Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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EISSN:1943-7862|ISSN:0733-9364|Disc:The Journal of Construction Engineering and Management publishes quality papers that aim to advance the science of construction engineering, harmonize construction practices with design theories, and further education and research in construction engineering and management. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: construction material handling, equipment, production planning, specifications, scheduling, estimating, cost control, quality control, labor productivity, inspection, contract administration, construction management, computer applications, and environmental concerns|Priority:12| Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Enhancing Quality Management: Lightweight Detection and Risk Warning of Concrete Cracks and Rebar Exposure Using Improved YOLOv8
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Defects in reinforced concrete structures can pose significant threats to the long-term quality and safety of buildings, making it crucial to ensure timely and accurate detection and assessment of these defects. This study ... -
Robust Forecasting Models for Highway Construction Cost Indices during Pandemic-Era Inflation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The highway construction cost index (HCCI) is a critical benchmark for managing highway construction project budgets. However, unpredictable economic and market changes, such as inflation due to the pandemic and supply ... -
Decision-Making Framework for Selecting Sustainable Prefabricated Residential Building Technology Schemes under Minimum Assembly Rate Constraints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Prefabricated construction (PC) is a sustainable construction technology that is progressing worldwide. Nevertheless, there is a conflict between the policies’ high requirements for assembly rates and developers’ focus on ... -
Culvert Inspection Framework Using Hybrid XGBoost and Risk-Based Prioritization: Utah Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Resource constraints often prevent Departments of Transportation (DOTs) from performing routine culvert inspections. This study focused on the Utah DOT (UDOT), which lacks a comprehensive culvert management system and faces ... -
Probability, Formation, and Prediction of Large-Size Construction Cost Overruns Governed by a Power-Law Distribution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Cost overruns persist in the current construction industry. Large-size cost overruns are especially detrimental to projects, but the literature has treated such overruns no differently from regular ones. This paper argues ... -
Understanding the Impact of Teleoperation Technology on the Construction Industry: Adoption Dynamics, Workforce Perception, and the Role of Broader Workforce Participation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the integration of advanced technologies such as teleoperation, which holds the potential to significantly enhance operational practices and workforce ... -
A Constrained Planning Method: Considering Storage Space Limitations and Soft Logic for Cruise Cabin Assembly Scheduling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The scheduling issues of repetitive projects such as high-rise buildings and houses have always focused on the research of project duration, costs, and personnel, while the temporary storage and transportation issues at ... -
Resilience Strengthening Paths for Precast Production Management in Prefabricated Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Disturbances are inevitable and ubiquitous in precast production, making the enhancement of production management resilience essential to maintain the production performance suffered from disturbances. However, existing ... -
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Stress Variations in Precast Concrete Segment Linings during Double-Shield TBM Excavation of Subway Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)During double-shield tunnel boring machine (DS-TBM) excavation of urban subway tunnels, backfilling with pea gravel and grouting is usually performed behind segment wall linings. However, insufficient pea gravel backfill ... -
An Integrated Approach to Assessing Digitalization of Integrated Digital Delivery Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As digital technologies transform the built environment industry, the integrated digital delivery (IDD) initiative has emerged as a key approach to enhance project coordination, productivity, and sustainability. Despite ... -
Investigating the Impact of Virtual Reality Accident Experience on Construction Workers’ Risk Habituation through Individual Behaviors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In developed countries, due to the prevalence of high-rise buildings, construction workers often need to work on scaffolding in a safe manner to ensure their safety. Consequently, the unsafe behavior of workers in these ... -
Relationship between Perceived Occupational Stigma and Safety Behavior of Construction Workers: Moderated Mediation Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study, informed by social identity theory, investigates the impact of perceived occupational stigma on the safety behavior of construction workers and seeks to disrupt this adverse relationship. A survey with 243 ... -
Simulation-Based Framework for Predicting Construction Workforce Demand: A Comparative Analysis with Multivariate LSTM-Based Seq2Seq Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The US construction industry is currently facing a significant labor demand, making it crucial to anticipate future gaps between workforce demand and supply to enable effective planning. To address this challenge, this ... -
Reliability Evaluation of a Shield Tunnel Waterproofing System in the Life Cycle Stage Based on a Combination Weighting Method and Cloud Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To solve the fuzziness and randomness existing in the reliability evaluation of the waterproof reliability of the tunnel in the life cycle stage, the reliability evaluation grade standard and a new reliability evaluation ... -
Patterns, 4D Simulations, and Artificial Intelligence–Driven Insights: Redefining Construction Workspace Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Workspaces in construction are more than just physical areas; they are critical resources that are shared among different crews. Inadequate planning of these spaces can have undesirable consequences, such as overlapping ... -
Modeling Framework to Quantify and Gauge Project Cost Risks due to Construction Material Price Volatilities Using Predictive Probabilistic Deep-Learning Algorithms and Stochastic Risk Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Material price fluctuations pose significant challenges for executing construction projects and adhering to budgetary estimates. Existing research studies focused on forecasting construction material prices rather than ... -
Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of a Real-Time and Automated Mobile Robotic Welding System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In the US, the construction industry uses 40 million tons of steel annually, highlighting welding’s crucial role in safety and quality. However, problems with attracting young welders and addressing quality issues ... -
A Decision Support Tool for Dust Prevention and Control in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The prevention and control of construction dust is crucial for minimization of air pollution and the associated health risks posed by ambient particulate matter, representing a critical concern within the realm of sustainable ... -
Chinese Named Entity Recognition for Bridge Damage and Defects Based on Text Mining and Natural Language Pretraining Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Bridge inspection reports are a vital source of data for bridge management and maintenance, encompassing essential structural information indispensable for damage evaluation and decision-making. However, in the process of ... -
Reinforcement Learning–Based Multiobjective and Multiconstraint Production Scheduling for Precast Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Optimizing the production scheduling for precast concrete can significantly reduce lead times and enhance delivery efficiency. The performance of traditional scheduling models for precast concrete can be enhanced due to ...