Abstract: In performance-based earthquake engineering framework, seismic fragility functions play a fundamental role for quantifying the seismic resilience. There are three main approaches for performing the seismic fragility analysis: ...

Abstract: Collusive bidding is regarded as one of the most socially harmful, anticompetitive, and illegal practices in the construction sector. The process of collusion is hidden from public sight, making it difficult to calculate ...

Abstract: Scoured pile-group foundations (SPGFs) are susceptible to inelastic deformation during earthquakes. Hence, the ductile behavior of SPGFs has become a rising concern in academic and industrial communities. Traditionally, ...

Abstract: One-g shake-table tests were conducted to characterize seismic demands and reveal failure mechanisms of pile-supported bridges in liquefiable soils with crusts subjected to different scour scenarios, namely no scour, partial ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper was to investigate the evolution of air voids (AV) and deformation and the failure mechanism of porous asphalt (PA) mixtures under high temperatures. An advanced repeated loading permanent ...

Abstract: Collusive bidding has been a major concern for both antitrust authorities and clients because it can inflate winning prices to artificially high levels. Deciding to initiate such an illegal business competition is subject ...

Abstract: Bid riggers often are accused of colluding and violating competition law, but there are limited instruments with which antitrust authorities can detect them. In collusive bidding, bid riggers may consider the impacts of ...

Abstract: Collusive bidding is regarded as one of the construction sector’s most socially harmful, anticompetitive, and unsustainable practices. In this scheme, bidders are accustomed to varying their collusive team scale (CTS) with ...

Abstract: Scoured pile-group foundations in bridges are likely to undergo inelastic deformation during earthquakes, which can be utilized to dissipate seismic energy and withstand seismic loads by the post-yield hardening strength ...