OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of particle size and CO₂ treatment of waste cement powder on properties of cement paste	54
Rejuvenation of short-term aged asphalt-binder using waste engine oil	39
Water pipe failure prediction and risk models: state-of-the-art review	37
A review on rejuvenating materials used with reclaimed hot mix asphalt	27
Predicting the seismic collapse capacity of adjacent structures prone to pounding	24
Strength development of cemented tailings materials containing polycarboxylate ether-based superplasticizer: experimental results on the effect of time and temperature	20
Extended review of contractor selection in construction projects	18
Influence of surface footing loading on soil arching above multiple buried structures in transparent sand	16
Seismic fragility assessment of multi-span concrete highway bridges in British Columbia considering soil–structure interaction	15
Numerical assessment of vertical ground motion effects on highway bridges	14
Managing sewerage networks using both failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methods	14
Strengthening of shear deficient RC deep beams using GFRP sheets and mechanical anchors	14
Real-time winter road surface condition monitoring using an improved residual CNN	13
Discharge estimation in converging and diverging compound open channels by using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system	13
Mechanical performance of engineered cementitious composites incorporating recycled glass powder	13
Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges under changing environmental conditions	12
Leveraging in situ resources for lunar base construction	12
Influence of moisture infiltration on flexible pavement cracking and optimum timing for surface seals	12
A meta-analysis of critical causes of project delay using Spearman’s rank and relative importance index integrated approach	12
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a new challenge in untreated wastewater	12
Hybrid fuzzy system dynamics model for analyzing the impacts of interrelated risk and opportunity events on project contingency	12
Direct modeling of subway ridership at the station level: a study based on mixed geographically weighted regression	11
Identification of critical risks in international engineering procurement construction projects of Chinese contractors from the network perspective	11
Numerical performance assessment of buried corrugated metal culvert subject to service load conditions	11
Evaluation of recycled asphalt mixture at low temperature using different analytical solutions	11

Evolutionary game analysis of government supervision and private sector ecological technology innovation behavior for water environment treatment PPP projects on the basis of public participation	11
Characterizing site investigation performance in a two layer soil profile	11
Three-dimensional numerical simulation of local scour around circular side-by-side bridge piers with ice cover	10
Integrated simulation-based dynamic traffic and transit assignment model for large-scale network	10
Detecting potholes in asphalt pavement under small-sample conditions based on improved faster region-based convolution neural networks	10
Chemical attack on concrete containing a high volume of crumb rubber as a partial replacement for fine aggregate in engineered cementitious composite (ECC)	10
Structural evaluation of invert-cut circular and arch shape corrugated steel pipes through laboratory testing	10
AI-based cloud computing application for smart earthmoving operations	9
Investigating the effects of inelastic soil–foundation interface response on the seismic demand of soil–structure systems	9
Construction and resource short-term planning using a BIM-based ontological decision support system	9
Study on microstructure influence mechanism to mechanical behavior of OGFC asphalt mixture	9
Investigating factors affecting injury severity in bicycle–vehicle crashes: a day-of-week analysis with partial proportional odds logit models	9
Capacity estimation of unsignalized intersections under heterogeneous traffic conditions	9
Analysis of the impacts of risk factors on teenage and older driver injury severity using random-parameter ordered probit	9
Lane-based vehicular speed characteristics analysis for freeway work zones using aerial videos	8
A modified rheological model for the dynamic modulus of asphalt mixtures	8
Behavior of asphalt mastics containing different materials as filler	8
Application of nanotechnology in pavement engineering: a review	8
An experimental and numerical investigation of pullout behavior of ductile iron water pipes buried in sand	8
Effect of different sediment dewatering techniques on subsequent particle sizes in industrial derived effluent	8
Parametric study of multi-story, perforated, partially grouted masonry walls subjected to in-plane cyclic actions	8
Analysis of dynamic available passing sight distance near right-turn horizontal curves during overtaking using LiDAR data	8
