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Indoor environmental quality directly affects public health and quality of life, among which odor pollution is one of the primary drivers of indoor environmental complaints. Traditional research and management approaches, which rely predominantly on...

Despite extensive research on blast-resistant concrete structures, a clear scientific deficiency remains in the quantitative understanding of how fiber-reinforced concrete slabs behave under blast loading, particularly when experimental and numerical...

Design decisions made in the early phases of the design process have a significant impact on the eventual performance of the completed building. Currently, computer-assisted methods offer limited support during the crucial stages of creating, assessi...

The utilisation of carbon fibre–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) has emerged as a promising method for enhancing the flexural performance of reinforced-concrete (RC) bridges. While extensive research has been conducted on CFRP systems implemented on...

This paper presents a physics-consistent hybrid surrogate framework for simulating the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete beams that utilize waste fired clay (WFC) as a partial substitute for cement. The main contribution is the integration o...

Rapid assessment of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings is essential for effective seismic risk mitigation, particularly in highly active regions such as Bingol, Turkiye. This study evaluates the local performance of three Rapid Visual Screen...

Diaphragm walls are widely used for deep foundation pit support and permanent underground structures. The joints between adjacent panels are critical weak points, significantly influencing the overall deformation and stress distribution of the struct...

Calcium sulfoaluminate–calcium oxide expansive agents (HCSA) are commonly used in mass concrete to compensate for thermal shrinkage. However, the ettringite (AFt) formed by HCSA hydration decomposes when temperatures exceed 70 °C. This stud...

Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization and climate change, energy burden inequity arises between existing and new residential buildings due to generational differences in building envelopes. This study develops a demand-side energy burden equity...

Under extreme summer heat and humidity, the indoor thermal environment and occupants’ thermal adaptability in Lifen dwellings, a high-density residential typology in Wuhan, China, remain insufficiently documented. This study compares summer ind...

Pavement maintenance programs rely on timely and accurate crack assessment to preserve roadway quality and reduce long-term rehabilitation costs. Manual inspection remains the prevailing practice, yet it is slow, subjective, and exposes crews to safe...

The shear design of concrete members reinforced with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) bars remains a key hurdle for engineers. This study experimentally investigates the shear behavior of normal-strength concrete members reinforced with CFRP ba...

Accurate building footprint is a fundamental element of large-scale base maps, which serve as critical inputs for urban planning, infrastructure development, environmental monitoring, and disaster management. While building footprint extraction and g...

The use of recycled materials as internal curing (IC) agents offers substantial benefits to the concrete industry by improving performance and enhancing environmental sustainability. However, the design of IC concrete has grown intricate due to the n...

The prediction of chiller performance parameters is crucial for optimal control and fault diagnosis. Numerous efficient and accurate data-driven models have been developed and implemented. These models are normally trained on historical operational d...

Saudi Arabia’s construction industry is greatly impacted by rising costs and delays, causing project overruns and high financial pressures. In construction, blockchain technology is a decentralized and secure system that promotes transparency,...

Fatigue failure is a prevalent concern within structural engineering, often resulting in critical safety risks. The inherent complexity of construction projects leads to structural components experiencing loads of varying amplitudes and diverse load...

This study investigated the individual and interactive effects of thermal and acoustic parameters on university students’ concentration and satisfaction in a library environment. Measurements of temperature, relative humidity (RH), and sound pr...

Data loss caused by sensor malfunctions in bridge Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems poses a critical risk to structural safety assessment. Although deep learning has advanced data imputation, standard “black-box” models often fai...

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into residential architectural design faces challenges due to fragmented workflows and the lack of localized datasets. This study proposes the CorbuAI framework, hypothesizing that a multimodal AI system integ...

Traditional steel–wood composite formwork systems often exhibit mechanical imbalances, such as high strength with insufficient stiffness or high stiffness with low toughness, under both ultimate and serviceability limit states. To address the d...

To address the “silo effect” in construction waste management and the inefficiency of resource allocation in large-scale, multi-section engineering projects, this study developed a cloud-based regional collaborative platform for construct...

This research focuses on characterizing typical displacement patterns in concentrically braced frame (CBF) systems for use in the direct displacement-based seismic design (DDBD) methodology. Using the finite-element program SeismoStruct, two-dimensio...

Seismic design for multi-span simply supported to continuous (SSC) bridges is complicated by the vulnerability of continuity joints and the interaction between substructure stiffness and superstructure dynamics. Although Lead Rubber Bearings (LRB) ar...

This extensive work was carried out to demonstrate the variations in inelastic displacement ratios (IDR) of degrading concrete structures under repeated earthquakes. While the development of sophisticated methods for assessing the seismic demands und...

