Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Case Study of Rehabilitation of a Damaged Underwater Tunnel in the Construction Phase
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A case was examined in which an underwater shield tunnel was rehabilitated during the construction phase. An unexpected methane eruption resulted in an inrush of water and silt, which damaged the tunnel. Because of this ... -
Effects of Various Parameters on CFRP Strengthening of Infilled RC Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) layers on existing hollow clay tile infill walls with proper anchorage has already been established as an alternative seismic rehabilitation method for reinforced ... -
Stability Analysis and Performance of Soil-Nailing Retaining System of Excavation during Construction Period
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In this paper, a system failure probability method, considering principal failure modes of the soil-nailing retaining structure and random factors of the system, is put forward. Taking the excavation of the east public ... -
Underground Pipeline Management Based on Road Information Modeling to Assist in Road Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The excavation of underground pipelines in Taiwan has led to widespread complaints and, in some cases, claims for national compensation. This issue has also caused significant challenges for road authorities, directly ... -
Stability of Bridge Piers Subjected to a Probable Flood Event Followed by a Probable Seismic Event
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Scour-induced reduction in bridge stability can develop vulnerabilities during a probable seismic event. This problem has been typically addressed by researchers as if these two extreme events have no joint probability of ... -
Earthquake Performance of Reinforced-Concrete Shear-Wall Structure Using Nonlinear Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In earthquake engineering, the performance-based design method is used to determine the expected performance level of structures under an earthquake effect. The level of performance is related to the damage situation that ... -
Translocation of Three Historical Buildings in Renovation of the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In order to adapt to a new site planning of the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, China, two two-story and one three-story historical masonry building built in the 1930s were translocated. Because of the limited ground space, ... -
Reliability-Based Design Optimization of a River Bridge Considering Uncertainty in Scours
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Safety assessments of river bridges have attracted a great deal of attention from researchers. Regardless of whether a bridge is being constructed or retrofitted, an integrated analysis of many factors, such as hydraulic ... -
Performance Evaluation of a Reinforced Masonry Model and an Unreinforced Masonry Model Using a Shake Table Testing Facility
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents behavior of both unreinforced masonry and reinforced masonry (RM) building models subjected to dynamic loading with the help of shake table testing facility. The first masonry model was a half-scale ... -
Risk Analysis of the Opening of Shield-Tunnel Circumferential Joints Induced by Adjacent Deep Excavation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Deep excavation projects in urban areas may adversely affect underlying tunnels. Differential settlement and additional stresses in existing tunnels occur frequently due to excavation construction, which leads to the opening ... -
Wind-Resistance and Failure Analyses of a Lightning-Damaged Transmission Tower
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper estimates the wind-resistance of a lightning-damaged transmission tower. The buckling cause of a tower member under lightning excitation is reexamined through an overall tower model, and the modelling method of ... -
In Memoriam: Passing of Rubin M. Zallen
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Performance-Based Reliability-Centered Maintenance Planning for Hospital Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The deteriorating state of the built environment has affected numerous sectors, and hospitals are no exception. Hospitals are relatively unique compared with other facilities because of the complexity of their systems and ... -
Laboratory Tests and Vibration Surveys for the Mechanical Properties of Infill Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Although they are classified as nonstructural elements, infill walls in reinforced concrete buildings are considered critical because they affect structural behavior and performance. Therefore, the identification of the ... -
Overview of Design for Maintainability in Building and Construction Research
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The body of knowledge on design for maintainability (DfM) is increasing. However, there is currently no systematic analysis of the diversified DfM-related issues and research. Through a systematic review of selected papers ... -
Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of a Multispan Simply-Supported Adjacent Box Girder Bridge into a Jointless and Continuous Structure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The widely-utilized multispan simply-supported adjacent (side-by-side) box girder bridges often suffer from problems of deterioration attributable to transverse cracking in link slabs between spans, malfunctioning expansion ...