Abstract: The paper is based on the results of a detailed underwater survey conducted in 1989 on the United States Navy timber pier in upper San Francisco Bay. The survey was performed within the framework of the large multiyear ...

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to design a new layout for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for experimental customized control-system validation. Geometrical and structural properties have been computed, and commercial ...

Abstract: Supplier-quality-management (SQM) practices are important to ensure that supplied project materials are within quality specifications. However, not all SQM practices have similar impact on quality or are easy to perform ...

Abstract: The process of assuring the procured and fabricated materials for an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project are within their quality requirements is challenging because nearly every EPC construction project is complex ...

Abstract: Current railroad bridge inspection and rating practices include observing bridge movement under live loads to help assess bridge conditions. Recent research has shown that transverse displacements of timber trestle bridges ...

Abstract: The process of assuring the procured and fabricated materials for an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project are within their quality requirements is challenging because nearly every EPC construction project is complex ...

Abstract: Infrastructure spending is such a large component of a railroad budget that it must be prioritized to meet the concurrent safety and line capacity requirements. Current bridge inspection and rating practices recommend ...

Abstract: The commercial and legal challenges of offsite construction technology have become more pronounced with the ongoing rise and growing popularity of such construction method. Offsite construction represents a combination ...