Urban 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...
Smart Data Management of Urban Infrastructure Using Geographic Information Systems
Arthor(s) Booma Sowkarthiga Balasubramani; Mohamed Badhrudeen, A.M.ASCE; Sybil Derrible, A.M.ASCE; and Isabel Cruz Abstract Cities all over the world are converting maps of their infrastructure systems from legacy formats [such as paper maps and computer-aided...
Governance Issues in PPP Procurement Options Analysis of Social Infrastructure: Case of Indian Waste Management Secto
Author(s) Tharun Dolla, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE; and Boeing Laishram, Ph.D Abstract This paper assesses the impact of procurement strategies on the local governments’ service delivery in the context of India. The validity of the rhetorical arguments previously...
Performance Assessment of Deteriorating Bridge Channels in the Presence of Hurricane Failures: The Competing Risks Scenario
Author(s) Sylvester Inkoom, Ph.D., M.ASCE; John Sobanjo, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE; and Eric Chicken, Ph.D. Abstract Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and storm surges among other hazards affect communities and large geographic areas of the United...
Prediction of Shear Strength Parameters in Soil–lime Mixture Design – part 2: Hydrated Lime
Authors Evelina Fratalocchi, PhD Marta Di Sante, PhD Francesco Mazzieri, PhD Erio Pasqualini, MSE Abstract In the field of lime stabilisation of soil, one of the main research objectives is optimisation of the mix design procedure. To this aim, correlations...
Continuous Compaction Control in the UK: History, Ccurrent State and Future Prognosis
Authors Mike G. Winter, BSc, PhD, CGeol, CEng, FICE, FGS, EurGeol, EurIng Abstract The UK Specification for Highway Works currently makes no specific provision for the use of continuous compaction control (CCC) in the construction of earthworks for roads and...
Socio-technical Transitions in UK Electricity: Part 2 – Technologies and Sustainability
Authors Timothy J. Foxon Geoffrey P. Hammond Peter J. G. Pearson Abstract A large interdisciplinary consortium of engineers, social scientists and policy analysts has developed three low-emissions, more-electric transition pathways for the UK. The approach is...
Socio-technical Transitions in UK Electricity: Part 1 – History, Actors and Pathways
Authors Timothy J. Foxon Geoffrey P. Hammond Peter J. G. Pearson Abstract A large interdisciplinary consortium of engineers, social scientists and policy analysts has developed three low-emissions, more-electric transition pathways for the UK. The approach is...
Experimental Study of Fibre-reinforced Interlocking Mud Bricks Under Compressive Test
Authors Muhammad, BSc Muhammad Azhar Saleem, PhD Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, MSc Muhammad Junaid Munir, MSc Abstract The focus of this study was to develop manually compressed interlocking mud bricks and study their compressive strength. For this purpose, mud...