Automation in Construction

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	819
Automated aggregation of dwelling units and traffic cores in high-rise residential floor plans using genetic algorithm and multi-agent cooperative deep Q-network	311
Text-mining framework for domain-specific dictionaries in hospital building maintenance requests	271
A data-centric strategy to improve performance of automatic pavement defects detection	246
Digital-physical integration for MEP-structural clash coordination using path planning and AR navigation	228
Online prediction of loader payload based on a multi-stage progressive model	206
Floorplan-aware camera pose estimation for automated 3D reconstruction of indoor environments from panoramic images	204
Editorial Board	190
Full field-of-view pavement stereo reconstruction under dynamic traffic conditions: Incorporating height-adaptive vehicle detection and multi-view occlusion optimization	188
Site-optimized training image database development using web-crawled and synthetic images	186
Automated extraction of geometric primitives with solid lines from unstructured point clouds for creating digital buildings models	180
Analysis of masonry work activity recognition accuracy using a spatiotemporal graph convolutional network across different camera angles	175
Reinforcement learning for multi-objective AutoML in vision-based structural health monitoring	174
Additive manufacturing of post-process thermoformed wood-plastic composite cladding	172
From geometry to graph: Automation of building performance modeling via convex graph encoding	169
Formulating infrastructure restoration as a geospatial multi-project scheduling problem using agent-based simulation	164
Autonomous launching gantry: Improved monocular vision approach for real-time pose estimation of precast concrete girders	164
Concrete spalling damage detection and seismic performance evaluation for RC shear walls via 3D reconstruction technique and numerical model updating	163
Single-pass inline pipeline 3D reconstruction using depth camera array	161
Real-time safety and worker self-assessment: Sensor-based mobile system for critical unsafe behaviors	159
Controllable reference-based semantic crack-image generation using diffusion model for intelligent infrastructure inspection	148
Defocused calibration for large field-of-view binocular cameras	148
Transformer-based deformation measurement of underground structures from a single-camera video	148
Self-sensing conductive asphalt concrete for real-time monitoring of internal damage evolution	146
Enhancement of underwater dam crack images using multi-feature fusion	144

Integration of BIM and ontologies for pumped storage hydropower design change management in EPC projects	144
BIM-based LCSA application in early design stages using IFC	143
Applying deep reinforcement learning for construction labour dispatching in a union hall setting	141
Impact of selective environmental sound attenuation on operator performance, stress, attention, and task engagement in teleoperated demolition	140
Visual attention and cognitive process in construction hazard recognition: Study of fixation-related potential	140
Real-time indoor localization with visual SLAM for in-building emergency response	138
Attention-based image captioning for structural health assessment of apartment buildings	137
Automatic estimation of excavator actual and relative cycle times in loading operations	130
Integrating extended reality and AI-based damage segmentation for near real-time, traceable bridge inspections	129
Rehabilitation of municipal infrastructure using risk-based performance	128
Integrated operation centers for storage and repair of imported precast modules	128
Two-list genetic algorithm for optimizing work package schemes to minimize project costs	125
Deep learning for safety risk management in modular construction: Status, strengths, challenges, and future directions	125
Task planning for human-robot collaboration in structure assembly	123
Integrating early assessment of robotic constructability into design optimization of a standalone classroom	122
Semantic BIM enrichment using a hybrid ML and rule-based framework for automated tenement compliance checking	119
AIoT-informed digital twin communication for bridge maintenance	119
Privilege-guided knowledge distillation for edge deployment in excavator activity recognition	118
Latent normal images-based zero-negative sample rail surface defect segmentation method	116
Domain-generalizable point cloud instance segmentation of bridge components using class-balanced dynamic thresholding	116
Realtime conversion of cracks from pixel to engineering scale using Augmented Reality	116
Automated and interconnected facility management system: An open IFC cloud-based BIM solution	115
Large language model-empowered paradigm for automated geotechnical site planning and geological characterization	114
