Abstract: This article presents an optimization method for solving a material flow traffic assignment problem (TAP) in a large-scale construction project considering a hierarchical structure with fuzzy random variables. A multiobjective ...

Abstract: Overturning failures of curved concrete box-girder bridges with single-column piers have occurred frequently in China in recent years. Lack of an appropriate design to resist the forces caused by unevenly distributed ...

Abstract: The elastic-viscoplastic theory was applied to research the permanent deformation of asphalt mixture, and a creep model was adopted for its good agreement with actual result. ABAQUS, the finite element modeling technique, ...

Abstract: The paper presents a study of temperature distribution and effect on the asphalt pavement of the Fourth Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge based on the 2-year continuous monitoring data. The temperature distribution model was ...

Abstract: In recent years, the industry's responsibility to join in sustainable manufacturing becomes huge, while innovating sustainability has been a new trend. Industrial enterprises are pursuing energy reduction to meet future ...

Abstract: The embedment properties including embedment strength and foundation modulus govern the load-carrying capacity and stiffness of timber joints with dowel-type fasteners. As the common fasteners, self-tapping screws (STSs) ...

Abstract: This work presents a numerical study on transmission performance of ellipsoidal windows used in receivers under concentrated solar irradiation. The Monte Carlo ray tracing method is used to analyze the transmission of ...

Abstract: The moving water table would vary soil layering and may significantly affect the isolation efficiency of wave barriers. A two-dimensional finite-element model is then developed using COMSOL to study the influence of the ...