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Contents of Volume 16 Vol. 16, No. 1 Special Issue Section: CAAD Futures, 2005 Guest Editors: Bob Martens and Andre´ Brown Editorial B. Martens and A. Brown Automation in Construction: Special Issue CAAD futures 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Suter, K. Brunner and A. Mahdavi Building model reconstruction based on sensed object location information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. de Vries and J.M.J. Harink Generation of a construction planning from a 3D CAD model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Donath and T. Thurow Integrated architectural surveying and planning: Methods and tools for recording and adjusting building survey data . J. Plume and J. Mitchell Collaborative design using a shared IFC building model—Learning from experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.A. Rosenman, G. Smith, M.L. Maher, L. Ding and D. Marchant Multidisciplinary collaborative design in virtual environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Fischer Rationalising bubble trusses for batch production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Talbott Context-sensitivity and visual engagement in generative systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.M. Herr and T. Kvan Adapting cellular automata to support the architectural design process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Luca Generative platform for urban and regional design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Scheurer Getting complexity organised: Using self-organisation in architectural construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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R. Navon Research in automated measurement of project performance indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Jongeling and T. Olofsson A method for planning of work-flow by combined use of location-based scheduling and 4D CAD . . . . . S.H. Han, K.H. Chin and M.J. Chae Evaluation of CITIS as a collaborative virtual organization for construction project management . . . . . . M. Nasereddin, M.A. Mullens and D. Cope Automated simulator development: A strategy for modeling modular housing production . . . . . . . . . . . R.A. Buswell, R.C. Soar, A.G.F. Gibb and A. Thorpe Freeform Construction: Mega-scale Rapid Manufacturing for construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.R. Kamat and R.R. Lipman Evaluation of standard product models for supporting automated erection of structural steelwork . . . . . W. Mao, Y. Zhu and I. Ahmad Applying metadata models to unstructured content of construction documents: A view-based approach
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Vol. 16, No. 3 S.-N. Yu, J.-H. Jang and C.-S. Han Auto inspection system using a mobile robot for detecting concrete cracks in a tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Tantisevi and B. Akinci Automated generation of workspace requirements of mobile crane operations to support conflict detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Ren, J. Shi and W. Shi Integration of fire simulation and structural analysis for safety evaluation of gymnasiums—With a case study of gymnasium for Olympic Games in 2008 R. Howard and B.-C. Bjo¨rk Use of standards for CAD layers in building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Sass Synthesis of design production with integrated digital fabrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.K. Bansal and M. Pal Potential of geographic information systems in building cost estimation and visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.-K. Tsai, J.-B. Yang and C.-Y. Lin Synchronization-based model for improving on-site data collection performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S.W. Moon, J.S. Kim and K.N. Kwon Effectiveness of OLAP-based cost data management in construction cost estimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.-m. Cheng and Y.-l. Chen A GA mechanism for optimizing the design of attribute double sampling plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Ergen, B. Akinci and R. Sacks Tracking and locating components in a precast storage yard utilizing radio frequency identification technology and GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.A. Motawa, C.J. Anumba, S. Lee and F. Pen˜a-Mora An integrated system for change management in construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.-K. Tsai, J.-B. Yang and C.-Y. Lin Integrating wireless and speech technologies for synchronous on-site data collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 16, No. 4 N. Forcada, M. Casals, X. Roca and M. Gangolells Adoption of web databases for document management in SMEs of the construction sector in Spain . . . . . . . L.K. Chow and S.T. Ng A fuzzy gap analysis model for evaluating the performance of engineering consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Zhang, A. Hammad, T.M. Zayed, G. Wainer and H. Pang Cell-based representation and analysis of spatial resources in construction simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.W. Choi, D.Y. Kwon, J.E. Hwang and J. Lertlakkhanakul Real-time management of spatial information of design: A space-based floor plan representation of buildings . S.-S. Liu and C.-J. Wang Optimization model for resource assignment problems of linear construction projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Navon and R. Sacks Assessing research issues in Automated Project Performance Control (APPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Petrinja, V. Stankovski and Zˇ. Turk A provenance data management system for improving the product modelling process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents of Volume 16 A.D. Styliadis Digital documentation of historical buildings with 3-d modeling functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.A. Stewart IT enhanced project information management in construction: Pathways to improved performance L.E. Bernold Control schemes for teleQrobotic pipe installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.-H. Ko, M.-Y. Cheng and T.-K. Wu Evaluating sub-contractors performance using EFNIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Jang, S. Lee and S. Choi Optimization of floor-level construction material layout using Genetic Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Lester and L.E. Bernold Innovative process to characterize buried utilities using Ground Penetrating Radar . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 16, No. 5 Review M.G. Del Rı´o-Cidoncha, J.E. Iglesias and J. Martı´nez-Palacios A comparison of floorplan design strategies in architecture and engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regular Papers D. Castro-Lacouture, A.L. Medaglia and M. Skibniewski Supply chain optimization tool for purchasing decisions in B2B construction marketplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Huang, C.W. Kong, H.L. Guo, A. Baldwin and H. Li A virtual prototyping system for simulating construction processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Bakis, G. Aouad and M. Kagioglou Towards distributed product data sharing environments — Progress so far and future challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Boddy, Y. Rezgui, M. Wetherill and G. Cooper Knowledge informed decision making in the building lifecycle: An application to the design of a water drainage system. S.-L. Hsueh, Y.-H. Perng, M.-R. Yan and J.