Text mining (TM) and natural language processing (NLP) have stirred interest within the
construction field, as they offer enhanced capabilities for managing and analyzing text …

Traffic crashes are a critical safety concern. Many studies have attempted to improve traffic
safety by performing a wide range of studies on safety topics with the application of diverse …

Transportation infrastructure is vital to the well-functioning of economic activities in a region.
Due to the digitalization of data storage, ease of access to large databases, and …

Abstract Prof. Srinivasa Sourirajan is remembered by the desalination and membrane
community as the “Father of Reverse Osmosis”. He passed away at the age of 98 peacefully …

Incident investigation reports provide information on defects related to the system safety and
indications for improvements. Currently, the analysis of these reports relies heavily on …

Transfer learning has gained significant traction in natural language processing due to the
emergence of state-of-the-art pre-trained language models (PLMs). Unlike traditional word …

Work zones are crucial for infrastructure maintenance and improvement. However, ongoing
projects within work zones sometimes can place workers and drivers in dangerous …

Objectives Traffic management is challenging during construction because of the effects of
traffic congestion, travel time, delay, and queue length. Long-term work zones on urban …

The aim of this study is to improve the accuracy of information recorded in the South
Carolina traffic collision forms. To accomplish this, it examines 200 forms containing …

Complex risk factors make metro construction safety accidents prone to occur, and there are
various types of accidents. Accident reports record detailed information about different types …