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Incorporating Flood Loss Estimation into Urban Planning and Development Scenarios
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Although disaster-related economic losses continue to accelerate in the US, local hazard mitigation in many cases remains fragmented from mainstream forms of city planning. This paper demonstrates a methodological innovation ... -
Incorporating Economies of Scale in Top-Down Pavement Management Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Top-down maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (MR&R) policies typically are modeled using Markov decision processes (MDPs). Within this framework, the total agency costs are assumed to increase linearly with ... -
In Situ Shear Modulus Measurements in a Fractured High-Porosity Chalk Mass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study explores in situ small-strain shear modulus in low-density structured chalk, a key input parameter in empirical and numerical models. A range of in situ testing procedures, supported by detailed core logging, ... -
Improving the Sustainability of Magnesium Oxalate Cements Using Clay and Calcium Sulfoaluminate Clinker
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Magnesium oxalate cement (MgOx) is an alternative binder that forms through the acid–base reaction between dead-burned magnesium oxide (MgO1500) and an acid salt containing oxalate ions. Previously, industrial wastes were ... -
Improving the Seismic Performance of Structures Based on Minimizing the Total Damage Index and the Uniform Distribution of Damage at the Height of Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Usually, the damage to structural members is not the same during earthquakes. As a result, the collapse times of members would be different from each other. So, one or a couple of stories would collapse sooner than others. ... -
Improving the Measurement of Air–Water Flow Properties Using Remote Distance Sensing Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In recent years, the research interest in the application of remote sensing technology to highly aerated flows has been increasing because this technology holds the ultimate promise to enable safe and accurate measurements ... -
Improving the Government’s Rumor–Refutation Effectiveness in Major Public Health Emergencies for Urban Resilience Enhancement: A Case Study of China during COVID-19
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Accelerated by the widespread use of social media, Internet rumors in major public health emergencies will destroy urban resilience. To find the path to improve the effectiveness of government rumor–refutation in major ... -
Improving the Carbonation Resistance of Alkali-Activated Slag Containing Mineral Additions: Investigation under Natural and Accelerated Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Alkali-activated slag (AAS) is a type of cement obtained mainly from ground blast furnace slag (GBFS), which has good mechanical properties for engineering and low environmental impacts in its production process, as it is ... -
Improving Long-Term Flood Forecasting Accuracy Using Ensemble Deep Learning Models and an Attention Mechanism
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Floods, as major natural disasters, cause massive property destruction and death. Understanding the occurrence time of this event by advance notice helps consider operational flood prevention systems and platforms. Precise ... -
Improved SCS-CN Methodology Incorporating Storm Duration and Temporally Decaying Retention for Enhanced Runoff Prediction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study presents novel mathematical formulations of the Soil Conservation Service curve number (SCS-CN) method that incorporate both temporally decaying retention parameters and storm intensity/duration. To evaluate its ... -
Aggregate Coated with Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Smart Asphalt Mixtures with Different Aggregate Gradations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The introduction of carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) such as graphite powder, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and graphene directly into asphalt mixtures offers a theoretical feasibility for increasing their electrical and thermal ... -
A Comparative Study of Flow Control Methods for Enhancing Wind Turbine Blade Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Over the last 20 years, multiple flow control methods have emerged, presenting significant improvements over conventional blades. Despite this progress, comparisons of different flow control methods are still limited. ... -
Improved Regionalization of the CN Method for Extreme Events at Ungauged Sites across the US
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The curve number (CN) equation is a semiempirical, event-based model commonly used to estimate rainfall runoff. This model was originally developed in the 1950s to estimate storm runoff from 24-h rainfall events from small ... -
Improved Probabilistic Seismic Demand–Intensity Relationship: Heteroscedastic Approaches
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As an integral part of assessing the seismic performance of structures, the probabilistic seismic demand–intensity relationship has been widely studied. In this study, the phenomenon of heteroscedasticity in probabilistic ... -
Improved Framework for Attribution Analysis of Contributing Climatic Factors Influencing Reference Evapotranspiration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) quantifies the atmospheric water demand from a hypothetical reference crop under standardized conditions. Analyzing the changing dynamics of the climatic drivers, this study rigorously ... -
Improved Estimation of the Seismically Induced Active Earth Thrust on a Cantilever Retaining Wall at the Preliminary Design Stage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Numerical investigation of free-standing cantilever walls subjected to horizontal seismic loads was carried out using nonlinear elastoplastic finite-element approach. The numerical model was validated using centrifuge tests ... -
Implementing a Slow-Cooling Method for Thermal Treatment of RHA to Use as a Secondary Precursor in Alkali-Activated Mortar
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Alkali-activated binder (AAB), a contemporary construction technology, aims at decelerating the cement demand. The lowered rate of cement demand will reduce the pace of cement production and also bring down the associated ... -
Implementation of VR Technology for Energy Audit Training and Workforce Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The US energy efficiency sector will require a significantly larger workforce in the near future. To meet this demand, opportunities for training in real-world environments are needed to help the future workforce gain ... -
Implementation of Multilayer Perceptron and Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for Estimating Roundabout-Entry Traffic Flow
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Roundabouts capacity is a critical aspect when assessing the feasibility of constructing them. This research examines 50 entry lanes of 15 roundabouts in Greece, both single-lane and multilane. Traffic flows, geometric ... -
Implementation of a Nonlinear State–Dilatancy Law in the NorSand Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The original NorSand (ONS) state-dilatancy law (ONS-SDL) presents challenges when trying to make changes in the formulation of the critical state line or stress–dilatancy rule and the associated yield surface. Additionally, ...