Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Dual-Light Inspection Method for Automatic Pavement Surveys
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Conducting a pavement survey is a time-consuming but necessary task to ensure the serviceability of road pavements. Many investigators have used image-processing methods to automate the survey process and to enhance the ... -
Automated Pothole Distress Assessment Using Asphalt Pavement Video Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Potholes, as a severe type of pavement distress, are currently identified and assessed manually in pavement-maintenance programs. This manual process is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Existing methods for automated ... -
Error and Uncertainty Analysis of Inexact and Imprecise Computer Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Computer simulations are routinely executed to predict the behavior of complex systems in many fields of engineering and science. These computer-aided predictions involve the theoretical foundation, numerical modeling, and ... -
Ontology-Based Feature Modeling for Construction Information Extraction from a Building Information Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A building information model (BIM) provides a rich representation of a building’s design. However, there are many challenges in receiving construction-specific information from a BIM, limiting the usability of BIMs for ... -
Closure to “Educational Simulation in Construction: Virtual Construction Simulator” by Dragana Nikolic, Shrimant Jaruhar, and John I. Messner
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Strengthening of Parallel Computation Performance of Integrated Earthquake Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The parallel scalability of the seismic response analysis (SRA) module of the Integrated Earthquake Simulator (IES) is enhanced to achieve near-ideal scalability. In previous studies, the SRA module was enhanced with ... -
Improved Genetic Algorithm for Finance-Based Scheduling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Currently, the genetic algorithm (GA) technique has been used in finance-based scheduling to devise critical path method (CPM) schedules exhibiting cash flows of periodical finance needs below preset cash constraints. The ... -
Decision Support System for Railway Track Maintenance and Renewal Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This paper describes a decision support system approach for railway track maintenance and renewal management system to analyze the track components and to suggest methods for helping the track managers and engineers decide ... -
Pavement Life-Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Interpretation Using a Novel Qualitative Decision Procedure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A novel approach to life-cycle sustainability (impact) assessment and interpretation procedure on the basis of multiple criteria is developed in this paper for the comparison and evaluation of alternative road pavement ... -
Discussion of “Educational Simulation in Construction: Virtual Construction Simulator” by Dragana Nikolic, Shrimant Jaruhar, and John I. Messner
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Parametric Performance Evaluation of Wavelet-Based Corrosion Detection Algorithms for Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Corrosion is a crucial defect in structural systems that can lead to catastrophic effects if neglected. Current structure inspection standards require an inspector to visually assess the conditions of a target structure. ... -
Computational Framework for Automated Seismic Design of Steel Frames with Self-Centering Connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)A computational framework is proposed as an automated design cycle for the optimal seismic design of steel frames with self-centering connections. This paper demonstrates the approach by considering steel frames retrofitted ... -
Data Fusion of Real-Time Location Sensing and Physiological Status Monitoring for Ergonomics Analysis of Construction Workers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Previous research and applications in construction resource optimization have focused on tracking the location of material and equipment. There is a lack of studies on remote monitoring for improving safety and health of ... -
Finding All-Pairs Shortest Path for a Large-Scale Transportation Network Using Parallel Floyd-Warshall and Parallel Dijkstra Algorithms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Parallel computing has become a powerful approach for solving real-time decisions about large-scale, computing-intensive transportation problems. A frequently encountered transportation problem is the “shortest path problem;” ... -
Feedforward Analysis for Shield-Ground System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Ground surface settlement is an important measurement in identifying potential damages for shield tunneling. Identifying the relationship between shield parameters and the resulting settlement is of vital importance to the ... -
Supervised Classification of Basaltic Aggregate Particles Based on Texture Properties
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The strength and durability of materials produced from aggregates (e.g., concrete bricks, concrete, and ballast) are critically affected by the weathering of the particles, which is closely related to their mineral ... -
Energy Modeling System Using Building Information Modeling Open Standards
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)There is an urgent need in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries for new programs and methods of producing reliable energy simulations using building information modeling (BIM) technology. Current ... -
Automated and Efficient Method for Extraction of Tunnel Cross Sections Using Terrestrial Laser Scanned Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)An automated and efficient method for extraction of tunnel cross sections using terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) data is presented. In this process, a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud acquired from the TLS is projected ... -
Integrated 3D Web Application for Structural Analysis Software as a Service
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Internet has increased its capacities and possibilities exponentially since its inception. This evolution has been possible because of new standards and technologies, like Web services. Structural analysis software has ... -
Multiobjective Evolutionary Approach to Optimal Reservoir Operation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This paper presents an application of the Multiobjective Differential Evolution (MoDE) algorithm for the optimal operation of a complex multipurpose reservoir system. The developed algorithm (MoDE) is compared with the ...