Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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An Analysis of Regional Snow Assessments at Selected Hydrological Stations on the Danube and Tisza Rivers2013 / Beáta Hamar Zsideková, Balázs Gauzer, Gábor Bálint
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MANAGING RISKS AND LIABILITIES IN THE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT SECTOR
In recent years, more people have been claiming financial recompense for personal injuries they sustain. Increasingly, the targets of such claims are highway authorities, transport operators and property owners. This paper outlines an area of risk commonly...
2014 / P.E. FORMAN -
An efficient Galerkin meshfree formulation for shear deformable beam under finite deformation
Abstract This paper proposes a geometrically nonlinear total Lagrangian Galerkin meshfree formulation based on the stabilized conforming nodal integration for efficient analysis of shear deformable beam. The present nonlinear analysis encompasses...
2011 / Dongdong Wang, Yue Sun -
Field Measurement of Wind Effects of Roof Accessory Structures on Gable-Roofed Low-Rise Building2013 / Peng Huang, Ming Gu, Chun-guang Jia, Da-long Quan
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Stability and Vibration of Imperfect Column
Abstract A special problem of the frequency of the column loaded in compression is presented. In the case of the linearised stability and if the force is close to the elastic critical load, the natural frequency limits to zero. Taking into account...
2012 / M. Nagyová, J. Ravinger -
Preschool Education – A Premise for Literary Culture Formation
Abstract Children's contact with literary texts in kindergarten is realised by reference to preschool curriculum, the texts selection taking into account to achieving some objectives, taking into account a progressive difficulty corresponding to the ...
2015 / Cornelia Ştefănescu, Oana Stoican -
Logistics facility, road network and district planning: Establishing comprehensive planning for city logistics
Abstract Logistics, which support sustained and efficient freight transport in cities, is fundamental for economic development. Logistics has also been singled out to help in improving environmental conditions in cities. A city would therefore need...
2010 / Hirohito Kuse, Akira Endo, Eiichiro Iwao -
A New Tool for Assessing the perFormance of Transpired Solar Collectors Used for Solar Ventilation Pre-heating
Abstract Transpired Solar Collectors (TSCs) are an increasingly popular technology, with over 12,500 m2 of TSCs integrated with buildings across Wales and England by the end of 2013. But in order for TSCs to achieve the desired low economic and...
2015 / Richard Hall, Andy Allen -
Analysis of infilled beams using method of initial functions and comparison with FEM
Abstract This paper presents a study carried out on reinforced concrete infilled beams. In reinforced concrete beams, less stressed concrete near neutral axis can be replaced by some light weight material like bricks to reduce the weight of the...
2014 / Rakesh Patel, S.K. Dubey, K.K. Pathak -
The Robust Model of Continuous Transportation Network Design Problem with Demand and Cost Uncertainties
Abstract In this paper, the continuous transportation network design problem with demand and cost uncertainties is studied while the generated trip between each origin-destination pair is deterministic. Propose a bi-level uncertain model with robust ...
2013 / Jin Xin Cao, Xia Xi Li, Zheng Yu Wang, Jun Wu -
Influence of Primary Combustion Components on Cold Light Fireworks
Abstract The glowing principle of cold fireworks was introduced. The influence of basic formulation on the regular physicochemical properties, display effects and burning capabilities of cold light fireworks was studied. The results showed that: The ...
2012 / Zaifang Zheng, Xin Chen, Yixuan Li, Chen Cheng, Cheng Zhang, et al. -
Analysis of Freeway Accident Frequency using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines
Abstract This study applies nonparametric multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) modeling technique to explore the effects of nonbehavior factors including highway geometrics characteristics, traffic factors as well as environmental...
2012 / Li-yen Chang, Hsing-chung Chu, Da-jie Lin, Pei Lui -
Pressure integration technique for predicting wind-induced response in high-rise buildings
Abstract This paper presents a procedure for response prediction in high-rise buildings under wind loads. The procedure is illustrated in an application example of a tall building exposed to both cross-wind and along-wind loads. The responses of the ...
2013 / Aly Mousaad Aly -
Simulating the Effects of Shopping Attitudes on Urban Goods Distribution
Abstract Studies of urban freight mobility traditionally focused only on restocking flows and usually neglected the linkage with shopping activities even if end consumer's choices in relation to the type of retail undoubtedly impact on freight...
2014 / Agostino Nuzzolo, Antonio Comi, Enrica Papa -
Properties of paving units incorporating crushed ceramic
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of using crushed ceramic in the production of interlocking paving units. Eight mixes were cast. The first mix was the control mix, in which natural aggregates were used in the upper and...
2014 / Dina M. Sadek, Hanan A. El Nouhy -
Assessing the Impact of Rainfall on Traffic Operation of Urban Road Network
Abstract The research reported in this paper quantifies the impact of rainfall on traffic operation of urban road network. The macroscopic analysis method of the network is the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD), which can be used to describe and ...
2013 / Feifei Xu, Zhaocheng He, Zhiren Sha, Lijian Zhuang, Wenbo Sun -
Traffic State Evaluation based on Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram of Urban Road Network
Abstract The premise of relieving urban traffic congestion is to quantitatively master and evaluate the traffic operating performance of urban road network. In the paper, an observation-based model Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) is applied to ...
2013 / Feifei Xu, Zhaocheng He, Zhiren Sha, Wenbo Sun, Lijian Zhuang -
Research on Dynamic Merge Control at Freeway Expanding Reconstruction Section
Abstract In order to improve the safety and efficiency of the freeway expanding construction work zone, aiming at the merging traffic before the section, by studying the existing measures to control the merging traffic at home and abroad, this paper ...
2013 / Dewen Kong, Xiucheng Guo, Jia Hou -
Development of Hierarchical Safety Performance Functions for Urban Mid-blocks
Abstract Crash frequency and severity are influenced by a variety of variables that represent regional, site, crash and driver-vehicle unit characteristics. In the traditional methods of crash prediction, all the variables are considered at a single ...
2013 / Meera J. Krishnan, S. Anjana, M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu -
A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete2014 / Piervincenzo Rizzo, Xianglei Ni, Somayeh Nassiri, Julie Vandenbossche