Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Novel Cellular Automata Approach to Optimal Water Distribution Network Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)This paper proposes a novel heuristic-based and cellular automata-inspired approach to the optimal design of water distribution networks. The design of water distribution networks is of central importance to the water ... -
Prototype Tool for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Coordination
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Effective mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) coordination requires recalling and integrating knowledge regarding design, construction, and operations and maintenance of each MEP system. Currently, the MEP coordination ... -
Permutation-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)In the light of particle swarm optimization (PSO) which utilizes both local and global experiences during search process, a permutation-based scheme for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) is ... -
Modal Seismic Control of Building Frames by Artificial Neural Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)An artificial neural network based control scheme for reduction of the seismic response of a multistory building frame is presented. The scheme, which controls the response of the frame by also controlling the significant ... -
Use of Artificial Neural Networks as Explicit Finite Difference Operators
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Results of a numerical exercise, substituting a numerical operator by an artificial neural network (ANN) are presented in this paper. The numerical operator used is the explicit form of the finite difference (FD) scheme. ... -
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Research Publication Trends and Topics in <i>Computing in Civil Engineering</i>
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)This paper provides a historical perspective on computing research in civil engineering, as reflected in the -
Domain Taxonomy for Construction Concepts: Toward a Formal Ontology for Construction Knowledge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)With the advancement of the semantic web, the construction industry is at a stage where intelligent knowledge management systems can be used. Such systems support more effective collaboration, where virtual teams of skilled ... -
Highway Safety Assessment through Geographic Information System-Based Data Visualization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)This paper describes a new method of safety assessment of highway stopping and passing sight distances. Topographic data were collected by flying a plane equipped with a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system on a ... -
Real-Time Connectivity Modeling of Water Distribution Networks to Predict Contamination Spread
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)This paper presents a new approach to analyzing water distribution networks during a contamination event. Previous computer models for predicting the extent of contamination spread in water distribution networks are ... -
Predicting the Outcome of Construction Litigation Using Boosted Decision Trees
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Construction litigation has become commonplace in numerous construction projects, particularly in large contracts. Miscommunication, inadequate plans and specifications, rigid contracts, changes in site conditions, nonpayment, ... -
Generate-Select-Check Based Daily Reporting System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The daily report in construction projects is an important document managed on a daily basis for collection of as-built information regarding project progress, however, its processing is time consuming, based on manual ... -
Grid-Based Heuristic Method for Multifactor Landfill Siting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Siting a landfill requires the processing of a large amount of spatial data. However, the manual processing of spatial data is tedious. A geographical information system (GIS), although capable of handling spatial data in ... -
Development of a Web-GIS Based Geotechnical Information System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The construction industry benefits greatly if all the existing three-dimensional (3D) geotechnical subsurface information of a city/country can be accessed at any time using the Internet. The geographic information system ... -
Efficient Parallel Implementation of Hybrid Optimization Approaches for Solving Groundwater Inverse Problems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Inverse problems that are constrained by large-scale partial differential equation (PDE) systems demand very large computational resources. Solutions to these problems generally require the solution of a large number of ... -
Parallel Computing Framework for Optimizing Construction Planning in Large-Scale Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Available construction optimization models can be used to generate optimal tradeoffs between construction time and cost, however their application in optimizing large-scale projects is limited due to their extensive and ... -
Material-Based Construction Site Image Retrieval
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The technological advancements in digital imaging, the widespread popularity of digital cameras, and the increasing demand by owners and contractors for detailed and complete site photograph logs have triggered an ... -
Activity Object-Oriented Simulation Strategy for Modeling Construction Operations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)The application of an object-oriented (OO) approach including the OO modeling concept and the OO programming mechanisms to develop an activity object-oriented (AOO) simulation strategy for modeling construction operations ... -
Dynamic 3D Visualization of Articulated Construction Equipment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)Dynamic three-dimensional (3D) animation can be of significant value in improving the verification validation, and communication of discrete-event simulation (DES) models of construction operations, which in turn can make ... -
Closure to “Accuracy of Digital Image Correlation for Measuring Deformation in Transparent Media” by Samer Sadek, Magued G. Iskander, and Jinyuan Liu
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)