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EISSN:1943-5576|ISSN:1084-0680|Disc:Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice publishes articles about practical solutions to structural design problems and construction challenges of interest to practitioners. Articles may be of any length. Those reporting on small and medium-sized projects will be welcomed. Photographs are desirable; graphs, tables, and lengthy formulas are discouraged. The editors are not interested in what researchers have to say to one another; although articles must be technically sound, the overriding question in the editors' minds when considering a submission is whether the article will be of interest to a significant number of practicing engineers and contractors|Priority:4|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Conceptual Anchor Plate Perturbation Method to Determine Tension in Grouted Post-Tension Anchor Rods in Dams and Other Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study proposes a conceptual methodology to determine the axial load within a grouted post-tension anchor system via finite element analysis and calibration. The concept was built on the premise that a plate under axial ... -
Essential Qualifications for Safety Personnel in the Indian Construction Industry: Delphi Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Safety remains a notable concern in the construction sector. Experts have highlighted how the presence of qualified safety personnel can play a crucial role in preventing and reducing severe injuries. However, in the Indian ... -
Enhancing Moment Capacity Prediction in FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams through Soft Computing Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This article presents a comprehensive study employing artificial neural networks (ANNs) to forecast the moment capacity of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforced concrete beams. Using a data set of 116 data points from ... -
Influence of Steel Fiber Characteristics on Mechanical Behavior of Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Samples of roller-compacted concrete pavement (RCCP) were crafted using hooked-end steel fibers to explore the impact of the fiber aspect ratio (AR) and fiber volume fraction on the Vebe time (VBT), mechanical properties, ... -
Performance of Steel Buildings with Pretensioned Steel Cable Braces under Seismic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Concentric braced frames are one of the most effective measures for controlling damages induced by earthquakes in buildings. In compression, conventional concentric hot-rolled steel braces buckle under seismic loading, ... -
Advanced Nondestructive Monitoring and Detection Apparatus against Marine Concrete Durability: A Review
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Monitoring and evaluating the durability performance of concrete is crucial for predicting its remaining service life. This paper comprehensively discusses various types of monitoring and evaluation equipment used to assess ... -
Cost and Damage Comparison of RC Frame Buildings Designed Using IS Code and the Unified Performance-Based Design Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The seismic design code of India follows the traditional force-based approach for designing buildings to resist a lateral force representing earthquake excitations. Owing to various limitations of this approach, there is ... -
Sixty-Degree Steel Angle Sections for Communication Towers with Triangular Bases
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A triangular configuration is preferred over square configuration for communication towers due to significant weight reduction and less space for installation. Using 60° angles as leg members in triangular towers will ... -
Identifying Pile Installation Risks Using Principal Component Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Construction activities in Saudi Arabia have surged due to Vision 2030 programs, driving a widespread transformation. However, the pile construction sector still faces significant time and cost overruns, negatively impacting ... -
Performance of Precast Wall-Slab-Wall Systems under Seismic Excitation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Precast construction shows significant growth nowadays because of its advantages over traditional cast in situ construction. There are two main types of precast systems: moment-resisting frames (MRFs) and structural ... -
Modeling and Predicting Scour Hole Dimensions in Siphon Spillways: A Comparative Analysis of Finite-Element Method and Metaheuristic Approaches for Optimal Prediction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Spillways play a critical role in managing excess water discharge and controlling severe incoming floods in dams. Siphon spillways offer a practical solution for automatically draining surplus water without mechanical ... -
Compaction and Compression Behavior of Waste Materials and Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Treated Sand
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research evaluated the effects of various percentages of crumb rubber, tire scrap fibers, palm fibers, polymer bags fibers, palm ash, and polypropylene fibers on the compaction and compression behavior of clayey sand ... -
Deformation Prediction of High Slopes Based on MEEMD-PE-ARIMA Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)High slopes are susceptible to weathering, groundwater, rainfall, and other natural factors, resulting in landslides easily occurring on originally stable high slopes. Constructing a reasonable and accurate prediction model ... -
Selection of the Type and Geometry of Deck–Arch Steel Bridge Based on Structural Performance and Cost
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To construct a deck–arch steel bridge over a valley at Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India, five different arch configurations are proposed. The deck span of the arch was fixed (100 m) and the arch span (75, 80, 85, 90, ... -
Development of a Novel GUI-Based Computer Program for Predicting the Temperature Distribution in the Concrete Compartment and Member
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Accidental fires have shown that fires can be of a spreading nature, burn for longer durations until the fuel has been exhausted, or be uncontrolled until fire fighter intervention. These observations limit the use of ... -
Presenting the Potential of Optimum Torsionally Coupled Base Isolators for Vibration Control of Torsionally Coupled Structures: Exact Closed-Form Expressions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper explores the potential of optimum torsionally coupled base isolators for the vibration control of torsionally coupled structures. Newton’s second law is used to derive the governing equations of motion, and the ... -
Development of a Practical Solution to Predict Surface Settlement Induced by Twin Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The construction of metro tunnels in response to global urban traffic congestion presents challenges such as face stability, excessive cutter wear, cutter head clogging, and groundwater ingress during excavation. Surface ... -
Impact of Sintered Fly Ash Aggregate on Mechanical, Durability, and Thermal Performance of Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research paper presents a detailed investigation into the use of waste fly ash–based lightweight aggregate developed by a sintering process in concrete. These sintered fly ash (SF) aggregates are replaced with natural ... -
BIM Reliability Prediction Method for Construction Schedule of Prefabricated Hollow Floor Based on Heterogeneous Data Fusion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In order to improve the prediction ability of the construction progress of a prefabricated hollow floor, a building information modeling (BIM) reliability prediction method for the construction progress of prefabricated ... -
Enhancing Cold Joint Shear Strength Prediction in Concrete Structures: Novel Approach with Ensemble Spiking Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Cold joints often appear in precast structures, bridges, and retrofitted buildings, where concrete parts cast at different times meet. The potential of these cold joints to transfer shear stresses between concrete interfaces ...