Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Celestina-Sim: Framework to Support Distributed Testing and Service Integration in Earthquake Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Distributed hybrid simulation is an approach to large-scale testing in which the system under test is split into several sub-structures which are tested or simulated in different locations. Data are passed between the ... -
Method to Improve Seismic Performance of RC Moment-Resisting Frames Using Geometric Optimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This article presents an optimization method to determine the column dimensions that maximize the fundamental frequency of a building, which translates into a highly efficient computational algorithm for approximately ... -
Smart Construction Objects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The primary aim of this research is to define smart construction objects (SCOs), the fundamental building blocks of future construction. SCOs are construction resources (e.g., machinery, device, and materials) that are made -
Conceptual Design of Suspension Bridges: From Concept to Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The structural design paradigm has evolved from an engineering-oriented approach to a holistic one that accommodates various concerns including form, function, behavior, economy, efficiency, and elegance. Because as many ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
The Role of Information Technologies to Address Data Handling in Construction Project Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Construction is an extremely information-dependent industry in which a project’s success largely depends on good access to and management of data. Effective project management requires the characterization of its challenging ... -
Spectral-Based Damage Identification in Structures under Ambient Vibration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The motivation behind this paper is to develop a spectral-based damage detection and damage localization scheme using in-service ambient vibration in the context of non–model-based damage characterization. In this regard, ... -
Solving Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems Using Hybrid Artificial Bee Colony with Differential Evolution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Solving resource-constrained (RC) project scheduling problems is one the most important tasks in the project planning process. This study presents a new hybrid approach, named Artificial Bee Colony with Differential ... -
Closure to “Shear Strength Prediction in Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams Using Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Support Vector Regression” by Jui-Sheng Chou, Ngoc-Tri Ngo, and Anh-Duc Pham
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Analysis of Constrained Optimization Problems by the SCE-UA with an Adaptive Penalty Function
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Evolutionary algorithms are used to solve optimization problems in a wide range of fields and are considered to be global optimization algorithms. However, evolutionary algorithms are limited in that they cannot be used ... -
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 ... -
Special Issue on the 2013 International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering
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Image-Based Lagrangian Analysis of Granular Kinematics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)In this paper, algorithms to describe mesoscale and microscale kinematics of granular flow using image analysis are described. At the mesoscale, digital image correlation (DIC) is employed to derive displacement fields, ... -
Three-Dimensional Thermography-Based Method for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Energy Efficiency Building Envelope Retrofits
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Recent research efforts to improve energy modeling and diagnostics for existing buildings have focused on devising methods based on digital photogrammetry or three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning and thermal imagery. Prior ... -
Fracture Mechanics-Based and Continuum Damage Modeling Approach for Prediction of Crack Initiation and Propagation in Integral Abutment Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Piles in integral abutment bridges (IABs) are prone to fatigue damage crack attributable to cyclic load caused by daily and seasonal temperature variations. Previous research has shown that the fatigue life of these piles ... -
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 ... -
Developing Environmental Risk Assessment Methodologies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Environmental risk assessment (ERA) generally focuses on a specific human activity because each activity entails different variables and environmental indicators. Risk is inherent in environmental impact assessment (EIA) ... -
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 ...