Prioritizing simulation-based stress tests to assess the resilience of transport systems: a computation-free methodology [0.03%]
一种无需计算的基于仿真压力测试的方法以评估运输系统的韧性优先级
Hossein Nasrazadani,Maria Nogal,Bryan T Adey et al.
Hossein Nasrazadani et al.
This paper introduces a computation-free method for evaluating and prioritizing simulation-based stress tests for resilience assessment of transport systems. It enables infrastructure managers to efficiently screen and rank stress tests, op...
Automated crack identification in structures using acoustic waveforms and deep learning [0.03%]
基于声波导波和深度学习的结构裂缝自动化识别方法研究
Mohamed Barbosh,Liangfu Ge,Ayan Sadhu
Mohamed Barbosh
Structural elements undergo multiple levels of damage at various locations due to environments and critical loading conditions. The level of damage and its location can be predicted using acoustic emission (AE) waveforms that are captured f...
Interdependence of social-ecological-technological systems in Phoenix, Arizona: consequences of an extreme precipitation event [0.03%]
亚利桑那州凤凰城的社会生态技术系统的相互依存关系——一次极端降水事件的影响
Alysha Helmrich,Amanda Kuhn,Anaís Roque et al.
Alysha Helmrich et al.
Complex adaptive systems - such as critical infrastructures (CI) - are defined by their vast, multi-level interactions and emergent behaviors, but this elaborate web of interactions often conceals relationships. For instance, CI is often re...
Buying electricity resilience: using backup generator sales in the United States to understand the role of the private market in resilience [0.03%]
购买电力韧性：利用美国备用发电机销售了解私人市场在韧性中的作用
Daniel Thompson,Gianluca Pescaroli
Daniel Thompson
Disruptions to key lifelines, especially electrical power, can cause outsized impacts on human functioning. The state of the art on developed countries has focused on enhancing resilience to electrical grid infrastructure but has neglected ...
Vishwajit Anand,Vishnu Lakshmi Kadiri,Chandrasekhar Putcha
Vishwajit Anand
Passive buildings are proving to be a solution to menaces of energy crisis and greenhouse gas emissions across the world. Such buildings tend to exhibit low energy demand owing to their cleverly designed envelopes, which comprise of walls, ...
Seismic collapse risk of RC-timber hybrid building with different energy dissipation connections considering NBCC 2020 hazard [0.03%]
考虑NBCC 2020危害的不同耗能连接的RC-木混合建筑的地震倒塌风险
Ikenna Odikamnoro,Prakash S Badal,Henry Burton et al.
Ikenna Odikamnoro et al.
The 2020 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) seismic hazard model (SHM) marks a comprehensive update over its predecessor (NBCC 2015). For different regions in Canada, this will have an impact on the design of new buildings and performa...
A review of crack growth models for near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking on oil and gas pipelines [0.03%]
油气管道近中性pH应力腐蚀开裂的裂纹扩展模型综述
Haotian Sun,Wenxing Zhou,Jidong Kang
Haotian Sun
This paper presents a review of four existing growth models for near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking (NNpHSCC) defects on buried oil and gas pipelines: Chen et al.'s model, two models developed at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI...
An algorithm to simulate nonstationary and non-Gaussian stochastic processes [0.03%]
用于模拟非平稳和非高斯随机过程的算法
H P Hong,X Z Cui,D Qiao
H P Hong
We proposed a new iterative power and amplitude correction (IPAC) algorithm to simulate nonstationary and non-Gaussian processes. The proposed algorithm is rooted in the concept of defining the stochastic processes in the transform domain, ...
Understanding the barriers to NET-ZERO transport for rural roads: a Northern Ireland case study [0.03%]
理解农村道路实现净零运输的障碍：一项北爱尔兰案例研究
Myra Lydon,Darragh Lydon,Nicola-Ann Stevens et al.
Myra Lydon et al.
Introduction: Climate-related disasters have cost the world over £450 billion over the last 3 years. In the race to mitigate these effects, the UK government has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Transport provide...
Planning considerations of green corridors for the improvement of biodiversity resilience in suburban areas [0.03%]
规划绿色走廊以提高郊区生物多样性的韧性考虑因素
Yuhong Wang,Siqi Jia,Zhe Wang et al.
Yuhong Wang et al.
The world is experiencing a rapid loss in the biodiversity of pollinator insects. Habitat segmentation caused by infrastructures is one of the contributing factors. To improve the habitat connectivity of pollinator insects, it is proposed i...