Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Estimating the Interior Layout of Buildings Using a Shape Grammar to Capture Building Style
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)An algorithm is described for determining the interior layout of a building given three pieces of information: (1) the footprint of each story; (2) a reasonably complete set of exterior features; and (3) a shape grammar ... -
Design and Implementation of Loose-Coupling Visualization Components in a Distributed Construction Simulation Environment with HLA
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Construction simulation provides a way to experiment with various scenarios of large-scale complicated construction projects, which can help meet project goals while taking into consideration uncertainties, resource ... -
Development of a Microscopic Simulation to Model Traffic Sign Management and Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Minimum retroreflectivity standards issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have focused the attention of highway administrators on improving the nighttime performance of signs. This paper outlines the development ... -
Evaluation of GIS Applications for Horizontal Curve Data Collection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Applications that use a geographic information system (GIS) are common and useful in the field of transportation. Horizontal curves are critical components on a roadway in their role as a transition between straight segments ... -
Integrating Simulation and Ant Colony Optimization to Improve the Service Facility Layout in a Station
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)A good layout of the service facilities in a station can reduce the total walking distance of passengers to and from various facilities. It improves the overall service efficiency and quality of the station. Over time the ... -
Social Semantic Approach to Support Communication in AEC
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Communication systems in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry face many challenges. This paper proposes construction information and knowledge portal (CIKP), an information and knowledge-management ... -
USN-Based Data Acquisition for Increasing Safety in the Concrete Formwork Operation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The construction operation is usually executed in a dynamic environment. The operation needs to be constantly monitored to prevent any structural failures. Data acquisition should provide information on whether the operation ... -
Resource-Constrained Critical Path Scheduling by a GRASP-Based Hyperheuristic
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The greedy randomized adaptive search procedure (GRASP) is a well-known computational procedure for handling combinatorial optimization problems. Hyperheuristics, or heuristics to choose heuristics, are higher-level ... -
Uncertainty Reduction in Multi-Evaluator Decision Making
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)When selecting construction design-build teams, subjective multi-evaluator decision making can be controversial and can lead to project delay, loss of public trust, and increased legal fees. This paper introduces a ... -
Nonparametric Lens Debris Detection of Video Log Images Using Hysteresis Updating
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Video-log images are often used by state DOTs to manually or automatically extract roadway infrastructure information, including roadway geometry and signs. Poor quality images with lens debris are unacceptable and need ... -
Virtual Organizational Imitation for Construction Enterprises: Agent-Based Simulation Framework for Exploring Human and Organizational Implications in Construction Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Numerous efforts have been made to investigate organizational and human implications in construction management. Despite the major contribution of these efforts, future research efforts should be able to capture complex ... -
Near Real-Time Motion Planning and Simulation of Cranes in Construction: Framework and System Architecture
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Motion planning of cranes is an important issue in construction projects, where rapid and accurate planning directly affects the safety and productivity of operations. The work presented in this paper is directed toward ... -
Supporting Civil Engineers during Disaster Response and Recovery Using a Segway Mobile Workstation Chariot
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents a mobile workstation chariot (MWC) that enables first responders and civil engineers to undertake initial disaster reconnaissance and damage assessment operations by quickly traversing hazardous terrain ... -
Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Kriging Methods for Characterization and Interpolation of Soil Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Characterization and analysis of large quantities of existing soil data represent highly complicated tasks because of the spatial correlation, uncertainty, and complexity of the processes underlying soil formation. In this ... -
Application of Splines Supported by Kriging for Precise Shape Analysis of Incompletely Measured Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The creation of precise models of engineering structures constructed with splines requires that a relatively regular set of observations be supplied. The presence of door and window openings in such structures, and covering ... -
Epistemic Model to Monitor the Position of Mobile Sensing Nodes on Construction Sites with Rough Location Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Construction organizations are rapidly engaging in the utilization of infrastructureless identification and localization technologies with the purpose of increasing the visibility of their site resources and, more specifically, ... -
Hybrid Active Contour–Incorporated Sign Detection Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Traffic signs are one of the important roadway assets. Transportation agencies are required to inventory sign assets, but current manual traffic sign inventory methods are labor-intensive and time-consuming. A generalized ... -
Support Vector Machines Approach to Conditional Simulation of Non-Gaussian Stochastic Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The problem of conditional simulation of non-Gaussian stochastic processes and fields has gained a significant interest recently because of its applications in many fields, such as wind engineering, ocean engineering, and ... -
Automated Trajectory and Path Planning Analysis Based on Ultra Wideband Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This work studies the utility of ultra wideband (UWB) sensor technology for optimizing construction site operations. In particular, recorded trajectory signals provide important behavioral information regarding site usage ... -
User-Centered Nonintrusive Electricity Load Monitoring for Residential Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)This paper presents a nonintrusive electricity load-monitoring approach that provides feedback on the energy consumption and operational schedule of electrical appliances in a residential building. This approach utilizes ...