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Planning and Scheduling Highway Construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a model designed to integrate the planning and scheduling phases of highway construction projects, focusing primarily on the planning aspects. The model automatically generates the work breakdown structure ...
Crew Design Methodology for Construction Contractors
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the results of an investigation to determine the rules contractors use in designing the crews for their daily activities. The reasonable number of crews contractors use and the composition of each crew ...
Optimized Scheduling of Linear Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a model, designed to optimize scheduling of linear projects. The model employs a two-state-variable,
Financial and Operational Performance Assessment of Water/Wastewater Utilities: Comparative Study
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The water and wastewater sector is currently placed among infrastructure utilities of significance. A key problem with most water and wastewater utilities is the absence of performance assessment tools. This research focuses ...
Safety Performance in the Egyptian Construction Industry
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This study presents the results of a questionnaire survey that was conducted among a selected sample of large-size contractors operating in Egypt, as well as a comparison of the safety approaches in both the United States ...