YaBeSH Digital Library: Recent submissions
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How Legal Systems Have Affected Sino–US Relations: Counterfeiting of Construction Products and Materials
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The construction industry is considered among the most critical drivers of international progress in terms of jobs, infrastructure, economy, and science. However, the American construction industry has been increasingly ... -
Comparative Study of Building Information Modeling–Impacted Provisions in the Standard Forms of Construction Contracts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Building information modeling (BIM) has been operating in Malaysia for over 10 years with various anticipations and strong governmental support. However, the acceptance and application of BIM remain slow and below the ... -
A Three-Dimensional Microcrack Inclination–Dependent Anisotropic Compressive Failure Criterion in Brittle Rocks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Numerous microcracks with different angles of inclination are found in brittle rocks. The crack angles lead to anisotropic properties of the compression failure of the rock, which greatly affects the evaluation of the ... -
A Comprehensive Categorization and Flowcharting for Schedule Delay Analysis Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A bewildering array of over two dozen delay analysis methods exists from which construction professionals may choose. However, no comprehensive comparison and synthesis have been made for all such methods as to their ... -
Framework for Integrating Experiential Knowledge, Personal Constructs, and Knowledge Transfer toward Successful Construction Claims Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Claims management (CM) in the construction industry is a crucial practice that relies on the effective utilization of professionals’ knowledge, experience, and personal constructs (PC). However, CM has become a formidable ... -
Integrating Key Elements for Smooth Project Execution: Unveiling the Interplay of Critical Success Factors in High-Rise Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Achieving success in high-rise building projects is increasingly crucial. It requires a focused approach on critical success factors that enhance project outcomes by improving contract management to prevent disputes that ... -
Discerning the Disparity between Stipulated Contractual Payment Procedures and Payment Practices among Contractors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Smooth cash flow is critical to foster a robust, professional, and competitive construction sector, ensuring efficient project delivery. However, persistent payment issues have been a recurrent concern, adversely affecting ... -
Contractors’ Perspectives of Delays in Healthcare Projects: A Tale of Two Contrasting Provisions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Many construction projects are delayed due to a range of factors, including the unique spatial and environmental context of every construction site, the challenges of maintaining quality, and the timing of decision making ... -
Navigating the Complexity of Dispute Management in Construction: A DEMATEL and Bayesian Network Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study delves into the dynamics of dispute management within the construction industry, a topic that has been underexplored due to the complex interplay of factors and potential dispute scenarios. We employ a novel ... -
Contractor and Owner Perceptions of Interface Management Implementation Strategies for Airport Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Interface roles are critical in multidisciplinary and large construction projects (LCPs), owing to numerous boundary activities and liminal actors. The current study investigated the perceptions of interface management and ... -
Identifying Critical Locations for Traffic Monitoring Devices during Hurricane Evacuations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Large-scale evacuations from natural disasters such as hurricanes pose major logistical and operational challenges. There is often insufficient roadway capacity for entire populations to evacuate immediately, causing costly ... -
Application of a Hybrid Approach in Developing Urban Road Livability-Related Indicators for the Sustainable Urban Road Rating System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In light of recent sustainable development goals, there is a growing demand for developing a systematic and quantifiable sustainable roadway assessment, also known as a sustainability rating system, on a global scale. ... -
Efficient Decision Tree-Based Classification Models to Predict Safety Rating for Bridge Maintenance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To address insufficient costs and manpower available for maintenance of aging bridges, recent research has been examining advanced maintenance technologies that can theoretically predict the condition and performance of ... -
Simulating Hydraulic Fracturing Dynamics Considering Dynamic Biot’s Poroelasticity and Coupled Plasticity–Damage Permeability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Fluid injection is widely used to enhance permeability in rock formations by creating or dilating transport pathways for resources such as oil, gas, heat, or CO2. The dynamic propagation of damage induced by fluid injection ... -
Feasibility Study on Use of Drone-Based Infrared Thermography for Soil Moisture Detection in Highway Embankment and Dam Inspections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research explored the capabilities of drone-based infrared thermography technology for soil moisture detection on embankment/dam soils. FLIR Vue Pro R, a radiometric thermal camera, was evaluated in both laboratory ... -
Simulation-Based Evaluation of Resilience-Enhancing Measures for Transportation Systems Subject to Hydrometeorological Hazard Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper identifies the essential requirements for simulation-based approaches such that these approaches serve as effective decision support tools for evaluating the effectiveness of climate-adaptation measures that ... -
Multisource Data-Driven Approach for Predicting the Deterioration of High Mast Light Poles along Highways
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Predicting the deterioration of high mast light poles (HMLPs) can support capital planning and asset management for highway agencies, such as inspection and maintenance prioritization decisions. This paper aims to develop ... -
Advanced Deep Learning–Based Hybrid Rail Extraction Algorithm Leveraging LiDAR Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In the United States, around 1/3 of the rail network is operated by short lines. These railroads play an important role in the nation’s transportation system by serving as the feeder and distributor for the rail network, ... -
Resilience Assessment of Urban Water Distribution Networks under Disturbance Influence of Aftershocks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Water distribution networks (WDNs) are essential for urban water supply and postearthquake recovery. Conducting a seismic resilience assessment of a WDN and taking corresponding improvement measures can improve the disaster ... -
Control Rights Incentive Mechanism for PPP Projects Considering Financial Institutions’ Early Intervention
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The unreasonable distribution of control rights delaying project operating income and the extension of debt repayment periods incur the highest economic losses to financial institutions as the primary fund providers of ...