Engineering Proceedings, Volume 53, Issue 1

The first International Online Conference on Buildings with a focus on advances in building structures, materials, repair/renovation, energy, environment, systems, architecture, urban planning, and construction management was held on 24–26 Octo...

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Stochastic simulation optimization has been proposed by several researchers to optimize construction operations. Traditionally, explicit averaging is used to estimate the objective functions of candidate solutions. This is carried out by calculating...

The power of the relationship between building information modeling (BIM) systems and advanced artificial intelligence models holds considerable weight for users of BIM. This relationship allows the generation, analysis, and deduction of insights fro...

Modern research is increasingly focused on the use of sustainable materials in concrete to increase its mechanical properties in order to enhance its performance for different applications. Banana leaf ash has great potential to increase the compress...

Multi-parametric valuation techniques, in real estate valuation, are particularly useful to understand and define all the factors that contribute to the determination of market prices. Even though a plethora of building features influence the way pri...

The aim of this study is to question the need for alternative project delivery methods to foster the integration of concrete 3D printing in the construction industry. For this purpose, a literature review was carried out. The results indicate that th...

Maintenance decisions at the end of building components’ service life are frequently driven by subjective motivations that can arise from various sources, including the building owner’s personal preferences, sentimental attachments, aesth...

In the field of technological construction tools, 360-degree panorama provides a panoramic virtual reality capable of representing the construction environment in great detail. While there are many studies on their pedagogical and safety applications...

Taking Yan Garden as the research object, this paper mainly looks at the evolution process of its campus planning during the past century. In the early stage, many aspects, such as orientation and cultural symbols, showed that Yan Garden greatly refl...

Shopping malls have been a significant part of our daily lives for decades. Their significance is derived from the use of these spaces based on great numbers of people, as well as the role malls play in culture. On the other hand, the design of malls...

The UK government has legal binding objectives under the “climate change act 2008” to accomplish net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. The government has implemented a variety of measures across many different sectors of the UK econ...

Sustainable urbanism has become a popular expression in the realm of planning and design. The concept of sustainable urbanism revolves around the idea of managing finite resources for the burgeoning population. The ultimate goal of sustainable urbani...

The function of a house can be achieved via residential comfort. Several studies have shown that natural lighting affects the comfort of a dwelling. Previous research discussed the typology of subsidized housing development in Kupang City and Kendal...

A simple numerical approach to predict the efficacy of FRP hooping in historical masonry domes is presented. The dome is modelled with 8-noded elastic hexahedron elements connected by 1D trusses/springs on meridians and on parallels, where all the no...

A construction project’s failure encompasses a spectrum of disappointments, which may manifest individually or in combination, spanning the domains of cost, time, quality, and effective project management. This study discerns the Critical Succe...

The development of Chinese ancient architectural design has gone through three historical stages: primitive society, slave society, and feudal society. Due to the influence of geography, the environment, and the humanities, the regional architectural...

The current methods of designing and using wood-based construction systems are going through exciting changes. By adopting new and innovative technologies, it is now possible to create residential buildings with less environmental impact. After exami...

Shopping malls may be considered as controversial structures since they sometimes fail to comply with the expectations of the project stakeholders throughout the project life cycle. New mall projects often attract the attention of people since such a...

The B building sector contributes to 40% of the carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Several studies show that high-performance MAN (Madrasah Aliyah Negeri) buildings contribute to reducing carbon emissions. This study discusses the evaluation of natu...

Studies about the challenges and lessons learned from Public–Private partnerships (PPPs) exist in construction all around the world, yet it is not certain how to use these challenges to improve the performance of projects. Building Information...

The Church is a place of worship for Christians; to ensure the smooth and solemn implementation of worship activities, many factors that affect their overall effectiveness must be considered, and one of the conditions that must be met in the worship...

This study delves into the effect of repeated low-velocity impacts on the residual tensile strength of composite laminates reinforced with E-glass/epoxy woven fabrics. The specimens underwent a series of low-velocity impacts, each delivering a consta...

The utilization of tower cranes at construction sites entails inherent risks, notably the potential for loads to fall. This study proposes a novel method for identifying the tower crane load fall zone and determining workers’ locations relative...

Machine learning models have been proven for their capability to improve the computational efficiency of building performance simulations. However, studies on their reliability to produce Pareto front solutions for multi-objective optimization are li...

The construction industry is growing day by day due to the immense need for infrastructure and development projects in developed as well as developing countries. At the same time, millions of tons of waste are generated during the execution of these...

