YaBeSH Digital Library: Recent submissions
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Enhanced Performance of Polyelectrolyte-Stabilized Sandy Soils under Wetting and Drying Cycles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study addresses the utility of polyelectrolytes, i.e., cationic poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and anionic polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), as additives to improve properties of the polymer-stabilized ... -
Enhanced Mass-Transport Study of Fuel-Cell Gas Diffusion Layer under Nonuniform Assembly Force
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigates the impact of nonuniform assembly forces on the mass transfer characteristics of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Initially, utilizing a solid mechanics model, the influence of assembly forces ... -
Enhanced Highway Project Clustering Framework to Support Project Cost Estimation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)State highway agencies (SHAs) frequently need to cluster projects based on their scope similarity to support various construction planning tasks such as cost estimation. Few recent studies have presented systematic methods ... -
Enhanced Degradation of Phenanthrene by Soil MFCs: Synergistic Interaction between Iron Minerals and Microorganisms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The bioelectrochemical system can enhance the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil by the enrichment and improved diversification of microbial communities, as well as the electroactive microbial ... -
Engineering Properties and Environmental Effects of Phosphogypsum Modified Expansive Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Phosphogypsum (PG), an industrial solid waste produced from the wet phosphoric acid process, has seriously damaged the ecological environment. Its comprehensive utilization rate needs to be improved urgently. In this paper, ... -
Engineered Step-Pool Sequences: Geometry, Failure Modes, and Stability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Engineered step-pool sequences made from natural blocks to imitate the step-pool morphology of steep streams represent a nature-based alternative to concrete check dams. They potentially improve ecology and reduce construction ... -
Embedment Properties of Self-Tapping Screws Loaded at Different Angles to the Grain
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The embedment properties including embedment strength and foundation modulus govern the load-carrying capacity and stiffness of timber joints with dowel-type fasteners. As the common fasteners, self-tapping screws (STSs) ... -
Efficient Separation of Oil-Water and Fatty Alcohol-Water Emulsions by Vacuum Filtration Using Bacterial Cellulose Membranes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The emulsions of water-insoluble organic compounds such as oil and fatty alcohol based solvents, are widely encountered in chemical industries and this type of emulsions have led to significant environmental pollution. ... -
Efficient Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Tunnel Support with Uncertain Probability Distribution Function of Input Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Due to the inherent random variations in the engineering properties of soils and rocks, considering probabilistic analysis rather than the deterministic one is a safer option for the design of geotechnical structures. ... -
Efficient Method for Simulating Nonstationary and Non-Gaussian Stochastic Ground Motion with Known Time-Varying Statistical Moments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The identification of a suitable transformation model and the calculation of correlation coefficients constitute essential steps in the simulation a nonstationary and non-Gaussian stochastic process. For stochastic ground ... -
A Streamlined Model-Based Strategy for Screening Wildfire Impact Scenarios Related to Peak Flood Flows: Hazard Prevention in Data-Limited Regions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The recent surge in the frequency, severity, and extent of wildfires, along with the increased risk of wildfire-induced flooding, highlights the need to quantify the potential impacts of wildfires on peak flood flows. ... -
Efficient Decision Tree-Based Classification Models to Predict Safety Rating for Bridge Maintenance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To address insufficient costs and manpower available for maintenance of aging bridges, recent research has been examining advanced maintenance technologies that can theoretically predict the condition and performance of ... -
Efficiency Evaluation of Deep Soil Mixing Method in Stiff Clayey Soils: A Comprehensive Field Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The quality of deep soil mixing (DSM) columns in fine-grained soils remains challenging and needs to be addressed unequivocally to solve the existing practical problems. Breakthroughs can be achieved through field ... -
Efficiency and Sustainability of the Hydropower Industry in Colombia: A Data Envelopment Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceptions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Numerous sustainability studies often overlook the social dimension. This neglect arises from two main reasons: the scarcity of reliable social indicators and the qualitative nature of most of the available ones. This study ... -
Efficiency and Characteristics of MICP in Environments with Elevated Salinity, Diminished Oxygen, and Lowered Temperature: A Microfluidics Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) shows significant potential for improving soil strength, but environmental factors greatly influence its mechanisms and effectiveness. The feasibility of using MICP in ... -
Efficacy of Utilizing Stress-Dependent SWRC in the Analysis of a Footing Resting on an Unsaturated Soil Slope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The response and the safety of geostructures constructed on hilly regions or sloping grounds are receiving increased attention. As the foundation of geostructures resting on slopes is often in the vadose zone, accounting ... -
Efficacy of Crustacean and Protein-Based Biopolymer Inclusion on the Strength Characteristics of Organic Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The current study evaluated the potential of crustacean polysaccharide and protein-based biopolymers, namely, chitosan and casein, in ameliorating a low organic soil. The inclusion of these biopolymers will ensure the ... -
Efficacy of Biopolymer Treatment in Improving the Dynamic Response of Fly Ash Deposits
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The utilization of biopolymer treatment presents a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional binders such as cement, lime, and chemicals and has the potential to mitigate the carbon footprint ... -
Effects of Vehicle Interactions on Drivers’ Lateral Decisions during Lane Changes Based on a Visual Search
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The vehicle lateral movement is usually modeled as a continuous process in traffic systems research; however, the phased modeling of lateral offsets is ignored. In this paper, the dynamic lane change process was discretized ... -
Effects of the Ion Exchange and Adsorption Behavior of Clinoptilolite on Chloride Solidification in Cement Paste
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Clinoptilolite has been used in cement-based materials to reduce shrinkage and increase compressive strength, but the ion exchange and ion adsorption behavior of clinoptilolite in cement-based materials have not been ...