In recent years, many researchers in the field of pavement engineering have worked with the aim of developing a model capable of predicting the mechanical behavior of a mixture starting from its composition’s paramet...
In recent years, many researchers in the field of pavement engineering have worked with the aim of developing a model capable of predicting the mechanical behavior of a mixture starting from its composition’s parameters. This has been done following two different approaches. The first involved the use of advanced constitutive laws based on the materials mechanics; the second, instead of being physically based, was data-driven. The present work belongs to this second context and aims to present, implement and apply a strategy to develop the optimal model for solving an assigned predictive problem. Specifically, a Machine Learning approach, a Feedforward Backpropagation Shallow Neural Network, was investigated. The objective was to correlate stiffness modulus, air voids and voids in the mineral aggregate to the mixture main composition’s parameters identified in: bitumen content, particle size and a categorical variable distinguishing the bitumen type and production site. Since the maximum aggregate size is 10 mm, the sieves considered were of 10, 6.3, 2, 0.5 and 0.063-mm diameters. The present study focused on 92 variants of asphalt concretes for very thin road pavement wearing layers produced both in plant and in laboratory. Despite the wide variation ranges of each parameter considered, the optimal model returns fully satisfactory performance. The overall Pearson correlation coefficient is equal to 0.9490, also by virtue of the innovative algorithms implemented as k-fold Cross-Validation (CV) and Bayesian Optimization (BO). These algorithms have allowed on the one hand the improvement of the model’s predictive performance making them more reliable and, on the other hand, the optimization of hyperparameters and architecture. The methodology developed can become an important reference in this field since it is independent from the specific predictive application. In this sense, it can help other researchers in the fine-tuning of neural models in the field of pavement
Under the background of new normal economy(NNC), construction industry should be obtained sustainable development, which needs to be constantly strengthened and renewed the concept of engineering management. For furth...
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Under the background of new normal economy(NNC), construction industry should be obtained sustainable development, which needs to be constantly strengthened and renewed the concept of engineering management. For further study the influence of NNC on engineering management, the questionnaire composed of construction industry converts and engineering management concept and requires, were carried out by using anonymous methods in this paper. This study shows that the biggest change of construction industry is slowing down. The belt and road, new urbanization construction puts forward higher requirement to engineering management, and so on. The study results can reflect the influence of NNC to project management, and also provide reference for construction enterprise to further improve engineering management.
In this study, a novel approach considering the dynamic interaction of train-bridge system based on the Vector Form Intrinsic Finite Element (VFIFE) method is proposed for evaluating the risk of derailment of a train ...
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Because of its considerable impact on the environment and in line with the increasing worldwide attention to sustainability, the building industry is consistently looking for recyclable components for civil engineerin...
Because of its considerable impact on the environment and in line with the increasing worldwide attention to sustainability, the building industry is consistently looking for recyclable components for civil engineering applications. Among the available natural fibres, hemp has been used in bricks, blocks, panels, plasters, coats and screeds, as well as in thermal and acoustic insulation components. The stems of the plant could be used as basic reinforcing materials for seismic retrofitting applications based on fiber-reinforced mortars. In line with these goals, in this paper the mechanical properties of whole hemp stems under tensile loading have been assessed. After having assembled a suitable anchoring system, the prepared samples have been subjected to tensile tests. The results revealed intrinsic capability of the prepared specimens to bear high tensile stresses, which legitimize a potential use of hemp stems in the construction industry by collaborating with the bearing structure.
Mechanical ventilation (MV) represents a promising solution to enhance the performance of photovoltaic double skin façade, whereas the trade-off issue between fans-consumed energy ( E fan ) and extra energy benef...
