Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Construction Informatics in European Research: Topics and Agendas
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper presents past and future research themes in construction informatics as perceived mostly by a community of researchers active in European Information Society projects. It is based on a survey that was conducted ... -
Methods and Object-Oriented Software for FE Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis with Application to a Bridge Structure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper addresses the growing demand for finite-element software with capabilities to incorporate uncertainty in the input parameters. Reliability and response sensitivity algorithms are implemented in the general-purpose ... -
Intra- and Interorganizational Knowledge Services to Promote Informed Sustainability Practices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)To promote sustainable construction, the construction industry needs to intensify its efforts to move to a knowledge intensive mode. Sustainability goals can only be achieved if new resources of knowledge and expertise ... -
Multiobjective Differential Evolution with Application to Reservoir System Optimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Many water resources systems are characterized by multiple objectives. For multiobjective optimization, typically there can be no single optimal solution which can simultaneously satisfy all the goals, but rather a set of ... -
ASCE Global Center of Excellence in Computing
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Semantic Web Services Framework for Computational Mechanics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)In performing numerical structural analysis, computers are adept at “crunching” numbers but require close guidance from human users. Oftentimes, judgment and experience of seasoned users are necessary to obtain accurate ... -
OLAP-Integrated Project Cost Control and Manpower Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Existing project management practices underemphasize the interrelationships between individual work tasks and other project components. This leaves the interdependencies under-recognized and under-managed, and promotes a ... -
Urban Damage Estimation Using Statistical Processing of Satellite Images
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Remotely sensed satellite imagery of an earthquake-affected region can significantly assist in estimating the severity of infrastructure damage. Modern high-resolution satellite systems have been launched to provide users ... -
Analysis of Nighttime Driver Behavior and Pavement Marking Effects Using Fuzzy Inference System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Nighttime driving behavior differs from that during the day because of differences in the driver’s field of view. At night, drivers must rely on their vehicle headlamps to illuminate the roadway. It is essential then that ... -
Sketching Finite-Element Models within a Unified Two-Dimensional Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Complicated menu-based, command line, or scriptable interfaces used in most simulation tools create an unnatural working environment for model development and analysis. Even engineers and scientists familiar with such ... -
Modeling of Temperature–Frequency Correlation Using Combined Principal Component Analysis and Support Vector Regression Technique
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)A good understanding of environmental effects on structural modal properties is essential for reliable performance of vibration-based damage diagnosis methods. In this paper, a method of combining principal component ... -
Formalism for Construction Inspection Planning: Requirements and Process Concept
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Inspectors currently do not have adequate planning support to prevent inefficient or overlooked inspections and undetected defects. Underlying this problem is the lack of a planning formalism for specifying inspection goals ... -
PCM in Taiwan: A Diagnosis Knowledge-Base in PCM Plan/Design Phase
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Professional construction management (PCM) is a burgeoning industry for public construction in Taiwan. Most problems encountered in the execution of PCM projects are treated in an empirical manner. This paper develops a ... -
H∞ Filtering in Neural Network Training and Pruning with Application to System Identification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)An efficient training and pruning methodology based on the -
Robust Training Termination Criterion for Back-Propagation ANNs Applicable to Small Data Sets
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)One of the daunting tasks of a neural network modeler is prescribing an appropriate training termination criterion, a criterion that avoids underfitting or overfitting the underlying functional relationship between input ... -
Application of Peer-to-Peer Network for Real-Time Online Collaborative Computer-Aided Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)The Internet has revolutionized the way software systems work. Many applications, such as online games and instant messengers, have utilized Web-related technologies to cooperate over the Internet. Recently, some researchers ... -
Tensegrity Active Control: Multiobjective Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)A multiobjective search method is adapted for supporting structural control of an active tensegrity structure. Structural control is carried out by modifying the self-stress state of the structure in order to satisfy a ... -
Algorithms for Automated Monitoring and Control of Fall Hazards
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Most lethal accidents in construction are caused by falling from heights. Researchers point out the importance of safety control, carried out systematically and based on real-time data collection, as the most important ... -
Potential of Augmented Reality as an Assistant Viewer for Computer-Aided Drawing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Based upon technical feasibility and interest in Augmented Reality as a flexible framework for the development of visualization tools and human–machine interfaces for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, ... -
Tracking Components and Maintenance History within a Facility Utilizing Radio Frequency Identification Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Limitations in data transfer between maintenance workers and a central facility management (FM) system result in lower data quality, longer service process times, and ineffective capturing of component maintenance history. ...