-R. Lee On-line multi-criterion risk assessment model for construction joint ventures in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Hong and M. Hastak Simulation study on construction process of FRP bridge deck panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Nikas, A. Poulymenakou and P. Kriaris Investigating antecedents and drivers affecting the adoption of collaboration technologies in the construction industry . . K.W. Chau Application of a PSO-based neural network in analysis of outcomes of construction claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Lu, W. Chen, X. Shen, H.-C. Lam and J. Liu Positioning and tracking construction vehicles in highly dense urban areas and building construction sites . . . . . . . . . . J.-C. Du and H.-C. Teng 3D laser scanning and GPS technology for landslide earthwork volume estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Hofmeyer Cyclic application of transformations using scales for spatially or structurally determined design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¨ . Akin I. Ozkaya and O Tool support for computer-aided requirement traceability in architectural design: The case of DesignTrack . . . . . . . . . . . O. I c¸og˘ lu and A. Mahdavi VIOLAS: A vision-based sensing system for sentient building models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.J. Rı´os-Moreno, M. Trejo-Perea, R. Castan˜eda-Miranda, V.M. Herna´ndez-Guzma´n and G. Herrera-Ruiz Modelling temperature in intelligent buildings by means of autoregressive models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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J.-K. Choi, T. Shiraishi and T. Tanaka Safe breakwater-following control of an autonomous underwater vehicle with non-zero forward velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.-B. Yang, C.-T. Wu and C.-H. Tsai Selection of an ERP system for a construction firm in Taiwan: A case study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.N. Jadid and M.M. Idrees Cost estimation of structural skeleton using an interactive automation algorithm: A conceptual approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.-B. Yang Developing a knowledge map for construction scheduling using a novel approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Arayici An approach for real world data modelling with the 3D terrestrial laser scanner for built environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Laing, A. Conniff, T. Craig, C.G. Diaz and S. Scott Design and use of a virtual heritage model to enable a comparison of active navigation of buildings and spaces with passive observation . T. Umetani, Y. Mae, T. Arai, H. Kumeno, K. Inoue, T. Takubo and H. Niho Automated identification of partially exposed metal object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 16, No. 4 N. Forcada, M. Casals, X. Roca and M. Gangolells Adoption of web databases for document management in SMEs of the construction sector in Spain . . . . . . . L.K. Chow and S.T. Ng A fuzzy gap analysis model for evaluating the performance of engineering consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Zhang, A. Hammad, T.M. Zayed, G. Wainer and H. Pang Cell-based representation and analysis of spatial resources in construction simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.W. Choi, D.Y. Kwon, J.E. Hwang and J. Lertlakkhanakul Real-time management of spatial information of design: A space-based floor plan representation of buildings . S.-S. Liu and C.-J. Wang Optimization model for resource assignment problems of linear construction projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Navon and R. Sacks Assessing research issues in Automated Project Performance Control (APPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Petrinja, V. Stankovski and Zˇ. Turk A provenance data management system for improving the product modelling process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 16, No. 5 Review M.G. Del Rı´o-Cidoncha, J.E. Iglesias and J. Martı´nez-Palacios A comparison of floorplan design strategies in architecture and engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regular Papers D. Castro-Lacouture, A.L. Medaglia and M. Skibniewski Supply chain optimization tool for purchasing decisions in B2B construction marketplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Huang, C.W. Kong, H.L. Guo, A. Baldwin and H. Li A virtual prototyping system for simulating construction processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Bakis, G. Aouad and M. Kagioglou Towards distributed product data sharing environments — Progress so far and future challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Boddy, Y. Rezgui, M. Wetherill and G. Cooper Knowledge informed decision making in the building lifecycle: An application to the design of a water drainage system. S.-L. Hsueh, Y.-H. Perng, M.-R. Yan and J.-R. Lee On-line multi-criterion risk assessment model for construction joint ventures in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Hong and M. Hastak Simulation study on construction process of FRP bridge deck panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Nikas, A. Poulymenakou and P. Kriaris Investigating antecedents and drivers affecting the adoption of collaboration technologies in the construction industry . . K.W. Chau Application of a PSO-based neural network in analysis of outcomes of construction claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Lu, W. Chen, X. Shen, H.-C. Lam and J. Liu Positioning and tracking construction vehicles in highly dense urban areas and building construction sites . . . . . . . . . . J.-C. Du and H.-C. Teng 3D laser scanning and GPS technology for landslide earthwork volume estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Hofmeyer Cyclic application of transformations using scales for spatially or structurally determined design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¨ . Akin I. Ozkaya and O Tool support for computer-aided requirement traceability in architectural design: The case of DesignTrack . . . . . . . . . . . O. I c¸og˘ lu and A. Mahdavi VIOLAS: A vision-based sensing system for sentient building models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.J. Rı´os-Moreno, M. Trejo-Perea, R. Castan˜eda-Miranda, V.M. Herna´ndez-Guzma´n and G. Herrera-Ruiz Modelling temperature in intelligent buildings by means of autoregressive models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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J.-K. Choi, T. Shiraishi and T. Tanaka Safe breakwater-following control of an autonomous underwater vehicle with non-zero forward velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.-B. Yang, C.-T. Wu and C.-H. Tsai Selection of an ERP system for a construction firm in Taiwan: A case study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.N. Jadid and M.M. Idrees Cost estimation of structural skeleton using an interactive automation algorithm: A conceptual approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.-B. Yang Developing a knowledge map for construction scheduling using a novel approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Arayici An approach for real world data modelling with the 3D terrestrial laser scanner for built environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Laing, A. Conniff, T. Craig, C.G. Diaz and S. Scott Design and use of a virtual heritage model to enable a comparison of active navigation of buildings and spaces with passive observation . T. Umetani, Y. Mae, T. Arai, H. Kumeno, K. Inoue, T. Takubo and H. Niho Automated identification of partially exposed metal object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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