YaBeSH Digital Library: Recent submissions
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Experimental Investigation of Chemical Effects on the Swelling Properties and Shear Strength of Expansive Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The volumetric instability of expansive soils caused by moisture variations often leads to catastrophic consequences, including geohazards, structural damage, and high repair costs. The situation becomes more intricate ... -
Real-Time Pump Scheduling in Water Distribution Networks Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pump scheduling in water distribution networks (WDNs) influences energy efficiency and water supply reliability. Conventional optimization methods usually face challenges in intensive computational requirements and water ... -
Near Real-Time Anomaly Event Localization by Pressure Drop Interpolation, Clustering, and Parallel Optimization of Hydraulic Model Calibration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Localization of anomaly events in near real-time (NRT) in water distribution networks is compelling but challenging for water utilities. This paper presents an integrated approach using both data-driven and hydraulic ... -
Managing Nighttime Pressure for Background Leakage Control in Water Distribution Networks Using Simulated Annealing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In recent decades, the global imperative to address drinking water scarcity encourages initiatives that ensure a sustainable supply. In this context, this work presents a two-stage methodology designed to reduce background ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Urban Water Demand Management Programs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)During droughts, potable water agencies may need to increase supply or reduce demand. Water agencies have many options for water demand management (WDM), including low flow toilets, showerheads, faucet aerators, educational ... -
Establishment of Methods to Identify Pollution Sources in a River Reach through Receptor Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Given scientific and technological advances, the proportion of industrialization has increased, making industrial wastewater pollution more harmful to the environment and human health. Identifying sources of pollution in ... -
Application of Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Linear Programming to Chlorine Injection in a Water Distribution System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this paper, an interval type-2 fuzzy linear programming (IT2FLP) model was proposed to deal with uncertainty in booster optimization of a water distribution system (WDS). The IT2FLP model was applied to two cases to ... -
Defect-Level Condition Assessment of Sewer Pipes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections are essential in keeping sewer pipe performance at a desirable level. A sewer pipe condition score is usually assigned to each pipe based on the type, quantity, and extent of ... -
Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Heuristic Programming with Optimization Algorithm to Enhance the Water Distribution System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Low efficiency affects energy-demanding systems such as water distribution networks (WDNs). In these systems, the pressure typically is maintained below the switch using regulators to minimize water loss from leaks. Utilizing ... -
Flow through the Bosphorus
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents the results of a numerical study on a two-layer flow system in the Bosphorus, the strait connecting the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea. The numerical model is a three-dimensional (3D) model incorporated ... -
Experimental Investigation of Overflow on the Lee Side of River Groins due to Long-Period Primary Ship-Induced Waves Using Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The passage of ships in confined waterways creates a stern wave that can overflow bank protection structures such as groins. This overflow, due to the long-period primary ship-induced waves, can be high in velocity, ... -
Experimental Study and a 3D Compression Model on the Compressibility of Saline Clayey Sand
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The compressibility of saline soil is crucial to infrastructure construction in saline areas. In the present study, oedometer tests were conducted on samples of artificial saline clayey sand with varying salt content to ... -
Investigation of Wave Power Conversion Efficiency and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Floating Twin-Hybrid Wave-Energy Device in Random Waves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The potential advantages of wave-energy converters can be extended beyond their capability to produce clean and safe energy, including wave attenuation using hybrid devices. This study presents an experimental investigation ... -
Measurement of Changes in Beach Sand Soil Stiffness due to Fluctuating Tides
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Understanding the penetration resistance and geotechnical properties of beach sands is important for erosion modeling and performance-based design; however, data for beach sand penetration resistance with depth is sparse, ... -
Accurate Determination of Far-Field Source Terms of Barge Overflow Dredge Plumes Based on Near-Field Monitoring and Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study presents a comprehensive monitoring campaign combined with near-field computational fluid dynamics (CFD) plume dispersion simulations for the overflow plumes originating from a barge being filled by a cutter ... -
Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and Pathways of Potential Navigation Channel Shoaling by Nearby Parallel Islands
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As the demand for transcontinental commerce has increased over the past century, navigation channels have been maintained at increasingly greater depths to continue access of deep draft vessels to inland ports. Over time, ... -
Numerical Investigation on the Motion Dynamics of Submerged Gravity Anchors Exposed to Wave Action
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a numerical modeling approach to analyze the dynamic response of gravity anchors subjected to waves at various submergence depths. The aim is to model stages of lowering during the installation process ... -
Classifying Urban Functional Zones by Integrating Place2Vec and GCN
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Urban functional zones play a crucial role in urban management and planning. The study on urban functional zone classification has become a current hotspot. In these studies, point of interest (POI) is an important data ... -
Perceived Socioenvironmental Determinants of Neighborhood Attachment: Empirical Evidence among Children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Perceived neighborhood characteristics are linked to individual well-being and quality of life. However, it is still unclear how neighborhood walkability and the social environment influence place attachment among children, ... -
Multicriteria Evaluation of Service Performance of Tram Stops: A Case Study in Eskişehir, Türkiye
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Urban transport operators seek to identify development areas to attract more passengers. Considering the importance of stops in the desirability of public transport, this study presents a methodology for evaluating the ...