Abstract: Recent developments in modeling the slip in steel-concrete composite beams have led to an accurate and numerically stable force-based frame element. The element assumes force fields rather than displacement fields along ...

Abstract: A nonlinear finite element (FE) technique is used to study the bond mechanism at the steel/concrete interface in reinforced concrete (RC) tie members. The accuracy of three different FE bond models, namely, the perfect ...

Abstract: To model fluid flow and energy transport in a large-scale porous medium, such as an oil or a geothermal reservoir, one must first develop the porous medium’s geological model (GM) that contains ...

Abstract: A comparative assessment is made of two implementations of the ratecontrolled constrainedequilibrium (RCCE) method. These are the constraint and constraint potential formulations in which rate equations are solved for the ...

Abstract: An analysis is presented for two-dimensional flow of a thin layer of power-law fluid down an inclined plane. Integration of the equations of motion using lubrication approximations shows that ...

Abstract: Local entropy generation in a turbulent nonpremixed jet flame (Sandia Flame D) is predicted using large eddy simulation (LES) with inclusion of entropy transport. The filtered form of entropy transport equation contains ...

Abstract: Concrete beams reinforced with glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars exhibit large deflections in comparison with steel-reinforced concrete beams because of the low modulus of elasticity of GFRP bars. This paper ...

Abstract: Biophilia is the idea that claims on the dependency of human identity on the relationship with the nature. The idea has been developed in recent years and can consist of nine tendencies addressed in this paper. The study ...

Abstract: Although a few studies have considered financing cost in the construction project, no research has been conducted to select the optimal financing alternatives out of those offered by financial institutions. This study ...

Abstract: In this study, the effect of aggregate gradation on asphalt mixture compactability was investigated. Based on different combinations of coarse and fine aggregates, four gradation zones were defined: coarse pack, coarse ...