Abstract: Data scarcity and missing values are a prime challenge in developing a corrosion prediction model. In this paper, eight imputation techniques are explored using the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) corrosion database. ...

Abstract: In response to the increasing need for sustainable construction materials, numerous innovative timber-based structural systems have been developed in the past two decades. While timber-based shear-walls are popular, ...

Abstract: A computationally efficient and simplified numerical modeling approach, component-based method, is proposed for timber beam–column connection exposed to standard fire. A two-dimensional heat transfer model is developed to ...

Abstract: Significant investment is required to upgrade deteriorating underground sewer networks. Sewer failure and the subsequent rehabilitation process can have economic, social, and environmental impacts. It can disrupt critical ...

Abstract: Several deterioration models have been developed for prediction of the actual and future condition states of individual sewer pipes. However, most tools that have been developed assume a linear dependency between the ...

Abstract: In seismically active regions, the use of timber–reinforced concrete (RC) hybrid construction can overcome the structural limitations that occur with timber construction. This paper investigates three connections used in ...

Abstract: Reliability assessment is an integral component of the decision-making process in the planning, design, and operations of water distribution networks (WDNs). Two different approaches are used to evaluate the reliability ...

Abstract: Recent advances in the development of wastewater pipe deterioration models allow a better quantification of the uncertainty in the likelihood of failure of pipes. However, the consequence of failure is subjected to many ...