Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development (English Edition): Recent submissions
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Analysis of the Influence of Cement Concrete Deck Moisture Content on the Bonding Performance of Waterproof Adhesion Layer
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Based on surface energy theory, the surface energy parameters of SBS asphalt and cement concrete with different moisture contents are measured by the column wicking technique and the sessile drop method. Furthermore, the ... -
Study of Stability of Surrounding Rock due to the Approach of Two Excavation Faces and Face Reinforcement in a Large Cross-Section Tunnel in Weak Stratum
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)When the two excavation faces of a tunnel constructed from both the entrance and exit simultaneously in soft surrounding rock approach, the excavation surface disturbance areas are superimposed, stress and deformation in ... -
Numerical Study on Mechanism of Zonal Disintegration in Deep Rock Mass with Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Based on this reality that surrounding rocks of deep undergrounds engineering repeatedly bear geological force and excavation disturbance, the integrity and mechanical properties were weakened, it is thought that the ... -
Truck-and-Trailer Distribution Based on a Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)A simple DTT is a problem to design a hybrid trucking route for single and double trailers as a new version of the routing problem using sub-tours for servicing truck customers. The local optimization approach, 2-opt, is ... -
Predicting Long-Term Deflection in Large-Span Beam Bridges Based on Creep Self-Identification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)A theory for directly identifying shrinkage and creep in a structure, along with an embedded self-identification system, is proposed. The theory and system aim to obtain accurately the time-dependent regularity of shrinkage ... -
Study of the Calculation Method of Lateral Load Distribution on a Continuous Composite Box Girder Bridge with Corrugated Steel Webs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The lateral load distributions on a continuous composite box girder bridge with corrugated steel webs were investigated using the fixed eccentric lateral load distribution prediction method. Using an engineering example, ... -
Interlaminar Shear Stress and Structure of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Composite Asphalt Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This study calculated and analyzed the critical load position and influencing factors of interlaminar shear stress, with focus on the characteristics of and existing studies on continuously reinforced concrete and asphalt ... -
A Simplified Method to Calculate the Acoustic Pressure of Three-Dimensional Finite-Length Noise Barriers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)To predict the performance of three-dimensional (3D) finite-length noise barriers, a simplified method is presented to calculate the acoustic pressure of noise barriers by a theoretical approach. Based on noise diffraction ... -
Energy Management Strategy of Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles Based on Instantaneous Equivalent Fuel Consumption Minimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)In order to improve the fuel economy and reduce the emissions of hybrid vehicles, according to the power flow distribution and energy use in hybrid vehicles, the strategy of the minimization of instantaneous equivalent ... -
Chaos Control of Freeway Mainline Using Variable Speed Limits with Fuzzy-Neural Networks Based on Subtractive Clustering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The chaos control of freeway mainline was studied by using variable speed limits and fuzzy-neural networks (FNNs) based on subtractive clustering. Based on the uncertainty and nonlinearity of a traffic system, the establishment ... -
Optimal Cycle Model Based on Active Transit Signal Priority Strategies in Artery Coordination Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Studies on active transit signal priority (active TSP) focus primarily on the advantages and parameters of priority strategies within a given cycle time, which is not necessarily the optimal cycle. With consideration for ... -
Floating Car Data-Based Algorithm for Calculating Vehicle Queue Length at Intersections
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Numerically Simulating the Aerodynamic Interference Effect of Mean Aerodynamic Force Coefficients on Configurations of Bluff Bodies in Tandem
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)In order to study the aerodynamic interference effects of single and multiple blunt bodies on the rectangular, reverse right angle, reverse inner convex arc, and reverse outer convex arc sections of serial bluff bodies, ... -
Upper Bound Limit Analysis-Based Determination of the Influence of a Non-Associated Flow Rule on the Stability of Shallow Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)On the basis of a non-associated flow rule and the upper bound theorem for limit analysis, the expression of surrounding rock pressure on shallow tunnels was derived by constructing a simple failure pattern. Strength ... -
Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beam with Diagonal Reinforcement Based on Modified Compression Field Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)For the compression—shear failure of a reinforced concrete bridge beam with diagonal reinforcement, the calculation of ultimate shear capacity is proposed based on the modified compression field theory (MCFT). Shear force ... -
Composite Unit-Based Evaluation of the Creep Effects of Continuous Prestressed Concrete Box Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)To evaluate the influence of concrete creep effect on spatial stress in concrete, the formulas for recursive calculation of equivalent nodal loads of concrete creep of PC composite unit under multi-axial stress was considered. ... -
Road Domain Near-Surface Wind Movement Characteristics in Sandy Area
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Wind is the main factor that affects soil erosion and the severity of wind-sand disasters. Therefore, it is of critical importance to analyze the influence of remodeling topography units on the near-surface wind conditions ... -
Impetus of Multi-temperature Joint Distribution Based on Storage-type Cold-chain Logistics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The multi-temperature joint distribution (MTJD) system based on storage-type cold-chain logistics is a contemporary distribution mode. To analyze the economics and social benefits of MTJD and overcome the disadvantages of ... -
Elastoplastic Analysis of Surrounding Rocks of Submarine Tunnel with Consideration of Seepage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Based on the twin shear unified strength theory, the analytical equations for calculating stress, displacement, radius of plastic zone, and characteristic curve equation of surrounding rock in circular submarine tunnels ... -
A UAV Allocation Method for Traffic Surveillance in Sparse Road Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology was introduced in traffic surveillance in sparse road networks, and a UAV allocation method with/without UAV continuous flight distance constraint was proposed. First, the method ...