Abstract: A new nonlinear static alternate path analysis technique coined

Abstract: It was observed that economic downturns were typically associated with oil price shocks. Based on historical construction data from highway resurfacing projects in Kentucky, this paper investigates the relationship between ...

Abstract: Quantifying lost labor productivity on construction projects is difficult and sometimes subjective. A widely accepted way to quantify losses is the “measured mile” approach. It compares periods of a project that have been ...

Abstract: The simulation and peak value estimation of non-Gaussian wind pressures are important to the structural and cladding design of the building. Due to its straightforwardness and accuracy, the moment-based Hermite polynomial ...

Abstract: Stay cables are prone to parametric vibrations, which might severely affect the serviceability and safety of cable-stayed bridges. This paper investigates the stability and dynamic characteristics of in-plane parametric ...

Abstract: During the past decade, a variety of bridge maintenance management methodologies have been developed to cost-effectively allocate limited budgets to deteriorating highway bridges for performance enhancement and lifespan ...

Abstract: Due to aggressive environmental stressors and increasing traffic loads, highway bridges are undergoing significant deterioration in both condition and safety. Timely and adequate maintenance interventions are therefore ...

Abstract: The estimation of markup is a difficult process for contractors in a changeable and uncertain construction environment. In this study, a fuzzy logic-based artificial neural network (ANN) model, called the fuzzy neural ...

Abstract: Many of the currently available bridge management system tools focus on minimizing life-cycle maintenance cost of deteriorating bridges while imposing constraints on structural performance. The computed single optimal ...