Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Semantic Enrichment for Building Information Modeling: Procedure for Compiling Inference Rules and Operators for Complex Geometry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Semantic enrichment of building models adds meaningful domain-specific or application-specific information to a digital building model. It is applicable to solving interoperability problems and to compilation of models ... -
Simulation-Based Optimization of Surveillance Camera Types, Number, and Placement in Buildings Using BIM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Many organizations claimed that the installation and maintenance of surveillance cameras in buildings is costly. In addition, once the surveillance cameras are placed, it is too costly to change their positions. The optimal ... -
Building a Construction Project Key-Phrase Network from Unstructured Text Documents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)During a construction project lifecycle, an extensive corpus of unstructured or semistructured text documents is generated. The nature of unstructured sources impedes users’ acquisition, analysis, and reuse of relevant ... -
Operation Effort Optimization for Planning Performance-Based Snow-Removal Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Bid proposals for performance-based snow-removal projects are evaluated based on estimated operation efforts and service areas of proposed shop locations and quantities. Dispatch shop location and quantity must be sufficient ... -
Bridge Type Classification: Supervised Learning on a Modified NBI Data Set
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)A key phase in the bridge design process is the selection of the structural system. Due to budget and time constraints, engineers typically rely on engineering judgment and prior experience when selecting a structural ... -
Automated Recognition of Building Façades for Creation of As-Is Mock-Up 3D Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Recent advancements in image sensors, photogrammetry, and image processing have enabled continuous documentation of buildings’ as-is conditions. Generating accurate three-dimensional (3D) models of buildings is currently ... -
<i>BridgeDex</i>: Proposed Web GIS Platform for Managing and Interrogating Multiyear and Multiscale Bridge-Inspection Images
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Current bridge inspectors commonly collect high-definition digital photographs of bridge members and connections at different scales when performing inspections over multiple years. Metric images are advantageous for bridge ... -
Performing Global Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis from Given Data in Tunnel Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)This paper develops a novel hybrid approach that integrates metamodeling, machine learning algorithms, and a variance decomposition technique to support global uncertainty and sensitivity (US) analysis under uncertainty. ... -
Multiagent Systems in Construction: A Ten-Year Review
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This study critically reviews multiagent systems (MAS) in construction. Given their autonomous, cooperative, and learning attributes, MAS are a promising approach to address the essential problems of collaboration and ... -
Maximizing Slack in Resource-Constrained Schedules: A Heuristic Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The need for a standard measure of slack in resource-constrained schedules has been well documented. Several procedures have been proposed to serve this need. Resource allocation plays a central role in almost all of these ... -
Computerizing Regulatory Knowledge for Building Engineering Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Two common challenges in the computer-aided compliance audit of building engineering designs are addressed in the current research. The first is to ensure that any form of computable representation is practical and relatively ... -
Automated 3D Wireframe Modeling of Indoor Structures from Point Clouds Using Constrained Least-Squares Adjustment for As-Built BIM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Automated three-dimensional (3D) modeling of building interiors for an as-built building information model (BIM) incurs critical difficulties because of the complex design of indoor structures and a variety of clutter from ... -
Using Augmented Reality in a Multiscreen Environment for Construction Discussion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Discussion is critical in identifying, predicting, and resolving potential problems in the field of construction. This process relies heavily on oral communication with the assistance of construction drawings, schedules, ... -
Bounding Box–Based Technique for Pavement Crack Classification and Measurement Using 1 mm 3D Laser Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Pavement crack classification is important for pavement distress condition rating and the subsequent maintenance and rehabilitation activities. Substantial research and field efforts have been dedicated to developing a ... -
Multi-Agent Simulation of Hydraulic Transient Equations in Pressurized Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Computational modeling pervades virtually every industrial process. By using numerical representations of the behavior of elements that constitute a system it is possible to obtain efficient and safe designs. Moreover, ... -
Integrated Processing of Image and GPR Data for Automated Pothole Detection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A pothole is a severe pavement distress that can compromise pavement rideability and safety and can be the cause of expensive damage claims. The detection and evaluation of potholes are predominantly manual and time-consuming. ... -
Developed Swarm Optimizer: A New Method for Sizing Optimization of Water Distribution Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The introduction of metaheuristic algorithms in water resources engineering has greatly raised the need for continued development of appropriate optimization methodologies for analysis, planning, design, and operation of ... -
Agent-Based Debt Terms’ Bargaining Model to Improve Negotiation Inefficiency in PPP Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The negotiation of the debt terms of public-private partnership (PPP) projects is time consuming and expensive. Although attempts have been made to examine this negotiation inefficiency, there still lacks a theoretical ... -
Reliable Bridge Scour Simulation Using Eulerian Two-Phase Flow Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A CFD-based simulation methodology for bridge scour using an Eulerian two-phase flow model is proposed in the present study. The basic conservation equations and four unique simulation issues are firstly addressed during ... -
Improving Substructure Identification Using Structural Control with Limited Sensor Measurements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Substructure identification is a structural health monitoring technique that identifies a reduced-order model of structural behavior using local vibration measurements. The authors’ prior research on this inherently ...