Abstract: Historic buildings are regarded as a national heritage for their countries and therefore worthy of conservation. In an attempt to conserve them, various forms of intervention have been made over time. These interventions ...

Abstract: During many earthquakes, soil liquefaction causes dramatic damage. The use of a granular column is a ground-improvement technique used to mitigate soil liquefaction. The present paper studies the performance of reinforcement ...

Abstract: The main objective of sustainable buildings is to reduce the depletion of energy, water, and materials caused by facilities during the lifecycle of a building. In 2012, the electric consumption of the U.S. commercial sector, ...

Abstract: A method of compacting dolomite into water as a part of Al‐Qadisiya Dam core construction is discussed in light of laboratory and field tests. Main characteristics of dolomitic soils are compared with the requirements for ...

Abstract: Because of deteriorating condition levels of wastewater networks and financial constraints, sewer agencies are seeking methods to prioritize inspection of sewer pipes on the basis of risk of failure. Risk assessment of ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to extend the modification of the minimum moment approach applied to networks with single resource leveling to networks with multiple resources. Specifically, the contribution of this paper is ...

Abstract: Wastewater utilities are aiming to implement asset management strategies to minimize costly emergency repairs, to justify expenditures, and to optimize future renewal actions. Consequently, development of deterioration ...

Abstract: Corporations of varying sizes and operations within the construction industry acclaim the contribution of project management applications that assist in business and operational practices. An integrated intelligent ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a modification to the minimum moment approach that is used for resource leveling as presented by Harris and based upon the critical path method. The proposed and the traditional methods were developed ...