Journal of Architectural Research and Development

Application of BIM in Developing Countries and Implications

Shuxing Kang — 2025-09-26

Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology can solve construction issues from multiple perspectives, including technical and managerial. While existing research has primarily focused on BIM’s benefits and framework development, few studies discussed whether BIM can be successfully applied in developing countries. This paper examines the current status and key obstacles hindering BIM adoption in developing countries, analyzing their underlying causes. Notably, the study reveals that high BIM awareness does not directly lead to high BIM usage. The findings aim to provide theoretical support for enhancing the BIM environment and increasing implementation feasibility in developing countries. Additionally, the research identifies critical barriers for governments to address in promoting BIM adoption, offering a foundation for policy formulation.

Experimental Study on Shear Mechanical Properties of Light Composite Bridge in Bending Moment Zone

Han Zhang — 2025-09-26

This study conducted shear resistance tests on steel-UHPC composite beams, focusing on structural stiffness changes during the test process, strain analysis of UHPC panels, internal reinforcement bars, steel structures, and shear connectors, as well as the failure processes and modes of UHPC panels and the structure. Through theoretical analysis, the contribution of UHPC panels to the overall vertical shear resistance capability was clarified. A shear load-bearing capacity calculation method was established, thereby considering the combined beam shear bearing capacity calculation formula of the UHPC panel and the steel beam web.

Discussion on the Inspection Standards of Construction Quality for Office Buildings

Liang Chen — 2025-10-10

This paper introduces the relevant content of construction quality inspection standards for office buildings, including their differences and special requirements of general buildings. It elaborates on the application of BIM technology and the PDCA cycle model in each stage of construction, emphasizes the importance of technical management system construction, and also discusses the influence and optimization path of prefabricated buildings and LEED certification on the standards.

Research on Multi-Dimensional Collaborative Strategies in Design Management, Investment Management, and Beyond from the Perspective of Whole-Process Engineering Consulting

Zexin Chen — 2025-10-10

This paper explores whole-process engineering consulting, including its application models in public buildings and elderly-friendly projects, such as service integration and whole lifecycle management. It also addresses the construction of multi-dimensional collaborative theoretical models, public space streamline organization, and other aspects, emphasizing the importance of multi-dimensional collaboration. Additionally, it highlights the role of talent cultivation and digital transformation in enhancing project efficiency.

Optimization of Water Supply and Drainage System: Coordinated Development of Pipeline Network Maintenance and Sewage Plant Expansion and Operation

Jianwei Deng — 2025-10-10

This article focuses on the optimization of water supply and drainage systems, involving theories such as hydraulic models of pipeline systems and multi-objective collaborative optimization. It introduces the system dynamics model of sewage treatment facility expansion. Elaborating on detection technology, construction of an intelligent operation and maintenance system, and factors to be considered for sewage plant expansion, it emphasizes the importance of collaborative development and verifies benefits through the PSR model.

Research on the Quality Management Strategy and Practice of Building Curtain Wall Construction

Lichong Duan — 2025-10-10

Quality management in building curtain wall construction covers both the essence and scope, including material control and process control. It is crucial for safety, longevity, and energy efficiency. Although quality management models are diverse, they have their limitations. The paper also discusses key points such as quality issues, material and process compatibility, and node construction, along with various techniques and management methods to improve quality. It also highlights areas for further research and future directions.

Technical Management of Concrete Mixing Plants: Exploring Pathways to Enhance Quality and Efficiency

Menglong Guan — 2025-10-10

This paper focuses on the technical management of concrete mixing plants. It introduces the whole-process engineering consulting model and elaborates on multifaceted aspects of technical management, including a matrix-based management framework, standardized design management pathways, cost early-warning systems, approval strategies, regulatory databases, etc. This paper also emphasizes the importance of innovations in collaborative management mechanisms for improving quality and efficiency.

Prediction of Frozen Soil Deformation Characteristics Using Fractional Derivative Creep Model

Zhiheng Tian — 2025-10-10

To investigate the temperature susceptibility and nonlinear memory effects of artificially frozen soil creep behavior, this study conducted uniaxial step-loading creep tests under controlled temperatures ranging from -10℃ to -20℃. The transient creep characteristics and steady-state creep rates of artificially frozen soils were systematically examined with respect to variations in temperature and stress. Experimental results demonstrate that decreasing temperatures lead to a decaying trend in the steady-state creep rate of silty frozen soil, confirming that low-temperature environments significantly inhibit plastic flow while enhancing material stiffness. Based on fractional calculus theory, a fractional derivative creep model was established. By incorporating temperature dependencies, the model was further improved to account for both stress and temperature effects. The model predictions align closely with experimental data, achieving over 91% agreement (standard deviation ± 1.8%), and effectively capture the stress-strain behavior of artificially frozen soil under varying thermal conditions. This research provides a reliable theoretical foundation for studying deformation characteristics in cold-regions engineering.