The University of Nanking, founded in the early 20th century by an American mission in Nanjing, China, boasts a unique blend of Chinese and Western architectural styles, making it a valuable subject of research. Currently part of Nanjing University&r...

In the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization, integrating urban blue-green infrastructure into the built environment is essential for mitigating the urban heat island effect and enhancing climate resilience. Focusing on urban ripari...

The mechanical behavior of sand–fines mixtures is governed by their limiting void ratios, which are sensitive to fines content and particle morphology. Conventional empirical correlations often fail to generalize to a wide range of soils, limit...

Material circularity in construction requires material information at the end of life for the trading of materials. Different digital technologies (DTs) are essential for such information management. This research aims to review key aspects of develo...

The construction industry is increasingly challenged by an aging workforce and persistent labor shortages, underscoring the need for automation and the integration of construction robotics. However, the high uncertainty and variability of real constr...

This paper presents an experimental study on the cyclic performance of large-scale composite plate shear walls–concrete encased (C-PSW/CE). Three C-PSW/CE specimens with concrete panels of different thicknesses were tested under cyclic loading....

Structural health monitoring (SHM) has evolved into an indispensable component for ensuring the safety, durability, and life-cycle efficiency of civil infrastructure. Over the past five years, significant technological advancements have been made in...

This study selected a simplified water intake tower model, simplifying the physical structure into a cantilever model, and MATLAB software (R2010b) was used to develop a rapid seismic response analysis program for the structure. Thirty near-fault pul...

Stray current-induced corrosion poses a significant risk to the durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in electrified transit systems. This study addresses a critical knowledge gap by experimentally and analytically investigating the compr...

Amid China’s shift from a model of urban “incremental expansion” to one focused on “stock optimization”, the renewal of streetscapes has taken center stage as a critical approach to improving the human experience within...

Energy efficiency retrofits are central to climate policy, yet their implications for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and occupant health remain underexplored. This study investigates IEQ outcomes following staged retrofits in Irish social housing...

University campuses located within cities function as small-scale urban living areas and are expected to be designed to ensure easy and equitable access for all segments of society. In this context, in the first stage of the present study, the criter...

Government building projects are particularly complex due to their scale and number of end users, which makes construction prices time-consuming and prone to error. Machine learning is recognized for its ability to process large volumes of complex da...

The anisotropic properties of wood make timber beams prone to developing longitudinal cracks. Notably, cracks occurring at the mid-height position are both highly common and critically detrimental to structural load-bearing capacity. This study focus...

Recycled powder (RP), a by-product with a particle size smaller than 150 μm, is generated during the processing of construction and demolition waste (CDW) for recycled aggregate production. RP mainly consists of recycled concrete powder and recycl...

Digital transformation in construction enterprises is frequently constrained by risks that are heterogeneous, context-dependent, and described with inconsistent terminology across studies and practice. Prior research has predominantly relied on exper...

The rapid deterioration of building facades presents substantial safety hazards in urban environments, necessitating advanced, automated inspection solutions. While computer vision (CV) and deep learning (DL) techniques have shown promise for defect...

With the rapid development of mega-cities, clarifying the wind field characteristics of high-density urban areas is crucial for the accurate assessment of wind loads on newly built or temporary structures. Taking the high-density urban area of Shangh...

This study systematically maps how artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied within finite-element (FE)-based structural engineering. A corpus of 5995 unique English-language publications was compiled and classified by discipline, with 3345 relev...

Mixed Reality (MR) overlays digital content onto the physical world, holding significant promise for improving construction collaboration and inspection. This study investigates its current role via a quantitative, survey based methodology, collectin...

The study of the mechanical response and crack propagation behaviour of H-shaped beam-column specimens is of great significance for ensuring the safety and stability of buildings. As a connection structure that has gained ubiquity in modern shopping...

A novel type of ultra-high-performance concrete–normal concrete (UHPC-NC) superimposed sandwich slab is introduced, which eliminates the need for conventional longitudinal reinforcement. This sandwich slab consists of a prefabricated thin UHPC...

With its advantages such as large capacity, punctuality and low environmental impact, the metro has become one of the primary means of alleviating urban traffic congestion. However, safety accidents still occur frequently during the construction of m...

Impinging jet ventilation (IJV) systems have attracted significant attention due to their potential to augment indoor thermal comfort and airflow distribution. Previous studies have primarily investigated corner and mid-wall IJV installations; howeve...

Regional Integrated Energy Systems (RIESs) are pivotal in the low-carbon transition of energy-intensive hospital campuses. However, traditional multi-objective optimization for RIES planning often suffers from the subjective selection of weights, lea...