Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice: Recent submissions
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Strengthening Load-Bearing Wall Openings Using Concrete Beams and CFRP: Case Study
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)In building rehabilitation and strengthening works, the need to create openings in existing walls is usual. When those walls are load-bearing walls, the loading path is locally altered; therefore, it is required to strengthen ... -
A Heuristic Approach to Forecasting the Delivery Time of Major Project Deliverables
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)Having a simple and practical approach to forecast project milestones is extremely valuable to managers, especially in megaprojects in which the stakes are high. This paper, based on past records of similarly completed ... -
Chemical-Bonded Anchor Bolts versus Traditional J and T Anchor Bolts Used in Machine Foundations
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)Heavy machinery that undergoes significant impact in its lifetime requires support and a system that can resist dynamic forces and the resulting vibrations. In this context, this technical paper reports a case study on a ... -
Seismic and Vibration Performance Rehabilitation for an Industrial Steel Building
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)A rehabilitation plan is presented for a two-story industrial steel structure in Iran. The building was found to have unsatisfactory performance: The first-floor two-way composite slab was prone to uncontrollable vibrations ... -
Scenarios for Integrating IPS–IMU System with BIM Technology in Construction Safety Control
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Occupational health and safety are the highest priorities in the construction industry. A significant amount of effort has been expended to address and improve site safety. Nevertheless, the rate of injuries and fatalities ... -
Selection of Residential Building Design Requirements to Achieve Community Functionality Goals under Tornado Loading
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)An essential aspect of community disaster recovery planning is understanding the recovery process and developing appropriate probability-based recovery simulation tools to account for interdependent systems of lifeline ... -
Quality Assurance and Quality Control of High-Rise Enclosure Design Using Lean Principles
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)There is a recent trend in the construction industry to implement lean concepts. This management strategy is based on a production philosophy originating from the Toyota Production System (TPS) in the 1950s. After World ... -
Gap Analysis in Cost Estimation, Risk Analysis, and Contingency Computation of Transportation Infrastructure Projects: A Guide to Resource and Policy–Based Strategy Establishment
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Practitioners and researchers involved in DOT projects frequently face challenges associated with cost overruns that lead to disagreements between stakeholders and decrease the accuracy of construction cost estimates. To ... -
Theoretical and Computational Analysis of Circular Cantilever Tapered Beams
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Tapered beams are extensively used for structural applications due to their high stiffness-to-mass ratio. They provide many advantages over prismatic beams such as better shear carrying capacity, higher lateral stability, ... -
Establishment of Effective Project Scoping Process for Highway and Bridge Construction Projects
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)The execution of highway and bridge projects commonly subjects state transportation agencies (STAs) to challenges that cause schedule delays and cost overruns. Changes made to the project's scope are critical root causes ... -
Efficiency of Castellated and Cellular Beam Utilization Based on Design Guidelines
(ASCE, 2020)Currently, castellated and cellular beams (CB) are being increasingly utilized in building construction, but the best design to maximize efficiency is still undecided by most engineers. In addition, the design efficiency ... -
Risk Evaluation and Prioritization in Bridge Construction Projects Using System Dynamics Approach
(ASCE, 2020)Bridges are the indispensable arterial transport of a country. Iran, as a vast country, needs to develop a variety of road transportation inside and outside cities. Accelerating construction procedures and controlling costs ... -
Practical Design and Construction of Machine Foundations Subjected to Impact Loads
(ASCE, 2020)This case study considers a construction site with weak soil (clayey and silty sands) that has a coefficient of elastic uniform compression Cu less than 3 kN/m3 (19.27 lb/ft3). Instead of using a deep foundation, the ... -
Synthetic Pulse Model for Near-Fault Effects on Structures
(ASCE, 2020)The inclusion of near-fault effects is now required for building structures designed in accordance with ASCE 7-16 using nonlinear time history analysis. It is also a recognized problem for bridge structures, particularly ... -
Distribution and Variation of Earth Pressure Applied on Submerged Toe-Retaining Walls in Rockfill Dam Engineering
(ASCE, 2020)A high concrete gravity retaining wall is usually built at the toe of concrete face rockfill dams to accommodate the toe plinth, to avoid adverse natural conditions or excessive excavation. However, earth pressure on the ... -
Equations for Shear Design of Continuous Reinforced-Concrete Haunched Beams Based on Stress Fields and Truss Models
(ASCE, 2020)Simple methods are required to reasonably estimate the shear strength of reinforced-concrete haunched beams (RCHBs) for design in order to inhibit shear failures in favor of a flexural behavior. In this paper, design ... -
Risk Priority Number for Bridge Failures
(ASCE, 2020)One of the important and systematic methods that is used for the identification of failure of any system is the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA). This is carried out through the identification of the most important ... -
Numerically Based Parametric Analysis of Mat Foundations
(ASCE, 2020)This study uses the finite element method to investigate the behavior of symmetrical mats subjected to concentrated loads. The analysis considers different mat geometries, soil moduli of subgrade reaction, and concrete ... -
Construction Worker and Equipment Energy Consumption for Offsite Precast Concrete
(ASCE, 2020)The concept of construction industrialization was first introduced during the 1960s. Previous studies define construction industrialization as moving onsite construction work to offsite factories, largely depending on the ... -
Strength of Temporary Wooden Guardrails Installed on Open Joists and Prefabricated Walls
(ASCE, 2020)Guardrails are an efficient way to protect construction workers against falls from height. For residential construction, job-built wooden guardrails are quite common. This article investigates the strength of temporary ...