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Predicting Method for Lining External Water Pressure Reduction Coefficient Based on Equivalent Stable Drainage Volume Principle

GAO Xin, FENG Shijie, ZHANG Lianqing • Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu (2025)

[Objective] By establishing a numerical seepage analysis model that aligns with real drainage systems and introducing the concept of a ′virtual permeability coefficient′ for secondary lining, the objective is to delve into the correlation b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.050

Low-carbon urban transportation: Optimizing mechanical systems for sustainable electric bus and BRT deployment in Kampala

Ismail Kimuli, John Baptist Kirabira • Transportation Engineering (2026)

Kampala faces increasing congestion, air pollution, and dependence on fossil fuels, driven by widespread reliance on diesel minibuses and motorcycle taxis. Existing models—KAMPALA-TIMES, KLAP-TIMES, and GKMA-TIMES–CGE—show strong potential ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.treng.2025.100417

Control Strategies, Economic Benefits, and Challenges of Vehicle-to-Grid Applications: Recent Trends Research

Guangjie Chen, Zhaoyun Zhang • World Electric Vehicle Journal (2024)

With the rapid growth in the number of EVs, a huge number of EVs are connected to the power grid for charging, which places a great amount of pressure on the stable operation of the power grid. This paper focuses on the development of V2G a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/wevj15050190

Effects of Titanate Coupling Agent on Engineering Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures Incorporating LLDPE-CaCO3 Pellet

Mohd Rosli Mohd Hasan, Zhanping You, Mohd Khairul Idham Mohd Satar, Muhammad Naqiuddin Mohd Warid et al. • Applied Sciences (2018)

This study was initiated to evaluate the performance of asphalt binders and mixtures incorporating linear low-density polyethylene- calcium carbonate (LLDPE-CaCO3) pellet, either with or without titanate coupling agent. The detailed manufac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app8071029

Digital Twin Technology for Prefabricated Assembly Superimposed Station Based on BIM + IoT Integration

Ling LE, Linhai LU, Xiaojun LI, Yanyun LYU et al. • Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu (2026)

ObjectiveCompared with traditional concrete construction, the application of prefabricated assembly construction based on digital twin technology in urban rail transit station construction can effectively ensure component production quality...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16037/j.1007-869x.20240069

Reputation assessment mechanism for carpooling applications based on clustering user travel preferences

Athanasios Salamanis, Dionysios D. Kehagias, Dimitrios Tsoukalas, Dimitrios Tzovaras • International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology (2019)

One way to ensure sustainable and environmental friendly mobility is the use of less vehicles for carrying more passengers, and carpooling is a means to achieve this goal. One major concern in carpooling services is related to trust, as car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtst.2018.08.002

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on commuting

Takeru Shibayama, Fabian Sandholzer, Barbara Laa, Tadej Brezina • European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research (2021)

We carried out an international online survey about changes in everyday mobility during the COVID-19 outbreak in 21 languages, collecting more than 11,000 responses from more than 100 countries. In this paper, we present our analysis about ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18757/ejtir.2021.21.1.5135

Experimental Study on the Sliding of WJ-8 Small Resistance Fastener Composite Pad

Zhiping Zeng, Di Wang, Fushan Liu, Abdulmumin A. Shuaibu et al. • Advances in Civil Engineering (2020)

Under long-term temperature loading, long bridges stretch and deform, causing the beam and rail to move relative to each other. This phenomenon could cause a gradual slide of the rail relative to the fastener composite pad and ultimately re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2020/1918043

MEMS-Reconfigurable Metamaterials and Antenna Applications

Tomislav Debogovic, Julien Perruisseau-Carrier • International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2014)

This paper reviews some of our contributions to reconfigurable metamaterials, where dynamic control is enabled by microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. First, we show reconfigurable composite right-/left-handed transmission line...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2014/138138

Design of a Circularly Polarized Galileo E6-Band Textile Antenna by Dedicated Multiobjective Constrained Pareto Optimization

Arnaut Dierck, Frederick Declercq, Thomas Vervust, Hendrik Rogier • International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2015)

Designing textile antennas for real-life applications requires a design strategy that is able to produce antennas that are optimized over a wide bandwidth for often conflicting characteristics, such as impedance matching, axial ratio, effic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2015/895963

Effects of adding bamboo fiber on various aspects of concrete performance: A state-of-the-art review

Longping Yan, Muwang Wei, Lei Huang, Huawei Li et al. • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (2026)

This review systematically examines the role of bamboo fiber (BF) in enhancing the performance of cement-based composites, with a particular focus on workability, mechanical properties, durability, and sustainability. BF, as a renewable and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.kscej.2026.100676

Designing Functional Carriage of High-Speed Medical Train – Systematic Analysis and Evaluation of Tasks, Functions and Flow Routes

Yi Zhao, Yongmeng Wu, DiDi Yan, Zerui Xiang et al. • Promet (Zagreb) (2023)

This paper proposes a functional carriage design and an evaluation index system to improve the operational efficiency of high-speed medical trains. Hierarchical task analysis and human-machine-environment analysis were applied to model the ...

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Occupational and Public Exposure During Normal Operation of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

M. V. Vedernikova, I. A. Pron, M. N. Savkin, N. S. Cebakovskaya • Радиационная гигиена (2017)

This paper focuses on occupational and public exposure during operation of disposal facilities receiving liquid and solid radioactive waste of various classes and provides a comparative analysis of the relevant doses: actual and calculated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21514/1998-426X-2017-10-3-57-65

Accuracy Analysis of Convergence Monitoring in Twin-tube Shield Tunnels Using Mobile Laser Scanning

WANG Xinhong, XIA Caichu, HU Guojin, WU Ting et al. • Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu (2025)

[Objective] Mobile 3D laser scanning technology is widely applied in single-tube tunnel monitoring due to its excellent measurement efficiency and high accuracy. However, the application of this technology for deformation monitoring in twin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16037/j.1007-869x.20230782

Hierarchical ordered logistic regression analysis of urban rail transit driver fatigue determinants: impact of emotion regulation and sleep patterns

Juanli Du, Zhiqiang Sun, Chaozhe Jiang • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Urban rail transit (URT) drivers play a crucial role in ensuring operational safety; however, existing literature lacks in-depth research on the underlying mechanisms influencing driver fatigue in URT systems. To fill this gap, thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-44865-y

Non- Linear FE Modeling of Two-Way Reinforced Concrete Slab of NSC, HSC and LWC under Concentrated Load

Shatha S. Kareem, Shaimaa T. Sakin, Mohammad Z. Yousif • Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development (2013)

This paper presents the numerical study to simulate the behavior six specimens of two-way RC slab of normal strength concrete (NSC), high strength concrete (HSC) and light weight concrete (LWC) with two steel ratio of 0.005 and 0.002 under ...

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Seismic Risk Assessment of Ancient Timber Structures Based on Improved Matter-element Extension Model

Chenzi ZHAI, Xiaodong GUO, Wei WANG • Taiyuan Ligong Daxue xuebao (2023)

In order to accurately predict the risk level of ancient timber structures under earthquake,22 evaluation indexes were selected, including hazard of disaster-causing factors, susceptibility assessment of disaster environment, and vulnerabil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16355/j.cnki.issn1007-9432tyut.2023.01.015