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Mechanical ventilation (MV) represents a promising solution to enhance the performance of photovoltaic double skin façade, whereas the trade-off issue between fans-consumed energy ( E fan ) and extra energy benefit remains a critical consideration. This study aims to assess the feasibility of MV during summer and provide insights into its effectiveness. Experimental investigations were conducted to compare the performance under natural and mechanical ventilation. The results indicate that MV enhances airflow and reduces indoor heat gain across the façade area by 18.77%. However, the operation of fans introduces an additional electricity consumption of 10–15 W, partially offsetting the benefits of reduced heat gain. By summarizing the experiment results, an optimization framework of limiting E fan is proposed with four specific approaches, which are believed to reoptimize this trade-off issue and help achieve the feasibility of mechanical ventilation. As one of these four approaches, adjusting the cavity depth has been experimentally verified to improve the energy performance by about 4-7%. This finding partly validates the effectiveness of the proposed optimization framework. In summary, this study highlights the potential of MV in reducing indoor heat gain and suggests avenues for optimizing its energy balance to achieve net energy gain.
In this work, we address the problem of 4D facial expressions generation. This is usually addressed by animating a neutral 3D face to reach an expression peak, and then get back to the neutral state. In the real world...
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Efficiency and safety are paramount concerns for commuters, operators, and designers in subway stations. This study conducted controlled experiments and developed a modified force-based model to investigate the dynami...
Efficiency and safety are paramount concerns for commuters, operators, and designers in subway stations. This study conducted controlled experiments and developed a modified force-based model to investigate the dynamics of pedestrian counterflow at bottlenecks, utilizing subway passenger alighting and boarding as a case study. Specifically, the efficiency and safety of three distinct movement modes: the cooperative mode (Coop), the combination of cooperative and competitive mode (C & C), and the competitive mode (Comp), were examined and compared. The experimental findings revealed that the C & C mode exhibited a clear lane formation phenomenon and demonstrated a higher flow rate than the Comp and Coop modes. This observation suggests that a combination of cooperative and competitive behaviors among pedestrians can positively enhance traffic efficiency and safety during the alighting and boarding process. In contrast, pedestrians exhibited increased detouring in their paths and more fluctuating trajectories in the Comp mode. Additionally, a questionnaire survey assessing the level of competition and cooperation among pedestrians provided a comprehensive analysis of the psychological dynamics of passengers during the alighting and boarding activities. Lastly, the proposed force-based model was calibrated and validated, demonstrating a good performance in accurately replicating the overall characteristics of the experimental process. Overall, this study offers valuable insights into enhancing the pedestrian traffic efficiency and safety within subway systems.
Environmental sustainability has gained momentum in the business world and academia. After about 20 years of research in this field, this paper presents a holistic literature review specifically focused on ISO 14001, ...
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Environmental sustainability has gained momentum in the business world and academia. After about 20 years of research in this field, this paper presents a holistic literature review specifically focused on ISO 14001, which is widely considered the most important environmental certification. The authors apply an antecedents-process-consequences framework to analyze systematically the scientific debate in this field. They identify six streams of ISO 14001 research, that is, drivers, barriers, tools and methods, impact on performances, enabling factors affecting adoption, and enabling factors affecting performances. The authors then summarize these research streams and highlight conflicting results and unexplored research areas. Finally, they propose a theory-based research agenda. 2019 American Society for Quality
Buildings contribute about one-third of global CO 2 emissions, yet the adaptability of building passive energy-saving strategies to the impacts of both global climate change (GCC) and urban heat island (UHI) remains u...
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Buildings contribute about one-third of global CO 2 emissions, yet the adaptability of building passive energy-saving strategies to the impacts of both global climate change (GCC) and urban heat island (UHI) remains understudied. We find that ∼55% of existing research focused on residential buildings and ∼70% on developed nations, indicating geographical and typological skew and potential gaps in related research for more diverse urban environments, especially for the Global South. While existing studies have shown GCC will change building thermal demands across climate zones, the coupled effects of GCC and UHI on building energy performance need to be further understood. The performance of passive architectural design strategies (building shape, floor plan, etc.) and emerging materials (thermochromic and phase-change materials, etc.) in future urban climate remain understudied. Future research priorities include developing integrated climate models to capture coupled GCC-UHI effects, optimizing passive design for future urban climate scenarios, and evaluating passive measures' feedback to urban climate in various urban contexts. Efforts are needed to establish evaluation methods for future urban climate, develop climate-specific design guidelines, and create climate-adaptive building standards that evolve with climate projections.
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