Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST): Recent submissions
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Methodology of analyzing the accident rate in the construction industry
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article presents the methodology of analysing and evaluating the accident rate in the construction industry, which consists of five stages: the identification of sources of data on accidents at work and the acquisition ... -
Improved sensitivity analysis in the inverse identification of the parameters of a nonlinear material model
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)During the inverse identification of the parameters of a nonlinear material model via an optimization algorithm, it is advantageous to utilize sensitivity analysis as a pre-processing tool to decrease the dimensions of ... -
Strain capacity of reinforced concrete members subjected to uniaxial tension
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The aim of this paper is to set up a method to determine the strain capacity of tension bars of reinforced concrete (RC) subjected to pure tension. Due to the interaction between reinforcement and concrete and due to the ... -
Clayey material analysis for assessment to be used in ceramic building materials
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Ceramic building materials, like bricks and blocks, are a modern choice. However, the production of ceramic materials is complex process, therefore, principal element, clay, research is very important. Clay from Latvian ... -
The influence of cement on properties of lime mortars
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The aim of this research is to investigate how cement affects the properties of lime mortars. The usage of pure aerial lime binders reduces the water resistance and mechanic durability of the material. It determines that ... -
Fired hydraulic binder based on fluidized combustion fly ash
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study is focused on possibilities of utilization of fluidized combustion fly ash for manufacturing of fired hydraulic binders as one of the principal raw materials for production of binders close to traditional ... -
Semi-automatic inspection tool of pavement condition from three-dimensional profile scans
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In the present work the preliminary study on qualitative and quantitative assessment of the road surface condition is presented. The work is motivated by a very actual and important problem of visual inspection of the ... -
Analysis of influence of tilt angle on the distribution of water droplets diameters in a spray generated by the Turbo Master 52 nozzle
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This paper presents studies on the influence of the nozzle tilt angle on the distribution of water droplets diameters in a spray generated by the Turbo Master 52 nozzle. Analysis was limited to the most representative ... -
Shear and tensile strength of narrow glued joint depending on the grain direction of plywood plies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In this research, the shear and tensile strength of birch plywood edge-to-surface were investigated with specially made specimens for determination of these properties for narrow glued joint. Various thicknesses (4,0; ... -
Mesh sensitivity in peridynamic quasi-static simulations
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Peridynamics is a non-local formulation of continuum mechanics that does not rely on spatial derivatives, therefore peridynamics is well suited for crack and failure modeling. Body is discretized in a finite number of ... -
Numerical evaluation of dynamic response of a steel structure model under various seismic excitations
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The present paper reports the results of the study, which was designed to perform a numerical evaluation of dynamic response of a single-storey steel structure model. The experimental model was previously subjected to a ... -
Decision making in construction management: AHP and expert choice approach
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The term and content of construction project management are outlined in this article. The main problems of construction management were identified and possibilities to solve them are discussed. The model for decision ... -
The FBC ash as a hydraulic ingredient of hydraulic lime
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This work is focused on the possibilities of utilization of ashes from fluidized bed combustion, i.e. FBC ashes, for the manufacturing of hydraulic lime. Alternative hydraulic binders are becoming very popular in the ... -
Effects of high temperature on the properties of high performance concrete (HPC)
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Recent years have seen a tendency towards increasingly slender structures designed with the use of high performance concrete. Application of high performance concrete is also growing in tunnel construction. One of the ... -
Inspection of public buildings based on risk assessment
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Safety of public buildings has become an important issue for authorities after collapse of shopping centre in Riga, at 21.11.2013, where 54 people were killed. Safety of building is the practice of designing, constructing, ... -
The influence of binding agents on stiffness of mineral-cement-emulsion mixtures
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This paper attempts to determine the behavior of mineral-cement-emulsion mixture (MCE) under load, whether is it similar to asphalt mixtures (viscoelastic behavior) or to cement treated materials (elastic behavior). To ... -
Dependence of residual CO2 of limestones on apparent density
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Important part of research of properties of limestones during firing process is knowledge of all characteristics of used samples. One of the many characteristic is the residual CO2 after firing. This parameter can be ... -
Evaluation of resistance of intermetallic Fe-Zn coating in the model environment as concrete pore solution
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Article assesses the effectiveness of intermetallic Fe-Zn coating on steel elements due to their potential application in concrete structures. Introduction part of this article summarizes corrosion behavior of hot-dip ... -
Experimental and numerical analysis of direct shear test
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)An experimental and numerical investigations of the direct shear test have been performed under constant vertical stress (q = const) and constant sample volume (h = const). During the determination of soil shear strength ... -
Design aspects of the safe structuring of reinforcement in reinforced concrete bending beams
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In the paper problems with safe and optimal design of reinforcement in reinforced concrete elements were presented. There were two methods considered: analytical, based on tensile forces envelope with the influence of ...