Abstract: Recent statistics indicate that the number of injuries and fatalities on highway construction projects continues to rise. This increase is attributed primarily to unsafe driver behavior, such as distracted driving, and the ...

Abstract: The need to meet increasing economic vitality has caused continued deterioration of road surfaces owing to the constant use fueled by high traffic volume. Nighttime paving operations are often seen as a viable solution to ...

Abstract: Despite the use of traditional and novel approaches to improve construction safety management, safety performance in the construction industry is still considered poor, especially when compared with other US industries. ...

Abstract: The construction industry is stigmatized by low-quality performance at the end of product delivery. The poor performance quality sometimes observed in highway construction leads to reduced service life and requires urgent ...

Abstract: The adoption and utilization of technology for quality management (QM) processes and procedures is an efficient and effective tool to improve project performance, service life, and cost. Studies using existing and emerging ...

Abstract: In a bid to optimize jobsite safety, wearable sensing devices (WSDs) are slowly emerging as a class of viable tools with strong potential to improve safety measurement and monitoring. While some industries have successfully ...

Abstract: Construction is a hazardous industry due to the dynamic nature of the work environment. However, limited studies have investigated how the introduction of additional hazards affects construction fieldworkers’ perception ...

Abstract: The adoption and acceptance of new cutting-edge technologies such as wearable sensing devices (WSDs) have been investigated for personal use in a few industries, but concerns remain about worker postadoption behavior, ...

Abstract: The construction industry is known for its conservative approach toward adopting new, emerging technologies. This conservative approach for adopting technology is caused by multiple factors including the lack of adequate ...

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on construction safety, intensifying the challenges faced by workers and exacerbating the industry’s preexisting safety issues. Unlike many other sectors that could shift to ...