Research on Modular Design, Production, and Construction Integration of Municipal Prefabricated Bathroom Stations

Qiang Huang — 2025-10-10

This article focuses on the municipal prefabricated bathroom station. It elaborates on its modular design concept, including key design points such as spatial layout, functional modules, and determination of key parameters; introduces the optimization of intelligent production processes, precision control, and integration of construction technology, and also mentions the verification of full lifecycle applications and quality control; as well as emphasizes the importance of BIM + IoT platform and looks forward to the future.

Innovative Models for Construction and Pipeline Operation and Maintenance of Water Plants Driven by Smart Water Management

Jingyi Shi — 2025-10-10

This article elaborates on the application of smart water management in the construction of water plants and the operation and maintenance of pipeline networks, covering all layers of the technical framework, including IoT perception. It introduces full chain application scenarios, such as water source monitoring. It also involves BIM, intelligent IoT device applications, breakthroughs in pipeline monitoring system construction and operation technology, as well as the economic cost-effectiveness of innovative models, evaluation index systems, system iteration and upgrading strategies, and points out limitations and future development directions.

Foreign Dominance and Local Resilience in Infrastructure Development: Evidence from Sarawak, East Malaysia

Yongqiang Wu — 2025-10-10

As the Sarawak state government accelerates infrastructure development to stimulate economic growth, it has attracted numerous foreign construction enterprises—particularly Chinese firms—entering the market through low-cost bidding. However, this foreign-dominated model, while improving efficiency, has triggered local enterprise marginalization, industrial chain fragmentation, payment delays, and project setbacks, undermining the intended economic spillover effects of public investment. Grounded in policy analysis and field evidence within a dependency theory framework, this study evaluates the structural impacts of foreign participation on Sarawak’s local economy, uncovers governance gaps, and proposes strategies to enhance local economic resilience under open-market conditions. The findings reveal that foreign contractors (especially Chinese enterprises), despite their capital and technological advantages in dominating mega-projects, exhibit pervasive shortcomings: inadequate local participation (falling far below the 40% policy target), deficient knowledge transfer (local firms hold only 6% of green technology patents), significant value leakage (foreign profit repatriation dominated project value flows), and widespread execution delays/cost overruns due to underestimation of tropical climate-geological risks, institutional maladaptation, and resource misallocation. Drawing on experiences from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam, the study proposes systemic reforms: introducing a Low-Bid Risk Evaluation System (LRES), enforcing a mandatory Local Participation Index (LPI), establishing a Smart-Contract-Based Digital Payment Chain System (DPCS) to protect subcontractors, and requiring pre-bid local adaptation training for foreign contractors. These recommendations aim to construct “embedded institutional resilience,” transforming policy intent into executable governance mechanisms to ensure infrastructure investment genuinely serves Sarawak’s inclusive and sustainable growth.

Innovative Models and Practical Paths of Concrete Technical Management in Construction Engineering

Yafei Wu — 2025-10-10

This paper focuses on concrete technical management in construction engineering. It explains the core elements, including production mix ratio, analyzes problems of traditional models, presents innovative management models like BIM + GIS and their applications, and covers aspects such as job competence standards and prefabricated modular construction regulations, emphasizing the significance and development direction of innovative models.

Architectural Design Technology Management: The Key Path to Improving Design Quality

Weihua Yuan — 2025-10-10

Architectural design technology management covers multiple aspects, including the formulation of technical standards, method selection, etc. It plays a key role in design quality, such as establishing a closed-loop management mechanism for the entire process and utilizing BIM collaborative platforms. It also introduces the application of techniques such as parametric design and the construction of quality prediction models. Simultaneously elaborating on the formulation of enterprise standards and other related content, this paper finally proposes an integrated solution while pointing out development bottlenecks and prospects.

Real-Time Monitoring and Intelligent Analysis Platform for Carbon Emission in Smart Power Plants

Jie Gao — 2025-10-10

As global climate change intensifies, the power industry—a major source of carbon emissions—plays a pivotal role in achieving carbon peaking and neutrality goals through its low-carbon transition. Traditional power plants’ carbon management systems can no longer meet the demands of high-precision, real-time monitoring. Smart power plants now offer innovative solutions for carbon emission tracking and intelligent analysis by integrating IoT, big data, and AI technologies. Current research predominantly focuses on optimizing individual processes, lacking systematic exploration of comprehensive dynamic monitoring and intelligent decision-making across the entire workflow. To address this gap, we propose a smart carbon emission monitoring and analysis platform for power plants that integrates IoT sensing, multimodal data analytics, and AI-driven decision-making. The platform establishes a multi-source sensor network to collect emissions data throughout the fuel combustion, auxiliary equipment operation, and waste treatment processes. Combining carbon emission factor analysis with machine learning models enables real-time emission calculations and utilizes long short-term memory networks to predict future emission trends.