Buildings, Volume 15, Issue 13

High-pile wharves are commonly used on deep soft soil foundations and are prone to the influence of complex environmental factors during long-term service. However, there is limited research on the spatiotemporal coupling effects of complex environme...

The metallurgical industry is integral to industrial development. As technology advances and industrial demand grows, the annual output of metallurgical waste slag continues to rise. Combined with the substantial historical stockpile, this has made t...

Microgrids and load shifting can improve resilience and lower costs for electricity customers. The costs to deploy each have decreased and helped accelerate their deployment in the U.S. and globally. However, previous research has focused minimally o...

This study aims to address the understudied evaluation of public space performance in renovated multi-functional university buildings, with a special focus on university complexes based on integrated industry–research–education models. Wh...

There are many methods for evaluating the bond behavior between rebar and concrete. For certain experimental purposes, selecting the ideal method for testing the rebar–concrete bonding properties is often a controversial problem. The most repre...

The construction sector is confronted with significant challenges, such as reduced productivity, high injury rates, and labor deficits, driving research into autonomous robotics as a viable solution. This study delivers a comprehensive review of rece...

As an important transportation hub connecting the two sides of the Yellow River, the Yellow River Grand Bridge is of great significance for strengthening regional exchanges and promoting the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. However...

The large-scale reuse of shield tunneling muck remains a major challenge in urban construction. This study proposes a geopolymeric-controlled low-strength material (GC-CLSM) utilizing shield tunneling muck as the primary raw material and a novel alka...

Recognizing construction workers’ activities is essential for effective construction management. The complexity of construction sites and the varied, dynamic nature of workers’ actions make automatic monitoring of their behaviors challeng...

The strength of cement-treated soil (CTS) is influenced by a range of complex factors. Investigating the microstructure of cement-treated soil provides a fundamental understanding of its strength evolution. This study explores the micro-mechanism of...

Settlement analyses of foundation soils are very important for the investigation, design, and construction of buildings. However, due to complex natural sedimentary processes, soil-forming environments, and geological tectonic stress histories, settl...

Marked by a highly diverse workforce, the Indian construction industry faces ongoing challenges in fostering employee engagement and minimizing organizational withdrawal. This study examines the role of diversity climate in influencing psychological...

Rapid identification of vessel height within the navigable space beneath bridges is crucial for ensuring bridge safety. To prevent bridge collisions caused by vessels exceeding their height limits, this article introduces a real-time warning framewor...

Red-layer soft rock has characteristics such as softening when encountering water, loose structure, and significant rheological properties. In tunnel engineering, it is necessary to sort out and analyze the stress characteristics of its support struc...

China’s urban residential building stock is extensive and spans a wide range of construction periods. With the continuous enhancement of building energy efficiency standards, the chronological characteristics and variability of residential buil...

With the continuous improvement in technology, the construction industry is constantly advancing. Traditional concrete can no longer meet modern market demands, making research on new types of concrete imperative. This study reviews the application o...

Evaluating the environmental perception of urban parks is highly significant for optimizing urban planning. To address the limitations of traditional evaluation methods, a multimodal deep learning framework that integrates pre-training and reinforcem...

More and more sustainability data are being generated from green buildings and from urban and civil infrastructures. For decades, various systems have been developed, and their data have been collected and stored. More detailed, real-time, and cost-e...

Designing energy-efficient buildings is essential for reducing global energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, traditional physics-based simulation models require substantial computational resources, detailed input data, and domain expertise...

Jacking-pipe construction has the advantages of high mechanization, low environmental impact and fast construction speed. It is widely used in the project of underground pipeline under river. However, jacking-pipe grouting under shallow burial condit...

As research on national cultural parks advances, the significance of conducting multi-dimensional perception evaluations of their cultural ecosystem services (CESs) becomes increasingly apparent. This study examines the eight dimensions of CESs withi...

This study investigates how different longitudinal steel rebars influence the flexural performance and cracking mechanisms of reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beams, combining axial tensile tests using acoustic emission monitoring wi...

Housing informality in Morocco has taken root within Rabat’s formal neighborhoods, quietly reshaping façades, extending plot lines, and redrawing the texture of entire blocks. This ongoing transformation runs up against the rigidity of o...

The artificial ground freezing method (AGF) is widely used in underground construction to reinforce the ground and ensure construction safety. This study systematically evaluates the implementation of the artificial ground freezing method in the cons...

China generates substantial construction and demolition (C&D) waste, owing to rapid urbanization. However, the resource utilization rate of C&D waste remains low. This work is devoted to promoting the application of C&D waste in reinforce...