Blockchain-based security-minded information-sharing in precast construction supply chain management with scalability, efficiency and privacy improvements	114
Multi-objective optimization for LEED - new construction using BIM and genetic algorithms	114
Land surveying with UAV photogrammetry and LiDAR for optimal building planning	112
Blockchain in construction management: Applications, advantages and limitations	112
Digital twin-based fatigue life assessment of orthotropic steel bridge decks using inspection robot and deep learning	111
Real-scale architectural demonstrator for design-to-fabrication automation of natural bamboo-wood hybrid structures	111
Automating modular open-plan office layouts with performance-based generative design	111
Exit choice in built environment evacuation combining immersive virtual reality and discrete choice modelling	111
Enhancing digital twin efficiency in indoor environments: Virtual sensor-driven optimization of physical sensor combinations	108
Automatic assessment of concrete cracks in low-light, overexposed, and blurred images restored using a generative AI approach	108
Conversational AI-based VR system to improve construction safety training of migrant workers	108
Virtual trial assembly of large steel members with bolted connections based on point cloud data	107
Operative generative design using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II)	106
Adaptive domain-aware network for airport runway subsurface defect detection	106
Semantic interoperability on IoT: Aligning IFC and Smart Application Reference (SAREF) sensor data models	106
Editorial Board	104
Editorial Board	104
Improved Boundary-Aware Mask R-CNN using stereo vision for automated rebar inspection	103
Mathematical modelling and simulation in construction supply chain management	103
Lightweight framework for IFC element classification using multi-view and heterogeneous graph with decision-level fusion	103
Dependency-aware indoor 3D scene graph prediction via multimodal feature learning	102
Editorial Board	102
Automatic rebar spacing measurement using YOLOv11-rebar-light and simplified Hough transform	102
Non-intrusive detection of concrete pipe defects using active impact excitation and fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing	101
Digitizing contract administration via electroencephalography: Exploring the brain-behavior link in contract clause review	100
Comparing dynamic viewpoint control techniques for teleoperated robotic welding in construction	100
Time series anomaly detection using generative adversarial network discriminators and density estimation for infrastructure systems	99

IMU-based full-body pose estimation for construction machines using kinematics modeling	99
Influence of construction materials density on data transmission performance of IOT devices	98
Comparison of machine learning methods for automatic bucket filling: An imitation learning approach	97
Scalable road infrastructure monitoring using embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors based on wavelet scattering-long short-term memory autoencoder	96
Flight path planning of UAV-driven refinement inspection for construction sites based on 3D reconstruction	96
Cross-domain decision support system for spoil dumpsite selection in mega transportation infrastructure projects	95
Context- and refinement-driven convolutional architecture for robust crack segmentation under real-world and zero-shot conditions	94
Multi-scale triple-attention network for pixelwise crack segmentation	94
BIM-based structural health monitoring and early warning for heritage timber structures	94
High-resolution infrastructure defect detection dataset sourced by unmanned systems and validated with deep learning	94
Deep learning-based prediction of steady surface settlement due to shield tunnelling	93
BIM-based indoor mobile robot initialization for construction automation using object detection	93
Skeleton-guided generation of synthetic noisy point clouds from as-built BIM to improve indoor scene understanding	92
Pavement roughness index estimation and anomaly detection using smartphones	92
HBIM for supporting the diagnosis of historical buildings: case study of the Master Gate of San Francisco in Portugal	92
Machine learning modeling for spectral transient-based leak detection	91
Sequence-based framework for construction worker action recognition using context-aware synthetic data	90
Data-driven real-time advanced geological prediction in tunnel construction using a hybrid deep learning approach	89
Generative AI-driven data augmentation for enhanced construction hazard detection	89
Large-scale multi-unit floor plan dataset for architectural plan analysis and recognition	89
BIM-blockchain integrated automatic asset tracking and delay propagation analysis for prefabricated construction projects	89
3D pose estimation dataset and deep learning-based ergonomic risk assessment in construction	89
