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Keys to Success in Megaproject Management in Mexico and the United States: Case Study
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The transportation industry is continually developing larger complex projects in an effort to keep the traveling public and goods moving. Investigating successful projects enables practitioners to apply and refine successful ...
Claves del Éxito en la Gestión de Megaproyectos en México y los Estados Unidos: Un Estudio de Casos
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: La industria de transportes está continuamente desarrollando proyectos complejos de mayor envergadura en un esfuerzo por mantener la circulación tanto de las personas como de los bienes. La investigación de exitosos proyectos ...
Contractual Approaches to Address Geotechnical Uncertainty in Design-Build Public Transportation Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Comparative Analysis of Owner Goals for Design/Build Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper reports the results of a study that compared what owners believe is important to achieve their project goals using design/build project delivery to what they make important in their design/build proposal evaluation ...
Relating Cost Growth from the Initial Estimate to Design Fee for Transportation Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Intuitively, there should be a relationship between the size of the design fee for a transportation project and the quality of the resulting design. This study sought that relationship by looking at the fee expressed as a ...
Emergency Megaproject Case Study Protest: The Interstate Highway 35 West Bridge
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Project Complexity Mapping in Five Dimensions for Complex Transportation Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Traditional three-dimensional project management theory is based on optimizing the cost-schedule-technical dimensions. Recent studies in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have shown that the current project management ...
Exploratory Study to Identify Perceptions of Safety and Risk among Residential Latino Construction Workers as Distinct from Commercial and Heavy Civil Construction Workers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Latino workers in residential construction currently suffer disproportionately high rates of injuries and fatalities compared to Latino workers in commercial and heavy civil construction. The aim of this study is to ...
Comparative Analysis of Safety Culture Perceptions among HomeSafe Managers and Workers in Residential Construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction workers continue to experience high rates of injury and illness compared with many other industries. Growing evidence suggests that safety culture has a direct effect on safety performance. This study investigated ...
Comparative Analysis between Distracted Driving Texting Laws and Driver’s Behavior in Construction Work Zones
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The increased use of smartphones during the last decade has resulted in thousands of crashes per year in the United States and its territories. Drivers’ usage increases are particularly concerning in highway work zones ...