Abstract: Throughout the execution of highway construction projects, inspections are essential for maintaining project quality and ensuring greater traffic safety. Transportation agencies, however, have decreased the frequency of ...

Abstract: Hot mix asphalt (HMA) is a critical component in highway construction projects. There is a lack of studies that have investigated the causal relationship between inspection activities and quality of HMA pavement. This study ...

Abstract: The influence of initial texture on rollability is investigated using cuneal AZ31 Mg alloy sheets. Upon large thickness reduction, the sheet with initial basal texture has many edge cracks, whereas the sheet is crackfree ...

Abstract: The design-build (DB) project delivery method continues to grow as a viable alternative delivery method for highway projects. The primary reason for selecting DB delivery is to take advantage of the time savings inherent ...

Abstract: The highway industry currently uses three fundamental delivery methods, design-bid-build (D-B-B), design-build (D-B), and construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), to deliver transportation projects. Selecting an ...

Abstract: Project-delivery methods allocate risk for design and construction between contractual parties. State departments of transportation (DOTs) using federal funds employ three primary project-delivery methods: (1) design-bid-build ...

Abstract: Fuzzy set theory (FST), especially its concepts of linguistic variables and fuzzy membership functions (FMFs), has been frequently used in construction risk assessment due to a lack of historical data and reliance on expert ...

Abstract: Public school buildings often require regular inspections and effective maintenance strategies to ensure their proper functional performance and safety. Because of budget constraints, school buildings always did not receive ...

Abstract: Although the construction industry has shown significant improvements in safety performance over the past 30 years, falls are still a leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries. Previous studies have focused on ...