YaBeSH Digital Library: Recent submissions
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Midsummer Deficit Irrigation of Alfalfa for Water Conservation in the San Joaquin Valley of California
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A four-year research experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil at the University of California Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier, California, to investigate the effect of midsummer deficit ... -
Microwave Heating Potential of Aggregates in Bituminous Mixtures: Role of Aggregate Minerology, Dielectric Loss Factor, and Power Level
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The heating potential of microwave-heated bituminous mixtures depends on the heating characteristics of aggregates. This study focused on understanding the effect of mineral, chemical, and dielectric properties of aggregates ... -
Microtexture Characterization of Bulk-Aggregate Samples for Application in High-Friction Surface Treatments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)High-friction surface treatments can improve roadway safety by increasing the pavement friction. Macrotexture and microtexture are primary contributors to pavement friction. Macrotexture has established protocols for ... -
Microscopic Experiments and Numerical Simulation of Foam-Conditioned Soil for Earth Pressure Balance Shield Tunneling in Water-Rich Sandy Stratum
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In soil conditioning for earth pressure balance shield tunneling, foam is commonly used as an essential material to meet the requirements of tunnel excavation and soil migration. However, the interaction between foam bubbles ... -
Analysis and Data Regression of Water Hammer with Column Separation Based on Machine Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Current research on water hammers mainly focuses on improving prediction accuracy, optimizing control strategies, and enhancing numerical models. To quickly obtain water hammer waveforms, in this paper, a numerical model ... -
Microscopic Analysis of the Cracking Mechanism and Pore Evolution of 3D-Printed Rocklike Samples under Uniaxial Compression Using In Situ X-Ray Tomography
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)As three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology continues to develop, it has successfully prepared rock mass samples repetitively and reproducibly. Previous studies primarily focused on comparing the mechanical properties ... -
Micromobility versus Driving: How Air Quality Alerts Impact Transportation Choices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Previous studies have shown that responses to information on poor air quality are more discernible on active transport than on driving. However, it is unclear whether the differences in responses stem from the differences ... -
Microalgae Concentration through Microfiltration and Forward Osmosis: Evaluation of Membrane Setup Design and Operating Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Microalgae technology has the potential to take part to the transition from traditional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) toward innovative water resource recovery facilities. However, microalgae separation and concentration ... -
Methodology for Determining Key Regeneration Contents of Urban Regeneration Projects Considering Systematic Characteristics and Intricate Interactions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Urban regeneration projects (URPs) play a vital role in promoting urban development because they encompass a wide range of complex and systematic initiatives related to buildings, facilities, and environments. Mindlessly ... -
Methane Dynamics in Landfill Vegetated Covers: Steady-State Model for Oxidation and Diffusion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Recent advancements in landfill designs integrate vegetated covers as a sustainable layer to mitigate methane emissions. In this study, we developed a comprehensive analytical model incorporating diffusion, advection, ... -
Mesoscopic Numerical Simulation Method for Determining the Wet-Screening Effect in the Evaluation of Dam Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The research and prediction of the mechanical properties of dam concrete constitute a difficult task due to the wet-screening effect. Mesoscopic numerical simulation is one of the most efficient methods to analyze the ... -
Mesoscopic Freeze–Thaw Damage Model of Residual Soil Using a Discrete-Element Method under a Laminated-Wall Flexible-Boundary Condition
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Freeze–thaw processes can cause slope instability in areas with short-term frozen (STF) soil, resulting in potential safety risks and huge financial losses to a certain extent, as these processes affect the physical and ... -
Membrane Theory of a Paraboloid with an Oculus
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The membrane solution for the parabolic dome, or paraboloid, has been recently developed. This solution encompasses equations for both meridian and hoop stresses, for the case of gravity load and uniform shell wall thickness. ... -
Mechanistic Modeling of Cutterhead-Ground Engagement Influence on Microtunnel Boring Machine Penetration Rate
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Planning of a microtunneling project requires prediction of microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) performance. One of the main performance indicators of MTBMs is the penetration rate. The prediction of MTBM penetration rate ... -
Mechanism of the Freeze–Thaw Deterioration of Clay Incorporating Phase Change Material
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)During winter construction of earthworks such as earth dams and embankments, the structural properties of the soil may deteriorate due to freeze–thaw cycles. A new measure to combat freeze–thaw damage, incorporating phase ... -
Analyses of Thermoactive Piles Considering Surface Radiation and Wind Convection Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Energy piles present a promising avenue for harnessing shallow geothermal energy, attracting significant attention in recent years, resulting in a surge of studies including field and model tests and numerical analyses. ... -
Mechanism of the Enhanced C4AF Sintering and Chloride-Binding Capacity Caused by Magnesium Doping
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This work examined the impact of Mg doping on the sintering, hydration, and chloride-binding capacity of C4AF minerals and elucidated the role of Mg doping on reactivity mechanisms by experiments and calculations. Rietveld ... -
Mechanism of Grain and Twin Nanoboundaries Making Strength and Wear Resistance Different in CoCrFeNiCu: A Molecular Dynamics Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With the indenter scratches the single-crystal, polycrystalline and polycrystalline-twin structures CoCrFeNiCu, these characteristics in various crystal nanostructures were found. Single-crystal structure CoCrFeNiCu has ... -
Mechanism of Elastic–Plastic Crack Initiation in Unsaturated Rock Cracks under Gas–Ice Pressure at Low Temperatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)While analyzing the frost heaving and cracking of rock mass in cold regions, it is generally assumed that the cracks are fully saturated. However, rock mass cracks are often in an unsaturated state in actual engineering ... -
Mechanism of Compaction Grouting in Sand and Efficiency Prediction Equation Based on a DL-Extended Database
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Previous studies on compaction grouting focused more on clay but paid less attention to sand. In this paper, using the Nor-sand model, an finite difference method (FDM) simulation was carried out to study the grout efficiency ...