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Analytical model for transfer length prediction of 13 mm prestressing strand

  • Marti-Vargas, J.R.;Arbelaez, C.A.;Serna-Ros, P.;Navarro-Gregori, J.;Pallares-Rubio, L.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.211-229
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    • 2007
  • An experimental investigation to determine the transfer length of a seven-wire prestressing strand in different concretes is presented in this paper. A testing technique based on the analysis of bond behaviour by means of measuring the force supported by the prestressing strand on a series of specimens with different embedment lengths has been used. An analytical bond model to calculate the transfer length from an inelastic bond stress distribution along the transfer length has been obtained. A relationship between the plastic bond stress for transfer length and the concrete compressive strength at the time of prestress transfer has been found. An equation to predict the average and both the lower bound and the upper bound values of transfer length is proposed. The experimental results have not only been compared with the theoretical prediction from proposed equations in the literature, but also with experimental results obtained by several researchers.

A review of rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developments and applications in civil engineering

  • Liu, Peter;Chen, Albert Y.;Huang, Yin-Nan;Han, Jen-Yu;Lai, Jihn-Sung;Kang, Shih-Chung;Wu, Tzong-Hann;Wen, Ming-Chang;Tsai, Meng-Han
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.1065-1094
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    • 2014
  • Civil engineers always face the challenge of uncertainty in planning, building, and maintaining infrastructure. These works rely heavily on a variety of surveying and monitoring techniques. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an effective approach to obtain information from an additional view, and potentially bring significant benefits to civil engineering. This paper gives an overview of the state of UAV developments and their possible applications in civil engineering. The paper begins with an introduction to UAV hardware, software, and control methodologies. It also reviews the latest developments in technologies related to UAVs, such as control theories, navigation methods, and image processing. Finally, the paper concludes with a summary of the potential applications of UAV to seismic risk assessment, transportation, disaster response, construction management, surveying and mapping, and flood monitoring and assessment.

Civil legal relations in the context of adaptation of civil legislation to the legislation of the EU countries in the digital age

  • Kizlova, Olena;Safonchyk, Oksana;Hlyniana, Kateryna;Mazurenko, Svetlana
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.12spc
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    • pp.521-525
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    • 2021
  • An essential area is the creation of a single digital market between the EU and Ukraine through information technology. Purpose: to investigate and analyze civil law relations in the field of adaptation of Ukrainian civil law to civil law regulations of the EU. The object of research: Ukrainian civil law and civil law of the EU. The subject of the study is civil law in the context of adaptation of civil law to the legislation of the EU. The following methods of scientific cognition were used during the research: semantic, historical, comparison, analysis and synthesis, generalization. The results of the study show that the harmonization of the legal system of Ukraine with EU law is caused by several goals: successful integration of Ukraine into the EU, legal reforms based on the positive example of EU countries, promoting access of Ukrainian enterprises to the EU market; attracting foreign investment, increasing the welfare of Ukrainian citizens. The adaptation includes three stages, the final of which is the preparation of an expanded program of harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with EU legislation. In the process of adaptation, it is important to take into account the legal history, tradition, features and mentality of Ukraine and before borrowing legal structures to analyze the feasibility of their application in the Ukrainian legal field.

Technique of grouting in silty-fine sand with abundant water: Practice in Beijing

  • Liu, Jun;Zhang, Liang;Xue, Hongsong;You, Tian;Wu, Yuqian
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.463-470
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    • 2022
  • In NATM tunnels, water inrush and tunnel collapse are often encountered in silty-fine sand with abundant water during excavation. Because of the special engineering properties of this stratum, grouting effect is difficult to achieve as expected, and it is a major problem in the field of civil engineering. Taking Beijing Metro Line 10 as a case, we applied PFC3D to simulate the process of grouting in this stratum. By analyzing the law of grout diffusing and porosity change under different grouting pressures, the study found that grouting was a process of splitting, and grouting pressure played an important role. The numerical results were verified by theoretical calculation analysis, and the grouting parameters were determined under the various grouting pressures for practice. After the excavation of this tunnel, the concretions in silty-fine sand are similar to the results of PFC3D simulation, which indicates that the grouting mechanism is confirmed by field observation further.

A Study on the Standard Flow Chart for Civil Engineering (토목공학을 위한 표준 이수체계도에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Se-Hyu;Park, Sung-Sik
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 2012
  • This study present the standard flow chart for civil engineering considering Korean education environment. The flow charts of USA's 20 universities and Korea's 6 universities are investigated. The standard flow chart are proposed based on the standard curriculum of civil engineering and flow charts of USA and Korea though analyzing of prerequisite of each subject. The proposed standard flow chart is expected when used to improve korean universities curriculum.

The Birth of the Modern Civil Engineers in Britain, 1760s ~ 1860s (영국 근대 토목 엔지니어의 탄생, 1760s ~ 1860s - 토목공학 초기 중요 엔지니어들의 활동을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Nae-Joo
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2011
  • This paper deals with the early history of the British civil engineers as a group in terms of where they originated from, how they emerged as a profession in the British society during the First Industrial Revolution, and when they began to be educated at the formal higher education institution. Eventually this paper intends to seek for something like a British style of civil engineering.

Applications of fiber optic sensors in civil engineering

  • Deng, Lu;Cai, C.S.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.577-596
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    • 2007
  • Recent development of fiber optic sensor technology has provided an excellent choice for civil engineers for performance monitoring of civil infrastructures. Fiber optic sensors have the advantages of small dimensions, good resolution and accuracy, as well as excellent ability to transmit signal at long distances. They are also immune to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference and may incorporate a series of interrogated sensors multiplexed along a single fiber. These advantages make fiber optic sensors a better method than traditional damage detection methods and devices to some extent. This paper provides a review of recent developments in fiber optic sensor technology as well as some applications of fiber optic sensors to the performance monitoring of civil infrastructures such as buildings, bridges, pavements, dams, pipelines, tunnels, piles, etc. Existing problems of fiber optic sensors with their applications to civil structural performance monitoring are also discussed.

A Study on the Improved Business Processes of e-Government System for the Integration of Civil Affairs and Suggestions Services (공공행정 서비스 업무의 통합을 위한 전자정부 시스템의 개선된 비즈니스 프로세스에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Dong-Ah;Park, Man-Gon
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.1052-1064
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    • 2016
  • For effective management and processing for civil affairs, online public services are in operation in every administrative organizations. However, due to the lack of links in each government departmental business processes on e-Government system, the satisfaction of the civil petitioners has not improved. In this paper, we propose an improved business process for the implementation of one-stop integrated civil affairs and suggestions services on e-Government system to reduce the time and cost for processing civil affairs and to improve the efficiency of the public services by cutting down the cost and time. This paper also suggests the ways to improve the quality of public service through redesigning civil affairs processing in the light of integrated system for the civil affairs and its suggestion.