Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Mixed Agile/Traditional Project Management Methodology – Reality or Illusion?
Abstract Project management methodology is usually defined as a set of methods, techniques, procedures, rules, templates, and best practices used on a project. It is commonly based on a specific project management approach, that defines a set of...
2014 / Mario Špundak -
Assessing Extension of Time Application in Malaysian Construction Industry: Views from Professionals
Abstract This paper aims to investigate the current practice of extension of time claim assessment by contract administrators and identify difficulties faced by them during the assessment process. A survey approach using questionnaires as an...
2013 / Norazian Mohamad Yusuwan, Hamimah Adnan -
Decision Oriented Intelligent Transport Information Platform Design Research – Case study of Hangzhou City
Abstract With reference to Hangzhou's intelligent transport information platform design, this paper presents the central aim, system function and implementation technique of city's intelligent transport information platform construction, which is...
2013 / Xu Bin, Chen Xiaohong, Lin Hangfei, Yang Chao -
Stuck in a stack—Temperature measurements of the microclimate around split type condensing units in a high rise building in Singapore
Abstract The use of air-conditioning, the largest energy demand for buildings in the tropics, is increasing as regional population and affluence grow. The majority of installed systems are split type air-conditioners. While the performance of new...
2013 / Marcel Bruelisauer, Forrest Meggers, Esmail Saber, Cheng Li, Hansjürg Leibundgut -
Residual Sludge from Dimension Stones: Characterisation for their Exploitation in Civil and Environmental Applications
Abstract Residual sludge coming from dimension stones working plants represents a problem for Stone Industries (cost connected to their landfilling); sludge as such can be used for environmental restoration of derelict land or in cement plants,...
2013 / Giovanna Antonella Dino, Paolo Clemente, Manuela Lasagna, Domenico Antonio De Luca -
Reasons and Countermeasures of Traffic Congestion under Urban Land Redevelopment
Abstract Urban land redevelopment which is a reconstruction on a previously developed area with existing transportation facilities is an important component of city evolution. While improving land use efficiency, it can bring negative impact to...
2013 / Yanli Wang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Linbo Li, Bing Wu -
Real-time Queue Length Estimation of Signalized Intersections Based on RFID Data
Abstract How to estimate queue length in real-time at signalized intersection is a long-standing problem. The traditional input–output approach for queue length estimation can only handle queues that are shorter than the distance between vehicle...
2013 / Aoxiang Wu, Xiaoguang Yang -
Road Network Capacity Reliability Considering Travel Time Reliability
Abstract In order to investigate the interaction between travel time reliability and road network capacity reliability, a bi-level programming model based on travel time reliability is set up for the evaluation of capacity reliability in this paper. ...
2013 / Aiwu Kuang, Zhiqiang Tang, Liangci Shan -
Material and Structural Performance Evaluations of Hwangtoh Admixtures and Recycled PET Fiber-Added Eco-Friendly Concrete for CO2 Emission Reduction2014 / Bon-Min Koo, Jang-Ho Kim, Sung-Bae Kim, Sungho Mun
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Performance-Based Specifications of Workability Characteristics of Prestressed, Precast Self-Consolidating Concrete—A North American Prospective2014 / Wu-Jian Long, Kamal Khayat, Guillaume Lemieux, Soo-Duck Hwang, Ning-Xu Han
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Corrosion Resistance of Calcium Aluminate Cement Concrete Exposed to a Chloride Environment2014 / Ki Ann, Chang-Geun Cho
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Identification of Pedestrian Bridge Dynamic Response trough Field Measurements and Numerical Modelling: Case Studies2014 / George D. Manolis, Asimina Athanatopoulou-Kyriakou, Kosmas D. Dragos, Argyris Arabatzis, Alexandros Lavdas, et al.
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE COEFFICIENT BY AN ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SAFETY
The study has four main objectives: (1) to test the correlation between different infrastructure characteristics and crash-rates, and trends; (2) to develop an Infrastructure Coefficient (IC) that represents the overall infrastructure characteristics of two-lane...
2014 / Haneen FARAH, Abishai POLUS, Moshe A. COHEN -
An extended finite element model for modelling localised fracture of reinforced concrete beams in fire
Abstract A robust finite element procedure for modelling the localised fracture of reinforced concrete beams at elevated temperatures is developed. In this model a reinforced concrete beam is represented as an assembly of 4-node quadrilateral plain...
2015 / Feiyu Liao, Zhaohui Huang -
Open BIM-based quantity take-off system for schematic estimation of building frame in early design stage
Abstract Since construction projects are large and complex, it is especially important to provide concurrent construction process to BIM models with construction automation. In particular, the schematic Quantity Take-Off (QTO) estimation on the BIM...
2014 / Jungsik Choi, Hansaem Kim, Inhan Kim -
Is BIM Adoption Advantageous for Construction Industry of Pakistan?
Abstract Lack of Information technology applications on construction projects lead to complex flow of data during project life cycle. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has gained attention in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC)...
2014 / R. Masood, M.K.N. Kharal, A.R. Nasir -
Effects of Combined Curves on Driver's Speed Behavior: Driving Simulator Study
Abstract The probability to occur in drive perception errors increases as the complexity of the road alignment increases. In particular perceptions errors could be significantly relevant in the conditions of horizontal curves overlapped with sag...
2014 / Francesco Bella -
Compression-induced stiffness in the buckling of a one fiber composite
Abstract We study the buckling of a one fiber composite whose matrix stiffness is slightly dependent on the compressive force. We show that the equilibrium curves of the system exhibit a limit load when the induced stiffness parameter gets bigger...
2013 / Romain Lagrange -
A comparative study of benchmarking approaches for non-domestic buildings: Part 2 – Bottom-up approach
Abstract The bottom-up methods for energy benchmarking aim to derive a yardstick for energy performance based on a theoretical analysis of a building. While the top-down methods drive performance improvement by ranking a building against its peers,...
2014 / Esfandiar Burman, Sung-Min Hong, Greig Paterson, Judit Kimpian, Dejan Mumovic -
Scenarios for the Return of Lithium-ion Batteries out of Electric Cars for Recycling
Abstract In current recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries, the disassembly process is executed manually. With the rising numbers of electric cars, the possible solutions for the disassembly process have to be investigated more deeply. The...
2015 / Nirugaa Natkunarajah, Matthias Scharf, Peter Scharf