Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Applying Concept Similarity to the Evaluation of Common Understanding in Multidisciplinary Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The success of an architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) project largely depends on the effective collaboration of project participants. This characteristic of the industry requires that AEC education shall ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Soil Properties and Deterioration of Metallic Pipes Using Predictive Data Mining Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Soil corrosivity is considered to be a major factor for the deterioration of metallic water mains. Using a 10-point scoring method as suggested by the American Water Works Association, soil corrosivity potential can be ... -
REILP Approach for Uncertainty-Based Decision Making in Civil Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The civil and environmental decision-making processes are plagued with uncertain, vague, and incomplete information. Interval linear programming (ILP) is a widely applied mathematical programming method in assisting civil ... -
Effectiveness of ICT for Construction Information Exchange among Multidisciplinary Project Teams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has been commonplace in the construction industry, with the increased functionalities of intranets and extranets in a web-based environment. Yet, human and ... -
Workload Distribution Framework for the Parallel Solution of Large Structural Models on Heterogeneous PC Clusters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)One of the main problems of substructure-based parallel solution methods is the imbalances in the condensation times of substructures when direct solvers are used. Such imbalances usually decrease the performance of the ... -
Effective Monitoring of the Concrete Pouring Operation in an RFID-Based Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A ubiquitous sensing and communications environment, recently introduced to the construction industry, requires not only the development of a Web-based system, but also the integration of this system with hardware devices. ... -
Feature Selection Using Stochastic Search: An Application to System Identification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)System identification using multiple-model strategies may involve thousands of models with several parameters. However, only a few models are close to the correct model. A key task involves finding which parameters are ... -
Techniques for Predicting Cracking Pattern of Masonry Wallet Using Artificial Neural Networks and Cellular Automata
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)This paper introduces innovative artificial intelligent techniques for directly predicting the cracking patterns of masonry wallets, subjected to vertical loading. The von Neumann neighborhood model and the Moore neighborhood ... -
Hydraulic Deterioration Models for Storm-Water Drainage Pipes: Ordered Probit versus Probabilistic Neural Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A decrease in discharge capacity of storm-water drainage pipes is the result of the so-called hydraulic deterioration which reduces the cross sectional area of pipes and increases the pipe roughness. Hydraulic deterioration ... -
3D Surface Modeling and Measuring System for Pneumatic Caisson
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)In order to build a 3D model environment of a pneumatic caisson for excavator operators and managers, a modeling and measuring 3D surface system of unmanned pneumatic caisson was presented in this paper. The whole system ... -
Discussion of “Integrated Decision Support System for Optimal Renewal Planning of Sewer Networks” by M. R. Halfawy, Leila Dridi, and Samar Baker
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Optimal Water Distribution Network Design with Honey-Bee Mating Optimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Water distribution network is a costly infrastructure and plays a crucial role in supplying water for the consumers especially for those who are living in the urban areas. The importance and huge capital cost of the system ... -
Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring of a Highway Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A bridge monitoring TestBed is developed as a research environment for sensor networks and related decision-support technologies. A continuous monitoring system, capable of handling a large number of sensor data channels ... -
An Open-Source Vision for HAZUS
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Automated Generation of Customized Field Data Collection Templates to Support Information Needs of Cost Estimators
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)While estimating activity production rates, cost estimators rely on historical production rates. To have realistic and useful cost estimates based on historical production rates, such production rate data should be augmented ... -
Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis Software Architecture Using Object Composition
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Object composition offers significant advantages over class inheritance to develop a flexible software architecture for finite-element analysis. Using this approach, separate classes encapsulate fundamental finite-element ... -
Application of AdaBoost to the Retaining Wall Method Selection in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The appropriate selection of construction methods is a critical factor in the successful completion of any construction project. Artificial intelligence techniques are widely used to assist in the selection of a construction ... -
Entropic Risk Analysis by a High Level Decision Support System for Construction SMEs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The method of entropy has been useful in evaluating inconsistency on human judgments. This paper illustrates an entropy-based decision support system called e-FDSS to the solution of multicriterion risk and decision analysis ... -
Automated Code Compliance Checking for Building Envelope Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Automating the checking of building envelope design according to design regulations is a complex process because these regulations consist of complicated logic sentences covering multiple functions. Existing mechanisms of ... -
Web-Based Construction Project Specification System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Due to discrepancies and multiple ownerships of construction specifications in Korea, writing a project specification is very challenging. This paper presents a framework and architecture of a Web-based construction ...