Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study that incorporates computer simulations in teaching linear scheduling concepts and techniques, in a civil engineering course, “Construction Planning and Scheduling.” The effect of ...

Abstract: Contracting on government construction projects has historically been structured and adversarial. The decade of the 1990s saw the advent of a new attitude in government contracting that emulated success stories from the ...

Abstract: In recent years the public has faced a substantial increase in the number of transportation projects that are being constructed in urban areas under heavy traffic. This type of construction is causing the public major ...

Abstract: Drug use has been shown to have a negative affect on both job safety and productivity. Due to the high accident rates in the construction industry it is vital for management to take necessary steps to implement programs ...

Abstract: This study aims to describe the regional performance of electric-power distribution systems against hurricane hazards with theories based on the uncertainty. The uniqueness of this study is that damage-assessment models ...