Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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The Most Influential Variables in the Determination of V85 Speed
Abstract This article aims to identify the variables inside the road context that have a greater impact on determining the 85th percentile speed (V85). The methodology introduced in this paper detects at first the real driving scenario through the...
2012 / Antonino D’Andrea, Federico Carbone, Sergio Salviera, Orazio Pellegrino -
Demand Elasticity to Road Charges in Rome Historical Centre
Abstract An access restriction system (Limited Traffic Zone), in operation from 6.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., has been implemented several years ago in the Rome centre to protect the extensive historical and artistic heritage. In order to evaluate the...
2012 / Gabriele Giustiniani, Paolo Delle Site, Luca Persia -
Design Procedures for Soil-Lime Stabilization for Road and Railway Embankments. Part 1-Review of Design Methods
Abstract When selecting the appropriate materials for constructing road infrastructures, an important way for minimizing both the economical and environmental impact is to make use of lime for treating soils that are not suitable for road or...
2012 / Bernardo Celauro, Antonio Bevilacqua, Dario Lo Bosco, Clara Celauro -
The Forecasting Model of Bicycle Parking Demand on Campus Teaching and Office District
Abstract In order to forecast the demand of the campus teaching and office district bicycle parking generation rate more accurate with the introduction of multi-model, which regarding affects are not carried on more considerations with the other...
2012 / Junbin Xu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jian Rong -
Random Process Model for Urban Traffic Flow Using a Wavelet-Bayesian Hierarchical Technique2010 / Bidisha Ghosh, Biswajit Basu, Margaret O’Mahony
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Galileo for railway operations: question about the positioning performances analogy with the RAMS requirements allocated to safety applications2010 / Julie Beugin, Aleš Filip, Juliette Marais, Marion Berbineau
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Canonical Multiattribute Utility Functions: Enumeration, Verification, and Application
Abstract In decisions with uncertainty and multiple objectives, the construction of a representative multiattribute utility function (MUF) is of paramount importance. When the attributes of a decision problem exhibit some forms of utility...
2013 / Yerkin G. Abdildin, Ali E. Abbas -
Closed Form Solution for Deflection of Flexible Composite Bridges
Abstract Simply supported steel-concrete composite beams are widely used in bridge construction. Deflection is the significant parameter for serviceability limit state of bridges. A lot of computational effort is required for finite element analysis ...
2013 / R.K. Gupta, K.A. Patel, Sandeep Chaudhary, A.K. Nagpal -
Strategies for CCS-chain development. A qualitative comparison of different infrastructure configurations
Abstract This paper assesses several options for configuring the CO2 transport and storage chain. In the first part, various ways to configure transport infrastructure are compared in a qualitative manner. It is shown that while the large-scale...
2011 / Edmund Wellenstein, Marten Slagter -
Financing new power plants ‘CCS Ready’ in China–A case study of Shenzhen city
Abstract We evaluate the benefits of a ‘CCS Ready Hub’ approach, a regional ‘CCS Ready’ strategy, which not only includes a number of new coal-fired power plants but also integrates other existing stationary CO2 emissions sources, potential storage...
2011 / Jia Li, Xi Liang, David Reiner, Jon Gibbins, Mathieu Lucquiaud, et al. -
Mineral sequestration of CO2 with the use of cement waste
Abstract The Kyoto Protocol signed by Poland obliges our country to reduce greenhouse gases emission in the period of 2008 to 2012 by about 6 below the 1990 level. One of the methods of reduction of CO2 emission is its binding via mineral...
2011 / Alicja Uliasz-Bocheńczyk, Radosław Pomykała -
Analysis of Linearly Elastic Inextensible Frames Undergoing Large Displacement and Rotation2011 / Jaroon Rungamornrat, Peerasak Tangnovarad
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Comparison between Duncan and Chang’s EB Model and the Generalized Plasticity Model in the Analysis of a High Earth-Rockfill Dam2013 / Weixin Dong, Liming Hu, Yu Zhen Yu, He Lv
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Detecting Abrupt Change of Streamflow at Lintong Station of Wei River2013 / Jingjing Fan, Qiang Huang, Jianxia Chang, Dongyong Sun, Shen Cui
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True Stress-True Strain Models for Structural Steel Elements2011 / P. Arasaratnam, K. S. Sivakumaran, M. J. Tait
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Performance of Building Materials and Whole Enclosures in Non-Stationary Thermal Conditions
Abstract Thermal performance of low energy buildings depends not only on the thermal resistance of the building enclosure but also on the dynamic features of a building's components. Stationary heat flow is relatively well understood and easy to...
2015 / Tomasz Kisilewicz -
A Study on Urban Road Traffic Safety Based on Matter Element Analysis2014 / Qizhou Hu, Zhuping Zhou, Xu Sun
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Economic analysis of using excess renewable electricity to displace heating fuels
Abstract Recent work has shown that for high-penetration renewable electricity systems, it is less expensive to install higher capacity of renewables and to allow generation to exceed load during some hours, rather than to build so much storage that ...
2014 / Alessandro Pensini, Claus N. Rasmussen, Willett Kempton -
Long-Term Deformation Monitoring of Metro-Tunnel Airshaft Excavation during Construction Stage2012 / L. Ran, T. H. Yi, X. W. Ye, X. B. Dong
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Brno University of Technology's Faculty of Civil Engineering Considers the Opinions of Construction Companies When Planning Study Programme Content
Abstract As with some other types of technical education, the study of various branches of engineering at technical universities requires close cooperation with the construction industry. Alongside a solid grounding in theory students must also...
2014 / Vít Motyčka, Svatava Henková, Radka Kantová