Abstract: With the rapid development of information and telecommunication technology, joint activity–travel constitutes an ever-increasing share of an individual’s daily activity–travel pattern. In recent years, joint activity–travel ...

Abstract: The aggregate segregation during construction has a significant impact on the performance of asphalt pavement; however, the segregation evaluation parameters selected by different researchers varied a lot. Also, standard ...

Abstract: Private participation is the key element in forming a public-private partnership (PPP). Numerous studies have identified the factors of private participation in infrastructure projects, but the results have rarely focused ...

Abstract: The sectional volume of travelers refers to the number of travelers crossing a section boundary (e.g., river, mountain, railway line, etc.) within a certain time period. Mobile phone data provides continuous and ...

Abstract: Typically, nonlinearity is considered to be problematic and sometimes can lead to dire consequences. However, the nonlinearity in a Duffing oscillator array can enhance its ability to be used as a reservoir computer. Machine ...

Abstract: The weld joint is the weakest zone of a longitudinal-seam submerged arc welded (LSAW) pipe, which has great effects on its in-service properties and safety. The weld geometry and shape of the weld joint are important factors ...

Abstract: The operation performance of expansion joints is crucial to the driving safety of high-speed trains and the structural integrity of long-span bridges. However, the fact that displacement in expansion joints is influenced ...