Abstract: A public–private partnership (PPP) is an agreement between a host government and a private entity in which the private sector supplies infrastructure assets and services that are traditionally provided by the government. ...

Abstract: Although corporate governance has seldom been addressed in engineering management literature, it has an extremely critical role: The protection and creation of shareholder value by means of the appointment, development, ...

Abstract: This study presents alternative shear strength prediction equations for steel-reinforced concrete members without web reinforcements. It uses the techniques of dimensional analysis, interpolation function, and multiple ...

Abstract: Corporate governance has emerged as a topic of significant importance, particularly in the aftermath of the Enron scandal. Undoubtedly, the renewed scrutiny of this entity is not without justification. Enron’s failure is ...

Abstract: Although corporate governance has emerged as an issue of considerable importance in shaping the organizational structure and the vision of the firm, this entity has yet to receive sufficient scrutiny in the construction ...

Abstract: The structural behavior of steel‐reinforced polymer concrete (PC) beams using unsaturated polyester resin binders based on recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste is evaluated. Steel fibers are also used ...

Abstract: Recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is mainly recovered from plastic beverage bottles and can be used to produce unsaturated polyester resins. Polymer concrete (PC) made with these resins was investigated for ...

Abstract: Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), mainly recovered from used plastic beverage bottles, can be chemically modified to produce unsaturated polyester resin. In turn, the polyester resin can be mixed with fly ash to ...

Abstract: Although considerable research has been conducted on the shear strength of reinforced concrete members without web reinforcement, the debate as to the effects of the major variables on the ultimate shear strength (

Abstract: This paper reports on the effect of temperature on the relaxation behavior and the tensile properties (tensile modulus, tensile strength, and ultimate strain) of an unsaturated polyester resin using fly ash waste as a ...