Abstract: Practicing engineers use the uncertain bilinear soil spring methodology recommended by engineering guidelines to predict soil loads acting on buried pipelines. Even though more advanced solutions are available in the ...

Abstract: Permeability of concrete is usually measured in laboratory conditions without loading, which can be completely different from that in service. This paper presents a new method to determine the permeability coefficient of ...

Abstract: Chilled gas pipelines generally traverse a long distance through various soils and may operate for decades with varying temperatures of gas, surrounding soil, and ground surface. The present study investigates the effects ...

Abstract: Asset management of pavement network requires understanding of pavement deterioration rate for cost-effective maintenance and adequate budget allocation. The pavement industry has recognized the challenge of uncertainty ...

Abstract: Aging infrastructure is a significant concern to many system operators who might struggle to operate, maintain, and improve systems and infrastructure assets due to spatially buried assets over a large area, uncertainty ...

Abstract: Bridge network maintenance and rehabilitation activities are crucial to prevent bridge failure from human-made and natural hazards such as deterioration, overload, collision, fire, flooding, and earthquake. Under a limited ...

Abstract: Mild steel is one of the most commonly used materials in the construction industry throughout the world, but it is also very vulnerable to corrosion in aggressive environments. There is little research on how corrosion and ...

Abstract: Corrosive soil has been reported to be a prominent cause of the failure of buried cast iron pipes. Little research has been conducted with a specific focus on the effects of soil acidity and saturation on the corrosion of ...

Abstract: Researchers have extensively used simulated soil solutions for investigating corrosion of buried ferrous pipes. However, the literature on the correlation between corrosion rates of pipes in soil and simulated soil solution ...

Abstract: The rapid increase in the generation of industrial ash alerted the authorities to seek efficient management of this harmful waste. This research seeks an entirely new use of industry ash to manufacture bricks. While brick ...