Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities: Recent submissions
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Quantifying the Influence of an Urban Tree Transpiration on Soil–Water Dynamics and Ground Settlement Using In Situ Monitoring
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractReactive, or expansive, soil experiences considerable volume changes and movements as a consequence of variations in its moisture content due primarily to seasonal weather conditions. The movements could be significant ... -
Integrating Load Testing in the Restoration of a Curved Steel Girder Bridge Damaged by Overheight Vehicle Impact
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractOverheight vehicle impact is a major problem that can cause considerable damage to bridges. Bridge damage often causes lifeline infrastructure to be closed to traffic and long repair times before reopening to ... -
A Framework for Assigning Noncredible Failure Modes in Tailings Storage Facility Risk Assessments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn the wake of recent tailings storage facility (TSF) failures, the industry is quickening its progression toward risk-informed design approaches. Guidance documents recommend developing a robust risk assessment ... -
Analysis of a Water Inrush Accident in a Deep Foundation Pit Caused by an Abandoned Pile and Its Treatment Measures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn this paper, the previous construction process, water inrush conditions, mechanism of water inrush, and accident treatment measures of abandoned pile 204# of the Jiangbei Central Business District (Jiangbei CBD) ... -
Spatial Interpolation of Bridge Scour Point Cloud Data Using Ordinary Kriging Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractScour is a critical condition change for a bridge hydraulic system, and terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scans have been suggested as a way to quantify the scour conditions. With LiDAR point cloud ... -
Evaluation of Concrete Barriers Using Finite-Element Analysis: Analysis Guidelines Using LS-DYNA
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractHighway safety structures, such as concrete traffic barriers, are constantly evolving primarily due to the increased size of average vehicles on roads. Physical testing of hardware is an expensive and extensive ... -
Research on the Fracture Mechanism of Bridge Piers Damaged by Jointed Rolling Stones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper investigates rockfalls, focusing on their interaction with bridge piers through physical experiments and numerical simulations. It analyzes the instability and breakage of fissured rock masses, often triggered ... -
Influence of Duration at the Entrance on Distribution of Blast Loadings in Corrugated Steel–Lined Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Corrugated steel structures have been found to have outstanding blast resistance and enable rapid attenuation of blast waves in tunnels. The propagation of blast waves is influenced by the structural parameters and duration ... -
Determination of Bridge Elements’ Weights Using the Random Forest Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Significant bridge inspection data has been collected over the years at the component and element level to improve management practices in the United States. A widely adopted systematic approach to correlate the weight or ... -
The Causation of Design Error in the Construction Industry: A Multistakeholder Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A seemingly minor design error can have significant repercussions in a construction project, leading to serious safety and quality consequences, cost overrun, and delays. This error can have a lasting impact, potentially ... -
Performance Assessment of Buildings Impacted by the 2019 Windstorm in the Central-South of Nepal
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The 2019 windstorm in Nepal struck villages in the Bara and Parsa districts, central-south of Nepal, on March 31, 2019, causing widespread devastation. The storm, rated five (5) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, cut a 33 km ... -
Field Data and Observations of Damaged Buildings 10 Weeks after the February 2023 Earthquake Sequence in Türkiye
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye constitute one of the largest shaking sequences in recent history that have impacted a significant area and a vast number of buildings designed per modern seismic design provisions. ... -
IFC-BIM–Based Fire Information System for Enhancing Preventive Building Maintenance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Recently, there has been a growing demand for tall skyscrapers and interconnected underground complexes to optimize land usage, along with advancements in construction technology. However, with the rise in large-scale ... -
Pretensioning Suspender System for Performance Improvement of a Tied-Arch Bridge with PC Stiff Hangers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper investigates the improvement method and evaluation process for the service performance of a prestressed concrete (PC)-stiffened tied-arch bridge, of which the bearing capacity can be easily degraded due to aging ... -
Insights into the Interactions of Pipeline Risk Factors and Consequences Using Association Rule Mining
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pipelines are integral to global energy infrastructure, facilitating the secure transport of large volumes of oil and hazardous materials across continents. Despite their critical role, these systems are vulnerable to ... -
Risk Assessment of Deviations at the Gas Pressure Reduction Station
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research identified hazards and assessed the risks of the gas pressure reduction station in Zahedan, Iran. HAZOP software was used to identify hazards and determine their probability and severity. The frequency and ... -
Distinct-Element Modeling of the Use of Reinforced Shotcrete Facings for Soil–Nail Retrofitting of Masonry Retaining Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)One method for retrofitting existing masonry retaining walls is the use of tieback systems such as soil nailing. Ordinarily, reinforced shotcrete is used as a facing for soil-nail walls. However, the use of shotcrete for ... -
Fragility Function Development of RC Building Portfolio for Use in Earthquake–Tsunami Community Resilience Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Natural hazards such as earthquakes and earthquake-triggered tsunamis can pose a more significant threat to some coastal communities than hurricanes and floods. Accordingly, a tsunami event followed by a source earthquake ... -
Insights into the Eping Dam, China 2021 Spillway Incident
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The Eping Dam is located in Zhuxi County, Hubei Province, China. On September 1, 2021, due to continuous high-intensity flooding, the end of the spillway relief channel section was washed away from the antiarc section of ... -
Application of Optical Satellite Data in Pavement Management: Assessing Its Value in Partially Observable Stochastic Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study evaluated integrating multispectral satellite imagery and machine learning algorithms in monitoring and managing pavement conditions. The research used XGBoost, an advanced machine learning technique, to classify ...