Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Cloud-Based BIM Governance Platform Requirements and Specifications: Software Engineering Approach Using BPMN and UML
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Utilization of cloud technologies has recently attained a profile in building information modeling (BIM). Many studies have investigated the potential role of cloud in facilitating the use of BIM in the construction domain. ... -
Determination of Representative Path Set from Vehicle Trajectory Samples
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The representative path set between an origin and destination (OD) pair is useful for various transportation areas such as traffic assignment, travel information service, and traffic management. With the development of ... -
New Agent-Based Egress Model Allowing for Social Relationships
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Many of the models developed to date for human evacuation lack realism because of their inability to adequately simulate social relationships. To begin to address this shortcoming, an agent-based model is proposed based ... -
Semantic 3D Reconstruction of Furnished Interiors Using Laser Scanning and RFID Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technology is increasingly used for the generation of accurate three-dimensional (3D) models of objects and scenes. But converting the acquired 3D point cloud data into a representative, ... -
Enhanced Crack Segmentation Algorithm Using 3D Pavement Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Automatic pavement crack segmentation has gained attention among researchers and transportation agencies over the past two decades. However, most existing algorithms using two-dimensional (2D) pavement intensity images ... -
TDVRP and BIM Integrated Approach for In-Building Emergency Rescue Routing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Routing decisions for rescue and evacuation are critical for emergency-response missions. For infrastructures with large and complex geometric spaces, routing decisions could be facilitated with automated approaches for ... -
Construction Simulation for a Core Rockfill Dam Based on Optimal Construction Stages and Zones: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Construction simulation is an effective means to describe the dam filling process of a core rockfill dam. However, present research studies adopt a simplified method to analyze the placement of a rockfill subsystem because ... -
Optimizing the Performance of Energy-Intensive Commercial Buildings: Occupancy-Focused Data Collection and Analysis Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In commercial buildings, energy consumed during operation oftentimes differs from that predicted during design. The discrepancy is specifically large in energy-intensive buildings (e.g., laboratory facilities), which ... -
Applications of Fast Fourier Transform in the Integrity Evaluation of Deep Foundations: Innovative Method for Quality Control
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The widespread use of drilled shafts and the large and critical nature of loads they carry make post-construction quality control a rather important aspect of inspections. For this reason, states have implemented specific ... -
Comprehensive Fall-Risk Assessment of Construction Workers Using Inertial Measurement Units: Validation of the Gait-Stability Metric to Assess the Fall Risk of Iron Workers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In construction worksites, slips, trips, and falls are major causes of fatal injuries. This fact demonstrates the need for a safety assessment method that provides a comprehensive fall-risk analysis inclusive of the effects ... -
Online Sequential Extreme Learning Machine for Vibration-Based Damage Assessment Using Transmissibility Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Traditional vibration-based damage assessment approaches include the use of feed-forward neural networks. However, the slow learning speed of these networks and the large number of parameters that need to be tuned have ... -
Domain-Specific Hierarchical Text Classification for Supporting Automated Environmental Compliance Checking
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Automated environmental compliance checking requires automated extraction of rules from environmental regulatory textual documents such as energy conservation codes and EPA regulations. Automated rule extraction requires ... -
BIM and GIS Integration and Interoperability Based on Semantic Web Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)When making design and construction decisions, planners must consider information from different scales and domains. Currently, building and geospatial data are shared and exchanged through a common data format, such as ... -
Design and Evaluation of an Integrated Visualization Platform to Support Corrective Maintenance of HVAC Problem–Related Work Orders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)HVAC mechanics need to know various information items about a facility and its building systems to troubleshoot HVAC-related problems. Whether HVAC mechanics can comprehend the situation and pinpoint the problem source in ... -
Characterization of Full-Scale, Human-Form, Culturally Important Statues: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Earthquakes continue to demonstrate the vulnerability of freestanding structures (namely, statues). This, coupled with their cultural significance, underlines the need to understand their behavior and develop reliable tools ... -
Construction Equipment Identification Using Marker-Based Recognition and an Active Zoom Camera
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Control systems have proven to be beneficial in improving the productivity of earthmoving operations. A main component of these systems is the monitoring module. Computer vision algorithms are among the new methods that ... -
Innovative Linear Formulation for Transportation Reconstruction Planning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Following disasters, the pace of restoring transportation networks can have a significant impact on economic and societal recovery. However, reconstruction and repair efforts are typically faced by budget constraints that ... -
Predicting Compressive Strength of High-Performance Concrete Using Metaheuristic-Optimized Least Squares Support Vector Regression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This research establishes a novel model for predicting high-performance concrete (HPC) compressive strength, which hybridizes the firefly algorithm (FA) and the least squares support vector regression (LS-SVR). The LS-SVR ... -
Preparation of Synthetic As-Damaged Models for Post-Earthquake BIM Reconstruction Research
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Post-earthquake operations, such as search and rescue and damage assessment, require efficient and effective surveying technologies to rapidly capture the “as-damaged” state of buildings. Recent research has shown early ... -
Preliminary Discussion Regarding SVM Kernel Function Selection in the Twofold Rock Slope Prediction Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The kernel function, which is an important component of support vector machine (SVM) theory, directly affects the results of a prediction model. When establishing an effective prediction slope model, analysis factors such ...