Critical Submergence for Horizontal Dual Water Intakes under Perpendicular Uniform Approach Flow | Journal of Hydraulic Engineering | Vol 148, No 10
AbstractThe present paper discusses an experimental study on the critical submergence for lateral dual horizontal intakes that are placed in a row and perpendicular to a uniform approach flow. The…
Intention to Settle as an Indispensable Element of Negotiated Construction Dispute Settlement | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | Vol 148, No 10
AbstractAmong the various methods to resolve construction disputes, negotiation is considered the most cost-effective due to its informal, fast-tracking, and relationship-maintenance characteristics. Moreover, most negotiation studies assume that negotiators will…
FRP Shear-Strengthened RC Beams: Re-examining the Shear-Crack Effect | Journal of Composites for Construction | Vol 26, No 5
AbstractInconsistency and large scatter are widely observed in comparisons between experimentally obtained and analytically predicted shear capacity contributed by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete beams using existing…
Innovation of Organizations in the Construction Industry: Progress and Performance Attributes | Journal of Management in Engineering | Vol 38, No 6
AbstractOrganizations can acquire a competitive advantage by managing effectively for today while simultaneously promoting innovation for the future. A recent review of the annual reports of large Architecture, Engineering, Construction,…
Flood Modeling in Coastal Cities and Flow through Vegetated BMPs: Conceptual Design | Journal of Hydrologic Engineering | Vol 27, No 10
AbstractUndeniably, climate-change-induced sea-level rise has served as a powerful driving force for the occurrence of coastal storms more severe than ever before. Low-lying metropolitan coastal areas, in particular, have become…
Designing a Methodology to Calibrate and Validate Virtual Test Driving in a Large-Scale Network with Multisource Data | Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems | Vol 148, No 10
AbstractVirtual test driving is a methodology to evaluate vehicle performance and environmental impacts under realistic driving conditions. This approach can generate comprehensive traffic information and trajectory data that reflect the…
NRCS Curve Number Method: Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Curve Number from Rainfall-Runoff Data | Journal of Hydrologic Engineering | Vol 27, No 10
AbstractA data set comprising rainfall-runoff data gathered at 31 Agricultural Research Service experimental watersheds was used to explore curve number calibration. This exploration focused on the calibrated value and goodness-of-fit…
Enhanced Data Utilization Approach to Improve the Prediction Performance of Groundwater Level Using Semianalytical and Data Process Models | Journal of Hydrologic Engineering | Vol 27, No 10
AbstractMethods for the estimation of groundwater level (GWL) are often based on knowledge- and data-based approaches, which are largely affected by the representativeness of input parameters and the quantity and…
Infrastructure Asset Management System Optimized Configuration: A Genetic Algorithm–Complex Network Theoretic Metamanagement Approach | Journal of Infrastructure Systems | Vol 28, No 4
AbstractAn effective infrastructure asset management (AM) system is crucial for utilities, city officers, government agencies, and other asset-owning organizations to facilitate navigating the numerous challenges associated with operating and managing…
A Hierarchical Bayesian Similarity Measure for Geotechnical Site Retrieval | Journal of Engineering Mechanics | Vol 148, No 10
AbstractGeotechnical site retrieval refers to the quantitative identification and extraction of sites similar to a given target site from predocumented generic sites in a database. This is known as the…