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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 ... -
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. ... -
Socially Aware Shared Control Navigation for Assistive Mobile Robots in the Built Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAs the number of persons with disabilities (PWD), particularly those with one or more physical impairments increases, there has been an increasing demand for assistive technologies that can support independent ... -
Pavement Performance Prediction for Continuous Road Sections Considering Spatial Correlation: A Deep Learning–Based Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe accuracy of pavement performance prediction models directly affects the development of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) decision plans. However, existing pavement performance prediction models ... -
A Comparative Study of Algebraic and Backprojection Reconstruction Techniques for Concrete Ultrasonic Tomography
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractUltrasonic tomography is a promising nondestructive technique for evaluating the internal state of concrete elements, which is crucial for maintaining the sustainability and safety of civil infrastructures. In civil ... -
YOLO-RAPD: Enhanced YOLOv8s-Based Automated Detection of Road Assets and Pavement Distress
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis paper introduces an object detection algorithm called you only look once-road assets and pavement distress (YOLO-RAPD), developed to automatically identify road assets and pavement distresses. YOLO-RAPD is an ... -
Text2BIM: Generating Building Models Using a Large Language Model-Based Multiagent Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThe conventional BIM authoring process typically requires designers to master complex and tedious modeling commands to materialize their design intentions within BIM authoring tools. This additional cognitive burden ... -
Leveraging Open-Vocabulary Object Detection in Goal-Oriented Navigation for Assessing Indoor Energy–Intensive Devices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractEnergy auditing is crucial to improve energy efficiency in buildings. This paper focuses on the initial stage of energy auditing: collecting data on energy-intensive devices, which account for 20% of major building ... -
ConvNextV2X: Road Microcrack Detection Algorithm Based on Improved Multiscale Feature Fusion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractRoad microcracks are difficult to detect in their early stages. If not detected and repaired in a timely manner, they gradually expand under continuous traffic loads and environmental factors. This expansion ... -
Safety Consultation for Prefabricated Construction: A Localized Retrieval-Augmented Generative Question-Answering System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractDespite inherent safety benefits associated with prefabricated construction, risk of on-site hazards persists, particularly during hoisting and splicing phases. Construction workers appear to still lack full mastery ...