Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Visualizing the Seismic Spectral Response of the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake Using Volume Rendering Technique
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents an innovative method using volume rendering computer graphics techniques for visualizing the spectral information of a seismic response, using the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan as an example. In ... -
Database Expert Planning System for On-Site Design Strategies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The successful delivery of capital facility projects demands the existence of effective channels of communication among project participants. Thus, clear unambiguous communication of information is an indispensable condition ... -
Bayesian Analysis of Heterogeneity in Modeling of Pavement Fatigue Cracking
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Fatigue cracking models are important for the design, analysis, and management of pavement structures. There are two types of cracking models available in the literature. The first type of model is structured to predict ... -
Fast and Accurate Risk Evaluation for Scheduling Large-Scale Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)This paper presents the development of a novel probabilistic scheduling model that enables fast and accurate risk evaluation for large-scale construction projects. The model is designed to overcome the limitations of ... -
Decentralized Approach Considering Spatial Attributes for Equipment Utilization in Civil Engineering Disaster Response
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)After a disaster hits an urban area, well-organized response operations are required to efficiently mitigate the chaotic situation. Efficient distribution of resources, such as heavy construction equipment, is critical to ... -
Reliability-Based Hybrid Data Fusion Method for Adaptive Location Estimation in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Materials tracking and locating, which can be accomplished through various technologies and data sources, are key elements affecting construction productivity. The need for developing fundamental methods to take advantage ... -
Efficient Approach to Compute Generalized Interdependent Effects between Infrastructure Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Most studies on infrastructure interdependencies only explore a subset of the possible damage states in which they operate. Typically, interdependence effects (IE) are measured in terms of common failure fractions ( -
Multiagent-Based Collaborative Framework for a Self-Managing Structural Health Monitoring System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The deterioration of civil infrastructure as a result of aging, altered requirements, excessive loading, or inadequate maintenance underpins the urgent need for reliable and cost-effective monitoring systems. This paper ... -
Development and Implementation of a GIS-Based Safety Monitoring System for Hydropower Station Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Because of the importance of safety monitoring in the construction of hydropower stations, the development of monitoring systems has drawn more and more attention. Traditional processing techniques for monitored data, such ... -
Grid-Based Geoprocessing for Integrated Global Navigation Satellite System Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)It is anticipated that the integration of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) will improve the overall positioning performance benefiting many existing applications and paving the way for the emergence of new ... -
Visual Pattern Recognition Models for Remote Sensing of Civil Infrastructure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)As-built models have been proven useful in many project-related applications, such as progress monitoring and quality control. However, they are not widely produced in most projects because a lot of effort is still necessary ... -
Subtractive Clustering-Based K-means Technique for Determining Optimum Time-of-Day Breakpoints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)In many countries, the most widely used method for timing plan selection and implementation is the time-of-day (TOD) method. In TOD mode, a few traffic patterns that exist in the historical volume data are recognized and ... -
Ontology-Based Approach to Context Representation and Reasoning for Managing Context-Sensitive Construction Information
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The construction industry is an information-intensive industry and heavily relies on documents, including physical and virtual documentation and models, to exchange context-sensitive information among different project ... -
Educational Simulation in Construction: Virtual Construction Simulator1
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Students in the architecture, engineering, and construction disciplines are often challenged with visualizing and understanding the complex spatial and temporal relationships involved in designing and constructing ... -
Empirical Analysis of Construction Enterprise Information Systems: Assessing System Integration, Critical Factors, and Benefits
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Attaining higher levels of system integration is seen as the primary goal of construction enterprise information systems (CEIS). Increased system integration resulting from CEIS implementation is expected to lead to numerous ... -
Intelligent Agent Optimization of Urban Bus Transit System Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The transit route network design (TRND) problem seeks a set of bus routes and schedules that is optimal in the sense that it maximizes the utility of an urban bus system for passengers while minimizing operator cost. Because ... -
Accelerometer-Based Activity Recognition in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Recognizing the activities of workers helps to measure and control safety, productivity, and quality in construction sites. Automated activity recognition can enhance the efficiency of the measurement system. The present ... -
Optical Fish Trajectory Measurement in Fishways through Computer Vision and Artificial Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Vertical slot fishways are hydraulic structures that allow the upstream migration of fish through obstructions in rivers. The appropriate design of a vertical slot fishway depends on the interplay between hydraulic and ... -
Local Information Access for Search and Rescue Using Wireless Data Storage Mediums
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)After a natural disaster strikes buildings, it is vital to immediately retrieve the related local information for efficient search and rescue (S&R) operations. Although it seems convenient to store the required local ... -
Sample Average Approximation Technique for Flexible Network Design Problem
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Finding an optimal investment strategy to use scarce resources efficiently is challenging, since the transportation network parameters such as demand, capacity, and travel cost are uncertain. Sequencing investments over ...