The first journal article on neural network application in civil/structural engineering was
published by in this journal in 1989. This article reviews neural network articles published in …

Purpose Designing the construction site layout is a facilities allocation problem where
allocating facilities in the right place would help in reducing the overall construction cost …

Recent advances in civil engineering technology require greater accuracy, efficiency, and
speed in the analysis and design of the corresponding systems. It is therefore not surprising …

Metaheuristics are the most exciting development in approximate optimization techniques of
the last two decades. They have had widespread successes in attacking a variety of difficult …

Site layout planning is often performed on construction sites to find the best arrangement of
temporary facilities so that transportation distances of on-site personnel and equipment are …

Strengthening construction safety analysis and management is of great social and economic
significance. For a long time, however, there has been a lack of effective management tools …

The achievement of a sustainable industry in the construction sector requires the
consideration of environmental and social impacts of the operations involved, along with the …

Construction site layout planning has been recognized as a critical step in construction
planning. The basic function of this process is to find the best arrangement of the temporary …

Tower crane layout design and planning within construction site is a common construction
technical issue, and is regarded as a complex combinatorial problem. Previous research …

Numerous workers, equipment, material, temporary facilities, as well as permanent
structures share the limited space during construction. Since space constraints may affect …