract The rapid technological innovation in civil engineering is closely linked to the symbiosis between mathematics and civil engineering. These demand civil engineers to be competent and reliable in their mathematical and engineering skills....
2012 / Napisah Muhamad Radzi, Shahrin Mohamad, Mohd Salleh Abu, Fatin Aliah Phang -
Effect of Perlite on Thermal Conductivity of Self Compacting Concrete
Abstract Cement concrete pavement slabs used in highway construction are planer structures. Apart from regular factors considered in analysis of concrete pavements, temperature effects influence the slab size, joint spacing and temperature...
2013 / Abhijeet S. Gandage, V.R. Vinayaka Rao, M.V.N. Sivakumar, A. Vasan, M. Venu, et al. -
Comparison between Simulated and Experimental Crossing Speed Profiles on Roundabout with Different Geometric Features
Abstract Many researchers have shown in recent studies how roundabouts speed distribution, together with other features (entering flow, circulating flow, entry curvature, entry path radius, entry width, approach width, ratio of inscribed circle...
2014 / Vincenzo Gallelli, Rosolino Vaiana, Teresa Iuele -
Behavior and ductility of high strength reinforced concrete frames
Abstract This paper presents an experimental study for the behavior and ductility of H.S.R.C frames. The experimental program was conducted on five specimens (frames). F1 is a control specimen consisting of beam with cross section 12×20cm and length ...
2013 / Ahmed Sayed Tawfik, Mohamed Ragaee Badr, Ashraf ElZanaty -
Optimal Location of Electronic Toll Gantries: The Case of a Portuguese Freeway
Abstract This paper presents a decision supporting tool for the location of electronic toll gantries in freeways, regarding the maximization of the toll revenue. The adopted case study consists in one of the most important Portuguese freeways, with...
2014 / Marco Amorim, António Lobo, Carlos Rodrigues, António Couto