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E-Defense: Japan’s Pioneering Earthquake Simulator and the Quest for Global Resilience
Description Explore the E-Defense earthquake simulator in Miki City, near Kobe, Japan – the world's largest shake table. Born from the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake's devastation, this scientific marvel plays a crucial role in earthquake research and disaster...
A pre-failure narrow concrete cracks dataset for engineering structures damage classification and segmentation
Author(s) Karolina Tomaszkiewicz & Tomasz Owerko Abstract Monitoring of structures’ condition plays a fundamental role in providing safety for users and extending the structures’ lifespan. The monitoring is conducted through on-site inspections by engineers...
Behavior of Confined Self-Compacting Concrete under Compression at Elevated Temperatures
Author(s) Athiq Ulla Khan, Nanjundaswamy Sateesh Kumar, Alireza Bahrami,Yasin Onuralp Özkılıç, Mohammed Imran 5ORCID,Essam Althaqafi 6 and Saiful Islam Abstract The performance of self-compacting concrete (SCC) is gaining popularity in construction due to its...
Why Railroads Don’t Need Expansion Joints
Description Just as all materials have a mostly linear relationship between temperature change and length change, all materials also have a similar relationship between stress and change in length (often called strain). And this is part of the secret to continuous...
Development of a Nature-inspired Polymeric Fiber (BioFiber) for Advanced Delivery of Self-healing Agents Into Concrete
Author(s) Mohammad Houshmand Khaneghahi, Divya Kamireddi b, Seyed Ali Rahmaninezhad, Amirreza Sadighi, Caroline Schauer, Christopher M. Sales , Ahmad R. Najafi, Aidan Cotton a, Reva Street, Yaghoob (Amir) Farnam, Show more Abstract In this study, we developed...
Choice of Healing Agent for Self-Healing Asphalt Concrete
Description Explore cutting-edge civil engineering advancements in the GCO Podcast, featuring the latest study on 'Choice of Healing Agent for Self-Healing Asphalt Concrete.' Delve into innovative research by Inozemtcev, Korolev, and Do, as we discuss groundbreaking...
Choice of Healing Agent for Self-Healing Asphalt Concrete
Author(S) Sergei Sergeevich Inozemtcev, Evgeniy Valerievich Korolev and Trong Toan Do Abstract The choice of a substance as a healing agent for asphalt concrete is determined by the scientific experience of researchers and the results of exploratory studies....
Mix Design Method of Flexible Pavement Cement Concrete Based on Rubber and Fiber Coblending
Description Discover groundbreaking innovations in civil engineering with the GCO Podcast. Explore 'Mix Design Method of Flexible Pavement Cement Concrete Based on Rubber and Fiber Coblending' by eminent researchers,published by ASCE. Dive into their transformative...
Mix Design Method of Flexible Pavement Cement Concrete Based on Rubber and Fiber Coblending
Author(s) Mingjing Fang, Ph.D., P.E., Aff.M.ASCEb, Yiming Chen , Yungang Deng, P.E. Mengjun Zhu, P.E and Wenbin Zhu, P.E. Abstract This paper presents research about a mixture design method of pavement concrete coblending rubber and fiber into ordinary...