Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Deformation Evolution and Failure Mechanism of Monoclinic and Soft-Hard Interbedded Strata: Study of Muzhailing Tunnel
(ASCE, 10/1/2021)The large deformation issue in soft rock mass is a worldwide difficulty that has puzzled tunnel engineering for a century and a half. Previous studies have mainly focused on a large deformation mechanism, prediction, and ... -
BIM-Based Maintenance Management System for Healthcare Facilities
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The reliable maintenance management system of medical equipment influences the patients’ treatment and the hospitals’ performance. Although building information modeling (BIM) technology has evolved the construction industry, ... -
Detecting of Pavement Marking Defects Using Faster R-CNN
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Pavement markings on roads and highways are used to guide the roadway users. They play an essential role in promoting efficient use of the roadway and drivers’ safety. Typically, pavement markings deteriorate at a higher ... -
Promoting Performance-Based Building Code Compliance in New Zealand
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Building codes are mandatory documents that should be followed in all building constructions and related works. However, building code compliance requires encouraging building code users and easing the compliance process, ... -
Evaluation of Pinching Effects on a Real Concrete Building Seismic Performance by Resimulating Displacement Responses Using HLA SHM Results
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Assessment of structural damage state immediately after earthquakes can play an important role in decreasing economic and life losses, and in optimizing decision-making for affected buildings. These advantages highlight ... -
Integrated Fatigue Life Evaluation Method for Members in Riveted Steel Truss Bridges
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The riveted steel truss bridge, which is commonly subjected to railway traffic loads, suffers from a potential severe threat of fatigue failure. Therefore, it is imperative to evaluate its fatigue performance. An integrated ... -
Cost of Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Repairing Earthquake Damage
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Extending existing performance-based initiatives, this paper provides a richer understanding of how earthquakes affect the environment and human health. Utilizing a detailed structural model, a host of emissions is predicted. ... -
Distribution of Rework Issues in Various Reinforced Concrete Building Components
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The need to avoid rework or rectification, even before a facility is put into operation, cannot be overemphasized. Rework can be studied from two points of view: (1) its root causes, focusing on individual managerial ... -
Human Error–Induced Risk in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Engineering
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Throughout the last century and in recent years, several bridge failures have taken place worldwide. Recent studies uncovered that the primary cause of these collapses was human errors in the design, construction, and ... -
Data Augmentation for Improving Deep Learning Models in Building Inspections or Postdisaster Evaluation
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Current building evaluations, whether for occupant safety or insurance appraisal, are conducted primarily via visual inspections performed by certified individuals. These inspections, which often can number in the hundreds ... -
Successful Seismic Performance of Bridges after Sivrice Earthquake
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Most bridges in Turkey were proven to have successful seismic performance during recent earthquakes such as the Van earthquake, Mw 7.1, in 2011 and the Sivrice earthquake, Mw 6.7, in 2020. All bridges close to the epicenter ... -
Causes of Failure and Strengthening Measures of a Pile Foundation Supporting Transmission Line Tower
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The present paper describes the failure of an under-reamed pile foundation supporting a transmission line tower. Assessment of in-service pile conditions, i.e., in-built length, depth of bulb, uniformity of cross-sectional ... -
Physical Modeling on Dynamic Responses of Gravity Dams by Underwater Explosion in a Centrifuge
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Gravity dams are important infrastructures, and their failure can affect public security. In this work, physical modeling was conducted to determine the dynamic responses and types of damage to gravity dams subjected to ... -
Damage Identification of Tie-Down Cables in Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Vehicle-Induced Displacement
(ASCE, 6/1/2021)Tie-down cables are critical components of uplift-restraint bearings in bridges. Damage of a tie-down cable substantially affects the safety of a bridge and driving conditions. In this study, a damage identification method ... -
Seismic Behavior of Base Isolated Civil Protection Operative Center in Foligno, Italy
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The analysis of the actual seismic behavior of the Operative Building of the Civil Protection Centre in Foligno, Italy, which is seismically isolated by means of high damping rubber bearings (HDRBs), is shown. An accelerometer ... -
Response Prediction Model for Structures of Quayside Container Crane Based on Monitoring Data
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Structural health monitoring and response prediction are of great significance to ensure safety of structures and avoid structural failures. In order to capture changes of structural state in time and improve accuracy of ... -
Transition Zones of Steel Bridges as Hotspots for Track Buckling
(ASCE, 6/1/2021)Open deck steel bridges are characterized by the direct connection of transoms to the bridge girders. The expansion of steel girders due to thermal loads is transmitted by the fastening system to the track in the transition ... -
Application of a Soft Soil Stabilized by Composite Geopolymer
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)As a new type of green material, the geopolymer has good engineering technical properties, outstanding sustainable development performance, and huge market potential. It also has significant performance advantages and ... -
Early Age Cracking Control in Semimassive Walls of RC Tanks by Internal Cooling
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Semimassive tanks must satisfy the requirement of watertightness, so all attempts to reduce early-age imposed strains lead to considerable financial savings. The impact of a cooling pipe system (CPS) on a reinforced concrete ... -
Parametric Study and Fatigue Life Evaluation Using Effective Notch Stress Approach for Rib-to-Deck Welded Joints in Orthotropic Steel Decks
(ASCE, 6/1/2021)Fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel decks is a long-standing problem in bridge structures. The notch stress approach has been applied to the fatigue evaluation of steel structures. Parameters of the notch stress approach ...