Relational governance, as a flexible and informal mechanism, plays a critical role in addressing the challenges of construction projects in the VUCA environment. However, existing research has rarely examined relational governance mechanisms from a r...
In this paper, we offer an overview of a number of results on the static rigidity and infinitesimal rigidity of discrete structures which are embedded in projective geometric reasoning, representations, and transformations. Part I considers the funda...
Electrical contractors encounter problems such as limited construction sites, schedule interference, and inefficient communication with other contractors when they typically subcontract with general contractors. Electrical projects require effective...
Considering some unmeasurable states, a fuzzy static output control problem of nonlinear stochastic systems is discussed in this paper. Based on a modelling approach, a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy system, constructed by a family of stochastic different...
Oxide perovskites with simultaneously large band gaps and high-static dielectric constants are of considerable interest for advanced microelectronics, dielectric devices, and energy storage applications, yet their discovery remains challenging becaus...
This paper addresses the critical challenge of selecting suitable pile foundations in port engineering by systematically investigating the axial bearing behavior of large-diameter steel pipe piles and prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) piles. T...
This article presents a non-destructive methodology to determine the modulus of elasticity (MOE) in static bending of wood through the use of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Wood specimens were obtained from Quercus mongolica growing in Northeast o...
The central Tibet AC interconnection project (CTAIP), which connects the Tibet power grid and the Sichuan power grid through a long distance transmission line of more than 1400 km, has a significant problem of voltage regulation. In order to improve...
Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop a digital workflow to incorporate the mucosal projection of the pathways of the greater palatal artery into a static surgical guide used for free gingival graft harvesting and connective...
Software defect prediction models enable test managers to predict defect-prone modules and assist with delivering quality products. A test manager would be willing to identify the attributes that can influence defect prediction and should be able to...
Large-scale hydroelectric projects play an essential role in sustainable energy infrastructure, yet their construction schedules are frequently disrupted by complex risk correlations and propagation effects. Traditional critical chain buffer manageme...
Rockburst is an unstable failure of a rock mass which is influenced by many factors. During deep excavations, the presence of nearby geological structures such as minor faults, joints, and shear zones increases the likelihood of rockburst occurrence....
Static risk registers compiled at financial close do not follow the market conditions that determine the cash flows of merchant-exposed renewable projects. This study asks how far public day-ahead market data can support a phase-adaptive decision-sup...
A control structure design of a three-phase three-leg four-wire grid-tied Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM) based on a combined-step-size real-coefficient improved proportionate affine projection sign algorithm (CSS-RIP-APSA) has...
In responding to climate change, the world is focusing on technology development. Korea also continues to invest in R&D to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. However, compared to the government’s continuous investm...
Numerous floor water inrush (FWI) disasters have occurred during the roof weighting period in China. Therefore, to clarify why FWI accidents tend to cluster at a specific mining stage, a novel method for evaluating the failure depth of mining floors...
Long-term runoff projection and uncertainty estimates can provide both the changing trends and confidence intervals of water resources, provide basic information for decision makers, and reduce risks for water resource management. In this paper, a gr...
Megaconstruction projects, including high-speed rail networks, airports, seaports, and large urban infrastructure programmes, rank among the most resource-intensive activities in the built environment, generating substantial carbon emissions and pers...
An analytical conversion method was developed for the self-balanced test results of monopile bearing capacity in layered soils to realize the better applicability of the self-balanced test theory for the bearing capacity test of foundation piles. To...
Dependency injection (DI) is generally known to improve maintainability by keeping application classes separate from the library. Particularly within the Java environment, there are many applications using the principles of DI with the aim to improve...
Static crushing agent (SCA) offers advantages such as good safety, no harmful gases, and minimal vibration, making SCA ideal for rock crushing in mines or underground engineering. To scientifically implement the section expansion of mine roadway, the...
A sparse-based refocusing methodology for multiple slow-moving targets (MTs) located inside strong clutter regions is proposed in this paper. The defocused regions of MTs in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery were utilized here instead of the who...
User experience (UX) evaluation is central to software quality, yet it remains difficult to integrate into software engineering workflows in a systematic, explainable, and early-stage manner. This paper presents TraceUX, a framework for operationaliz...
Map projections are one of the foundations of geographic information science and cartography. An understanding of the different projection variants and properties is critical when creating maps or carrying out geospatial analyses. The common way of t...
Accurate prediction of surface rupture induced by seismogenic fault displacement is essential for the seismic safety assessment of major engineering projects. Most existing numerical simulations adopt quasi-static approaches, in which the effect of f...
