Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Innovative Treatment to Winter Distresses Using a Prefabricated Rollable Pavement Based on a Textile-Reinforced Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)For a fast treatment of winter distresses, a 1-cm-thick rollable pavement was developed based on a textile-reinforced concrete with short fibers. After the rollable pavement has been placed, its surface is treated with ... -
Virtual Edge Extension Technique to Reduce the Edge Effect in Impact-Echo Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The impact-echo method is a popular non-destructive testing method in civil engineering. The present work proposes the virtual edge extension technique to overcome the edge effect, which is a major issue during impact-echo ... -
Commercial and Residential Building Performance during the May 20, 2013, Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In 2013, there were 14 killer tornadoes in the United States that caused a total of 55 fatalities. The most severe tornado in this group was an Enhanced Fujita (EF) 5 storm that occurred on May 20 in Moore, Oklahoma. ... -
Risk-Based Assessment of Sustainability and Hazard Resistance of Structural Design
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Beam-on-Springs Modeling of Jointed Pipe Culverts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In this paper, an existing beam-on-springs modeling methodology is examined for suitability in estimating vertical displacements and joint movement in jointed pipe culvert systems. Methods of determining the modulus of ... -
Improving Seismic Performance of Masonry Structures with Openings by Polypropylene Bands and L-Shaped Reinforcing Bars
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A previous study using a scaled-down model of single-room masonry structures tested on a shaking table has shown that strength may be considerably increased by tying up the masonry walls by polypropylene (PP) bands, wrapping ... -
Vibration Serviceability Performance of an Externally Prestressed Concrete Floor during Daily Use and under Controlled Human Activities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The vibration serviceability of an as-built long-span concrete floor was assessed using field measurements taken during the structure’s daily use and under controlled human activities including a group of people walking ... -
Distress Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Damaged RC-Framed Coal-Storage-Yard Structure in Thermal Power Plant
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Modeling the Degradation Rate of the Wood Frame Doors and Windows of the National Palace of Sintra, Portugal
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Short-Span and Full-Scale Experiments of a Prefabricated Composite Floor-Building System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)An investigation of a new prefabricated composite floor system is described. The system consists of a reinforced concrete T-section with mechanical blockouts in the web whose concrete flange forms the deck; the concrete ... -
Building Maintenance and Repair: Determining the Workforce Demand and Supply for a Mandatory Building-Inspection Scheme
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Evaluating the Impact of Bridge-Deck Removal on the Performance of Precast/Prestressed Concrete I-Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Precast/prestressed concrete I-girders with wide and thin top flanges have been widely used by several transportation agencies in the last two decades. These girders have many advantages, such as accommodating a large ... -
Redundancy and Operational Safety of Composite Stringer Bridges with Deteriorated Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)As a critical component of the national transportation network, bridges have received a lot of attention regarding their safety and condition state. Bridge superstructures begin to degrade after they are placed in service; ... -
Thermal Retrofitting of Façades: Architectural Integration of ETICS
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Given the poor thermal comfort provided in many buildings, solutions have been sought that ally lower energy costs with a contribution to greater sustainability. Of these solutions, the thermal retrofitting of the outer ... -
Design-Phase Maintenance Checklist for Electrical Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Research has established that early attention to maintainability concerns during the design development and review stages provides a potential for delivering high levels of comfort to building occupants and reducing ... -
Distortion-Induced Fatigue Cracking in a Seismically Retrofitted Steel Bridge
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Dynamic Performance of Water Seals and Fatigue Failure Probability Updating of a Hydraulic Steel Sluice Gate
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The main objective of this paper is to study the dynamic performance of seals and the fatigue failure probability updating of a hydraulic steel sluice gate by experiments. First, water seal modifications involving of top, ... -
Characterizing Bridge Functional Obsolescence Using Congestion Performance Measures Determined from Anonymous Probe-Vehicle Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In the last few years, anonymous probe-vehicle data has become a reliable means to evaluate travel time reliability, as well as congestion conditions along highways and major arterials. The data is collected using telematics ... -
Retaining Wall Field Condition Inspection, Rating Analysis, and Condition Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In the past, highway retaining walls were assets that were often excluded from inventory programs and were regarded as noncritical or lost assets. With the recognition that wall failures may be detrimental to the roadway ... -
Long-Term Structural Responses of Orifices in Gravity Dams Considering Thermal and Creep Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)