Urban Engineering
Quantifying the Impact of Urban Form on Human Experience: Experiment Using Virtual Environments and Electroencephalogram
Author(s) Zhengbo Zou, S.M.ASCE; Semiha Ergan, A.M.ASCE; Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman; and Clayton Curtis Abstract Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this trend appears to be growing. Despite a need to understand how design elements...
Enhancement of the Concrete Durability with Hybrid Nano Materials
Author(s) Heba A. Gamal 1,M. S. El-Feky 2,Yousef R. Alharbi 3,Aref A. Abadel 3 andMohamed Kohail 1,*OrcID Abstract The importance of the incorporation of nanomaterials in concrete has emerged as a promising research interest due to the outstanding...
Palm Oil Fuel Ash-Based Eco-Efficient Concrete: A Critical Review of the Short-Term Properties
Author(s) Mugahed Amran, Gunasekaran Murali, Roman Fediuk, Nikolai Vatin, Yuriy Vasilev, Hakim Abdelgader Abstract The huge demand for concrete is predicted to upsurge due to rapid construction developments. Environmental worries regarding the large amounts of...
Thermo-mechanical and Durability Properties of Expanded Perlite Aggregate Foamed Concrete
Author(s) Sakir Sharook, MTech Dhanya Sathyan, PhD Mini K. Madhavan, PhD Abstract The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its capacity to conduct heat and is a major factor influencing heat transfer in buildings. For better thermal insulation,...
Concrete Moisture Diffusivity Determination Using Electrical Resistivity Measurements
Author(s) Gasim Alaswad, BSc, MSc Abstract The movement of water in concrete structures and buildings is a fundamental subject and therefore it is necessary to understand the mechanisms and processes involved. This paper presents a method to estimate the...
Strength and Hydration of Metakaolin-containing Ultra-high-performance Paste
Author(s) Zongyun Mo, MS Ligai Bai, MS Xu Fu, PhD Abstract The influence of metakaolin (MK) addition on the mechanical and hydration performance of ultra-high-performance (UHP) paste was investigated. UHP mortars were prepared to evaluate the compressive...
Improving the Performance of Porous Asphalt with Reclaimed Asphalt, Dune Sand and Lime
Author(s) Ahmed Siala, MS Saloua El Euch Khay, PhD Amara Loulizi, PhD, PE Jamel Neji, PhD Abstract A porous asphalt pavement is an open-graded asphalt mix that allows rainwater to drain through the surface layer. When designing a pavement structure, the porous...
Engineering and Durability Properties of Slag–dolomite Geopolymer Mortars
Author(s) Affiliations Abstract Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag and dolomite are by-products from the steel manufacturing and rock crushing industries, respectively. The addition of dolomite to a slag-based geopolymer matrix can improve its engineering...
Asset Management Framework for Integrated Municipal Infrastructure
Author(s) Soliman Abu-Samra, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Mahmoud Ahmed; and Luis Amador Abstract Municipalities are experiencing high inefficiency and financial burden imposed by their underperforming aging infrastructure. One-third of Canada’s municipal infrastructure is...