Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
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EISSN:1943-5509|ISSN:0887-3828|Disc:The Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities attempts to improve the quality of the constructed product through interdisciplinary communication. Papers examine the causes and consequences of failures and other performance problems. The principal purpose of the Journal is to disseminate information on failures and performance deficiencies of constructed facilities. The term “failures” in this context may mean catastrophic events, but also includes any performance deficiency from which a significant lesson can be learned, such as serviceability problems. Both the technical causes and procedural causes of failures are of interest. Procedural causes include human errors in design, construction, and/or operation that allow the failures to occur. The Journal welcomes manuscripts that deal with failures, methods of investigation of failures, special techniques for failure investigations, reconstruction and repair, and issues of ethics. Also of interest are manuscripts on design and construction practices that could lead to or have led to failures. Papers that discuss the interface between various professionals in the construction industry are of special interest. Manuscripts discussing risk management and failure prevention techniques are also encouraged. In addition, manuscripts on monitoring the performance of existing facilities and maintenance of the infrastructure are within the intended scope of the Journal|Priority:6|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Research on the Fracture Mechanism of Bridge Piers Damaged by Jointed Rolling Stones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper investigates rockfalls, focusing on their interaction with bridge piers through physical experiments and numerical simulations. It analyzes the instability and breakage of fissured rock masses, often triggered ... -
Influence of Duration at the Entrance on Distribution of Blast Loadings in Corrugated Steel–Lined Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Corrugated steel structures have been found to have outstanding blast resistance and enable rapid attenuation of blast waves in tunnels. The propagation of blast waves is influenced by the structural parameters and duration ... -
Determination of Bridge Elements’ Weights Using the Random Forest Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Significant bridge inspection data has been collected over the years at the component and element level to improve management practices in the United States. A widely adopted systematic approach to correlate the weight or ... -
The Causation of Design Error in the Construction Industry: A Multistakeholder Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A seemingly minor design error can have significant repercussions in a construction project, leading to serious safety and quality consequences, cost overrun, and delays. This error can have a lasting impact, potentially ... -
Performance Assessment of Buildings Impacted by the 2019 Windstorm in the Central-South of Nepal
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The 2019 windstorm in Nepal struck villages in the Bara and Parsa districts, central-south of Nepal, on March 31, 2019, causing widespread devastation. The storm, rated five (5) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, cut a 33 km ... -
Field Data and Observations of Damaged Buildings 10 Weeks after the February 2023 Earthquake Sequence in Türkiye
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye constitute one of the largest shaking sequences in recent history that have impacted a significant area and a vast number of buildings designed per modern seismic design provisions. ... -
IFC-BIM–Based Fire Information System for Enhancing Preventive Building Maintenance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Recently, there has been a growing demand for tall skyscrapers and interconnected underground complexes to optimize land usage, along with advancements in construction technology. However, with the rise in large-scale ... -
Pretensioning Suspender System for Performance Improvement of a Tied-Arch Bridge with PC Stiff Hangers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper investigates the improvement method and evaluation process for the service performance of a prestressed concrete (PC)-stiffened tied-arch bridge, of which the bearing capacity can be easily degraded due to aging ... -
Insights into the Interactions of Pipeline Risk Factors and Consequences Using Association Rule Mining
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pipelines are integral to global energy infrastructure, facilitating the secure transport of large volumes of oil and hazardous materials across continents. Despite their critical role, these systems are vulnerable to ... -
Risk Assessment of Deviations at the Gas Pressure Reduction Station
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research identified hazards and assessed the risks of the gas pressure reduction station in Zahedan, Iran. HAZOP software was used to identify hazards and determine their probability and severity. The frequency and ... -
Distinct-Element Modeling of the Use of Reinforced Shotcrete Facings for Soil–Nail Retrofitting of Masonry Retaining Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)One method for retrofitting existing masonry retaining walls is the use of tieback systems such as soil nailing. Ordinarily, reinforced shotcrete is used as a facing for soil-nail walls. However, the use of shotcrete for ... -
Fragility Function Development of RC Building Portfolio for Use in Earthquake–Tsunami Community Resilience Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Natural hazards such as earthquakes and earthquake-triggered tsunamis can pose a more significant threat to some coastal communities than hurricanes and floods. Accordingly, a tsunami event followed by a source earthquake ... -
Insights into the Eping Dam, China 2021 Spillway Incident
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The Eping Dam is located in Zhuxi County, Hubei Province, China. On September 1, 2021, due to continuous high-intensity flooding, the end of the spillway relief channel section was washed away from the antiarc section of ... -
Application of Optical Satellite Data in Pavement Management: Assessing Its Value in Partially Observable Stochastic Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study evaluated integrating multispectral satellite imagery and machine learning algorithms in monitoring and managing pavement conditions. The research used XGBoost, an advanced machine learning technique, to classify ... -
Impact of Extruded Curb Misalignment and Temperature Stress on Slab Cracking of CFRDs: A Case Study of the Pankou Dam
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Slab cracking is one of the major issues in the safe operation of a concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD). At the Pankou Reservoir Hub, a 124 m high CFRD, slab cracks were observed after only three days of concrete ... -
Collapse of a Steel Space Truss Roof due to Rainwater and Ponding Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Inadequate drainage systems and ponding effects pose risks in long-span roof structures. This study investigates the collapse of a double-layer grid system roof of a terminal building after heavy rainfall due to rainwater ... -
Risk Analysis of the Failure of Oil and Gas Pipelines due to External Corrosion Based on a Dynamic Bayesian Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Oil and gas pipeline transportation, the most common and economical mode of transport, poses significant risks of environmental pollution and human casualties due to corrosion failure. External corrosion, which accumulates ... -
Component-Based Modeling of Timber Beam–Column Moment Connection Exposed to Fire
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A computationally efficient and simplified numerical modeling approach, component-based method, is proposed for timber beam–column connection exposed to standard fire. A two-dimensional heat transfer model is developed to ... -
A Study of Seasonal River Water Level Fluctuations and Their Impact on the Upward Floating of Underlying Shield Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rivers exhibit significant water level fluctuations between dry and wet seasons, affecting nearby structures. These fluctuations cause the overlying shield tunnels to float upward, leading to defects such as misalignment ... -
Effect of Different Coarse Aggregate Sizes on the Propagation Characteristics of Acoustic Emission Waves in Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In order to develop a new technology to effectively detect the sizes of the aggregate in existing concrete structure, this study on the influence of coarse aggregate sizes on acoustic emission (AE) signals was performed. ...