Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Tall Horizontally Curved Concrete Bridges in California
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The seismic performance of bridge structures is significantly affected by their column height, design era, and horizontal deck curvature. However, existing risk assessment platforms do not appropriately account for the ... -
User Reporting–Based Semeiotic Assessment of Existing Building Stock at the Regional Scale
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The large-scale management and monitoring of existing buildings is a complex issue for the holders and administrators that are responsible for user safety. Decision support systems (DSS) can be used to simplify such ... -
Influence of Nonuniform Box Beam Dimensions and Bridge Transverse Slope on Environmentally Induced Stresses in Adjacent Box Beam Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The service life of adjacent box beam bridges is curtailed by the corrosion of reinforcement in the girders and spalling of concrete. This damage is attributed primarily to infiltration of water and chemical agents through ... -
Numerical Investigation of the Failure Mechanism of Articulated Aqueduct
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The total water needs of the city of Athens are supplied through the Mornos aqueduct. The Mornos aqueduct includes series of tunnels, siphons, and open R/C (reinforced concrete) canal segments. On the 29th of March 211, ... -
Vulnerability of a Damaged Bridge Abutment in a Seismic Area
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The case of the abutment of a motorway urban viaduct damaged by human intervention is presented. Built in the 196s, it lies in a critical seismic area and the human-induced damage involved the elements of the abutment ... -
Compressibility Evaluation of Reconstituted Clays with Various Initial Water Contents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Understanding the compressive behavior of reconstituted clays plays the central role for many infrastructures, particularly for those built in coastal areas. This paper presents an enhanced approach for the determination ... -
Seismic Analysis of a 500-kV Power Transformer of the Type Damaged in the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)As indispensable electric power equipment in substations, high-voltage power transformers have experienced severe damage in past earthquakes. This paper illustrates an earthquake-damaged 5-kV power transformer: all three ... -
Building Inspection System for Evaluating the Technical Performance of Existing Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The technical performance assessment of a building is essential for planning maintenance actions to improve its condition and functionality. The aim of this study is to present a building inspection system for evaluating ... -
Facile Retrofit of Shear Tab Connections for Enhanced Lateral Resistance of Steel Gravity Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A facile and effective method for retrofitting simple shear tab connections in a steel gravity frame is presented to improve its overall lateral force-resisting capacity. At a target shear tab connection, the existing gap ... -
Case Study on the Collapse Potential of a Wharf Supported by Severely Deteriorated Steel Piles under Gravitational Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents findings from a research project on the development of a numerical framework to predict the collapse load of a wharf supported by corroded piles under gravitational loads. Data from a detailed marine ... -
Probabilistic Model for Long-Term Time-Dependent Compressive Strength of Concrete in Existing Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this paper, in order to develop a novel probabilistic model for the time-dependent compressive strength of concrete for existing reinforced concrete buildings, 1923 data sets were obtained by applying a rebound hammer ... -
Shear-Strength Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Beam-column joints are regions of high inelastic stress concentration in reinforced concrete (RC) frames. Evidence of the vulnerability of the joints to damage during earthquakes is witnessed in panel zone failures. Corrosion ... -
Performance Assessment of Building Infrastructure Impacted by the 2017 Hurricane Harvey in the Port Aransas Region
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The wind, storm surge, and flooding loads due to the 217 Hurricane Harvey had a detrimental impact on the built infrastructure in coastal communities. This paper presents the lessons learned from damage to the built ... -
Review of Pipeline Performance during Earthquakes since 1906
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Pipelines are lifeline structures, as any significant disruption to the performance of these systems often translates into undesirable impacts on the economics and the living conditions of citizens. It is important to ... -
Vibration Testing, Analysis, and Human-Structure Interaction Studies of a Slender Footbridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The high strength of construction materials has allowed the design of elegant and architecturally appealing footbridges that are safe against static loads but may be susceptible to large vibrations when crossed by pedestrians. ... -
Correlation-Based Estimation Method for Cable-Stayed Bridge Girder Deflection Variability under Thermal Action
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Thermal actions have a great influence on the girder deflection variability of long-span cable-stayed bridges. The main objective of this study is to investigate the variability of the bridge girder deflection under thermal ... -
Case Study on the Inspection and Repair of Window Condensation Problems in a New Apartment Complex
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Disputes and repairs due to window condensation problems frequently occur after the completion of apartments. However, most repairs are performed individually and confidentially by construction participants, who are forced ... -
Design and Performance Simulation of Road Bioretention Media for Sponge Cities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Road bioretention is one of the promising low impact development (LID) best management practices (BMPs) for the construction of sponge cities. Design of the media used in the soil layer of a bioretention facility is critical ... -
Velocity Ratio of Wind-Driven Rain and Its Application on a Transmission Tower Subjected to Wind and Rain Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Wind-driven rain (WDR) refers to raindrops that have a horizontal velocity in the wind field. The WDR intensity on building envelopes as well as other issues such as wind–rain-induced vibration of stay cable has been ... -
In Situ Lateral Load Testing of a Two-Story Solid Clay Brick Masonry Building
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The seismic behavior of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures has usually been investigated by conducting laboratory tests. Such efforts, although useful in order to understand the response of single walls or subassemblages, ...