Browsing by Subject "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)"
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Adaptive Bayesian Inference Framework for Joint Model and Noise Identification
(2022)Model updating, the process of inferring a model from data, is prone to the adverse effects of modeling error, which is caused by simplification and idealization assumptions in the mathematical models. In this study, an ... -
Analysis and Behavior of Steel Pipe Welded Lap Joints in Geohazard Areas
(2015)Using advanced finite element simulation tools, which account for both geometric and material nonlinearities, the bending capacity of welded lap pipeline joints is investigated. Following the analysis of plain pipes, ... -
Analysis and design of buried steel water pipelines in seismic areas
(2017)This paper offers an overview of available methodologies and provisions for the structural analysis and mechanical design of buried welded steel water pipelines subjected to earthquake action. Both transient (wave-shaking) ... -
Emergency Response and Other Traffic Safety Equity Perceptions in Hawaii
(2020)The focus of this study was on geographic and social equity in traffic safety. Literature review on equity, minorities, transportation equity, traffic safety equity, and emergency medical services (EMS) response time guided ... -
Experimental Investigation of Steel Lap Welded Pipe Joint Performance under Severe Axial Loading Conditions in Seismic or Geohazard Areas
(2020)Welded lap joints are commonly used in large-diameter steel pipelines for water transmission. Their structural performance constitutes a key consideration for safeguarding pipeline integrity with no loss of pressure ... -
Experimental Results of Steel Lap Welded Pipe Joints in Seismic Conditions
(2018)Welded lap joints are commonly used in large-diameter steel pipelines for water transmission. Their structural performance constitutes a key issue for safeguarding pipeline structural integrity with no loss of pressure ... -
Finite Element Analysis of Steel Lap Welded Joint Behavior under Severe Seismic Loading Conditions
(2019)The present paper extends the experimental and numerical research presented at the ASCE 2018 conference. The paper is numerical, based on a shell finite element simulation of the welded lap joint subjected to internal ... -
Finite Element Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior of Mitered Steel Pipe Elbows under Bending and Pressure
(2016)Using finite element simulation tools, which account for both geometric and material nonlinearities, the bending capacity of mitered steel pipe bends is investigated. First, numerical results are reported on the elastic ... -
Flexural Strengthening of Two-Way RC Slabs with Cut Openings Using Textile-Reinforced Mortar Composites
(2021)This paper presents an experimental investigation on the application of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) layers as a means of increasing the flexural capacity of two-way reinforced concrete (RC) slabs with cut openings. The ... -
Improved Relationships for the Pile Base Response in Clayey Soils
(2021)Recent research on the topic of pile base resistance has demonstrated that the guidelines provided by existing design manuals and codes are rather conservative in the case of clayey soils under undrained conditions. With ... -
Improving the Performance of Steel Pipe Welded Lap Joints in Geohazard Areas
(2016)Finite element simulation of the structural performance of stiffened lap welded pipeline joints was performed, subjected to severe axial and bending loading conditions, resulting from ground-induced actions, in the presence ... -
Joint Strength or "Efficiency" Factors of Steel Lap Welded Joints for Use in Water Conveyance
(2019)Joint "efficiency" factors are proposed for pressure vessels, piping, and pipelines by ASME standards. For the particular case of non-radiographically-tested lap-welded joints, a low value of joint "efficiency" is proposed. ... -
Mechanical Response of Steel Pipe Welded Lap Joints in Seismic Areas
(2017)Nonlinear finite element simulation tools are employed to investigate the bending capacity of internally-pressurized double-welded lap pipeline joints for a typical steel, with D | t value equal to 191.5. The study constitutes ... -
Near trapped modes in long array of truncated circular cylinders
(2019)The purpose of this article is to investigate near trapped-mode occurrences by arrays of truncated cylinders. The basic question that this article tries to answer is whether near trapped modes (peak loading wave numbers) ... -
Newly Developed Seismic Resilient Steel Pipe Joint Safeguards: Pipeline Structural Integrity during Severe Geohazard Events
(2020)The mechanical performance of lap welded joints is essential for safeguarding the structural integrity of steel water pipelines, after a severe earthquake or other geohazard loadings. Over the past 4 years, an extensive ... -
A Novel steel pipe joint for enhancing pipeline seismic resilience i: Development and validation
(2022)During the last four years, an extensive experimental project has been launched to determine the structural performance of lap welded joints under ground-induced deformations, mainly due to severe seismic events. The ... -
A Novel System for Assuring the Performance of Steel Water Pipelines in Ground Settlement Areas
(2022)The paper presents the application of a new system, called "InfraShield," which increases the performance level of steel water pipelines, which are connected to rigid structures and subjected to differential ground settlement. ... -
Numerical Simulation of Steel Lap Welded Pipe Joint Behavior in Seismic Conditions
(2018)The present paper reports numerical calculations which complement experimental work reported in the companion paper entitled "Experimental Results of Steel Lap Welded Joints in Seismic Conditions", also presented in ASCE ... -
Out-of-Plane Strengthening of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames with Textile-Reinforced Mortar Jackets
(2019)This paper presents an experimental investigation on the use of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) jackets as a means of improving the out-of-plane performance of masonry infill walls in reinforced concrete (RC) frames during ... -
Pretwisted beams in axial tension and torsion: Analogy with dipolar gradient elasticity and applications to textile materials
(2015)A technical theory for pretwisted beams that accounts for variable twist (constrained warping) is based on an approximate displacement field that is defined completely in terms of two unknown functions: the axial displacement ...