Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Effect of Magnesium Sulphate on Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials2013 / Aiad Hassan, Hilmi Bin Mahmud, Mohd. Zamin Jumaat, Belal ALsubari, Aziz Abdulla
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Study on Optimal Placement and Reasonable Number of Viscoelastic Dampers by Improved Weight Coefficient Method2013 / Ji-ting Qu, Hong-nan Li
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Mechanical Performance Evaluation of Concrete Beams Strengthened with Carbon Fiber Materials2013 / Jun Ding, Xia Huang, Gang Zhu, Song Chen, Guochao Wang
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From single path to vehicle routing: The retailer delivery approach
Abstract In this paper a procedure for simulating goods movement in an urban area is analysed. Assuming that the decision maker is the retailer, a macro-architecture is proposed to simulate retailer movements. The macro-architecture consists of two...
2010 / Francesco Russo, Antonino Vitetta, Antonio Polimeni -
Multi-criteria Risk Assessment of a Construction Project
Abstract The paper presents risk assessment of construction objects for the project of commercial center construction. The risk assessment is based on the multi-criteria decision making methods with fuzzy information. The risk evaluation criteria...
2013 / Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis -
Distribution-based global sensitivity analysis using polynomial chaos expansions
Abstract Uncertainty in the model input parameters are to be taken into account in order to assess the robustness of the model response. Sensitivity analysis based on the variance decomposition (e.g. Sobol’ indices) is relatively expensive because...
2010 / Y. Caniou, B. Sudret -
Office Buildings Cooling Need in the Italian Climatic Context: Assessing the Performances of Typical Envelopes
Abstract This study assesses the cooling thermal energy need of office buildings that can represent typical cases within the Italian context, in particular defined by the envelope solutions that belong to three main construction ages, including new...
2012 / Simone Ferrari, Valentina Zanotto -
Simulation of Community Heating Parameters Based on Energy Equilibrium Principle
Abstract The principle of the energy equilibrium is applied to develop the relationship between heat loss and supply, indoor and outdoor temperature, supply and return water temperature of heating system for a building. A numerical simulation model...
2011 / Xun Li, Tao Feng, Deping Ding, Zhuang Xie -
Aerodynamic Behaviour of Very Long Cable-Stayed Bridges during Construction
Abstract Stonecutters and Sutong Bridge have pushed the world record for main span length of cable-stayed bridges to over 1000m. The design of these bridges, both located in typhoon prone regions, is strongly influenced by wind effects during their...
2011 / G. Morgenthal, Y. Yamasaki -
Improving truck safety: Potential of weigh-in-motion technology
Abstract Trucks exceeding the legal mass limits increase the risk of traffic accidents and damage to the infrastructure. They also result in unfair competition between transport modes and companies. It is therefore important to ensure truck...
2010 / Bernard Jacob, Véronique Feypell-de La Beaumelle -
Experimental Study on Lateral-Torsional Buckling of PFRP Cantilevered Channel Beams
Abstract This paper presents the experimental result on the structural behaviors of pultruded fiber reinforced plastic (PFRP) cantilevered channel beams. The dimensions of the beam specimens is 102×29×6mm. A total of 26 specimens were tested to...
2011 / J. Thumrongvut, S. Seangatith -
A Web Service Framework for Measuring and Monitoring Environmental and Carbon Footprint in Construction Supply Chains
Abstract There is increasing demand for the measurement and accounting of the environmental and carbon footprint produced by corporate companies. In construction processes, environmental impacts accumulate along supply chains from raw material...
2011 / J.C. Chenga -
Design of Building Structures to Improve their Resistance to Progressive Collapse
Abstract It is rare nowadays for a “new topic” to emerge within the relatively mature field of Structural Engineering. Progressive collapse – or, more particularly, understanding the mechanics of the phenomenon and developing suitable ways to...
2011 / D.A. Nethercot -
Contractual Risks in Fast-Track Projects
Abstract Fast-tracking strategies are used to achieve a shorter project duration; however, these strategies may negatively impact project performance by imposing additional risks, uncertainties, and costs. Rework, change orders and site...
2011 / M. Moazzami, R. Dehghan, J.Y. Ruwanpura -
Effect of using Wastewater on the Properties of High Strength Concrete
Abstract This paper investigates the effect of using wastewater on the properties of high strength concrete. Wastewater samples were collected from three car washing station in Muscat area. The collected wastewater samples were mixed together and...
2011 / K.S. Al-Jabri, A.H. AL-Saidy, R. Taha, A.J. AL-Kemyani -
Estimating the Behavior of FRP-Strengthened RC Structural Members Using Artificial Neural Networks
Abstract Fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) have found increasingly wide applications in structural engineering due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and high corrosion resistance. One important application of FRP-composites is as a confining...
2011 / H. Naderpour, A. Kheyroddin, G. GHODRATI Amiri, S.R. HOSEINI Vaez -
Green Move: An Innovative Electric Vehicle-Sharing System
Abstract Vehicle sharing is one of the possible answers to the increasing demand of sustainable way of transport. However, the traditional management models of sharing services are not flexible enough to be a real answer to current and future...
2012 / Alessandro Luè, Alberto Colorni, Roberto Nocerino, Valerio Paruscio -
Development of a Dynamic Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA)
Abstract Intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) is a promising technology to dynamically limit vehicles speed. Indeed, it can provide the authorized speed limits values to the drivers. The interest of this kind of system is its embedded character in...
2012 / Van-Bao Ta, Michel Verge, Nazih Mechbal, Guichon Dominique, Salim Srairi -
Full-Scale Prestress Loss Monitoring of Damaged RC Structures Using Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology2012 / Chunguang Lan, Zhi Zhou, Jinping Ou
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Behavior of repeatedly loaded rectangular footings resting on reinforced sand
Abstract The paper presents a laboratory study of the effect of geosynthetic reinforcement on the cumulative settlement of repeatedly loaded rectangular model footings placed on reinforced sand. Repeated load tests were carried out with different...
2011 / Mostafa El Sawwaf, Ashraf Kamal Nazir