Abstract: The fatigue life of pavements modeled as Winkler beams, with irregular profile, and traversed by vehicles modeled as nonlinear dynamic systems, is investigated in this article. Three computational methods are used to ...

Abstract: A common laboratory fatigue test for life estimation of pavements uses a repeated load flexural device with nonlayered beam specimens. As a result of such factors as traffic wander, and also due to different crack growth ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of models and the analytical study of the structural response of deteriorating unbonded posttensioned beams, with the aim of providing suitable tools for the evaluation of existing ...

Abstract: Most of the thermal energy storage systems available on the market use water as a storage medium. The improvement of the storage efficiency results in a higher performance of the whole system, ...

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate experimentally that it is possible to improve the thermal comfort and reduce the energy consumption of a building without substantial increase ...

Abstract: This paper presents the effect of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) content on the alkali–silica reaction (ASR) in geopolymer mortar using the accelerated mortar bar test and scanning electron microscope (SEM) ...