Abstract: Strain gradient plasticity theories that have emerged during recent years to provide an explanation for size dependent behavior exhibited by some materials have also created a need for additional ...

Abstract: Road infrastructure has a remarkable economic and social impact on society. This is why road financing has always drawn the attention of policymakers, especially when resources available for government spending become ...

Abstract: Since the 2000s, the city of Santiago, Chile has experienced severe congestion problems in its urban area. To face them, the government decided to promote the first full network of electronic toll highway concessions ever ...

Abstract: Seismic design provisions, including the Chilean seismic code, prescribe seismic design forces by reducing a linear elastic response spectra using a response modification factor. The codes also estimate expected maximum ...