2026 May-1 - 212 articles
Ancient town tourism has become an important component of cultural tourism in China. However, rapid tourism growth has intensified differences in the use of public spaces between residents and tourists, leading to increasing spatial tensions in histo...
In high-fill load reduction cut-and-cover tunnels (HFLRCCTs), the vertical earth pressure (VEP) after load reduction cannot be accurately determined using conventional methods. This study employs discrete element method (DEM) simulation to analyze th...
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) poses a significant environmental challenge, and the efficient recovery of high-quality recycled aggregates (RA) is vital for sustainable resource use. This study assesses how water jigging functions as a gravi...
Copper slag (CS) was considered a major by-product produced from the copper refining industry, which estimates about 2.2 to 3 tons generated during the production of every one ton of copper. At the same time, continuous dumping and improper disposal...
Depression has emerged as a prevalent psychological disease among older people, causing severe disruption to patients and society. Lighting in the built environment plays a powerful role in relieving depression. However, the varied impacts of differe...
The cement industry has been seeking strategies to ensure the circularity of materials through the incorporation of solid waste into its processes, driven by the environmental challenges associated with cement production, such as high CO2 emissions a...
This study addresses the critical issues of rigid energy use and insufficient demand-side responsiveness in office buildings’ Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems under complex summer conditions. Existing research lacks fine-grained characte...
Seat selection in learning spaces intuitively reflects user preferences for micro-environments and facilities. To address the lack of integrated analysis of multi-dimensional factors in existing research, this study constructs a framework merging mul...
A novel self-centering variable friction damper (SC-VFD) was designed, which has the characteristics of high bearing capacity and good durability. This damper has a dual self-centering mechanism, which can provide restoring force via a coil spring un...
This study reconsiders museum accessibility not simply as a matter of distance or locational reach, but as a sequential and experience-based urban condition shaped across three stages of museum visiting: pre-trip feasibility, in-transit experience, a...
Fiber properties significantly influence the behavior of steel fiber-reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC), mainly through their effect on fiber distribution and orientation. This study investigated two main aspects of SFRSCC: (1) the influenc...
Understanding how the street built environment (SBE) relates to street vitality is critical for promoting livable and sustainable cities, yet its multiscale and spatially heterogeneous patterns remain insufficiently understood, particularly in polyce...
The Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) model is one of the most widely used Public–Private Partnership (PPP) methods for financing large-scale infrastructure projects. In this model, the concession period, which is the most critical param...
This paper presents a computationally feasible/time-effective Scan-to-BrIM workflow for generating a highly detailed digital model of a complex steel pedestrian bridge. The proposed methodology integrates rapid and accurate point cloud acquisition wi...
This study develops an advanced optimization framework for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in multi-zone buildings with highly dynamic and uncertain internal heat loads. Unlike conventional models that assume static occupanc...
Accurate prediction of concrete compressive strength remains a challenging problem due to the complex and nonlinear interactions among mixture components and curing conditions. While machine learning approaches have shown promising results, existing...
Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization, high-density living environments and fast-paced lifestyles have seriously undermined people’s physical and mental health. Urban recreation has become a prevalent way for people to relieve daily stress...
The cement industry is a major contributor to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, motivating the development of sustainable cementitious materials through partial cement substitution. This study investigates the combined mechanica...
In the renewal of rural self-built houses, dispersed construction patterns, insufficient design guidance, and resource constraints often lead to tensions between individual building needs and the overall settlement landscape. Grounded in the theory o...
Unsafe behavior is a primary cause of construction accidents, with safety attitude being a crucial psychological predictor. While numerous safety attitude and climate instruments exist, many originate from other industries or lack rigorous psychometr...
Under the guidance of the “dual carbon” goals, building energy efficiency policies are currently in a critical phase of transitioning from “dual controls on energy consumption” to “dual controls on carbon emissions.&rdqu...
For a developing country like India, data and information management remains a critical challenge in construction projects. This can be attributed to fragmented workflows, multiple digital platforms, and limited interoperability between project and e...
This review synthesizes recent advances in the characterization of eco-friendly cement composites, focusing on hydration kinetics, microstructural evolution, and mechanical durability. Advanced techniques—from isothermal calorimetry to nanoinde...
Since the 1980s, South Korea has continuously supplied public rental housing alongside the development of new towns. However, systematic studies examining the relationship between qualitative changes in floor plan design and the institutional factors...
With urban renewal accelerating and carbon constraints tightening, retrofit of old residential communities has become an important pathway for building-sector decarbonization. This study compares four typical retrofit measures in a single old residen...
