Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure
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The development of different optimization algorithms following the No Free-Lunch Theory has led the researchers to explore and develop new optimization algorithms which may be used to perform complicated mathe...
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Concrete innovations of the highest caliber have contributed in the development of cementless geopolymer concrete (geo-con) that is sustainable and eco-friendly. Various by-products/wastes (such as fly ash (FA...
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Seismic analysis of structures is required for the design of high-rise building as these are hazards that threat the built environment and human life. However, it was observed that most of the high-rise struct...
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Waste recycling and reuse is an important component of sustainability. Extensive research is being conducted to address this issue by incorporating industrial by-product such as steel slag, copper slag, fly as...
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An investigation on performances of geopolymer concrete utilizing fly ash (FA) and ferrochrome ash (F.Ash) as source material is presented in this article. The article not only reports on various properties of...
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Structural Health Monitoring is an essential technique in civil engineering which deals with the detection of damages in structures with the use of different sensors data obtained. These sensors, such as accel...
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The performance of polynomial friction pendulum isolator (PFPI) applied to the benchmark cable-stayed bridge is explored. Seismic performance of the PFPI is evaluated with the basic friction pendulum system (F...
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In structural engineering aspect, the inherent structural property of the building is not sufficient to control the structural response when it comes to strong earthquakes. The common control strategy used by ...
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Vigorous industrialization has led to the voracious generation of waste materials, like silica fume, RHA, ferrochrome ash, fly ash and so on. There were alternative materials that can be used as mineral admixt...
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In this study, the seismic response of a benchmark highway bridge is scrutinized with a passive control system named Fiber-Reinforced Elastomeric Isolator (FREI). Bearing with fiber reinforcement and elastomer...
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Waste marble powder is an inert material obtained from the sawing, sha** and polishing of marble. Those marble dusts are hazardous to the health and atmosphere if it is not disposed properly. The main object...
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Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) is one of the most common air pollutants emitted from industries like Chemical, Petrochemical, as well as when plastics are burned. It is very harmful to our environment which a...
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Well foundation is a kind of deep foundation that is conventionally allocated beneath the water plane for bridges. Different techniques that are used for the construction of well foundation and well sinking ar...
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Utilizing wastes at present is of utmost importance since it not only leads to the reduction in environmental load and reduction of carbon footprint but also reduction in waste management cost. Geopolymer conc...
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Recycled aggregate (RCA) is a term which is used to describe crushed concrete or asphalt from construction debris, which is also used to make other building projects. This method of construction is generally u...
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In this paper, a hybrid damage detection technique involving a combination of variational mode decomposition (VMD) and frequency domain decomposition (FDD) has been applied to study the effectiveness of damage...
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Building structures are more susceptible to the ground motion and caused high level of damage to the lives and properties. Hence, the safety parameters and the serviceability have to be maintained by reducing ...
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Various structural health monitoring techniques have been developed over the years. Due to the lack of a common platform to test the efficiency of these methods, the damage analysis models have been tested on ...
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One of the primary aims of green buildings is to minimize negative impacts on their occupants by creating a healthy, comfortable and productive indoor environment. The performance of indoor environment is desc...