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108‐In. Diameter Steel Water Conduit Failure and Assessment of AWWA Practice
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The paper describes failures, their investigations, and repair of a 108‐in. diameter buried steel water conduit. Several circumferential breaks occurred in bells in presence of longitudinal temperature stresses, numerous ... -
10th International Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures
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1976 Montreal Olympics: Case Study of Project Management Failure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A successful engineering project must include its timely and economic completion. A project management failure can lead to delays and cost overruns. One example of a project that greatly exceeded its projected budget is ... -
2011 Outstanding Reviewer Award
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2011 Van Earthquakes: Lessons from Damaged Masonry Structures
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A Comparative Analysis of Time- and Condition-Based Approaches for Imperfect Maintenance of Natural Stone Claddings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study discusses the advantages and limitations of adopting time-based maintenance (TBM) and condition-based maintenance (CBM) strategies for natural stone claddings. In this study, an imperfect model for the system ... -
A Detection Method for Bridge Cables Based on Intelligent Image Recognition and Magnetic-Memory Technology
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)In recent years, more and more disasters caused by the fracture of bridge cables have been reported. Brittle fracture of cables is mainly caused by corrosion fatigue, and thus it is crucial to find cable defects early. The ... -
A Feature Selection–Based Intelligent Framework for Predicting Maximum Depth of Corroded Pipeline Defects
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Corrosion is one of the most common defects of buried pipelines. Accurate prediction of the maximum pitting depth of corroded pipelines is conducive to assessing the remaining strength of the pipeline. In the context of ... -
A Flood Resilience Analytics Framework for Housing Infrastructure Systems Based on Dempster–Shafer (Evidence) Theory
(ASCE, 12/1/2021)Resilience is defined as the enduring capacity of a system or infrastructure system against natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes and to restore to stipulated performance limits after the occurrence ... -
A Framework for Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Construction Industries in Developing Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the construction industry gravely. Accordingly, numerous studies reported the impact of COVID-19 on various aspects of the construction industry and projects. However, there exists no ... -
A New Standardized Inspection System for Periodic Visual Surveys of Water Storage Tanks and Pumping Stations
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The efficient planning of operation and maintenance (O&M) interventions and short-term investments requires adequate and tailored inspection protocols of existing infrastructures. The current study proposes a new ... -
A Robot System for Rapid and Intelligent Bridge Damage Inspection Based on Deep-Learning Algorithms
(ASCE, 2023/12/01)Large numbers of bridges have already suffered various types of damage but still operate all year round without proper treatment. Conducted primarily manually, the routine bridge inspections are ineffective in detecting ... -
A UAV Photography–Based Detection Method for Defective Road Marking
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Markings are essential elements of roads and are important for driving safety enforcement. Traditional detection of marking defects relies on manual inspection, which is less effective. However, few studies could be found ... -
ABV Procedure Combined with Mechanistic Response Modeling for Roof- and Surge-Loss Estimation in Hurricanes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Populations in United States coastal regions have been steadily increasing over time. With this increased populous comes increased exposure to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, with the resulting coastal inundation and ... -
Accidents on Interstate Highways Caused by Blowing Dust
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993)Dust storms on interstate highways contribute to accidents because of two factors: sudden loss of visibility, and loss of traction due to soil particles on the road surface. The five factors that govern the development of ... -
Accuracy of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Concrete Pavement Thickness Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Core extraction is the most common method for measuring concrete layer thickness in pavement construction. Although this method provides a very accurate thickness measurement, it is destructive, time-consuming, and does ... -
Accuracy of Parallel Seismic Test Performance on Steel H-Piles in Layered Soils
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )Parallel Seismic (PS) method is a straightforward Nondestructive Testing (NDT) method capable of providing valuable information of unknown bridge foundations made of various common construction materials such as wood, ... -
Achieving Functional Recovery through Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities
(ASCE, 5/11/2023 )Earthquakes can cause extensive damage to buildings, with lengthy impacts in terms of community recovery. As a result, there is a growing interest in design approaches and standards for buildings that ensure postearthquake ... -
Acoustic Emission and Anisotropic Expansion when Heating Marble
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1997)Types of failure such as bowing, increased surface absorption, and loss of strength can frequently be observed on facades even a few years after installation if crystalline calcite marble is used. The investigation discussed ... -
Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Corrosion Damage Propagation in Large-Scale Reinforced Concrete Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An extensive experimental study was performed to apply acoustic emission (AE) monitoring to assess the bond strength of corroded large-scale RC beam specimens. This paper demonstrates the data obtained from AE monitoring ...