Articles
How Different Spillway Gates Work
Description Almost all dams need a way to release excess water when the reservoir is full. Although many dams use uncontrolled spillways, gated spillways provide more control over the flow, allowing us to build smaller, more cost-effective structures. There are...
Benefits of Steel-concrete Bridges with Double Composite Action
Description The paper aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the double composite section in high-speed railway bridges from the design, construction and maintenance point of view. The paper is centred around the differences between single and double...
How Engineering Managers Can Use Their Knowledge of Past Projects
Description In this episode, I talk to Matt Kastberg, who is the Regional Division Manager of Community Building for the Puget Sound Offices of Parametrix Inc., about how engineering managers can use their knowledge of past projects to inspire their team. Engineering...
Benefits of Steel-concrete Bridges with Double Composite Action
Authors Pere Alfaras Calvo Paul van Hagen Razvan Capra Abstract The paper aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the double composite section in high-speed railway bridges from the design, construction and maintenance point of view. The paper is...
Satellite Remote Sensing of UK Embankment Dams: Influence of Dam Features on Monitoring Quality
Author(s) Tom Shire, MSc, DIC, PhD, CEng, MICE James Lawrence, MSc, PhD Stewart Agar, MEng, MRes Richard Ghail, PhD, CGeol Tony Judge, BEng (Hons), CEng, MICE Abstract Radar interferometry (interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)) is a satellite remote...
Concrete Experiment from 1910 Wrapping up at UW-Madison
Brief The University of Wisconsin at Madison is completing a 113-year-old experiment testing the strength and durability of concrete cylinders exposed to various conditions. The aged concrete differs greatly from modern concrete due to chemical composition, but the...
Smart and Automated Infrastructure Management: A Deep Learning Approach for Crack Detection in Bridge Images
Author(s) Hina Inam, Naeem Ul Islam, Muhammad Usman Akram and Fahim Ullah Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) and allied disruptive technologies have revolutionized the scientific world. However, civil engineering, in general, and infrastructure management,...
Influence of Infill on Reinforced Concrete Frame Resting on Slopes under Lateral Loading
Author(s) Pradeep Sivanantham, ,Subramanian Senthil Selvan, Satyanarayanan Kachabeswara Srinivasan, Beulah Gnana Ananthi Gurupatham and Krishanu Roy Abstract When compared to traditional reinforced concrete constructions on level surfaces, buildings situated...
Experimental and Numerical Assessments of New Concrete Dry Connections concerning Potentials of the Robotic Subtractive Manufacturing Technique
Author(s) Abtin Baghdadi, Mahmoud Heristchian, Lukas Ledderose and Harald Kloft Abstract The efficient utilization of robotic construction of structures requires a review of structural material, elements and details, while traditional construction methods face...