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#specialissue #callforpapers 📝 Advanced Energy Solutions to Enhance Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility, edited by Dr. Kun Zhang and Dr. Hongwen Dou 📬 Welcome your submission: https://lnkd.in/d7BscMFB 📆 Deadline: 15 January 2026   #energyefficiency #HVAC École de technologie supérieure

#highlycitedpaper Data-Driven Model for Predicting the Compressive Strengths of GFRP-Confined Reinforced Concrete Columns, by Haolin Li, Dongdong Yang and Tianyu Hu from Jilin Jianzhu University and Chongqing Jiaotong University   ⭐Keywords: compressive strength; #GFRP-confined reinforced concrete columns; #machinelearning; parametric study 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dnV9upbt

#highlycitedpaper On the Influence of Unexpected Earthquake Severity and Dampers Placement on Isolated Structures Subjected to Pounding Using the Modified Endurance Time Method, by Ali Majdi, Ataallah Sadeghi-Movahhed, Mohammadreza Mashayekhi, saeid zardari, Omrane Benjeddou and Dario De Domenico from Al-Mustaqbal University, Islamic Azad University, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Istanbul Okan University, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University and University of Messina   ⭐Keywords: base isolation; endurance time analysis; impact; adding damping and stiffness devices (#ADAS); fluid viscous damper (#FVD); seismic resilience 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dW-5e5QR

  #highlycitedpaper Study of Bonding between Façade Stones and Substrates with and without Anchorage Using Shear-Splitting Test—Case Study: Travertine, Granite, and Marble, by Oveys Ghodousian, Amin ghodousian, Vahid Shafaie, Sina Hajiloo and Majid Movahedi Rad from Islamic Azad University, University of Tehran and Széchenyi István University   ⭐Keywords: bond strength; #façade stones; #shear-splitting test; fuzzy logic; #anchorage; anti-freezing agent; curing days 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dVDp-7GC

#highlycitedpaper Regret Theory and Fuzzy-DEMATEL-Based Model for Construction Program Manager Selection in China, by Hongyan Yan, Yuxuan Yang, Xi Lei, Qing Ye, Wenzhen Huang and Ce Gao from Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Guangzhou University and Guangzhou City Construction College   ⭐Keywords: #construction program manager selection; group decision-making; multi-attribute evaluation; regret theory; Fuzzy-#DEMATEL 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dPEqdwUk

#highlycitedpaper Performance-Based Assessment of RC Building with Short Columns Due to the Different Design Principles, by Ercan Işık, Hakan Ulutaş, Ehsan Harirchian, Fatih Avcil, Ceyhun Aksoylu and Musa Hakan Arslan from Bitlis Eren University, Burdur Mehmet Akif Universtiy, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Konya Technical University   ⭐Keywords: short #column; #seismic behaviour; reinforced-concrete; #design principles 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dY2DZ8i9

#highlycitedpaper Design for Seismic Resilient Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Structures: A Review of Research, Novel Connections, Challenges and Opportunities, by Zhengyao Li and Prof. Konstantinos (Kostas) Daniel Tsavdaridis from University of Leeds and University of London   ⭐Keywords: seismic resilience; #steel connection; design criteria; #CLT construction; modular buildings 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gGAwPqSF

#highlycitedpaper Feasibility of Digital Twins to Manage the Operational Risks in the Production of a Ready-Mix Concrete Plant, by Vihan Weerapura, Ranil Sugathadasa, M. Mavin De Silva, Izabela Nielsen and Amila Thibbotuwawa from University of Moratuwa, Nagaoka University of Technology and Aalborg University   ⭐Keywords: digital twin; #risk management; ready-mix #concrete production; multi-method simulation; predictive maintenance; #anomaly detection 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dTt2sn88

#highlycitedpaper Restoration of Tilted Buildings via Micropile Underpinning: A Case Study of a Multistory Building Supported by a Raft Foundation, by Ahmed Elsawwaf, Mostafa El Sawwaf, Ahmed Farouk, Farag Aamer and Hany El Naggar from Tanta University and Dalhousie University   ⭐Keywords: micropiled raft; #underpinning; settlement of buildings; tilt of #buildings; case study 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dbmD_dQ7

#highlycitedpaper Exploring the Global Research Trends of Supply Chain Management of Construction Projects Based on a Bibliometric Analysis: Current Status and Future Prospects, by Shiping Wen, Handong Tang, Fei Ying and Guangdong Wu from Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing University and Auckland University of Technology   ⭐Keywords: #construction project; supply chain management; bibliometric research; content analysis; #bibliometrix 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/dwGC2S-8