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Jet Stopping Distance and Behavior in a Regional Airport EMAS
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An aircraft overrun occurs when an aircraft is unable to stop within the design runway length. To promote safety at United States airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports to have a runway safety ...
Predicting Aircraft Stopping Distances within an EMAS
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An overrun is an accident/incident in which an aircraft is unable to stop within the design runway length. To minimize the adverse consequences of an overrun, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports to ...
Probabilistic Approach for Determination of Liquefaction Potential
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper investigates the susceptibility of soil to liquefaction using a probabilistic approach. In order to determine the factor of safety against the potential for liquefaction, a Monte Carlo approach to the probabilistic ...
Performance and Rehabilitation of Type L FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower at San Carlos, California, for Seismic Loading
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a seismic evaluation of the San Carlos airport traffic control tower (ATCT) in San Carlos, California, that describes the tower, presents the seismic evaluation of the tower, and defines a rehabilitation ...
Evaluating Arkansas Weathering Steel Bridge Performance
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Weathering steel enhances corrosion-resistant steel features over conventional steel when a patina properly forms on the weathering steel surface. The patina is a dense protective oxide film layer that develops on the steel ...
Implementing Gigapixel Technology in Highway Bridge Inspections
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The current number of deficient U.S. bridges makes the evaluation of bridge condition paramount to a state highway department in developing a bridge management system. State DOTs routinely visually inspect bridges on ...
Retrofitting Short-Span Precast Channel Beam Bridges Constructed without Shear Reinforcement
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper investigates retrofitting precast, nonprestressed, channel beams (PCB) used in short-span bridges to improve beam shear strength and, consequently, beam ductility. Three retrofit approaches were investigated: ...
Inspection of Luling Bridge Cable Stays: Case Study
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Most cable-stayed bridges in the United States have been built in the last 30 years. As the number of existing cable-stayed bridges increase, one problem continues to arise—how to inspect the cable stays for corrosion and ...
Repair of Localized Damage in Steel by Heat Straightening
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The use of heat straightening to repair damaged steel is finding increasing applications. However, there is one area in which little information can be found: the repair of localized damage. Described in this paper is a ...
Cracking and Reinforcement Corrosion in Short-Span Precast Concrete Bridges
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A nationwide survey revealed 14 states having bridges comprised of precast, nonprestressed, concrete channel beams. Currently, the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) bridge inventory includes ...