Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry

Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi holds distinguished positions within the academic community as a Senior Researcher at the Urban Transformation Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University in Australia and as a Principal Visiting Scientist at UBC Smart Structures in Canada. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Southeast University in China, reflecting his global reach and expertise. As the Director of the Resilient Structures Research Group, he has made significant contributions to the field of structural engineering with a team of esteemed international researchers. Additionally, he is an Associate Editor for several distinguished journals at ASCE, Wiley, Springer, Sage, and IET. His prolific and influential academic career is underscored by the publication of over 160 high-impact journal papers, 7 books in collaboration with esteemed publishers, and various patents. He is also a Co-founding Editor of the Data-Centric Engineering Book series published by De Gruyter. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including smart materials and structures, resilience-based design, artificial intelligence, modular construction, and digital twins in construction. Dr. Mohammad Noori, a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Henan University of Technology, China; and a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. His original work in modeling complex hysteresis behavior, namely Bouc-Wen-Baber-Noori model, is widely cited and implemented for nonlinear random vibration and seismic analysis and incorporated in several programs such as ABAQUS and OpenSees. He has also made pioneering contributions in seismic isolation and utilizing artificial neural networks in structural health monitoring that are broadly cited. Noori has published more than 300 refereed papers, 16 scientific books, and 31 book chapters. He cofounded the National Institute of Aerospace, established through a $379 million 15-year NASA contract; and in addition, he has received more than $17 million in research grants and contracts. Noori has supervised 24 postdoctoral, 26 PhD, and 54 MS projects, given more than 100 keynotes and invited talks, and directed the Sensors Program at the National Science Foundation. He also developed an online course, How to Write an Effective Research Paper, taken up by more than 13,000 students worldwide. He is a member of several honorary research societies and the Founding Editor of the CRC/Taylor and Francis Book Series, Resilience and Sustainability in Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering Systems series published by T&F. Dr. T.Y. Yang received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2006. His research focuses on improving structural performance through advanced analytical simulation and experimental testing. He has developed the next-generation performance-based design AQ1 guidelines (adopted by the Applied Technology Council, the ATC-58 research team) in the United States; advanced experimental testing technologies, such as hybrid simulation and nonlinear control of shake table, to evaluate structural response under extreme loading conditions; and risk-based simulation models for countries in the North and South America and the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) for the counties in South East Asia. He has been actively involved in using novel technologies, such as base isolation systems and dampers to improve structural performance. He has worked with leading structural engineering firms to peer-reviewed landmark buildings, including the tallest steel plate shear wall structure in the world. He is an active member of the Tall Buildings Initiative Project, funded by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, to develop seismic design guidelines for tall buildings. He co-developed "OpenSees Navigator,...

Section I
Digital transformation foundations
1. Introduction to digital transformation in the construction industry
2. Revolutionizing construction small and medium-sized enterprises: leveraging
platform and data cooperatives for digital empowerment
3. Navigating the path to construction’s digital renaissance
4. Energy efficiency strategies, sustainable technologies, and building performance simulation tools adopted in the construction industry
5. Sustainability in construction: challenges and opportunities
6. The green construction framework: a strategic pathway to emission
reduction through technological innovations in the built environment
7. Digital innovation in Green Rating Systems: driving the green and
energy transition in the construction sector
8. Energy efficiency solutions in the digitalized construction sector
9. Green building practices: integrating sustainability into construction projects
10. Sustainability practices in the design and construction of civil engineering projects
11. Standardization of reporting carbon in construction projects-an illustrated
Example
12. Recent developments in construction and building materials: smart,
sustainable, and environmentally friendly approaches
Section III
Resilience and adaptation in modern construction
13. Resilience strategies for the digitalized construction sector
14. A framework for resilience analysis of infrastructure systems
15. Resilience and sustainability toward asset management improvement
16. Resilience assessment of a long-span suspension bridge under heavy
dynamic traffic load via first-passage reliability
Section IV
Data-centric engineering and technological innovations
17. Integration of building information modeling and machine learning for
predictive maintenance
18. Virtual reality for immersive design and visualization in construction
19. Smart cities: digital transformation for sustainable urban development
20. Digital twins and smart sensors for building performance and maintenance
Optimization
21. Data-centric engineering approaches in construction projects
22. Artificial intelligence for enhanced decision-making in construction
23. Demystifying machine learning for predictive analytics in construction
24. Unmanned aerial vehicle application in civil structures monitoring via deep
Learning
25. Fundamentals of 3D printing of cementitious composites: fresh
property, machine design, and modeling perspectives
26. 3D printing technologies in construction: innovations and applications
27. Robotic construction and inspection: automation and efficiency in the<...