Abstract: In many construction and infrastructure management projects, it is important to ensure the flatness of concrete surfaces. Inspectors assess the quality of flat surface construction by checking whether a surface deviates ...

Abstract: A CFD-based simulation methodology for bridge scour using an Eulerian two-phase flow model is proposed in the present study. The basic conservation equations and four unique simulation issues are firstly addressed during ...

Abstract: Monitoring and controlling construction productivity of pilot tube microtunneling (PTMT) are important in reducing delays of tunneling projects and in decreasing project costs. Collecting reliable and detailed productivity ...

Abstract: To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the geometric data collection and processing for automated construction operations, a light-weight hybrid light amplification for detection and ranging (LADAR) system was ...

Abstract: A CFD-based simulation methodology for bridge scour using an Eulerian two-phase flow model is proposed in the present study. The basic conservation equations and four unique simulation issues are firstly addressed during ...

Abstract: Monitoring and controlling construction productivity of pilot tube microtunneling (PTMT) are important in reducing delays of tunneling projects and in decreasing project costs. Collecting reliable and detailed productivity ...

Abstract: While the suspended sediment loads play a very important role during the process of bridge-scour development, no computational models exist for reliable quantitative simulation and analysis of such loads during the scouring ...

Abstract: Collection of accurate, complete, and reliable field data is not only essential for active management of construction projects involving various tasks, such as material tracking, progress monitoring, and quality assurance, ...

Abstract: Many emerging technologies are gaining attention in the civil engineering industry that claim to be able to aid in how civil infrastructure is constructed, monitored, or operated. At the same time, building and managing ...

Abstract: Adopting emerging technologies (ETs) and enhancing civil infrastructure (CI) system resilience is a coupled process spanning technological, organizational, social, and economic dimensions, which concern both CI stakeholders ...