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Effect of Cognitive Experiences and Attitudes on Commuters’ Travel Choice Behavior for Autonomous Vehicles | Journal of Urban Planning and Development | Vol 149, No 2
AbstractWith the rapid development of autonomous driving technology and the sharing economy, future transport systems may be a mixed traffic environment of conventional travel modes and autonomous vehicles. This study…
Energy, Economic, and Environmental Analysis of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment: A Case Study of Surat, India | Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste | Vol 27, No 2
AbstractIn this study, the energy, economic, and environmental (3E) analysis on two waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies, for example, anaerobic digestion (AD) and incineration, for the treatment of municipal solid waste in…
Urban Sustainability Assessment Tool for Hillside Planning, Design, and Development | Journal of Urban Planning and Development | Vol 149, No 2
AbstractHillside planning, design, and development require an intensive understanding of human habitats, man–environment interaction, hill environment sensitivities, spatial planning, and design issues to ensure contextually appropriate development. Although numerous tools,…
Influence of Axial Load and Transverse Impact Velocity on the Behavior of Concrete Shear Walls Reinforced with GFRP Bars | Journal of Composites for Construction | Vol 27, No 2
AbstractA three-dimensional numerical model was established to investigate the impact resistance of concrete shear walls reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars, considering the strain rate effect of FRP reinforcement and…
Driving Parameter Trends and a Safety Evaluation Method Based on the Composite Ratio for Shield Tunneling in Complex Strata | ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering | Vol 9, No 2
AbstractThis study aimed to solve the problem of setting and optimizing the driving parameters for shield tunneling in sand–clay composite strata. First, the strata composite ratio parameter (ξ) and the…
Integrated Real-Time Interchange Control System for Freeway Ramps and the Connecting Arterial | Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems | Vol 149, No 4
AbstractContending with various recurrent congestion patterns on major freeway corridors has long been a prioritized task of the transportation community. Most of these patterns take place on a freeway interchange’s…
Consistent Nonlocal Integral and Gradient Formulations for Force-Based Timoshenko Elements with Material and Geometric Nonlinearities | Journal of Structural Engineering | Vol 149, No 4
AbstractBoth integral and implicit gradient consistent nonlocal formulations are developed for a force-based beam element with material and geometric nonlinearities. The element is based on the Timoshenko beam theory, which…
Automating Building Damage Reconnaissance to Optimize Drone Mission Planning for Disaster Response | Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering | Vol 37, No 3
AbstractRapid reconnaissance of building damage is critical for disaster response and recovery. Drones have been utilized to collect aerial images of affected areas in order to assess building damage. However,…
Cyclic Response of Buckling-Restrained Stainless Steel Energy Dissipating Bars. I: Experimental Investigations | Journal of Engineering Mechanics | Vol 149, No 4
AbstractThe seismic performance of structures could be enhanced by the inclusion of supplemental components that dissipate the earthquake-induced energy. This is especially crucial for rocking structures that possess low energy…