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Modeling heterogeneous spatiotemporal pavement data for condition prediction and preventive maintenance in digital twin-enabled highway management

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106134

Linjun Lu, Alix Marie d'Avigneau, Yuandong Pan, Zhaojie Sun, Peihang Luo, Ioannis Brilakis

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Embedded machine vision sensor with portable imaging device and high durability

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106143

Pengfei Wu , Han Yuan , Bingchuan Bai , Bo Lu , Weijie Li , Xuefeng Zhao

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Safety-constrained Deep Reinforcement Learning control for human–robot collaboration in construction

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106130

Kangkang Duan , Zhengbo Zou

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Thickness optimisation in 3D printed concrete structures

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106076

Romain Mesnil, Pedro Sarkis Rosa, Léo Demont

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Automated region extraction and displacement detection for paving blocks adjacent to deep excavation using photogrammetry

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106126

Jung Woo Kim , Jinman Jung , Taesik Kim

{"title":"Automated region extraction and displacement detection for paving blocks adjacent to deep excavation using photogrammetry","authors":"Jung Woo Kim , Jinman Jung , Taesik Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Construction projects in urban environments often involve deep excavations, leading to ground deformations, such as settlement or uplift, which can harm nearby infrastructure. Monitoring is crucial for ensuring stability and safety because the displacement of paving blocks can indicate subsurface deformation. Traditional methods, like using settlement markers and leveling devices, only measure specific points rather than the entire surface deformation. Recent advancements in terrestrial photogrammetry offer point cloud data (PCD) to track sidewalk displacement but still require manual definition of the monitoring zone and displacement assessments. This paper focuses on automating Region Extraction and Displacement Detection (RED2) using PCD from photogrammetry. It describes the development of an algorithm that involves extracting the regions of interest and refining the surfaces. Displacement detection was then performed by identifying displacements and removing false positives. The proposed method provides an automated solution for monitoring ground deformations and enhancing safety measures for infrastructure adjacent to excavation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106126"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143681492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrating text parsing and object detection for automated monitoring of finishing works in construction projects

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106139

Juseok Oh , Sungkook Hong , Byungjoo Choi , Youngjib Ham , Hyunsoo Kim

{"title":"Integrating text parsing and object detection for automated monitoring of finishing works in construction projects","authors":"Juseok Oh , Sungkook Hong , Byungjoo Choi , Youngjib Ham , Hyunsoo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Construction process monitoring traditionally relies on manual inspections and document cross-referencing, leading to inefficiencies in project management. Despite advances enabling computer vision-based monitoring and automated document analysis, integrating these technologies remains challenging, particularly in connecting field data with work documentation. This paper proposes an automated monitoring system integrating computer vision-based field data with text-based work instructions. The system employs YOLOv5 object detection models to analyze construction site images and architectural drawings, while utilizing text parsing techniques to extract information from work instructions. Validation using thirty apartment units demonstrated effectiveness in monitoring finishing works, particularly masonry and tiling applications. Results showed consistent performance in establishing automated connections between work instructions, drawings, and site conditions, reducing manual verification requirements while maintaining high accuracy. The successful implementation in finishing works demonstrates potential scalability for broader construction applications with varying complexity levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106139"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143681491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Damage assessment of modular integrated construction during transport and assembly using a hybrid CNN–Gated recurrent unit model

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106136

Husnain Arshad , Tarek Zayed , Beenish Bakhtawar , Anthony Chen , Heng Li

{"title":"Damage assessment of modular integrated construction during transport and assembly using a hybrid CNN–Gated recurrent unit model","authors":"Husnain Arshad , Tarek Zayed , Beenish Bakhtawar , Anthony Chen , Heng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106136","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modular integrated construction (MiC) offers improved sustainability and automation. Nevertheless, its performance is impeded by extensive logistics operations, including multimode transportation, recurring loading-unloading, stacking, and assembly. Such rigorous operations may cause inadvertent underlying damage to module structure, leading to supply chain disruptions, safety hazards and structural deterioration. A robust real-time damage prediction can mitigate such issues. Thus, this paper develops a hybrid deep learning model for MiC module damage prediction, integrating convolutional and sequential neural networks. The developed hybrid CNN-GRU model establishes correlations between module motion during logistic operations and corresponding structural variations. The multivariate training and testing data of MiC operations is collected using a multi-sensing IoT system. The model is validated for damage scenarios to assess damage level and location, demonstrating a 96 % (R<sup>2</sup>) accuracy. The model provides practical considerations through a robust, automated damage prediction to enhance the safety, productivity and proactive maintenance of MiC modules.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106136"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143681490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Common data environment for digital twins from building to city levels