The article discusses issues related to improving the energy efficiency of translucent structures (hereinafter referred to as windows) in the construction of buildings in the Republic of Kazakhstan. An analysis of the current regulatory requirements...

Previous research on geopolymers has not fully established their porosity and its influence on the matrix structure, as well as its relevance to mechanical and durability properties, supporting the potential of this material as a sustainable alternat...

The incorporation of fibers in cement-based materials has gained attention in the construction sector in recent decades, aiming to improve the mechanical performance of composites. This present work evaluates the influence of synthetic and natural fi...

The drilling and blasting method is commonly employed for the rapid demolition of outdated buildings by destroying key structural components and inducing progressive collapse. The residual bearing capacity of these components is governed by the defor...

This study investigates the influence of steel fiber content (0~3% by volume) on the workability and mechanical properties of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) incorporating slag or fly ash. Although UHPC exhibits excellent strength and durabili...

This study explores the application potential of a lean–Agile hybrid method in complex construction project management. By integrating Scrum iterative development, the Last Planner System, and a BIM collaboration platform, a dual-engine model i...

Excess-sulfate phosphogypsum slag cement (EPSC), offering the potential for large-scale phosphogypsum (PG) utilization, has drawn significant attention. However, its susceptibility to salt erosion in marine/saline environments remains unquantified, h...

Classification of BIM objects is critical for enhancing information interoperability and standardization within construction projects; however, research on automated BIM object classification based on standardized classification systems remains limit...

Under prolonged loading and various environmental factors, the performance of stay cables gradually deteriorates, which impacts the safety of the bridge structure. To investigate the influence of cable damage on the static performance of cable-stayed...

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a high-resolution nondestructive technique for detecting subsurface defects, yet its image interpretation suffers from strong subjectivity, low efficiency, and high false-alarm rates. To establish a customized underg...

To better understand the temperature changes in face slab concrete and address challenges such as delayed curing and outdated methods in complex and variable environments, this study investigates the use of visualization and real-time feedback contro...

To address the issues of poor thermal performance and high energy consumption in rural dwellings in cold regions of China, this study investigates multi-type energy-efficient retrofitting strategies for rural houses in the Hebei–Tianjin region....

Cable-stayed bridge cables experience significant tension over time, making the bridge cables prone to corrosion and fatigue. The direct measurement of cable length is not a standard capability in most current structural health monitoring systems, no...

Vehicle collisions with street lighting poles generate extremely high impact forces, often resulting in serious injuries or fatalities. Therefore, enhancing the structural resilience of pole bases is a critical engineering objective. This study inves...

Red mud, a highly alkaline industrial by-product generated during aluminum smelting, poses serious environmental risks such as soil alkalization and ecological degradation. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was integrated with advance...

In recent years, droughts and extreme weather events have witnessed increasing frequency around the globe, leading to a growing number of issues related to soil cracking that severely impact the stability of engineering projects and ecological enviro...

The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is plagued by persistent challenges such as low productivity, cost overruns, and frequent project delays. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has emerged as a potential solution, offering c...

Cracks and concentrated stresses can develop in precast concrete slabs, depending on the quality of the joints. The open-type joint method was adopted herein to fabricate a full-scale precast concrete slab joint. The open-type joint method features a...

This study investigates the value identification and assessment of architectural heritage in Fujian Overseas Chinese New Village. As representative 20th-century settlements of returned overseas Chinese, these villages demonstrate distinctive architec...

Elevated thermal conditions, rock formations exhibit distinct mechanical behaviors that significantly deviate from their characteristics under ambient temperature environments. This phenomenon raises critical questions regarding the applicability of...

The thermal conductivity of steel is high compared to other materials such as concrete or timber. Therefore, fire protection measures are applied to prolong the duration between the onset of fire exposure and the final loss of load-bearing function o...

Train–bridge dynamic interaction analysis is critical for the dynamic design of bridges and the safety and comfort assessment of trains. This study introduces a train–bridge dynamic model of a straddle monorail train and a steel–con...

With the rapid advancement of digital technologies, smart construction has emerged as a transformative approach within the construction industry. Central to the success of human-machine collaboration is human-machine trust, which plays a critical rol...

The construction industry is undergoing a significant transformation due to the increasing influence of digital technology, sustainability requirements, and diverse stakeholder expectations, which highlights the need to update the existing service qu...

This paper evaluates the time-dependent fragility and post-earthquake residual seismic performance of existing steel frame columns in offshore atmospheric environments. Based on experimental research, the seismic failure mechanism and deterioration l...