Abstract: Unsafe acts of workers (e.g., misjudgment or inappropriate operation) become the major root causes of construction accidents when they are combined with unsafe working conditions (e.g., work surface conditions or weather) ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a new concept termed the continuous task-string (TS), which consists of specific combinations of preconstruction planning (PCP) and project execution (PE) tasks that, when linked together have a high ...

Abstract: Owing to the 2008 economic downturn in the United States, the construction industry lost 632,000 jobs nationally, of which approximately 100,000 were in Texas. In response to the economic recession, a stimulus package known ...

Abstract: Falling weight deflectometer (FWD) testing is commonly used to estimate subgrade resilient modulus (

Abstract: Several fusion repair processes such as laser cladding, laser welding and gas tungsten arc welding have been taken into consideration for repairing IN738 precipitation hardened Ni-based superalloy ...