Many variables make foundation conditions unpredicted and uncertain in tunnel and
underground constructions which could endanger the safety and adversely impact economy …

Tunneling industry has seen great advancements in underground construction projects.
Now, it has significant difference with the last two decades. In many times, tunneling projects …

This study reviews and analyzes 112 compartment fire tests to provide insights into fire
behavior in realistic scenarios. The complex nature of compartment fire dynamics is …

Public–Private Partnerships (PPP or 3Ps) allow the public sector to seek alternative funding
and expertise from the private sector during procurement processes. Such partnerships, if …

Single-layer physically based urban canopy models (UCM) have gained popularity for
modeling urban–atmosphere interactions, especially the energy transport component. For a …

In building emergency evacuation, the perception of hazards can stress crowds, evoke their
competitive behaviors, and trigger disorder and blocking as they pass through narrow …

Rapid urbanization has emerged as the source of many adverse environmental effects and
brings cities to a vulnerable situation under future climate challenges. Green roofs are …

The accidents of firefighter injuries caused by the fire-induced collapse of steel structures
occur frequently, putting an important issue on establishing early-warning systems for such …

Abstract An Adaptive Metamodel-Based Subset Importance Sampling (AM-SIS) approach,
previously developed by the authors, is here employed to assess the (small) functional …

In the light of epistemic uncertainties affecting the model of a thermal–hydraulic (T–H)
passive system and the numerical values of its parameters, the system may find itself in …