The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is a critical parameter in pavement design and building foundation assessment; however, it requires labor intensive laboratory testing, including a 96 h soaking period. This study evaluated nine machine learning alg...
The safe service of tunnel inverted arch structures in high-altitude cold regions is heavily restricted by the performance of backfilling materials, which need to simultaneously adapt to low-temperature, low-pressure extreme environments and meet the...
To address poor interfacial compatibility between rubber powder and emulsified asphalt in cold-mixed asphalt mixtures, this study employed microwave activation to desulfurize and activate waste rubber powder. The investigation combined experimental r...
The performance of fluid solidified soil (FSS) depends on the curing agents as well as, to a great extent, the soil type. Currently, most studies focus on a single type of soil, which limits the applicability of research findings to practical enginee...
To address the technical challenges associated with complex connection configurations and excessively long lap zones in the industrialized and prefabricated construction of reinforcements, this study proposes a novel parallel-lap splice that incorpor...
Jordan is witnessing a growing market trend of retrofitting existing buildings. The annual construction work on existing buildings in Amman, based on building consents, increased by approximately 46% between 2007 and 2017, while the annual newly buil...
In this study, an eco-friendly geopolymer concrete (GPC) was synthesized using fly ash, slag, and rice husk ash as precursors, and glass fibers were incorporated to enhance its mechanical properties. And then this study investigates the residual mech...
Aging has a significant influence on the rheological behavior and service performance of asphalt binders. In this study, base asphalt binder (BAB) and rubberized asphalt binder (RAB) with different aging levels were investigated to clarify their agin...
Concrete building systems require decisions at both the member and the building level, because locally efficient cross sections do not necessarily lead to a favorable whole-building response. This study presents a two-level comparative framework comp...
To improve the indoor thermal comfort of embedded atriums and corridors in office buildings during summer, this study aims to optimize air conditioning airflow organization in atriums using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Field measur...
There are many factors that affect the shear capacity of FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer)-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams, and traditional capacity models based on empirical or semi-empirical formulas often suffer from insufficient accuracy...
In accordance with the national strategy of “carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060” and Hunan Province’s target of achieving carbon peaking in the construction sector by 2030, this study uses carbon emission data from...
When a pumped storage power station utilizes its upper reservoir to store energy from a photovoltaic power plant, it often operates during periods of higher ambient temperatures. Under these conditions, the concrete panels in the upper reservoir are...
The residual mechanical properties after fire exposure form the basis for evaluating the structural performance of aluminium alloy components subjected to fire without collapse. This research investigated the impact of low cooling rates on the residu...
The decarbonization of existing buildings remains a major challenge, particularly in contexts characterized by high energy demand and heating systems based on fossil fuels. While electrification is widely recognized as a key pathway, its direct appli...
The durability and serviceability of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) tunnel linings in cold regions are significantly challenged by repeated freeze–thaw actions, making the accurate prediction of frost resistance a critical engineering p...
The impact of short-distance lateral shield tunneling threatens the safety of operational high-speed railways (HSRs). To address the engineering challenge of “how to select isolation pile density under fixed cost constraints,” this study...
This study focuses on the argument that greenwashing behavior (GWB) among key stakeholders leads to the degradation of governance networks in large-scale construction projects. Grounded in opportunism theory, a cross-scale computational model is deve...
Achieving robust environmental responsiveness in early stage architectural spatial layout design remains a critical challenge under the imperatives of global carbon neutrality and climate-adaptive building practice. Conventional parametric design and...
Steel–concrete composite components exhibit significant advantages, including reliable mechanical performance, rapid construction, cost efficiency, and low environmental impact. Existing studies on their seismic behavior have mainly focused on...
Bayesian operational modal analysis (OMA) provides a probabilistic framework for identifying modal parameters of structures under ambient excitation while quantifying identification uncertainty. By casting modal identification as a Bayesian inference...
Against the backdrop of rapid population aging, rural public spaces face growing challenges in meeting the everyday needs of older adults. Drawing on a place-based care perspective, this study develops age-friendly design strategies attuned to the sp...
This study examines the environmental implications of envelope material choices for Nearly-Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) single-family houses in carbon-intensive energy contexts. Using a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on EN 15804+A2, a 1...
Large-scale entertainment venues are often positioned as anchors of mixed-use redevelopment, yet their surrounding effects may not unfold uniformly across indicators. This study examines differentiated urban effects around The O2 and Greenwich Penins...
Axial compression tests were conducted on four groups of C-shaped steel tube-confined concrete specimens. The results demonstrate that the C-shaped steel tube effectively confines the core concrete, significantly enhancing the peak compressive stress...
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