Visual-haptic feedback for ROV subsea navigation control	88
Standardisation framework for metal additive manufacturing in construction	88
Concrete 3D printing and digital fabrication technologies for bridge construction	87
IFC framework for inspection and maintenance representation in facility management	87
Explainable data-driven analysis of uncertainty propagation in 3D concrete printing via adaptive polynomial chaos expansion	87
A science mapping lens on discrete event simulation applications in construction engineering and management	87
Automated geometric quality inspection for modular boxes using BIM and LiDAR	87
Retrieval-augmented LLM with structured sampling for Building Management Systems point tagging under minimal context	86
CNN-Transformer hybrid network for concrete dam crack patrol inspection	86
Applications of Building information modelling in the early design stage of high-rise buildings	86
Applications of existing and emerging construction safety technologies	85
Robust three-stage deep learning and image processing framework for automated loose bolt detection in complex environments	85
Fabrication methods of shell structures	84
Multi-objective optimization model for automated risk-based inspection planning for concrete bridges	84
Systematic search and mapping review of the concrete delivery problem (CDP): Formulations, objectives, and data	83
Anomaly detection in urban drainage with stereovision	83
Automation in tower cranes over the past two decades (2003–2024)	83
Automated design of cable-net structures with multi-objective state	83
Harmonizing construction processes in repetitive construction projects with multiple buildings	83
Understanding Stakeholders' impact on design workflow dynamics using agent-based modeling	83
Design of deployable bridge using multistable miura-ori structure for emergency rescue	82
Automated finite element modeling method for steel bridges integrating 3D point clouds and intelligent drawing recognition technology	82
UAV-based deep learning applications for automated inspection of civil infrastructure	82
BIM and ontology-based knowledge management for dam safety monitoring	81
Multi-view stereo 3D building reconstruction with sparse depth and edge location priors	80
Digital twins for the automation of the heritage construction sector	80
Multi-objective optimization in floor tile planning: Coupling BIM and parametric design	80
Integrating wooden altarpieces into H-BIM: Geometric profiling, complex artworks, and digital heritage mapping	79
Editorial Board	79
cSite ontology for production control of construction sites	79
Pipeline structure and leakage detection method of full polarimetric ground penetrating radar based on model and eigenvalue decomposition	79
How data quality affects model quality in scan-to-BIM: A case study of MEP scenes	79
Automatic deflection measurement for outdoor steel structure based on digital image correlation and three-stage multi-scale clustering algorithm	78
Computer vision based first floor elevation estimation from mobile LiDAR data	78
Automated measurement of cable shape in super-long span suspension bridges	78
Bolt loosening angle measurement along full range of screw exposure length based on 3D point cloud	78
Graph-driven embedding reinforcement and traceable LLM agent for reliable element alignment in construction report generation	77
Corrigendum to “Estimating track geometry irregularities from in-service train accelerations using deep learning” [Automation in Construction 173 (2025) 106114]	77
Synthetic image data generation using BIM and computer graphics for building scene understanding	77
Editorial Board	76
Automated mechanical-carbon synergistic design for prefabricated composite enclosure structure	76
Self-training method for structural crack detection using image blending-based domain mixing and mutual learning	75
Visual question answering for intelligent maintenance of maglev railway systems	75
CFD with LIDAR applied to buildings and vegetation for environmental construction	74
Fully automated extraction of railtop centerline from mobile laser scanning data	74
Curvature-informed paths for shell 3D printing	74
Automated design of self-centering shear walls using machine learning and genetic algorithms	74
BIM-based automated rule-checking in the AECO industry: Learning from semiconductor manufacturing	74
Lightweight crack detection in complex environments via model pruning and knowledge distillation	73
Computer vision and process mining-based simulation model generation for construction planning and control	73
Bridging cross-domain and cross-resolution gaps for UAV-based pavement crack segmentation	73
3D reconstruction of concrete defects using optical laser triangulation and modified spacetime analysis	73
Vision-based construction robot for real-time automated welding with human-robot interaction	73
