Abstract: Abstract Strong crosswinds present substantial safety challenges for road vehicles and trains, especially on long-span bridges. Single-level rail-cum-road bridges, which support both road and rail traffic on a shared deck, ...

Abstract: During extreme weather and other emergency conditions, the safety and resilience of the overhead power distribution system is essential for communities. Quick detection of damaged poles and wires as well as quick recovery ...

Abstract: AbstractGiven the unequal impact of severe weather-related power outages on people and the built environment, assessing vulnerability to natural hazards becomes central to hazard risk reduction. This paper presents an ...

Abstract: In this paper, a series of bio-based epoxy resins containing organic silicone were prepared from eugenol through a mild synthetic route. Then, 4,4′-diaminophenyl methane (DDM) was applied to cure these epoxy resins, and ...

Abstract: Project progress and performance assessment is critically important to the successful delivery of capital facility projects. However, there is no standardized approach for the selection and use of project control metrics, ...

Abstract: AbstractTerrestrial laser scanning (TLS) planning for scanning (P4S) of bridge structures in complex environments often faces challenges such as algorithm convergence issues, inefficient panoramic scanning, and time-consuming ...

Abstract: Failure risk assessment of pressure vessels and piping systems is an important part of their integrity management. Obviously, there are many shortcomings in risk analysis using only traditional procedures, which are mostly ...