Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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A Novel Beam–Column Component Macromodel for the Degradation Mechanism Analysis of RC Structures Subjected to Blast Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The traditional fiber beam model has been extensively used to simulate the dynamic behavior of components and analyze the progressive collapse resistance performance of building structures. However, this model overlooks ... -
Analyzing the Role of Causes Using Complex Networks and Association Rules: Evidence from Road Collapse Accidents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Road collapse accidents are increasing in recent years together with the rapid utilization of underground spaces in cities. Due to the complexity of road collapse accidents, it is of practical significance to explore the ... -
An Investigation of a Turbo Generator Foundation Failure at a Higher Power Generation State
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)All analysis, studies, techniques, criteria, and methodologies presented and described in this paper are based on an actual engineering project as an example. For the generation of electricity, the boiler, turbine, and ... -
Analysis of Hurricane Maria’s Impact on the Arecibo Telescope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on December 1, 2020. After the incident, Thornton Tomasetti Inc. (TT) was engaged by the Florida Space Institute to conduct a forensic investigation of the root cause of the ... -
Enhancing Safety and Performance in Temporary Brackets: Insights into Forensic Analysis and Construction Errors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)On August 17, 2021, a steel bracket of an under-construction bridge in Anhui, China, experienced a catastrophic failure. This incident raised significant concerns about the design and construction of temporary structures. ... -
Simple Model for Longitudinal Temperature Distribution of Utility Tunnel Fire with Double Fires and End Wall Fire
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The enhanced burning intensity of double fires in utility tunnels resulting in accumulated smoke and heat can lead to heavier casualties. For a single fire source with an end wall, the end wall causes reflections of smoke ... -
Performance of a Seismically Isolated Building in the Earthquakes of February 6, 2023, in Türkiye
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)On February 6, 2023, a devastating earthquake of M7.8 struck Türkiye with an epicenter to the east of the city of Gaziantep. Within hours, it was followed by a M7.5 earthquake some 107 km to the north. The focus of ... -
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 ... -
Next-Generation Building Condition Assessment: BIM and Neural Network Integration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The inspection of building components plays a crucial role in reducing maintenance costs throughout the building’s life cycle. Many buildings suffer from defects in the building elements, such as surface problems, cracks, ... -
Analysis of a Field Study on Drainage Design and Control of Water Inrushes into Hongtu Tunnel, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Serious water inrush accidents occur frequently in the fault-prone area around Hongtu Tunnel, which encompasses several reservoirs and large bodies of water. In this study, a field test was used to identify the water inrush ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Adaptive Bridge Condition Forecasting through a Cluster-Based Exploration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Transportation networks in the United States contain more than 615,000 bridges. Federal regulations require routine inspections of these infrastructure systems at least every 24 months. However, recent studies have ... -
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. ... -
Experimental Study on the Quasi-Static Cyclic and Dynamic Performance of Two-Story Platform Cross-Laminated Timber Mock-Ups
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a mass timber product that has been used increasingly as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to conventional construction materials such as concrete and steel. Understanding the ... -
Dissatisfaction Levels in Turkish Residential Buildings and Recommendations for Improving Quality
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)It is well known that many residential construction projects suffer from low quality due to a variety of factors; therefore, to find out the level of dissatisfaction among stakeholders, the underlying causes, and the ... -
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 ... -
Automatic Modal Frequency Identification of Bridge Cables under Influence of Abnormal Monitoring Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Automatic identification of modal frequencies can be used to directly estimate the real-time tension force of bridge cables and provide early damage alarming. However, a large amount of abnormal monitoring data usually ... -
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 ...