As the commercialisation of Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs) accelerates, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)-based general testing and assessment systems have emerged at the forefront of the research. Current field testing schemes mostly follow the nor...
The COVID-19 epidemic has spread worldwide, infected more than 0.6 billion people, and led to about 6 million deaths. Conducting large-scale COVID-19 nucleic acid testing is an effective measure to cut off the transmission chain of the COVID-19 epide...
Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers offer a technically viable and environmentally friendly means for the clean and efficient utilization of solid fuels. However, the complex gas–solid two-phase flow processes within them have hindered a th...
Sediment basins are temporary practices commonly used to detain stormwater runoff and capture suspended sediment on construction sites. A 79.0 m3 (2790 ft3) sediment basin testing apparatus at the Auburn University—Erosion and Sediment Control...
In order to solve the problem of testing the water pressure resistance of lining structures of water-rich tunnels and the difficulty of implementing the existing model tests, a large-scale model test method was proposed relying on the New Yuanliangsh...
In testing situations, automated test assembly (ATA) is used to assemble single or multiple test forms that share the same psychometric characteristics, given a set of specific constraints, by means of specific solvers. However, in complex situations...
The heritage of existing road infrastructures and in particular of bridges consists of structures that are approaching or exceeding their designed service life. Detrimental causes such as aging, fatigue and deterioration processes other than variatio...
Layered structures comprising coral sand and gravel have been observed in hydraulic filled foundations in the coral reefs in the South China Sea, leading to anisotropy in their physical and mechanical properties. However, the effect of a layered stru...
Crushed brick waste (CBW) is a major fraction of construction and demolition waste, yet design-oriented shear strength data for its reuse in earthworks remain scarce. This study examines CBW–soil mixtures within the block-in-matrix soil (Bimsoi...
The paper presents experimental research on hydrodynamic forces generated on a ship moored at a long quay wall, modeling the solid-type berth, by a passing ship. The proper prediction of interactions between the moored and passing ships is important...
Due to the negative impact of construction processes on the environment and a decrease in investments, there is a need for concrete structures to operate longer while maintaining their high performance. Self-healing concrete has the ability to heal i...
Firefighting units in the Slovak Republic are well prepared for extinguishing fires of vehicles with internal combustion engines. However, the expansion of electromobility is also coming to Slovakia. It is essential to pay attention to this topic fro...
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in economic and social lockdowns in most countries all over the globe. Early identification of infected individua...
Due to the increasing number of battery electric vehicles (BEV) on the roads and the number of BEV accidents with the occurrence of a fire, full-scale fire tests of BEVs were carried out. For initiation, the BEVs were mechanically damaged, forming a...
The System #2 flow loop used in this study is a 4−inch−diameter, high−temperature, high−pressure system. In situ corrosion and electrochemical measurements were performed using a homemade flat corrosion specimen and a three&mi...
The increase in the number of discarded tires every year is becoming a major issue all over the world. Tires stockpiles and landfills have become a critical issue as they are considered a fertile environment for the breeding of rats and insects, a re...
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The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has dominated in many countries over the world. Its sudden outbreak in China has led the government to quickly carry out large-scale nucleic acid testing to curb its spread. This qualitative study aims to find the challe...
Large-scale noise pollution sensor networks consist of hundreds of spatially distributed microphones that measure environmental noise. These networks provide historical and real-time environmental data to citizens and decision makers and are therefor...
This article presents an experimental testing campaign on large-scale concrete specimens with cross-sectional areas of up to 1 m2 and a specimen length of 3 m. The primary goal of the testing campaign was to study the shrinkage behaviour of large-sca...
Output-only modal analysis using ambient vibration testing is ubiquitous for the monitoring of structural systems, especially for civil engineering structures such as buildings and bridges. Nonetheless, the instrumented nodes for large-scale structur...
As a product of polymeric materials, geomembranes (GMs) are widely used in engineered systems as impervious barriers due to their low permeability. In this study, a large-scale composite shear test apparatus was developed to investigate the shear beh...
Emerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access to science and mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have the poten...
Combination of lightweight and sustainable marine structures represents a crucial step to accomplish weight reduction and improve structural response. A key point when considering the reliability of innovative structural solutions, which should not b...
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, examine, and evaluate the industrial experiences and effectiveness of a Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) replica controller installed in Korea in 2019 through a review of its configuration, tes...
In large-scale e-commerce, recommendation systems must overcome the shortcomings of conventional models, which often struggle to convert user interest into purchases. This study proposes a revenue-driven recommendation approach that explicitly incorp...
Efficient workflow scheduling is essential for improving testing efficiency in large-scale Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) protocol conformance testing. Existing directed acyclic graph (DAG) schedulers treat all test components uniformly, overlooking the...
