Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Dynamic Effect of Tie-Bar Failure on Through Tied Arch Bridge
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Tie bars on through tied arch bridges are often in poor condition and may serve as an external cause of a tie-bar failure accident; nevertheless, bridge structural robustness contributes greatly in resisting progressive ... -
Second Remediation of Long-Term Deflection and Cracking of PT Box-Girder Bridge Using External Post-Tensioning
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )This study involves examining a second technique for improving external prestressing tendons to remediate the deflection and cracking of an 18-year-old strengthened four-span continuous post-tensioned prestressed concrete ... -
Integrated Condition-Based Rating Model for Sustainable Bridge Management
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )In North America, common practices in bridge condition assessment include visual inspection and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques, and results are reported as condition ratings of the bridge components. Assigning ... -
Proposed Decision-Making Framework for the Risk Management of Publicly Owned Earthquake Prone Buildings
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Previously developed seismic risk management frameworks generally aid decision makers in determining a specific retrofit strategy. In contrast, the decision-making framework (DMF) proposed herein is used to assist property ... -
Field Monitoring of RC-Structures under Dynamic Loading Using Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)The ability to properly assess existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures provides an opportunity to prevent costly rehabilitations or replacements and aid in the optimization of future designs. Distributed fiber-optic ... -
Reconnaissance of Buildings Impacted by the 2018 Tornadoes in Ottawa, Canada
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)On September 21, 2018, two major tornadoes occurred in Ottawa, Canada. The most severe was an Enhanced Fujita (EF3) storm that happened in Dunrobin area. The second major storm took place in the Arlington Woods area and ... -
Performance of Manufactured Housing during Hurricanes Irma and Michael
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Manufactured homes historically have been some of the most vulnerable structures to earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. More than 20 million people reside in manufactured homes in the US, leaving many at considerable ... -
Statistically Optimized Back-Propagation Neural-Network Model and Its Application for Deformation Monitoring and Prediction of Concrete-Face Rockfill Dams
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Concrete-face rockfill dams (CFRDs) are widely used in hydropower engineering. Deformation monitoring and safety operation of CFRDs is of great significance in ensuring the safety of human life and property in downstream ... -
Diagnostic Load Testing for Improved Accuracy of Bridge Load Rating
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Bridge load rating provides a standardized procedure to determine the safe load-carrying capacity of a bridge, thereby allowing engineers to establish posting and permitting requirements. The structural condition of ... -
Effect of Load Cases and Hanger-Loss Scenarios on Dynamic Responses of the Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge to Abrupt Rupture of Hangers
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Self-anchored suspension bridges with large prestressed girders have proven to be suitable bridge structures where external anchorage systems cannot be easily provided. However, these bridges cannot overcome the major ... -
Corrosion Performance of Steel Rebars in the Roof of a 65-Year-Old Underground Reinforced Concrete Water-Storage Tank
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)This work deals with the corrosion evaluation of steel rebars in an underground water-storage tank using visual inspection, half-cell potential, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The studied case has a ... -
Air Void and Cap Gap Composite Defects of Concrete-Filled Steel-Tube Arch Bridge Transverse Brace
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Large-diameter concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) arch bridge transverse braces adopt self-compacting concrete to avoid laitance and air void defects. However, several old CFST arch bridges in China use ordinary concrete, ... -
Resilience-Driven Multiobjective Restoration Planning for Water Distribution Networks
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Sustaining functionality of water distribution networks (WDNs) following hazardous events is essential to public health and safety. Developing efficient restoration plans for rapid recovery is needed because of several ... -
Characteristic Study on Gas Blast Loadings in an Urban Utility Tunnel
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)China is actively building urban utility tunnels and incorporating gas pipes into the tunnels. However, there is a certain risk of leakage and explosion when gas enters the tunnels. If the gas pipe leaks and causes an ... -
Simple Procedure for Load Rating Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges without Plans
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )In New Mexico, bridges without plans are currently an issue as in other states in the US. Standard techniques cannot be used for load rating due to the lack of design plans that contain necessary information such as material ... -
Progressive Collapse Analysis for Steel-Braced Frames Considering Vierendeel Action
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)After middle or corner column removal, multistory frames exhibit different anticollapse mechanisms, and one of the most important anticollapse mechanisms is Vierendeel action. Based on instantaneous column removal tests, ... -
Service Life Performance of Preventive and Rehabilitative Overlays on Virginia Bridge Decks: An Observational Study
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )The overlaying of bridge decks has remained one of the most used rehabilitation methods to extend their service life. However, the long-term performance of overlays has not been entirely understood, and the significant ... -
Evaluation of the Deterioration of Ceramic Claddings by Application of Artificial Neural Networks
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )The definition of models to evaluate the durability of buildings can be a challenging task due to the large set of variables, and their complexity, which affect the performance and durability of buildings. Recently, several ... -
Empirical Gas Explosion Models for Onshore Plant Structures: Review and Comparative Analysis
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)In the onshore and offshore chemical industries, a gas explosion is a major accident in terms of damage scale and frequency. To prevent disastrous damages, the Task Committee on Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in ... -
Failure Analysis of Pot Bearings in a Curved Viaduct
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )This paper presents a failure analysis of pot-type bearings on the West 8th Avenue viaduct in Denver, Colorado, and aims at determining the causes of guide bar fracture, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) peeling, and steel–steel ...