Dr. Yong Bai, P.E., F.ASCE // Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering // Marquette University

McShane Chair and Professor

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

McShane Chair in Construction Engineering and Management

Education

Ph.D., 1996, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, North Carolina State University

M.S., 1992, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, Clemson University

Bachelor of Engineering, 1986, Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research Interests

Infrastructure constructions and maintenance

Highway work zone safety

Emerging technology applications

International construction management

Publications (*indicates Dr. Bai's students)

1. Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Scan4Façade: Automated As-Is Façade Modeling of Historic High-Rise Buildings Using Drones and AI,” Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, Issue 4, December 2022. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000564
1. Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, Dapeng Li, Yong Bai, and Mingzhu Wang, “Automatic Concrete Sidewalk Deficiency Detection and Mapping with Deep Learning,” Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier, 117980, published online on June 27, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117980.
1. Sisi Han*, Yuhan Jiang*, Yong Bai, “Fast-PGM&ED: Fast and Dense Elevation Determination for Earthwork Using Drone and Deep Learning,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 148, Issue 4, April 2022. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0002256.
1. Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Building and Infrastructure Defect Detection and Visualization Using Drone and Deep Learning Technologies,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 35, Issue 6, December 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF.1943-5509.0001652.
1. Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, “Low–High Orthoimage Pairs-Based 3D Reconstruction for Elevation Determination Using Drone,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 9, Sept. 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0002067.
1. Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Development of a Pavement Evaluation Tool Using Aerial Imagery and Deep Learning,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 3, Sept. 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JPEODX.0000282.
1. Yuhan Jiang*, Yong Bai, and Sisi Han*, “Determining Ground Elevations Covered by Vegetation on Construction Sites Using Drone-Based Orthoimage and Convolutional Neural Network,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 34, No. 6, November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000930.
1. Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, “Estimation of Construction Site Elevations Using Drone-Based Orthoimagery and Deep Learning,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Volume 146, No. 8, August 2020. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001869.