Climate change impact and adaptation for highway asphalt pavements: a literature review	8
Properties of slag geopolymer concrete modified with fly ash and silica fume	8
4D-based automation of heavy lift planning in industrial construction projects	8
Research on asphalt mixture force chain identification criteria based on computational granular mechanics	8
Simultaneous effects of nanosilica and basalt fiber on mechanical properties and durability of cementitious mortar: an experimental study	8
An enhanced spatial statistical method for continuous monitoring of winter road surface conditions	8
Prediction of pressure coefficient on setback building by artificial neural network	8
Optimizing snowplow routes using all-new perspectives: road users and winter road maintenance operators	7
Mobile crowdsourcing-based data collection for user-centered facility maintenance management	7
Physical and hydraulic properties of recycled glass as granular materials for pavement structure	7
Development of ductility-related modification factor for CLT-coupled wall buildings with replaceable shear link coupling beams	7
Location-based analysis of car-following behavior during braking using naturalistic driving data	7
Behavior of high-performance RC composite corbels with inclined stirrups	7
Development of a multi-modal overlay tester for the evaluation of asphalt overlay cracking behaviors	7
Incorporating bicycling demand into pavement management systems for convenient bikeway networks	7
Clear-water and live-bed scour depth modelling around bridge pier using support vector machine	7
Form friction factor of armored riverbeds	7
Analytical study of the seismic performance of all-steel buckling-restrained braces with H-shaped cores	7
Investigating effective maintenance policies for urban networks of residential cities by using optimum and sensitivity analyses	7
Galloping response of sector-shape iced eight bundle conductors	7
An elicitation process to quantify Bayesian networks for dam failure analysis	7
A comparison of project delivery method performance for water infrastructure capital projects	7
Methodology for seismic risk screening of existing buildings in Canada: Structural scoring system	7
Crowd behaviour in Canadian football stadia — Part 1: Data collection	6
Direct generation of floor design spectra (FDS) from uniform hazard spectra (UHS) — Part II: extension and application of the method	6
State of watermain infrastructure: a Canadian case study using historic pipe break datasets	6
Direct generation of floor design spectra (FDS) from uniform hazard spectra (UHS) — Part I: formulation of the method	6
Optimal seismic isolation characteristics for bridges in moderate and high seismicity areas	6

Development of performance limit states for concrete bridge piers with high strength concrete and high strength steel reinforcement	6
Removal of hexavalent chromium from water using hydrochar obtained with different types of feedstock	6
Predictive model for construction labour productivity using hybrid feature selection and principal component analysis	6
Experimental study on the flexural behavior of flat steel – concrete composite beam	6
The calibration challenge when inferring longitudinal track profile from the inertial response of an in-service train	6
Crowd behaviour in Canadian football stadia — Part 2: Modelling	6
Laboratory evaluation of cracking resistance for asphalt mixtures modified with nanoclay and nanocellulose	6
Improving estimate at completion (EAC) cost of construction projects using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS)	6
Asphalt pavement friction coefficient prediction method based on genetic-algorithm-improved neural network (GAI-NN) model	5
Developing SonReb models to predict the compressive strength of concrete using different percentage of recycled brick aggregate	5
Dynamic response of reinforced concrete sheds against the impact of rock block with different shapes and angles	5
Finite element analysis and design of cold-formed steel built-up closed columns with flange and web intermediate stiffeners	5
An explicit expression for velocity profile in presence of secondary current and sediment in an open channel turbulent flow	5
Knowing what is going on—a smart contract for modular construction	5
Effect of alkali activator dosage on compressive and tensile strength of ground granulated blast furnace slag based geopolymer concrete	5
Bridge infrastructure resilience assessment against seismic hazard using Bayesian best worst method	5
Weld design for hollow structural section connections: application to Canadian Standards	5
Information entropy evaluation model of bus-line reliability considering the combination of bus stops and bus travel time	5
Estimating lateral placement and lane indiscipline of urban mixed traffic of a developing country: an ANN-assisted approach	5
Investigating the transferability of Bayesian hierarchical extreme value model for traffic conflict-based crash estimation	5