As an essential domain of project management, inter-organization collaboration (IOC) is crucial for stakeholders in off-site construction (OSC) projects because of the high linkage between design, production, and site construction stages. Current stu...
Green buildings (GBs) can effectively reduce building energy consumption and alleviate energy problems. However, as green building projects swell, the development process of GBs in China has gradually exposed many problems, among which the greenwashi...
The wave overtopping discharge at coastal defense structures is directly linked to the freeboard height. By means of physical modelling, experiments on wave overtopping volumes at sloped coastal structures are customarily determined for constant wate...
Traditional traffic flow forecasting methods still face challenges in capturing complex spatiotemporal correlations. Static graph convolutional networks are unable to capture spatiotemporal dynamics, while dynamic graphs can adaptively adjust spatial...
This study aims to explore the moderating role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) between project governance and project performance. The theoretical foundation of this research is rooted in transaction cost economics. The data come from the cons...
Collaborative innovation projects (CIPs) are a typical type of inter-organizational collaboration project to deliver innovative results, in which diverse and dynamic collaborative relationships exist among stakeholders. The project’s success de...
In a coastal engineering project, hydrodynamic models are used to study wave transformations and impacts on structures, while morphodynamic models are applied to calculate the response and evolution of sedimentary beaches. Conventionally, laboratory...
The safety risk analysis of urban elevated bridge construction is an important management method to reduce the loss of safety accidents, and it has significant scientific research value and engineering application value. Therefore, this study propose...
With the increasingly fierce market competition, optimizing the construction time-cost of deep and large foundation pit construction projects has become one of the key factors for construction enterprises to remain invincible. By dynamically optimizi...
Using the multiplicity of solutions for the projectable case of the covariant extension of Hořava-Lifshitz gravity, we show that an appropriate choice for the auxiliary field allows for an effective description of galaxy rotation curves. This descrip...
Readily available software analysis and analytics tools are often operated within external services, where the measured software analysis data are kept internally and no external access to the data is available. We propose an approach to integrate vi...
This paper is concerned with the problem of static output feedback control for a class of continuous-time nonlinear time-delay semi-Markov jump systems with incremental quadratic constraints. For a class of time-delay semi-Markov jump systems satisfy...
Most of the damage to reinforced retaining walls is caused by excessive deformation; however, there is no calculation method for deformation under static and dynamic loads in the design codes of reinforced soil retaining walls. In this paper, by coll...
Recent advances in forward-looking sonar (FLS) have enabled the acquisition of high-resolution acoustic images. However, the accuracy of image-based rotation estimation remains limited owing to speckle noise, perceptual ambiguity, and shadows. In rec...
About 20 billion square feet of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) rubber is installed on roofs in the United States and most of them will be reaching the end of their lifespan soon. The purpose of this study is to investigate potential reuses o...
While climate change and land-use change are known to interact in their effects on species’ range shifts, most studies have only focused on their isolated and combined effects, hindering a comprehensive understanding of their effects on future...
Machine learning technologies have recently emerged as transformative tools for enhancing project management accuracy and efficiency. This study introduces a data-driven model that leverages the hybrid eXtreme Gradient Boosting-Simulated Annealing (X...
Bug prediction aims at finding source code elements in a software system that are likely to contain defects. Being aware of the most error-prone parts of the program, one can efficiently allocate the limited amount of testing and code review resource...
It is essential to design a reasonable mooring line length that ensures quasi-static responses of moored floating structures are within an acceptable level, and that reduces the cost of mooring lines in the overall project. Quasi-static responses inc...
With the construction of projects under severe environments, new and higher requirements are put forward for the properties of concrete, especially the autogenous self-sealing property, which is greatly affected by the curing environment and the stat...
Connectivity and wildlife corridors are often key components to successful conservation and management plans. Connectivity for wildlife is typically modeled in a static environment that reflects a single snapshot in time. However, it has been shown t...
As a kind of statically-indeterminate point-support structure, the irregular-plate bridge (IPB) is extremely sensitive to the settlement of pier columns, and the stress of the plate is complicated. Because of the limitation of environmental condition...
This paper presents a load-capacity-constrained arm-angle planning method for a centrally driven humanoid robotic arm. Joint-range and singularity constraints are projected into the one-dimensional arm-angle domain to form a geometric feasible set. A...
Simplified methods of static free head stiffness of the semi-rigid foundation under lateral loads were limited to flexible or rigid behavior by the critical length of piles. This would lead to errors when predicting the static or dynamic performance...
Laser beams are excellent projection sources due to their high brightness and color purity; however, their high coherence produces speckle noise, which reduces the clarity of images cast by compact projection systems. Existing suppression methods oft...
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