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Resilience Analysis and Intelligent Simulation in Civil Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 6330

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mingming Jia

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School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
Interests: seismic performance analysis; design of structures
Dr. Xu Yang

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School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
Interests: concrete multiscale method
Dr. Fei Zhu

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School of Civil Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: structural experimentation; masonry
Dr. Xueying Han

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School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
Interests: indoor light environment; optical performance analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Resilience is a key factor in the post-disaster analysis and management of city, civil and infrastructure engineering, which requires handling large amounts of information and knowledge in multiple disciplines.

The resilience of the city, civil and infrastructure engineering could be considered a compendium of many different tasks, material mechanics, structure failures and their processes, emergency management, and requirements, involving a great variety of factors and aspects.

Thus, seismic analysis, especially the post-disaster resilience analysis and intelligent simulation, can often be an arduous and difficult operation.

Meanwhile, the need for a quantitative seismic resilience analysis method is arising due to a need for disaster relief efforts, disaster prevention, and disaster mitigation.

Moreover, due to the increasing uncertainty and complexity of the seismic resilience of city, civil and infrastructure engineering, great attention has been devoted to seismic resilience analysis research.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to explore the recent challenges and developments of the seismic resilience analysis and intelligent simulation of the city, civil and infrastructure engineering. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • City resilience;
  • Buildings;
  • Infrastructure;
  • Artificial intelligence;
  • Seismic analysis;
  • Multi-scale simulation.

Dr. Mingming Jia
Dr. Xu Yang
Dr. Fei Zhu
Dr. Xueying Han
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • resilience
  • buildings
  • infrastructure
  • seismic analysis
  • multiscale
  • simulation
  • artificial intelligence

