Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Using Models in Forensic Engineering: All Models Are Wrong, but Some Are Useful
(ASCE, 2022-04-01)Computer models are useful for both structural design and forensic analysis. In the process of design, loads and materials must be assumed. In contrast, when investigating a failure, it is possible to know the materials ... -
Load-Carrying Capacity Assessment of an Existing Highway Bridge Based on Hybrid Finite-Element Model Updating
(ASCE, 2022-04-07)The load-carrying assessment of existing and aging bridges has been a critical challenge in Australia and elsewhere. The reversed capacity of these bridges is under investigation because of increasing traffic loads, ... -
Unintended Consequences of Performance-Based Building Code Amendment in New Zealand
(ASCE, 2022-04-06)New Zealand building codes are often amended to ensure a resilient built environment. The changes in the building code have unintentionally affected the application and use of the amendments in the building code. The purpose ... -
Observed Performance of Long-Zoned Excavation with Suspended Waterproof Curtain in Yangtze River Floodplain
(ASCE, 2022-03-14)A 1,130-m-long, 12.9- to 62.0-m-wide, and 7.8- to 12.2-m-deep braced excavation supported by stiffened deep cement mixing (SDCM) walls in Nanjing Yangtze River floodplain, China, was constructed using zoned excavation ... -
Numerical Investigation of Antiperforation Performance of Reinforced Concrete Target
(ASCE, 2022-03-10)The antiperforation performance of protective structures has always been the focus of research in the field of military protection engineering. Because the explicit dynamic finite-element software LS-DYNA is suitable for ... -
Proposed Design Methods for Timber Members Subjected to Blast Loads
(ASCE, 2022-03-21)Current blast design provisions for wood members are limited and may unintentionally lead to designs that are too conservative or not sufficiently safe. Novel methodologies for the design of light-frame wood stud walls, ... -
An Integrated Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Gas Utility Pipeline Using BIM, GIS, and AR
(ASCE, 2022-03-25)To maintain underground utilities in a safe condition, the need for a comprehensive management and maintenance system is becoming more prominent. There are several problems with the current operation maintenance applications ... -
Contribution of Corrugated Steel Plate on the Blast-Resistance Performance of Steel-Concrete Composite Panels
(ASCE, 2022-03-14)Corrugated steel-concrete-steel (CSCS) panels have considerable potential for resisting blast loads. They replace flat steel plates of steel-concrete-steel (SCS) panels with corrugated steel plates on the protected side. ... -
Safety Monitoring of Bearing Replacement for a Concrete High-Speed Railway Bridge Based on Acoustic Emission
(ASCE, 2022-02-24)As an important part of a bridge, bearings easily suffer damage when exposed to various loading and environmental changes during their lifetime. Bearing replacement should be performed in a timely manner if damage occurs ... -
An Improved Updatable Backpropagation Neural Network for Temperature Prognosis in Tunnel Fires
(ASCE, 2022-02-15)Because it is impossible to predict the temperature in advance, specific fire scenes (fire type, fire location, tunnel geometry, etc.) are unknown in traditional tunnel fire research. To address this difficulty, this work ... -
Maintainability Performance Prediction of Green Building Envelope in Warm-Humid Climate
(ASCE, 2022-02-17)Climate change and growing energy demands have put maintainability in the limelight for the long-term performance of green building envelopes, especially for warm-humid regions with intense weathering. This study proposed ... -
Flexural Performance of Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Scoria Aggregate Concrete Beams after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures
(ASCE, 2022-02-24)To study the residual strength of concrete beams made from a new type of scoria aggregate after being exposed to fire, six concrete beams were tested, including three normal aggregate concrete (NAC) beams and three scoria ... -
Seismic Responses of Buildings after the Mw 6.8 Sivrice Earthquake in January 2020
(ASCE, 2022-02-10)The quality of the building stocks of most Middle Eastern countries is affected by earthquakes produced by the East Anatolian fault. On January 24, 2020, a medium-magnitude earthquake struck the Elazığ Province in eastern ... -
Experimental Study and Reliability Assessment of Postfire Hangers at a Long-Span Suspension Bridge
(ASCE, 2022-01-24)Hangers are primary load-carrying members in suspension bridges, connecting the girder to the main cable, and in case of fire accident, the bridge safety may be affected due to the deteriorated performance of hangers. In ... -
Performance Evaluation of Truss Structure via Cloud Matter Element Fusion
(ASCE, 2022-01-27)The performance evaluation of truss bridges is very difficult owing to their complex structure and numerous components. This paper develops an evaluation framework for truss structures using the internet of things (IOT) ... -
Automatic Corrosive Environment Detection of RC Bridge Decks from Ground-Penetrating Radar Data Based on Deep Learning
(ASCE, 2022-02-14)Detecting the corrosive environment of reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks is of critical importance for evaluating the reliability and safety of bridge structures. However, accurately and automatically detecting a ... -
Digital Management System in Heritage Timber Buildings: A Detailed Application in Purranque, Chile
(ASCE, 2022-02-03)Artificial intelligence systems based on fuzzy logic models can manage both data obtained in situ from the buildings and that obtained from the knowledge base of professional experts. These kinds of digital methods can ... -
Cognitive Approaches to Hyperbolic Discounting of High-Impact Low-Probability Bridge Overload Events and Live-Load Factors
(ASCE, 2022-02-03)Temporal discounting is a cognitive behavior with important implications in preparing for high-impact and low-probability events. Evaluation of live-load effects has a great influence on the design, maintenance, and ... -
Two-Story Residential Structure Damages after the 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake
(ASCE, 2022-01-25)This paper reports an assessment of structure damages after the Richter magnitude 6.4 Puerto Rico earthquake that occurred on January 7, 2020. A review of the seismicity of the region and the postdisaster investigation of ... -
Evaluating Climatic Influences on the Technical Performance of Built Infrastructure Assets
(ASCE, 2022-01-24)Asset performance evaluations serve as a benchmark that can be used to make asset manufacturer selection decisions, i.e., choosing the brand of manufacturer that provides the highest performance among all brand ...