Optimizing chute-flip bucket system based on meta-modelling approach	5
Formwork systems selection criteria for building construction projects: a critical review of the literature	5
Anchorage capacity of headed bars in steel fiber reinforced concrete	5
Winter road surface condition classification using convolutional neural network (CNN): visible light and thermal image fusion	5
Seismic performance of concrete walls reinforced by high-strength bars: cyclic loading test and numerical simulation	5
Steel buried structures: condition of Ontario structures and review of deterioration mechanisms and rehabilitation approaches	5
Human-centric robotic manipulation in construction: generative adversarial networks based physiological computing mechanism to enable robots to perceive workers’ cognitive load	5
Effect of activators in different ratios on compressive strength of geopolymer concrete	5
Investigation of texture effects at interlayer bonding behavior between asphalt concrete (AC) overlay on Portland cement concrete (PCC)	5
Alternative to AHP approach to criteria weight estimation in highway bridge management	5
Methodology for seismic risk screening of existing buildings in Canada: Non-structural component scoring system	5
Performance comparison of asphalt emulsion stabilized granular base modified with cement or asphaltenes	5
Design of riprap for bridge pier groups	4
Simulation of design changes impact in healthcare construction projects using system dynamics	4
Material properties for fracture mechanics based strength assessment of cast iron water mains	4
Application of a multi-objective optimization model for the design of Piano Key Weirs with a fixed dam height	4
Precision enhancement of smartphone sensor-based pavement roughness estimation by standardizing host vehicle speed	4
Is speeding more likely during weekend night hours? Evidence from sensor-collected data in Montréal	4
Experimental investigation of RC columns confined with Ni–Ti shape memory alloy wires versus CFRP sheets	4
Rheological, mechanical, and abrasion characteristics of polymer-modified cement mortar and concrete	4
Influence of mix ratio of potato peel and pig manure on reaction kinetics and methane recovery from anaerobic co-digestion	4
Drivers’ ability to distinguish consecutive horizontal curves	4
Effect of water-to-cement ratio on cracking resistance of concrete at early age in restrained ring specimens	4
Development of ‘speed ratio’ based level of service criteria on undivided urban streets in mixed traffic context	4
Digitalization Opportunities Road Mapping Tool (DORMT©): A framework to assess digitalization opportunities in construction organizations	4
Experimental study on sulfate erosion resistance of nano-CaCO₃ modified concrete	4
Energy dissipation in a deep tailwater stilling basin with partial flaring gate piers	4
Enhancing unsupervised video-based vehicle tracking and modeling for traffic data collection	4
Enhanced repetitive scheduling formulation for meeting deadlines and resource constraints in linear and scattered projects	4
Simplified material model for concrete containing high-content of tire-derived coarse aggregate under compression loading	4
Modeling earthmoving operations in real time using hybrid fuzzy simulation	4
Modelling a cost profile for road projects	4
Effectiveness of static and dynamic backcalculation approaches for asphalt pavement	4
Corrosion resistance of fiber-reinforced geopolymer structural concrete in a simulated marine environment	4
Hydropower intake-induced fish entrainment risk zone analysis	4
Experimental study on the behavior of thermally insulated RC beams strengthened with CFRP after their exposure to high temperatures compared to non- insulated ones	4
Investigation of interaction among factors underlying construction hazard identification	4
Concrete-filled hollow structural sections. I: Materials, cross-section classification, and concentrically loaded columns	4
Exploring the current challenges and emerging approaches in whole building life cycle assessment	4
Investigation of layered composite plates under acoustic emission using an appropriate finite element model	4
Semi-quantitative seismic risk screening tool for existing buildings in Canada	4
A gradient based optimization procedure for finding axle weights in probabilistic bridge weigh-in-motion method	4
Use of spur dikes with different permeability levels for protecting bridge abutment against local scour under unsteady flow conditions	4
Integrating model tree and modified stepwise regression in concrete slump prediction and steel fabrication estimating	4
Comparison of flow and morphological characteristics in uniform and non-uniform sand bed channel	4
Classification of surface pavement cracks as top-down, bottom-up, and cement-treated reflective cracking based on deep learning methods	4
Hydraulics of flow over full-cycle cosine and rectangular sharp-crested weirs	4
Icing and aufeis in cold regions I: the origin of overflow	4