YaBeSH Digital Library: Recent submissions
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SD-YOLO: An Efficient Deep Learning Framework for Real-Time and Multiscale Pavement Crack Detection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractPavement crack detection is crucial for maintaining urban infrastructure and ensuring traffic safety. However, existing methods often struggle with issues such as poor accuracy in complex environments, inadequate ... -
Intelligent Acoustic-Based IoT-Enabled Sensing and Monitoring System for Automated Real-Time Leak Detection, Localization, and Pinpointing in Water Distribution Infrastructures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractWater distribution infrastructures (WDIs) are a vital part of the economy, as they provide and transport water to consumers, which is essential for daily activities. These infrastructure systems are comprised of a ... -
Network-Level Maintenance and Rehabilitation Budget Planning Based on the Reliability of Large-Scale Pavement Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractPerforming cost-effective maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) budget planning is crucial for any large-scale pavement network. This paper presents a novel model to maximize the reliability of large-scale ... -
Multiyear Maintenance Planning for Large-Scale Infrastructure Systems: A Novel Network Deep Q-Learning Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractInfrastructure asset management is essential for sustaining the performance of public infrastructure such as road networks, bridges, and utility networks. Traditional maintenance and rehabilitation planning methods ... -
Research on Surface Settlement Characteristics of an Underwater Shield Tunnel Based on Conditional Random Field Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Abstract The construction of underwater shield tunnels is highly vulnerable to water inrush, particularly due to excessive surface settlement in complex geotechnical conditions. Therefore, accurately predicting surface ... -
Integrating Real-Time Monitoring Information into Asset Failure Modeling: Application to ETC Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractInfrastructure assets, such as expressway facilities, are sometimes monitored in real time to detect anomalies or failures. Although such monitoring systems are primarily intended to enable immediate responses by ... -
Fearing Scarcity or Inequality: Urban Infrastructure Investment and Individual Subjective Wellbeing in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractBy matching city-level infrastructure investment data with microlevel family panel survey data in China, this study integrates the perspectives of need satisfaction and social comparison to empirically investigate ... -
Anticipatory Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Water Distribution Infrastructures in Coastal Communities Subject to Sea-Level Rise
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAs climate change leads to increasing sea levels, coastal communities are experiencing increased flooding. In the coming years, these effects are expected to lead to movements in coastal populations, with implications ... -
Mapping the Swiss Road and Rail Infrastructure Planning Process and Identifying Potential Areas for Improvement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe Swiss transportation infrastructure planning process, like all infrastructure planning processes, requires that the organizations involved determine how societal needs will change over time, how the current ... -
Efficient and Interpretable Image Processing Approach for Crack Segmentation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractStructural health monitoring (SHM) plays a pivotal role in ensuring infrastructure longevity and safety, with crack detection serving as a fundamental task in assessing structural integrity. This study presents a ... -
Probabilistic Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Systems in Terms of Societal Impact
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe ultimate goal of critical infrastructure systems—in fact, what makes them critical—is their role in societal functioning. Yet efforts to assess and manage risks associated with disruptive events have typically ... -
Unearthing the Barriers to Blockchain-Enabled Smart Contract Adoption in Public–Private Partnerships Projects: A PLS-SEM and Hybrid Model Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe traditional public–private partnerships (PPP) contract is paper based, which makes contract documentation in PPP intensive, insecure, and prone to errors and unauthorized manipulations. These problems are in ... -
Utilizing Transformer-Based Semantic Segmentation for Damage and Component Detection in Civil Infrastructure Inspection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractSemantic segmentation plays an essential part in the condition assessment of bridges by enabling pixel-level classification of structural components and defects. Compared with U-shaped models, transformers excel ... -
Real-Time Rust Segmentation on Steel Surface Using a Lightweight Transformer Deep Learning Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIdentifying rust on steel surfaces is crucial for preserving the integrity of civil infrastructure. Rust-induced damage poses a significant challenge to structural health monitoring systems. Timely and accurate ... -
Understanding the Affecting Factors and Effectiveness Indicators of Bundled Performance-Based Maintenance Contracting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractPerformance-based maintenance contracting (PBMC) is considered superior to traditional contracting methods in managing cost, schedule, and quality. Previous studies mainly focused on performance indicators development, ... -
Nonlinear Consolidation Analysis of a Stone Column–Reinforced Foundation with Non-Darcian Flow
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Abstract A piecewise-linear consolidation model of stone column–reinforced foundations with non-Darcian flow, called NDSC, is established. NDSC accounts for smeared zone, well resistance effect, stone column and soil ... -
Critical Factors and Configurations Influencing Construction Accident Occurrences: Insights for Safety Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractConstruction accidents frequently result in injuries and deaths, causing substantial economic losses and adverse social impacts. The causal analysis of construction accidents is pivotal to capturing the focus of ... -
Large-Scale Pavement Management Considering Reliability and Traffic Dynamics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis research addresses the imperative need for effective maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (MR&R) strategies within road pavement management to enhance the safety and efficiency of transportation ... -
Understanding the Road Intervention Planning Process to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness Using Digital Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractModern civilization relies heavily on the road infrastructure, which makes its management to avoid unnecessary disruptions to its use of paramount importance. Along with accelerating efforts in the use of data and ... -
Assessment of the Impacts of Climatic Factors and Infrastructure Characteristics on Gas Pipeline Failures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe increasing reliance on natural gas as a transitional energy source has underscored the importance of ensuring the safety and reliability of gas pipelines. This study examines failure patterns in gas transmission ...