{"title":"Proactive-reactive repetitive project scheduling method – the concept of risk consideration at the project planning and execution stage","authors":"P. Jaśkowski, S. Biruk, Michał Krzemiński","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147649","url":null,"abstract":": The construction contractor is concerned with reducing the cost of the project, including reducing unnecessary downtime. This is achieved when resources are fully utilized; this means the crews work continuously moving without interruption from one location to the other. However, any disturbance in the optimally scheduled workflow caused by random events is likely to result in delays, interruptions in the crews work, and productivity losses. There is therefore a need for scheduling methods that allow plans to be more resilient to disruptions and ensure a reduction in downtime and implementation costs. The authors put forward a proactive-reactive approach to the schedule risk management. Proposed method makes it possible to protect schedule deadlines from the impact of risk factors by allocating time buffers (proactive approach). It also takes into account the measures that managers take during execution in response to delays that occur, such as changing construction methods, employing extra resources, or working overtime (reactive approach). It combines both ideas and is based on project simulation technique. The merits of the proposed approach are illustrated by a case of a repetitive project to erect a number of buildings. The presented example proves that the proposed method enables the planner to estimate the scale of delays of processes’ start and consider the impact of measures to reduce duration of processes in particular locations taken in reaction to delays. Thus, it is possible to determine the optimal schedule, at which the costs of losses associated with delays and downtime are minimal.","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"15 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Landslide triggered by small excavation – numerical simulations","authors":"Michał Grodecki","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147660","url":null,"abstract":": The main objective of this work is to present the results of numerical simulations of the landslide triggered by small excavation. In south-eastern Poland in 2019, during excavation for a gas pipeline (relatively small – maximal depth 2.7 m), a landslide was observed. Length of the landslide was about 80 m, width about 50 m, maximal depth 6.5 m. Excavation was partially buried. Observed cracks of the terrain surface were wide, up to 0.8 m. Stability of the landslide was analyzed using the proportionalreductionofthesoilstrengthparameters(c-fireduction)algorithmwiththeuseofZSoil.PC Finite Element Method (FEM) system. Stability analysis of the slope before and after excavation was performed, together with analysis of the tendency of the landslide to propagate upwards. The obtained stability loss modes were compared with the results of the field observations and a good correlation was noticed. Hypothesis that a landslide was triggered by small excavation was proved (although reasonable margin of safety was obtained for state before excavation, stability factor SF = 1 . 60). Use of residual soil strength parameters (instead of peak ones) and activation of cut-off (no tension) condition are advised. Presented methodology is open and can be used in engineering practice.","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"52 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138949432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applying different soil stabilization mechanisms: a review","authors":"","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147663","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"45 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138949816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental study of a new type of high-strength monolithic square-section concrete columns with spiral stirrups","authors":"Xianchao Zheng, Fan Liyun, Jun Zhao","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147662","url":null,"abstract":": In this paper, four full-scale concrete columns with high-strength spiral stirrups (HSSS) are constructed and tested under low-cycle repeated loading. The specimens consisted of two cast-in-place columns and two precast concrete columns encased by a partly square steel pipe and bolt bars.The structural analysis of the HSSS columns of precast concrete conducted here is novel, and past experimental data for this are not available.To assess the seismic behavior and failure mechanisms of the new connections, quasi-static tests were carried out on columns prefabricated with them and cast-in-place specimens.The responses of all columns were compared, and the results showed that the failure modes of all columns are the large eccentric damage, and the destruction of all specimens occur at the column foot. The anti-seismic property of the precast HSSS concrete columns was comparable to that of the HSSS cast-in-place columns. A comparison of such performance parameters as energy dissipation and coefficient of ductility revealed that the precast HSSS concrete columns are suitable for use in earthquake zones.","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear static analysis of truss core sandwich beams in three-point bending test","authors":"M. Wesołowski, Mariusz Ruchwa, S. Ručevskis","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147670","url":null,"abstract":": An analysis of sandwich beams with truss core is an important issue in many fields of industry such as civil engineering, automotive, aerospace or maritime. The objective of the present study is a nonlinear static response of sandwich beams subjected to the three-point bending test configuration. The beams are composed of two parent components: upper and lower laminated face sheets (unidirectional tape) and a pyramidal truss core manufactured by means of 3D printing. A polyamide filament strengthened with chopped carbon fibres – CF-PA-12 is used for the core development. The both, experimental and numerical analyses are presented. A detailed numerical model of the sandwich beam was developed in Abaqus software. The numerical model considers modelling of the adhesive joint with an additional layer of material placed between the parent components of the beam. A continuum hybrid solid shell elements were used to model the adhesive layer. In addition, a special care was taken to use an appropriate material model for the CF-PA-12 filament. To do so, the uniaxial tensile tests were performed on 3D printed samples. Having acquired the test data, a hyperelastic material model was evaluated based on a curve fitting approach.","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"62 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138951010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of soil anisotropic stiffness on the deformation induced by an open pit excavation","authors":"","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147652","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"60 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The housing market in Poland during the Covid-19 pandemic","authors":"Marek Bryx, Izabela Rudzka, Janusz Sobieraj","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147666","url":null,"abstract":": This article examines the impact of economic factors, such as changes in interest rates and inflation,ontheprimaryhousingmarketinPolandfromJanuary2019toSeptember2022,withparticular focusontheCovid-19pandemic.Theresearchproblemistounderstandhowtheseeconomicfactorshave affected the housing market, and the research objective is to analyze the activity of developers, building permits issued, investments started, and housing loans granted. The research methodology involves the analysis of data from various sources, including official statistics and reports from developers and investment funds. The research findings suggest that the decreased demand for housing loans has led to a significant decline in the allocation of new housing. However, the emergence of new major players, such as leading European and global investment funds, could provide opportunities for developers. The study concludes that caution is warranted in starting new construction activity and that the best performance in housing production in the transition period to 2021 is unlikely to be exceeded in the current or subsequent years. The implications of this study are that developers need to consider economic factors and market trends when making decisions about new construction and that investment funds may play an increasingly important role in the housing market.","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"43 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robust and reliability-based design optimization of steel beams","authors":"P. Zabojszcza, U. Radoń, Piotr Tauzowski","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147651","url":null,"abstract":": In line with the principles of modern design a building structure should not only be safe but also optimized. In deterministic optimization, the uncertainties of the structures are not explicitly taken into account. Traditionally, uncertainties of the structural system (i.e. material parameters, loads, dimensions of the cross-sections) are considered by means of partial safety factors specified in design codes. Worth noticing, that optimal structures are sensitive to randomness design parameters and deterministic optimal solutions may lead to reduced reliability levels. It therefore seems natural to extendtheformulationofdeterministicoptimizationwiththerandomscatterofparametervalues.Suchaformulationisofferedbyrobustoptimizationandreliability-baseddesignoptimization.Theapplicability ofRBDOisstronglydependentontheavailabilityofthejointprobabilitydensityfunction.Aformulationofnon-deterministicoptimizationthatbetteradaptstothedesignrealitiesisrobustoptimization. UnlikeRBDOoptimization,thisformulationdoesnotrequireestimationoffailureprobabilities.Inthepaperusingtheexamplesofsteelbeams,theauthorscomparethestrengthsandweaknessesofboth formulations","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"33 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laboratory tests of pull-off strength of chosen USPs attached to concrete sleepers","authors":"","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147658","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"51 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of icing as a non-structural mass on the variation of natural frequency of a lightweight lattice structure","authors":"","doi":"10.24425/ace.2023.147646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.147646","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45753,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Civil Engineering","volume":"1 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}