Abstract: Efficient design techniques are presented for improving the response of seismic-excited buildings under actuators with limited capacity. Information regarding the actuator capacity and estimated peak ground acceleration ...

Abstract: A new class of scheduled controllers is presented for improving the response of seismic-excited buildings under actuators with limited capacity. The controller is scheduled based on the response of the system on-line, to ...

Abstract: The temperature profiles in a hydrating concrete slab are produced by a two-dimensional finite-element method software tool,

Abstract: A concrete slab was constructed at Texas A&M University to investigate environmental effects in terms of temperature and moisture effects on the behavior of jointed plain concrete pavements. The slab behavior was delineated ...

Abstract: This research was conducted to assess the effects of temperature segregation in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving construction on pavement distress in the early stages of its life cycle. Several paving projects across Nebraska ...

Abstract: A mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) for portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) has been developed recently and, within it, the coefficient of thermal expansion (CoTE) of concrete is considered as a ...

Abstract: Existing road pavement specifications require that contractors meet only certain material and construction conditions regardless of pavement life. However, performance-based warranty specifications guarantee preservation ...

Abstract: Structures underneath pavements commonly reduce the bearing capacity of the ground because of poor compaction and long-term settlement at sites around these structures. When a load is applied at these sites, the stress on ...