The utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) material to prepare a durable bituminous concrete (BC) mixture, used for flexible pavement surface courses is a challenging task in this investigation. RAP material is ...

The gridshell structure is a kind of freeform structure, which is formed by the deformation of a flat grid and the final shape is a double curvature structure. The structural performance of the gridshell is usually obtained ...

Today, Metaheuristic Algorithms are considered one of the most important and appropriate methods to achieve good solutions and optimization. In this research, a Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with a nonlinear ...

Researchers have focused on the fabrication and implementation of concrete that has optimal characteristics, logical price with minimum harmful impacts on the environment. For this purpose, the current project was conducted. ...

Portland cement as the main constituent of conventional concrete is the most widely used cementitious material in the construction industry. But Portland cement production has major environmental disadvantages, including ...