The paper is concerned with an artificial neural network (ANN) based coarse-grain method (CGM) for rapid simulation of physical processes in buildings, such transient heat-flow, fire propagation, and the circulation/dispersal of ...

Broken prestressing wire wraps are the main cause of failure in buried prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP), which form the backbone of water and wastewater infrastructure networks in North America. Advanced numerical ...

Roof coverings, particularly barrel tiles, have experienced significant damage over the last few years from storms, even weaker storms such as Category 1 Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Efforts have been made to ban mortar-set ...

The rating of bridge piles is primarily visual and requires judgment to quantify damage levels and, ultimately, to estimate the pile’s remaining structural capacity. A series of tests was run to evaluate the existing capacity ...