Abstract: This paper presents the results of a multiphase project aimed at developing composite systems for flexural capacity upgrade of steel girders. This study is divided into three phases; namely (1) large-scale verifications ...

Abstract: This paper presents a probabilistic study using the fragility function method for the performance assessment of two 1/6-scale, single-bay, three- and eight-story steel moment-resisting frame structures representing rigid ...

Abstract: The effect of polypropylene application method on long-term aging of hot mix asphalt (HMA) was investigated. Three different application methods were considered within this paper, namely, the coating method (where aggregate ...

Abstract: This research used laboratory evaluations to study the effect of using low-density polyethylene (LDPE) additive on the fracture toughness of asphalt concrete mixtures. LDPE was mixed with asphalt at

Abstract: Conversion of radiometric land surface temperature (?r) to an equivalent isothermal (aerodynamic) surface temperature (?i) is important in balancing the land surface energy budget with satellite-based ?r measurements. An ...

Abstract: This study analyzes a broad range of data in Jordan on people’s housing and customer attitudes using a questionnaire to measure the factors that influence people’s choice of housing and to decide upon the choice that best ...

Abstract: This paper presents a closed-form procedure for the coarse registration of three-dimensional (3D) point clouds using automatically extracted linear features, which have been manually matched. Corresponding linear features ...

Abstract: This paper presents a closed-form procedure for the coarse registration of three-dimensional (3D) point clouds using automatically extracted linear features, which have been manually matched. Corresponding linear features ...

Abstract: The design of water distribution networks (WDNs) is a complex nonlinear problem that has been solved using optimization techniques attempting to find near-globally optimal solutions. This paper demonstrates that relying ...

Abstract: The concept of performance-based seismic design dates from the 1990s. Several complex bridges in seismic hazard zones were designed following this concept. The list includes but not limited to the New Carquinez Suspension ...