Air leakage through the building envelope into the building interiors has a considerable impact on the energy loads and consequently energy demand and energy costs of buildings. This phenomenon known as infiltration happens ...

Cross-hole Sonic Logging (CSL) is the standard method used in evaluating the integrity of deep foundations for bridges, such as drilled shafts, and is based on travelling ultrasonic waves between probes in parallel tubes. ...

This paper reports on the latest results in the development of a new approach for simulating the thermal behavior of buildings that overcomes the limitations of conventional heat-transfer simulation methods such as FDM and ...

Thermally induced stresses in composite steel-concrete bridges are higher than those experienced by their concrete and steel cousins, leading to significant damage in the concrete deck and corrosion of the steel reinforcement. ...

The need for efficient, sustainable, and planned utilization of resources is ever more critical. Several building energy analysis tools have been developed to assess energy demands and lifecycle energy costs in buildings. ...

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the mechanical behavior of ASTM A633 highstrength low-alloy (HSLA) steel plate specimens with edge crack at the middle during the tensile test. Experimental ...

The dynamic properties of the cantilever sign structures such as its mode shapes and frequency for different modes are being studied under wind load. The analysis considered the dead loads of the structure principally the ...

The complex nature of the processes performed by water and wastewater treatment facilities render the planning, design, and construction management of such facilities rather complicated tasks that require specialized ...

Water and wastewater construction capital projects are distinctive, highly complex and do not currently have well-established overall performance rating models to assess their projects’ successes. Project performance used ...