Civil and Environmental Engineering: Recent submissions
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A simple method to assess walkability around metro stations
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Conference)The ability to walk or ride a bike safely to and from metro stations is essential to the success of any metro service, especially for car users switching to the service. The main purpose of this study is to develop and ... -
Observation based safety performance indexing method for construction industry – validation with SMEs
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)There is an essential need for a systemized and objective site safety performance measurement method. The method also needs to cover the positive aspects of safety management perspectives considering that traditional methods ... -
1-D CNNs for structural damage detection: Verification on a structural health monitoring benchmark data
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Structural damage detection has been an interdisciplinary area of interest for various engineering fields. While the available damage detection methods have been in the process of adapting machine learning concepts, most ... -
Fouling suppression in submerged membrane bioreactors by obstacle dielectrophoresis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) is currently believed to be an efficient biological treatment for reusing and recovering wastewater to extenuate the ever increasing water scarcity crisis. To mitigate the main problem, ... -
Construction safety factors assessment through Frequency Adjusted Importance Index
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)The construction industry is plagued by numerous accidents and fatalities due to improper implementation of safety measures. Globally, researchers have concluded that the construction environment is the most hazardous when ... -
Multiattribute Utility Theory Deployment in Sewer Defects Assessment
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2018 , Article)Assessing the condition of sewer pipelines is a backbone process to plan for rehabilitation and maintenance work. The closed circuit-television (CCTV) method is the widely adopted method to record the inner condition of ... -
Characteristics and mitigation strategies for cell phone use while driving among young drivers in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)There is no doubt that cell phone use while driving can lead to a higher probability of driver error, which increases the likelihood of more crashes. In Qatar, the high rate of cell phone use while driving among young ... -
Hybrid NSE/EB technique for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using FRCM: Experimental study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The externally bonded (EB) fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) has successfully been used as a structural strengthening for various applications including flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete ... -
Enhanced treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater by short-term applied voltage in single chamber microbial fuel cell
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Electrochemically active anodic biofilm that has adapted under mild applied potentials in the range 100–500 mV was evaluated for its improved bioelectrogenesis and bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater ... -
Sagittal plane waves in infinitely periodic multilayered composites composed of alternating viscoelastic and elastic solids
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2018 , Article)In order to design phononic crystals whose band-gaps are located in low-frequency ranges, researchers commonly adopt low stiffness polymeric materials as key constituents and exploit the high impedance mismatch between ... -
Impact of Pulsed Dielectrophoretic Supply on the Function of Microorganisms in Membrane Bioreactors
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2018 , Article)This study aims to investigate the effect of dielectrophoretic (DEP) force on microorganisms' viability in a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The impact of different electrical potentials (5-150 V) and different exposure durations ... -
Post-repair flexural performance of corrosion-damaged beams rehabilitated with fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM)
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This paper presents the results of a research program examining the post-repair flexural response of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams repaired with different FRCM systems. A total of nine RC beams were ... -
Comprehensive literature review on CH4-CO2 replacement in microscale porous media
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article Review)Gas production studies from natural gas hydrate reservoirs have been the subject of extensive research in recent years. Although CH4-CO2 replacement production method from gas hydrates has many advantages, the number of ... -
Fresh and hardened properties of seawater-mixed concrete
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Using seawater for mixing concrete is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the presence of high concentrations of chloride in the seawater can lead to corrosion of steel reinforcement. This ... -
Recent advances in corrosion resistant superhydrophobic coatings
( Walter de Gruyter GmbH , 2018 , Article Review)Extreme water-repellent (superhydrophobic) coatings with water contact angle higher than 150° have caught the attention of corrosion researchers in the last decade as they can be used to protect metals and alloys against ... -
The role of statistics in data-centric engineering
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)We explore the role of statistics for Big Data analysis arising from the emerging field of Data-Centric Engineering. Using examples related to sensor-instrumented bridges, we highlight a number of issues and challenges. ... -
Analysis of illegal pedestrian crossing behavior on a major divided arterial road
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Pedestrians’ illegal mid-block crossing increases the chances of a crash compared to crossing at marked or signalized crosswalks. Therefore, it is necessary to have an accurate understanding of this type of behavior to be ... -
Closure to "Fully softened shear strength for soil slope stability analyses" by Hisham T. Eid and Khaled H. Rabie
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Flexural behavior of basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams with recycled concrete coarse aggregates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study investigates the effect of using recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) from construction and demolition (C&D) waste combined with basalt macro-fibers (BMF) on the flexural behavior and ultimate capacity of reinforced ... -
Automated defect detection tool for closed circuit television (cctv) inspected sewer pipelines
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In sewer networks, the economic effects and costs that result from a pipeline failure are rising sharply. As a result, there is huge demand for inspection and rehabilitation of sewer pipelines. In addition to being inaccurate, ...
