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Optimizing Task Allocation in Human-in-the-Lead Construction Robotics: A Framework for Wood Assembly–Based Robotics in Panelized Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractExisting human–robot collaboration (HRC) research often overemphasizes an equal partnership, which can hinder the effective integration of robots in the dynamic environment of industrialized construction (IC). This ... -
Development of Multilabel Text Classification with Contrastive Learning for Safety Hazard Analysis in Large-Scale Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractText analysis of safety hazards is particularly important to grasp construction safety risks. However, hazard descriptions and locations are usually weakly directional and ambiguous, leading to a significant ... -
DfMA-Oriented Optimal Design for Curved Wooden Keels Based on Multiobjective Optimization and BIM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractCurved buildings, often local landmarks, seamlessly blend into their surroundings. The construction of such structures frequently involves the use of curved wooden keels (CWKs) due to their ease of shaping and ... -
Structural Reliability Sensitivity Analysis of Rare Events by Parallel Adaptive Bayesian Probabilistic Integration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractEfficient estimation of small failure probabilities and their sensitivities to distribution parameters of input random variables is critical for decision making on engineered components or systems. Bayesian active ... -
Integrating Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and Deep Learning for Real-Time Flood Inundation Forecasting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractExtreme climate events are becoming increasingly frequent, and flood disasters have been one of the most frequent and devastating forms of such events, threatening the lives and property of coastal residents. To ... -
Smart Video Analytics Solution to Identify Urban Floodborne Objects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractFloating urban objects (e.g., drums, tyres, and gas cylinders) during floods is a common phenomenon that exacerbates flooding outcomes in many ways such as causing injuries, blocking infrastructure, and diverting ... -
Optimized Pavement Crack Segmentation with Low Computational Cost Using Fusion-Enhanced Attention U-Net
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAccurate segmentation of pavement cracks is crucial for maintaining road safety and the longevity of road infrastructures. Existing convolutional neural network (CNN) models often struggle with the noise and irregular ... -
VectorGraphNET: Graph Attention Networks for Accurate Segmentation of Complex Technical Drawings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study introduces a new approach to extracting vector data from technical drawings in Portable Document Format (PDF) format and analyzing them semantically by employing graph attention networks. The proposed ... -
Federated Smart Work Package Framework with Triplet Loss for Mental Fatigue Monitoring
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractMonitoring crane operators’ mental fatigue is critical for construction occupational health and safety, as their work demands constant alertness. Fatigue manifests as a highly personalized phenomenon, complicating ... -
An Evaluation Method of Skid Resistance Performance of Asphalt Pavement under Aeolian Sand Conditions Based on Multiscale Fractal Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractSkid resistance of the pavement is among the crucial elements that impact traffic safety. Many scholars have proven that pavement texture, as an important factor affecting skid resistance performance, has self-similar ... -
Enhanced Semantic Recognition of Architectural Floor Plan Recognition Using CLIP and Advanced Sampling Strategy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractRecognizing architectural floor plans is essential for streamlining the design process and automating the analysis and documentation of buildings. Vectorization-based symbol spotting methods face challenges such ... -
Visual Fire Safety Inspection Framework Using Computer Vision Algorithms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe integration of building information modeling (BIM) and computer vision in fire safety inspections offers a promising avenue to enhance efficiency and accuracy. This study presents a proof of concept for a machine ... -
Proposed Standard Test to Evaluate Back-Support Exoskeleton Efficacy for Rebar Workers: Test Design and Initial Implementation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractConstruction workers are exposed to high forces, repetitive tasks, and prolonged nonneutral postures that put them at risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Occupational exoskeleton (OE) technology is an emerging ... -
Deep Learning–Based Quantitative Evaluation of the Relationship between Damage Evolution and Seismic Capacity of RC Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractGiven the rapid advancement of AI technology, deep learning (DL) is increasingly being utilized to assess the damage of reinforced concrete (RC) elements. This paper adopts DL to discuss the relationship between ... -
Prediction of Rockhead Depth with Limited Borehole Data: A Yang Chizhong Filtering and Estimation Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThe spatial distribution of rockhead profile has a significant impact on the design and construction of geotechnical engineering structures. Limited by economic and technical conditions, the borehole data of specific ... -
Feature Extraction–Based Prediction Models for Newmark Sliding Displacement of Slopes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractNewmark sliding displacement prediction models have been developed by many researchers to assess the seismic performance of slopes in the region. Recently, machine learning techniques have been applied to improve ... -
Welding Path Planning for Steel Box Bridge Panel Unit with Multiple Ribs Based on Improved RRT Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe construction of large bridges requires extensive prefabrication of steel components, where the efficiency and precision of welding operations directly influence construction progress and quality. In the automated ... -
UAV-Derived Data Processing Framework for Enhancing Input Reliability to Create Accurate Community Building Energy Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractReducing energy consumption of the urban building stock is a driving concern for meeting the global net-zero targets. It is commonly observed that the urban building energy modeling approaches that try to find ... -
Camera Pose Refinement for Precise BIM Alignment in Mixed Reality Visualization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe construction industry faces challenges stemming from labor-intensive processes that are prone to errors and inefficiencies. Recent advancements in construction automation, particularly in building work inspection, ... -
Spatiotemporal Parallel Convolutional Network Considering Multidimensional Factors for Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis research proposes a spatiotemporal parallel convolutional network (SPCN) model that accounts for both the interactions between lanes and the impact of weather conditions in predicting short-term traffic volume. ...