Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Seismic Assessment of the World’s Tallest Pure-Brick Tower Including Soil-Structure Interaction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)One of the brilliant and exquisite structures in Iranian architecture is the Gonbad-e Qabus tower which was built on the Gorgan Plain in 1006 AD. Because Iran is located on the Alpide seismic belt and due to the presence ... -
Fuzzy Systems in the Service-Life Prediction of Exterior Natural Stone Claddings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Buildings and their elements are designed to be used for a certain period of time (their service life), fulfilling all requirements for which they were designed without excessive maintenance costs. However, buildings begin ... -
Improving the Failure Mode of Over-Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Over-reinforced sections fail suddenly by compression concrete crushing when their ultimate compressive strain has been exceeded but the longitudinal reinforcement strain has not yielded. This study investigates the use ... -
Forensic Engineering Awards
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Structural Performance of Porcelain and Polymer Post Insulators in High Voltage Electrical Switches
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Post insulators are key components of most electrical substation equipment, but they are vulnerable during earthquakes. To better understand the seismic response of post insulators, this paper presents an experimental ... -
Structural Responses of Existing Metro Stations to Adjacent Deep Excavations in Suzhou, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Situations in which deep excavations are made adjacent to metro stations in service are common in the development of underground space. However, the structural responses of existing metro stations to adjacent deep excavations ... -
Critical Appraisal of Common Simplified Assumptions in Seismic Stability Analyses of Gravity Dams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In practical seismic stability analyses of gravity dams, it is common to (1) oversimplify irregular dam-rock interfaces, (2) neglect the effects of cohesion and tensile strength, and (3) ignore the effects ... -
Rehabilitation of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames with Thin Steel Plate Shear Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Different rehabilitation methods have been suggested for system improvement of existing deficient reinforced concrete building stock in seismic hazard areas. Although the use of steel plate shear walls for the rehabilitation ... -
Special Issue on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Technologies and Materials
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Characterization of the Distress Modes and In Situ Material Properties of Highway Asphalt Pavement with Long Service Life
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A 36-year-old, heavily trafficked highway asphalt pavement was analyzed in detail. The variation in structural capacity was assessed by a falling-weight deflectometer (FWD). Trenches were cut to examine the distresses in ... -
Selecting a Proper Repair System for Rehabilitation of Deteriorated Structures in Severe Environmental Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Premature deterioration of civil infrastructure structures in the harsh environmental conditions of marine regions (high humidity, high thermal variation, acidic attacks, high reactivity chemical reactions, improper usage, ... -
Seismic Risk Assessment of Nonengineered Residential Buildings in Developing Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A previous study by the authors provides an overview of existing seismic risk assessment approaches and available seismic fragility information and highlights the lack of relevant information for nonengineered residential ... -
Investigating the Characteristics of the Solitary Wave-Induced Forces on Coastal Twin Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A computational fluid dynamics–based numerical parametric study for the characteristics of the solitary wave–induced forces on typical coastal twin bridge decks is conducted in this study. At first, the second-order ... -
Dynamic Deformation Control of Retaining Structures of a Deep Excavation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Many uncertain factors in the excavation process may lead to excessive deformations and internal forces of retaining structures; therefore, the design of deep excavations should be adjusted according to real-time monitoring ... -
Exploitation of Geometric Data provided by Laser Scanning to Create FEM Structural Models of Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Quantitative tools providing information about the state of the health of a bridge in service are shown to be an essential part of the maintenance required to extend its useful life. Laser scanning technology has shown in ... -
Lifecycle Environmental Performance of Natural-Hazard Mitigation for Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The impact of natural hazards on buildings’ long-term environmental performance has gained the attention of the building industry as a result of the increasing environmental loss due to hazard events devastating the built ... -
Generation of Fragility Curves for Typical RC Health Care Facilities: Emphasis on Hospitals in Turkey
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This study uses fragility curves to focus on the seismic safety evaluation of RC hospital buildings in Turkey. Three hospital buildings with varying heights of 3–5 stories are selected, and a set of fragility curves are ... -
Seismic Response Evaluation of Ductile Reinforced Concrete Block Structural Walls. II: Displacement and Performance–Based Design Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A typical seismically designed reinforced masonry building is composed of structural walls, constructed following the same prescriptive detailing requirements corresponding to a code classified seismic force resisting ... -
Serviceability Performance Evaluation of Helical Piles under Uplift Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The use of helical pile foundations has widely expanded in recent years. However, the prediction of the load-displacement performance of helical piles under uplift loading for service-level displacements is still a challenge ... -
Comparison of Visual Inspection and Structural-Health Monitoring As Bridge Condition Assessment Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper presents the results of a research project aimed at examining the capabilities and challenges of two distinct but not mutually exclusive approaches to in-service bridge assessment: visual inspection and installed ...