Recent research emphasizes the urgent need to improve affordable housing accessibility, safety, and quality while addressing poverty and economic mobility. However, there are a lack of comprehensive studies on US affordable housing construction. Our...

The provision of affordable housing has become a major concern for policymakers and urban planners, especially in developing nations of the world. One of the key challenges in this domain is the identification of suitable locations for the developmen...

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector has a lower adoption rate of machine learning (ML) tools than other industries with similar characteristics. A significant contributing factor to this lower adoption rate is the limited avai...

In the United States, approximately 10 billion gallons of mixing water is required annually to produce close to 400 million cubic yards of concrete. In response to the declining supply of freshwater in some locations and with the goal of decreasing t...

Using innovation building technology in South Africa as case subjects, this study aims to explore the practices and techniques that are used in or as a part of the framework in innovation in house construction. This study explored the existing litera...

In today’s world, GHG emissions, especially CO₂, drive rapid global warming. Construction significantly contributes to this by emitting CO₂. Plants have long been recognized for their role in mitigating climate change through CO₂ absorption, en...

Current seismic regulations neglect the influence of multiple seismic events on the seismic response, which, as already recognized in the literature, may influence the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete structures. Symmetrical and asymmetrical l...

In this comprehensive study, a typical house underwent extensive monitoring over several years to measure direct deterministic consumption of each active system component. The indeterministic components including infiltration, air conditioner, fenest...

The main aim of this research is to study the water resistance properties of new eco-friendly gypsum composites made with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) waste additions in granular form. Three percentages of LDPE additions by weight have been used a...

As a digital innovation tool in the field of architecture and engineering, BIM technology can improve the efficiency and quality of projects and also realize all-round information sharing and collaboration throughout the project life cycle. Most of t...

The benchmarking of hotel energy use comprehensively identifies the controllable and uncontrollable factors affecting energy performance, including building characteristics, management strategies, operations, and maintenance systems. Other factors in...

This work presents a study about the design, environment, energy, and comfort in buildings equipped with a Predicted Mean Vote (PMV)-controlled HVAC system. The control system, based on the three categories of the international standard ISO 7730 uses...

The analysis and design of reinforced concrete members (such as beams, columns, and shear walls) is fundamental to civil and structural engineering. Classical design methods based on hand calculations or interaction diagrams are available for various...

This paper introduces a probabilistic assessment of steel column damage caused by blast loads, utilizing simulation reliability methods and gene expression programming. The research focuses on an H-section steel column and incorporates uncertainties...

The architecture of the 20th century stands as an imperative realm of experimentation. Inside it, the architecture of the Modern Movement emerged from 1900 to 1940, with shapes, features, and materials completely different from pre-industrial buildin...

Brunei aims to achieve 600 $\mathrm{M}\mathrm{W}$ of renewable energy by 2035. Since the country has high solar radiance throughout the year, solar energy is the most feasible. However, the high cost of producing solar farms remains an obstacle and caused the country&rs...

The design of infrastructure that is protective against ballistic and blast fragment impact requires a series of tests which are costly. In this study, the authors propose a methodology based on a practical approach with the aim of facilitating the a...

The demand for PV on roof installations in the household sector is increasing. In this paper, an investigation on optimizing the energy performance of PV on housing roofs is conducted. Three housing roof designs found in Gorontalo city are selected a...

This study focuses on developing cost-efficient engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) with glass and polypropylene fibers, using local materials for sustainable construction in developing countries. The ECC exhibits unique properties such as stra...

The preservation of The Great Mosque of Córdoba (Spain) as a carrier of Andalusian collective memory requires innovative approaches to assess and maintain its structural health. This research centers on two non-destructive methods: direct ultr...

Mixed building frames constructed using reinforced concrete (RC) in the lower stories and structural steel in the higher ones meet great scientific interest as forming a common and often constructed building type. However, the current seismic regulat...

The literature is not abundant with mechanical characterizations of cylindrical shells for civil engineering applications, especially in terms of impact response. In this context, this study intends to evaluate the impact response of cylindrical sand...

The seismic performance of buildings requires researchers to collect a suite of seismic records that are usually scaled to characterize the seismic hazard of the site. After scaling the accelerograms, a nonlinear analysis of the buildings allows rese...

Aside from being a place for congregational prayers, the West Java Pusdai Mosque is also a center for preaching and other Islamic activities in West Java. Therefore, as a place of worship for Muslims, this mosque needs to maintain a comfortable atmos...