Within the scientific research project ‘RubSuPave’, a large number of laboratory tests were carried out to investigate the addition of waste rubber (WR) to mixtures of a cement-bound base course (CBC) for pavement construction. For mixtur...
As a new testing technology, large-scale ship model tests on the sea are advantageous in addressing the scale effect in ship models and in simulating ship navigation conditions. In this study, the uncertainty of a ship model propulsion test on the se...
Deep soil cementation is widely used for strengthening weak soils; however, the effectiveness of injection mortars largely depends on their penetration ability and interaction with in situ soil conditions. This study aims to develop and validate a me...
A measurement setup was developed for leakage determination in flanged joints with diameters up to 654 mm at temperatures ranging from −196 °C to +500 °C and pressures up to 200 bar. The operating principle is based on the differential...
A large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is generated during the construction of projects. In this paper, polyurethane foam adhesive (PFA) was used to improve the mechanical properties of CDW. The large-scale direct shear tests, Cali...
Large-scale wind farms are generally far away from load centers, hence there is an urgent need for a large-capacity power transmission scheme for extremely long distances, such as half-wavelength transmission lines (HWTLs), which can usually span tho...
The objective of this study was to analyse the influence of two large-scale climate indices on precipitation in the Danube basin, both separately and in combination. The evolution of the hydroclimatic regime in this area is of particular importance b...
Completely weathered granite residual soil is a weathering-derived, soil-like geomaterial whose shear strength is difficult to characterize using only conventional small-scale laboratory tests. This study evaluated the effects of specimen size and ma...
Cement is always used in underground construction to reinforce and improve soft clay, resulting in the formation of a cemented soil–concrete interface. It is of great importance to study interface shear strength and failure mechanisms. So, in o...
This paper presents a novel de-centralized flexible phasing scheme, cycle-free, adaptive traffic signal controller using a Nash bargaining game-theoretic framework. The Nash bargaining algorithm optimizes the traffic signal timings at each signalized...
In the exploration tunnels of the Xiageliao landslide, slide failures were found not only inside the slip soil but also on the contact surface between the slip soil and the tuff. The undisturbed slip soil was collected from the exploration tunnel for...
The structure of soil–rock mixture (S-RM) is hierarchical, ranging from rock-block structures at the meter scale to centimeter-scale soil–rock structures. At different scales, these structures exert varying degrees of control over the phy...
Experimental wind engineering is crucial for global structural design. This paper addresses limitations in aerodynamic testing, particularly in wall-bounded and small-scale scenarios. Open-jet testing, introduced as an advanced tool, overcomes turbul...
Fire tests are used to determine whether fire protection products meet the minimum performance criteria set out in codes and legislation, as well as to certify these products. Experimental large-scale fires are used to test the performance of safety...
Sandy gravel stratum is very common in tunnels and underground engineering projects. The accurate determination of mechanical parameters is crucial for engineering design and construction. The Hardening Soil (HS) Model, which accounts for both shear...
A well test analysis model for fractured and vuggy carbonate reservoir of wells drilling in large scale cave considering wellbore storage and skin factor is established in this paper. The Laplace transformation and Stehfest numerical inversion are ap...
Recycled construction and demolition (C&D) wastes have been pointed out as a feasible alternative to traditional backfill materials of geosynthetic-reinforced structures, but the current knowledge about the interface behaviour between these uncon...
The mechanical testing of additively manufactured parts has largely relied on the existing standards developed for traditional manufacturing. While this approach leverages the investment made in current standards development, it inaccurately assumes...
Following an incursion of the mid-Atlantic raccoon variant of the rabies virus into southern Ontario, Canada, in late 2015, the direct rapid immunohistochemical test for rabies (dRIT) was employed on a large scale to establish the outbreak perimeter...
The present study evaluated the potential of waste glass fiber-reinforced polymer (wGFRP) as a soil reinforcement material for geotechnical applications. Laboratory model footing tests and large-scale direct shear tests were carried out on sandy soil...
Confinement of columns with externally bonded fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) sheets is an easy and effective way of enhancing the load carrying and strain capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) columns. Many experimental studies have been conducted on...
The challenge of maintaining ride quality and serviceability in flexible pavements built over expansive soil deposits remains a critical concern for transportation agencies. These expansive subgrades exhibit swell-shrink behavior in response to moist...
Tire recycling and reuse in North America and worldwide have increased considerably, intending to reduce the harmful effects of scrap tires on the environment. Accordingly, the use of tire derived aggregates (TDA) as backfill material in civil engine...
The liquefaction of saturated sand-gravel material samples from the Xinjiang valley were investigated under cyclic loading. A series of large-scale dynamic triaxial tests were used to determine the dynamic characteristics of the sand-gravel sample un...
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