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Enhancing Daylight and Energy Efficiency in Hot Climate Regions with a Perforated Shading System Using a Hybrid Approach Considering Different Case Studies
by Basma Gaber, Changhong Zhan, Xueying Han, Mohamed Omar and Guanghao Li
Buildings 2025, 15(6), 988; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15060988 - 20 Mar 2025
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Direct sunlight causes glare and reduces indoor daylight quality, making shading systems essential. This study proposes and validates a perforated shading screen (PSS) to enhance daylighting and energy efficiency. A hybrid approach integrating parametric modeling, machine learning, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM), and genetic algorithm [...] Read more.
Direct sunlight causes glare and reduces indoor daylight quality, making shading systems essential. This study proposes and validates a perforated shading screen (PSS) to enhance daylighting and energy efficiency. A hybrid approach integrating parametric modeling, machine learning, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM), and genetic algorithm (GA) is used to optimize the design incorporating architects’ preferences. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) is used to assign weights to performance metrics while accounting for interdependencies. The study evaluates PSS performance in three hot climate regions—Cairo, Riyadh, and Kuching—on both south and west elevations, comparing it to traditional fins. Results show that PSS consistently outperforms fins, significantly improving daylight and energy performance. The Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI) increased by up to 105.32%, Continuous Daylight Autonomy (CDA) by up to 11.87%, while Annual Solar Exposure (ASE), Solar Gain (SG), and Energy Use Intensity (EUI) were reduced by up to 100%, 88.07%, and 45.2%, respectively. To validate the findings, the optimal PSS design from a selected case study was 3D-printed and experimentally tested. Results confirmed enhanced daylight distribution and reduced glare, improving occupant comfort. The proposed PSS offers an effective shading solution adaptable to various climates, balancing daylighting needs and energy efficiency. Full article
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Real-Time Monitoring of Concrete Vibration Depth Based on RFID Scales
by Yuhu Quan, Xinzhi Wang, Yancheng Liu, Hongpeng Sun and Fenglai Wang
Buildings 2024, 14(4), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14040885 - 25 Mar 2024
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The vibration of concrete is a typical concealed construction process, in which mature supervisory methods are lacking. The quality of vibration relies heavily on the subjective experience and sense of responsibility of the vibration operators. For the widely used hand-held concrete vibrators, existing [...] Read more.
The vibration of concrete is a typical concealed construction process, in which mature supervisory methods are lacking. The quality of vibration relies heavily on the subjective experience and sense of responsibility of the vibration operators. For the widely used hand-held concrete vibrators, existing methods for monitoring the quality of vibration primarily focus on the horizontal positioning of the vibrator. Due to the limited measurable range of vibration depth, these methods are inapplicable for monitoring the vibration depth during the vibration of deeper structures such as walls, columns, and large volumes of concrete. This paper makes the initial attempt to address the issue of monitoring concrete vibration depth, presenting a method that broadens the measurable range of depth in vibration monitoring. Inspired by the principles of optical and magnetic scales, this paper introduces a radio frequency identification (RFID) scales positioning system for the real-time monitoring of vibration depth. The proposed RFID scales vibration depth monitoring method theoretically has no upper limit on the measurable vibration depth, rendering it applicable to monitoring vibration depth of any extent. By comparing the positioning accuracy of different RFID scales hardware compositions, the optimal RFID scales hardware composition and the most effective RFID scales positioning algorithm were identified. The feasibility and accuracy of the vibration depth monitoring method based on RFID scales were validated through engineering field application. This method achieves centimeter-level accuracy in monitoring vibration depth, offers a tool for the precise control of vibration depth, and helps avoid potential quality issues in vibration. Full article
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Dewatering Characteristics and Drawdown Prediction of Suspended Waterproof Curtain Foundation Pit in Soft Soil Areas
by Yuhan Chu, Junfeng Shi, Zhaoyi Ye and Dingdan Liu
Buildings 2024, 14(1), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010119 - 2 Jan 2024
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Suspended waterproof curtains combined with pumping wells are the primary method for controlling groundwater levels in foundation pits within soft soil areas. However, there is still a lack of a systematic approach to predict the groundwater drawdown within the foundation pit caused by [...] Read more.
Suspended waterproof curtains combined with pumping wells are the primary method for controlling groundwater levels in foundation pits within soft soil areas. However, there is still a lack of a systematic approach to predict the groundwater drawdown within the foundation pit caused by the influence of these suspended curtains. In order to investigate the variation of groundwater level within the excavation during dewatering processes, the finite difference method is employed to analyze the seepage characteristics of foundation pits with suspended waterproof curtains. Basing on the concept of equivalent well, this study examines the coupled effects of aquifer anisotropy (ki), aquifer thickness (Mi), well screen length (li), and the depth of waterproof curtain embedment on the seepage field distortion. A characteristic curve is established for standard conditions, which exposes the blocking effect of the curtain on the amount of groundwater drawdown in the pit. Additionally, correction coefficients are proposed for non-standard conditions, which, in turn, results in a prediction formula with a wider range of applicability. Comparative analysis between the calculated predictions and the field observation data from an actual foundation pit project in Zhuhai City validates the feasibility of the quantitative prediction method proposed in this research, which also provides a 21% safety margin. Full article
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Wind Effects on Re-Entrant Wing Faces of Plus Plan-Shaped Building
by Arun Kumar, Rahul Kumar Meena, Ritu Raj, Mohammad Iqbal Khan and Jamal M. Khatib
Buildings 2023, 13(12), 3108; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13123108 - 14 Dec 2023
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The wind flow patterns and pressure distribution around a plus-shaped building are significantly influenced by re-entrant corner dimensions and building height. The present study aims to find the wind effects and study the pressure distribution with different flow patterns. The building has a [...] Read more.
The wind flow patterns and pressure distribution around a plus-shaped building are significantly influenced by re-entrant corner dimensions and building height. The present study aims to find the wind effects and study the pressure distribution with different flow patterns. The building has a plan area of approximately 300 square meters and a height of 50 m, maintaining equal lengths for the re-entrant corners. The research study is performed using the ANSYS CFX academic version. The study employs diverse visualizations, featuring the pressure coefficient (CPe), vertical and specific surface streamlines, and pressure contours. Wind incidence angles for the study are varied from 0° to 90° at an interval of 15°. Building dimensions are scaled down as per the ASCE wind tunnel test manual, and the length scale is kept at 1:100 for CFD investigation. This approach yields crucial insights into the circulation of wind patterns and the distribution of pressure across a wide range of wind incidence angles. The influence of streamlines in the bottom portion of the building model is relatively minimal. In contrast to the upper portion, the bottom exhibits robust vortices, particularly for the wind angles varying from 0° to 30°. Positive pressure is observed on the windward face, and the leeward face and side face exhibit negative pressure. This study furnishes valuable insights into flow patterns and pressure distribution across a wide range of wind incidence angles from 0° to 90° at an interval of 15°. These findings contribute significantly to a thorough comprehension of the wind flow patterns and pressure distribution around the plus-shaped building model. Full article
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