Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Optimizing Construction Work–Rest Schedules and Worker Reassignment Utilizing Wristband Physiological Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Construction workers are exposed to long physically demanding work hours and require sufficient work rests to avoid strenuous fatigue, productivity loss, and adverse health effects. In the literature, limited efforts ... -
Layout Optimization for Stormwater Harvesting Facilities in Coal Ports Considering Stochasticity of Underlying Surface Types
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Dust removal in ports exacerbates water shortages and coastal pollution, particularly in coal ports with significant dust production. Constructing green ports for water conservation and emissions reduction is the future ... -
Intelligent Construction Activity Identification for All-Weather Site Monitoring Using 4D Millimeter-Wave Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Site monitoring is indispensable for modern construction management. Contact approaches, represented by wearable devices, have problems such as privacy leaks and hindering working. Vision-based noncontact methods depend ... -
Determining the Extent of Attributes Contributing to Gender Inclusion of Workers in the Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)An inclusive workforce leads to higher productivity and creativity, increased job satisfaction, and decreased turnover. Though few studies have identified factors affecting inclusion in construction, there is a need for a ... -
Measuring Construction Productivity across Projects: Multilevel Three-Dimensional Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This research presents a novel microlevel (i.e., project-level) construction productivity framework aimed at measuring and benchmarking productivity consistently within and between projects, work packages, and activities. ... -
Mixed Reality-Based Approach for Minimizing Time Uncertainty in Prefabrication
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Prefabrication is highly recognized in construction due to its inherent cost efficiency, quality control, and sustainability benefits. However, the presence of uncertainties in prefabrication processes hinders the realization ... -
TransWallNet: High-Performance Semantic Segmentation of Large-Scale and Multifeatured Point Clouds of Building Gables
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Intelligent recognition of bulges, windows, and other features in building gable point cloud data is a prerequisite and critical step for the implementation of automated spray-painting in construction. Gable point cloud ... -
Analyzing the Critical Success Factors Affecting Project Bundling Performance of Infrastructure Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Project bundling is an innovative project-delivery approach that bundles and groups different infrastructure projects into a single contract. Project bundling provides numerous opportunities and benefits for agencies and ... -
Mitigating Project Schedule Risks by Identifying Subcritical Paths and Variance-Critical Activities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Significant risks in project completion delay could be buried in the development of project schedules because of theoretical flaws in project schedule risk analysis. Major project delays hamper infrastructure development ... -
Dynamic Fleet Configuration Model for Optimizing Earthmoving Operations Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Practitioners in construction management primarily focus on two key indicators of project success: total cost and completion time. Heavy equipment and machinery play pivotal role in determining these measures, representing ... -
Research on Energy-Saving Control Strategy of Loader Based on Intelligent Identification of Working Stages
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)An energy-saving control strategy for wheel loaders is proposed in this paper to address the issue of high energy consumption during their operation. The strategy is based on the intelligent identification of working stages, ... -
An Evaluation Method for Multisource Information Fusion in Tunneling Water Inrush Disasters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)During tunnel construction, a substantial volume of data is generated. However, presently, there is a challenge in effectively integrating those data to conduct a precise risk assessment of water inrush. This study develops ... -
Transitioning Work Arrangements in the Construction Industry: Changes in Time-Use Patterns and Individual Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Work from home (WFH) connects traditional life at home and work in office (WIO) by moving work to living areas, and thus, it reshapes the time-use patterns and further influences individual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ... -
Enhancing Tunnel Boring Machine Penetration Rate Predictions through Particle Swarm Optimization and Elman Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Accurate prediction of tunnel boring machine (TBM) penetration rates is of great significance for intelligent TBM construction. Traditional empirical and theoretical models of TBM penetration rates are difficult to adapt ... -
Autonomous Drones in Urban Navigation: Autoencoder Learning Fusion for Aerodynamics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Drones are becoming indispensable in emergency search and rescue (SAR), particularly in intricate urban areas where rapid and accurate response is crucial. This study addresses the pressing need for enhancing drone navigation ... -
Optimizing the Regulation of Commercial Real Estate Presale Deposits: The Role of Third-Party Regulation and the Design of Government Incentives
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In recent years, the outbreak of mass loan suspension by homebuyers in China has triggered widespread concern about the regulation of presale deposits for commercial real estate. To optimize the supervision mechanism of ... -
RoboSite: An Educational Virtual Site Visit Featuring the Safe Integration of Four-Legged Robots in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The rise of robot use in the construction industry underscores the need to prepare the next generation of construction professionals for this technological shift. While knowledge about these robots is vital, understanding ... -
The Last Planner System as an Emergent Production Planning and
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The positive outcomes associated with the Last Planner System (LPS) of production -
Predicting the Cost of Rework in High-Rise Buildings Using Graph Convolutional Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)To reduce the risk of unexpected cost of rework (COR), a variety of predictive models have been developed in the construction management literature. However, they primarily focus on prediction accuracy, and rather less ... -
Deep Learning-Based Image Steganography for Visual Data Cybersecurity in Construction Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The construction industry is increasingly digital and dependent on extensive use of information technologies. However, data exchange in a digital environment makes construction data more vulnerable to cyber risks. For ...