Abstract: Owing to the high cost of large construction projects in recent years, build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts are getting popular in the global construction market, especially in infrastructure construction. With BOT, the ...

Abstract: Taiwan is among the few countries that have a high density of high-tech facilities in the world, and the high-tech industry accounts for a large proportion of the annual output value of the global high-tech industry. During ...

Abstract: Across nations and industries, numerous changes are taking place due to globalization. Naturally, the effects are channelled back to the academic world and prominently felt at the level of higher learning in view of its ...

Abstract: In the late 1990s, image processing was first applied to steel bridge coating assessment in the United States. Yet, there has not been any robust method that could solve nonuniform illumination problems to date. In this ...

Abstract: Digital image recognition has been broadly utilized in different engineering disciplines; in civil engineering, it has been used experimentally in the inspection of steel bridge coatings and underground sewer systems. The ...

Abstract: In recent years, greater environmental awareness had induced the managers of building projects to “go green,” and several studies have been conducted on the project delivery of green building. However, there is no comprehensive ...

Abstract: In response to the increasing complexity encountered in postearthquake recovery within the construction sector, there is a pressing need for more accurate and efficient methods. Leveraging emerging technologies to automate ...

Abstract: On September 21, 1999, at 1:47 a.m., Taiwan was shaken by a magnitude 7.3 Chi-Chi earthquake, the most severe one on this island in the past 100 years. The National Chi Nan University (NCNU), located in Puli, ...