Skeletal spatial structure (SkS) systems are modular systems which have shown promise to
support mass customization, and sustainability in construction. SkS have been used …

Accurate and efficient inspection of rebar dimensions has proven to be a persistent
challenge for researchers and practitioners. This paper introduces a semantically enriched …

In Germany, as in many developed countries, over 60% of buildings were constructed before
1978, where most are in critical condition, requiring either demolition with plans for …

This manuscript presents a new framework towards automated digital documentation and
progress reporting of mechanical pipes in building construction projects, using smartphones …

Over the past decades, the trend of digitalization has expanded from the internet to nearly
every application, including aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, finance, agriculture, and …

Recent advancements in optical metrology have enabled continuous documentation of
dense 3-dimensional (3D) point clouds of construction projects, including cultural heritage …

Understory vegetation cover is an important indicator of forest health, and it can also be
used as a proxy in the exploration of soil erosion dynamics. Therefore, quantifying the …

The compaction quality is directly related to the deformation and stability of the rockfill dam.
Measuring the test pit volume efficiently and accurately is the most critical step during the …

This paper proposes an improved algorithm applied to path planning for the inspection of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban pipe corridors, which introduces a collaborative …

Projective transformation of spheres onto images produce ellipses, whose centers do not
coincide with the projected center of the sphere. This results in an eccentricity error, which …