Optimizing printing and rheological parameters for 3D printing with cementitious materials	73
Simultaneous tunnel defects and lining thickness identification based on multi-tasks deep neural network from ground penetrating radar images	73
Enhanced vision-based 6-DoF pose estimation for robotic rebar tying	72
Message-passing framework for multi-camera worker tracking in construction	72
Mapping digital twin applications in infrastructure and the built environment across research types, methods, sectors, phases, and scales	72

Building construction supply chain resilience under supply and demand uncertainties	72
Recent advances on inspection, monitoring, and assessment of bridge cables	71
Predicting construction schedule performance with last planner system and machine learning	71
Nuclear containment damage detection and visualization positioning based on YOLOv5m-FFC	71
Intelligent detection of fastener defects in ballastless tracks based on deep learning	70
Pumping-less 3D concrete printing using quick nozzle mixing	70
Graph neural network-based propagation effects modeling for detecting visual relationships among construction resources	70
Intelligent question answering method for construction safety hazard knowledge based on deep semantic mining	70
Robotic replacement for disc cutters in tunnel boring machines	70
Vision-based automatic structural motion estimation in presence of 3D camera motion effects	70
3D Pixelwise damage mapping using a deep attention based modified Nerfacto	70
Human-operational 3D indoor layout generation with LLM-driven anthropometric simulation	69
Multi-sensor real-time monitoring of dam behavior using self-adaptive online sequential learning	69
Robotic inspection for autonomous crack segmentation and exploration using deep reinforcement learning	69
Inchworm-inspired climbing robot for steel structures with three bionic operating modes	69
Form-finding and metaheuristic multiobjective optimization methodology for sustainable gridshells with reduced construction complexity and waste	69
Three-dimensional reconstruction of asphalt pavement macrotexture using event camera and evolved recurrent convolution network	68
Edge-enabled real-time framework for context-aware data acquisition and hazard alerting in smart construction sites	68
Generalizable deep sequence models for 4D trajectory prediction of tower crane loads	68
Intelligent construction technology for reservoir dams	68
Machine learning for predicting the impact of construction activities on air traffic operations during airport expansion projects	68
BIM and IoT data fusion: The data process model perspective	68
Technologies, levels and directions of crane-lift automation in construction	67
Topology-informed deep learning for pavement crack detection: Preserving consistent crack structure and connectivity	67
Preventing falls from floor openings using quadrilateral detection and construction worker pose-estimation	67
Construction Instance Segmentation (CIS) Dataset for Deep Learning-Based Computer Vision	67
Integrated algorithm for identifying failure modes and assessing reliability of concrete-filled steel tubes under lateral impact	67
Impact of patient–caregiver social dynamics simulation on the analysis of patient-centric hospital design performance	66
Efficient fine-tuning of large language models for automated building energy modeling in complex cases	66
Data-centric enhancement of site-specific automated construction equipment detection in wide-angle site images	66
Multi-objective online optimization of building energy systems for improved control smoothness and efficiency	66
Text mining and natural language processing in construction	66
Editorial Board	65
Mixed Reality-based MEP construction progress monitoring: Evaluation of methods for mesh-to-mesh comparison	64
Curtain wall frame segmentation using a dual-flow aggregation network: Application to robot pose estimation	64
Adaptive planning of multi-UAV refined inspection path for complex and irregular building clusters	64
Tracking prefabricated assets and compliance using quick response (QR) codes, blockchain and smart contract technology	63
Regional graph-based pavement condition data quality assessment in support of trustworthy highway infrastructure digital twins	63
Shovel parameter sensitivity analysis and online optimization method for unmanned loaders	63
Optimizing the production process of modular construction using an assembly line-integrated supermarket	63
A level-of-details framework for representing occupant behavior in agent-based models	63
Scalable and transparent automated sewer defect detection using weakly supervised object localization	62
Visual-semantic alignment for automatic structural defect detection and diagnosis of prestressed concrete bridges	62
Blockchain-integrated zero-knowledge proof system for privacy-preserving near-miss reporting in construction projects	62
