Abstract: Accurately comparing balances of normal versus discounted cash flow scenarios is the key for project participants to decide whether to offer or accept a prompt payment discount. Such a decision requires determining what ...

Abstract: Precisely and efficiently calculating balances of cash flows is crucial for successful engineering economics analysis within construction project management. However, such balance calculation is challenged by mercurial ...

Abstract: Contractors may increase their profit by rescheduling noncritical activities within their floats. Based on this hypothesis, new theory is explored to optimize the present value of the project balance (

Abstract: Predicting the shear strength of composite girders is critical in improving the efficiency of bridge engineering. To investigate the shear behavior of slender continuous steel–concrete composite girders commonly employed ...

Abstract: Bearing-type bolted connections are frequently used for steel structure connections and are typically small when used to connect high-strength steels. However, studies on the failure mode and ultimate bearing capacity of ...

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the influence of turbulent three-dimensional (3D) and distortion effects on the unsteady lateral buffeting force of trains on a streamlined deck and propose a closed form equation for the 3D ...

Abstract: The distribution and migration characteristics of heavy metals; benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX); and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in crude oil, regenerated oil products, and waste residues from ...

Abstract: Unavoidable risks that cause uncertainty within activity durations should be modeled to gain realism in scheduling. While approaches exist for one-dimensional network schedules, two-dimensional linear and repetitive schedules ...