Field Verification Experiment of a Wave Power Extracting Caisson Breakwater
The Ministry of Transport in Japan is conducting a field verification experiment of a wave power converter with a vertical breakwater called the wave power extracting caisson breakwater....
Research and Development of Wave Pump
A new device, 'Wave Pump' is introduced here. The authors present the mechanism of the system, the analytical method for discharge rate, the hydraulic model test...
Water Power Resource Investigations in New Zealand
The New Zealand wave resource is dominated by strong uniform swell incident on its western and southern coasts. Electricorp Production has funded the deployment of a wave rider buoy off...
Comparative Evaluation of 4-Inch and 6-Inch Diameter Specimens for Testing Large Stone Asphalt Mixes
Modified Marshall equipment and Gyratory Testing Machine (GTM) are now available for compacting and testing 6-inch diameter specimens to accommodate aggregate up to 2-inch maximum size....
Decayed Timber Bridge Microcomputer Rating Program
National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) require that capacity ratings for each bridge structure be established. This requirement includes timber bridges which are often decayed, have...
Bond Performance of Reinforcing Bars Embedded in Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Subjected to Monotonic and Cyclic Loads
The primary variables investigated were fiber content and loading history. The reinforcing bar size was ASTM #5. Steel fibers with hooked ends were used with four fiber contents, namely;...
The ENF Test: Critical Analysis and Computational Modelling
We have developed an experimental and computational strategy to moderate the experimental scatter of the interlaminar fracture toughness values (GIIc)...
Long-Term Strength Gain or High Strength Concrete as Monitored by Drilled Cores
An evaluation was made of the relationship between standard cylinders, four-inch by eight-inch cylinders, and drilled cores. The evaluation results showed that the strengths obtained from...
Heat Development and In-Situ Strength of Large Diameter Caissons Made with High-Strength Concrete
The test program essentially consisted of casting two prototype caissons using two different high-strength concretes, measuring internal caisson and adjacent soil temperatures, extracting...
Evaluation of Factors Affecting High-Strength Concrete Cores
A number of factors are discussed to explain different effects they have on core strength. These factors should be considered when evaluating cores tested to determine 'true'...
Compressive Strength Relationship Between Cylinder Tests and Core Tests
A core obtained from any field cured structural member will be inherently different than the field cured cylinder used as a control. Consequently, comparisons with field cured cylinders...
Maturity and Pullout for High-Strength Concrete
As with other types of concrete mixtures, construction with high-strength concrete requires assurance that sufficient levels of in-place strength are reached at specific times. An experimental...
Effects of Physicochemical Factors on Asphalt Aging
A new model for asphalt oxidative aging is presented. The model proposes that the kinetics of low temperature aging in the pavement temperature range is largely governed by physicochemical...
Laboratory Aging of Asphalt-Aggregate Mixtures
Aging may result in hardening (stiffening) of the mixture which will result in a change in performance of the mixture. This may be beneficial since a stiffer mixture will have improved...
SHRP Program: Asphalt Durability and Specification
The goals of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) program are an improved specification for asphalt binders and accelerated performance tests that can be employed by user agencies...
Asphalt Changes in Drum Dryer and Batch Operations
The study was designed to determine whether steam distillation of asphalt takes place in a drum dryer mixer by comparing changes induced by various laboratory conditioning (aging) techniques...
Methods for Assessing Wood Structures in Place
The Forest Products Laboratory is developing a comprehensive guideline for assessing the condition of existing wood structures. This paper provides an overview of the current literature...
Development of a Plane-Strain Device for Soft Rock
Work is now in progress to build a plane-strain apparatus for 'soft' (unconfined compressive strenghts below 35 MPa) rock and concrete, based upon a passive,...
Combined Compression-Shear Experiments on Mortar-Aggregate Interfaces
Material interfaces between matrix and aggregate particles in cementitious composites such as concrete are considered to be a very important component of the material microstructure, which...
Use of Geogrids on Soft Deposits
The construction of highway embankments over soft and waste deposits required the use of geogrids as an economical alternate to conventional methods of 'remove and replace'....
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