Optimal planning of indoor laser scans based on continuous optimization	62
3D model-based scan planning for space frame structures considering site conditions	61
Human-centered intelligent construction for sustainable cities	61
Multimodal data fusion for ergonomic assessment of construction workers in visually obstructed environments	61
Graph-based intelligent accident hazard ontology using natural language processing for tracking, prediction, and learning	60
A multidimensional assessment of construction machinery noises based on perceptual attributes and psychoacoustic parameters	60
TBM tunneling performance fusion prediction based on multimodal decomposition and multi-deep learning	60
Nail planting to enhance the interface bonding strength in 3D printed concrete	60
Multi-status Bayesian network for analyzing collapse risk of excavation construction	60
Visualization of pavement structural cracks using a 3D embedding residual attention U-net for GPR data	59
Automatic region-growing system for the segmentation of large point clouds	59
Automatic clash avoidance in steel reinforcement design using explainable graph neural networks and rebar embedding learning	59
Pixel-level image localization for updating 3D digital twins of dams using frequency convolutional networks	59
Automating concrete production control with computer vision-based aggregate characterisation	59
Lightweight detection of small tools for safer construction	59
Implementing dynamic subset sensitivity analysis for early design datasets	59
Measurement of three-dimensional pavement morphology using binocular reconstruction improved by second-order fusion algorithm	59
Predicting building layout structure and features via planar duality and graph neural networks	59
Accurate concrete spalling segmentation from bounding box supervision using Segment Anything	59
Automated analysis system for micro-defects in 3D printed concrete	58
An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions	58
Neurophysiological evaluation of workers' decision dynamics under time pressure and increased mental demand	58
Virtual worlds in AECO operations: Towards a human-centric framework	57
Crane safety operations in modular integrated construction	57
Crack segmentation using discrete cosine transform in shadow environments	57
Intelligent detection of bonding status in external building insulation layers using ground-penetrating radar	57
Attention-guided cascaded network for predicting tunnel surrounding rock properties using measurement-while-drilling data	57
Crack image classification and information extraction in steel bridges using multimodal large language models	57
Deep learning-based point cloud completion for MEP components	57
Context-aware vision-language model agent enriched with domain-specific ontology for construction site safety monitoring	56
Multi-scale feature fusion network for pixel-level pavement distress detection	56
Automated material-aware BIM generation using deep learning for comprehensive indoor element reconstruction	56
Probing vision and language models for construction waste material recognition	56
Tunnel location optimization for railway alignment design in complex mountainous regions	56
Strategic planning and control in industrialized construction	56
Enhancing earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine performance with support vector regression and particle swarm optimization	56
Technologies for digital twin applications in construction	55
Lightweight semantic segmentation for construction progress monitoring using 3D point clouds	55
Corrosion assessment using ground penetrating radar in reinforced concrete structures: Influential factors and analysis methods	55
Determining building information modeling effectiveness	55
Digital twin applications for overcoming construction supply chain challenges	55
Automated design of prestressed cable-strut structures for diverse surface shapes	55
Digital twins in offsite construction: Current implementations, challenges, and future pathways	55
Agent-based post-earthquake evacuation simulation to enhance early-stage architectural layout and non-structural design	55
Monitoring workers on indoor construction sites using data fusion of real-time worker's location, body orientation, and productivity state	54
Localization and trajectory optimization of robotic arms in arch installation trolley for tunnel construction	54
Enhancing building fire safety inspections with cognitive ergonomics-driven augmented reality: Impact of interaction modes	54
Deep learning for crack segmentation: Redundant-to-effective feature transformation	54
Generative adversarial network for real-time identification and pixel-level annotation of highway pavement distresses	54
Free-shape contour control for excavators based on cross-coupling and double error pre-compensation	54
Autonomous cart docking for transportation robots in complex and dynamic construction environments	54