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106131

Jiayi Yan , Qiuchen Lu , Nan Li , Long Chen , Michael Pitt

{"title":"Common data environment for digital twins from building to city levels","authors":"Jiayi Yan , Qiuchen Lu , Nan Li , Long Chen , Michael Pitt","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital twin (DT) technology is pivotal for advancing sustainable, liveable, and resilient smart cities. As DTs scale from building to infrastructure and city levels, data management remains a key challenge due to increasing data heterogeneity. This paper addresses this gap by defining a common data environment (CDE) that connects physical and virtual spaces with three enablers: data sources, data management with functional components (FCs), and data consumers. A systematic literature review (SLR) of 264 papers (from 14,532) analyses these enablers, identifying knowledge gaps and future directions. A prospective DT data ecosystem model is proposed to support city-level DTs (CDT) and federated sub-DTs, integrating informational, technological, functional, organisational, and user-centred features. The paper highlights the immaturity of current data environments in managing heterogeneous data for comprehensive DT applications. It provides state-of-the-art insights and practical recommendations to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to enhance data management in diverse smart city scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106131"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Hyperbolic fuzzy set decision framework for construction contracts integrating CRITIC and WASPAS for dispute mitigation

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106137

Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas , Raghunathan Krishankumar , Kattur Soundarapandian Ravichandran , Arvydas Vilkonis , Jurgita Antucheviciene

{"title":"Hyperbolic fuzzy set decision framework for construction contracts integrating CRITIC and WASPAS for dispute mitigation","authors":"Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas , Raghunathan Krishankumar , Kattur Soundarapandian Ravichandran , Arvydas Vilkonis , Jurgita Antucheviciene","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106137","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106137","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper attempts to mitigate disputes during drafting of a construction contract by presenting a decision framework. The research questions considered are to set the main criteria involved and their relative importance in contract clauses selection and evaluate the priority of different contract clauses. In response, the paper presents an integrated framework involving hyperbolic fuzzy data, CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) method for criteria weight calculation, and query-based Weighted Aggregated Sum Product ASsessment (WASPAS) method for determining personalized priority of contract clauses. Results infer that work termination, customer reserve, guarantee periods and responsibilities of contractor/customer are the key criteria, and contract under the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) Yellow Book is of top priority. Such integrated framework serves as supplement to contractors and customers for prompt and rational decision-making by reducing human intervention, managing uncertainty, and reducing bias/subjectivity. In the future, plans are made to include a priori information into the decision framework.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106137"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Topology-informed deep learning for pavement crack detection: Preserving consistent crack structure and connectivity

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Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106120

Jiayv Jing , Ling Ding , Xu Yang , Xu Feng , Jinchao Guan , Hong Han , Hainian Wang

{"title":"Topology-informed deep learning for pavement crack detection: Preserving consistent crack structure and connectivity","authors":"Jiayv Jing , Ling Ding , Xu Yang , Xu Feng , Jinchao Guan , Hong Han , Hainian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper addresses the challenge of crack detection, where incorrect connections often distort crack topology. By leveraging topology theory, which focuses on properties that remain invariant under continuous transformations, the goal is to preserve key geometric features like connectivity and loops. For future-oriented road maintenance, fine segmentation that preserves the topological integrity of crack structures is essential for efficient automated repairs and crack characterization. To this end, the research combines persistent homology (pH) with the U-Net architecture enhanced by the Vmamba model, forming TopoM-CrackNet. TopoM-CrackNet outperforms other topology-preserving methods, such as Topoloss, with a Betti number of 4.032. It also achieves a mean Intersection over Union (mIoU) of 0.727, surpassing traditional methods like nnUnet and Segformer, and is nearly twice as fast. Overall, the key contribution is its ability to significantly improve crack topology preservation during segmentation, offering technical support for crack detection and automatic repair.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8660,"journal":{"name":"Automation in Construction","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106120"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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