Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Characterization of Steel Bridge Superstructure Deterioration through Data Mining Techniques
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With a significant number of steel bridges approaching the end of their service life, understanding deterioration characteristics will help bridge stakeholders better prioritize bridge maintenance, repairs, and rehabilitation ... -
Reinforced Concrete Degradation in the Harsh Climates of the Arabian Gulf: Field Study on 30-to-50-Year-Old Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents the results of a field study carried out on three reinforced concrete (RC) structures built in the 196s, 197s, and 198s to determine the main load (environmental) and the resistance (for example, the ... -
Corrosion Fatigue Analysis and Reliability Assessment of Short Suspenders in Suspension and Arch Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Suspenders are critical force transmission components in suspension and arch bridges, which connect the girder to the main cable/arch. Field inspection indicates that short suspenders at the midspan or the ends of a bridge ... -
Experimental Study of Metal Roof Decking Systems Subject to Tornado-Borne Debris Impact
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Wind-borne debris is a major threat to the integrity of building envelope during hurricanes, tornadoes, and other high-wind events. This paper details the process and outcomes of a series of debris impact tests on different ... -
Assessment of Landslide Damage to Buildings at the Urban Scale
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article aims to deepen the knowledge in the field of landslide risk assessment by introducing a new multilevel approach to the vulnerability assessment. It focuses on an original methodology for damage assessment of ... -
Design, Construction, and Performance of the Modular Strong-Block Testing System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents an overview of the design, construction, and performance of the modular strong-block testing system. The purpose of this project was to create an economical alternative to large-scale structural engineering ... -
Dynamic Performance of Typical Steel Truss–Railway Bridges under the Action of Moving Trains
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The dynamic performance of steel railway bridges attracts intensive attention in engineering applications due to the significance and particularity of moving train actions. The monitoring of railway bridges is therefore ... -
Simulation-Hybrid Approach to Protecting Aging Bridges against Nearby Tunnel Excavation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Numerous urban infrastructures (e.g., bridges, roads, tunnels, pipes) are aging and vulnerable to external disturbance, particularly for tunneling excavation in densely built areas. A simulation-hybrid approach for ... -
Optimized Building Component Assessment Planning Using a Value of Information Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Facility condition assessments are a key aspect of a proactive asset management approach, as they provide the information necessary to determine current conditions and work needs, as well as forecasting future conditions ... -
Load Capacity of Corrugated Steel Pipe with Extreme Corrosion under Shallow Cover
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Across the United States, a large number of corrugated steel pipes, installed three or four decades ago, are approaching the end of their useful service life. In many cases, these aging drainage structures are having ... -
Long-Term Settlement Behavior of a Highway in Land Subsidence Area
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Constructed transport facilities in soft deposits deform significantly due to long-term land subsidence. A great deal of research has been carried out to study the land subsidence–induced deformations of metro tunnels, ... -
Progressive Collapse Analysis of Multistory Moment Frames with Varying Mechanisms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Multistory frame structures are generally simplified as single-story substructures to study their progressive-collapse resistance. In this study, a single-story substructure was investigated, and its behavior was applied ... -
Ballast Cleaning as a Solution for Controlling Increased Bridge Vibrations due to Higher Operational Speeds
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Dynamic load testing has become a common practice for condition assessment of masonry arch bridges and laying the foundation for their rehabilitation procedures, yet additional dynamic testing after rehabilitation is rare. ... -
Controlling Residual Drift in BRBFs by Combining SCCBFs in Parallel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Buckling-restrained brace frames (BRBFs) exhibit well-controlled seismic demands due to their excellent energy dissipating capacity. However, excessive residual deformation is prone to accumulate in such framing systems ... -
Evaluation of Long-Term Stability of Mogao Grottoes Caves under Enhanced Loading Conditions of Tourists
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)As one of the largest and best-preserved Buddhist art treasure houses in the world, the Mogao Grottoes attracts a great number of tourists from all over the world. With an increasing number of visitors, the influence of ... -
Novel Technique for Configuration Transformation of 3D Curved Cables of Suspension Bridges: Application to the Dongtiao River Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Configuration transformation is an important issue during the construction stage of spatial suspension bridges with three-dimensional (3D) curved cables. Without fully considering this issue, the hangers could rub or ... -
Centrifugal Investigation of Excavation Adjacent to Existing Composite Foundation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper discusses an experimental investigation, by centrifuge tests, of excavation behavior adjacent to existing composite foundations, with the aim to understand excavation-induced lateral earth pressures and deformation ... -
Retrofitting of Structural Steel Channel Sections Using Cold-Formed Steel Encasing Channels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A four-point bending test was carried out to examine the feasibility of using cold-formed steel (CFS) channel for retrofitting of open hot rolled steel (HRS) channels. The retrofitting technique using CFS section transforms ... -
Field Investigations on Injection Method for Sealing Longitudinal Reflective Cracks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents a field investigation that was conducted to evaluate a crack injection method. The process was proposed for sealing longitudinal cracks (LCs) that had appeared on the surface of a newly constructed ... -
Reliable Fatigue-Life Assessment of Short Steel Hanger in a Rigid Tied Arch Bridge Integrating Multiple Factors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With higher requirements in stiffness and strength, the running safety of high-speed railway bridges is more sensitive to structural damage. Compared with long steel hangers, short steel hangers sustain greater damage under ...