Abstract: During the past 15 years international competition in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) markets has increased significantly. The Office of Technology Assessment published a report in 1986 that addressed ...

Abstract: This paper provides insight into how and why construction has developed as a research based discipline over the past 50 years. The writer presents anecdotal information about certain critical events which played a role in ...

Abstract: The writer describes a personal view regarding construction research and the direction he believes the industry should head in order to continue to maintain a strong competitive position internationally and in the United ...

Abstract: So far, composite materials have found only moderate acceptance in the construction industry. This has been due primarily to technical and economic barriers such as limited information on life-cycle costs and anticipated ...

Abstract: This paper provides a methodology for feasibility analysis of robotics in the construction industry. Major factors in robotization of construction processes are identified as need, technology, and economics. Ten characteristics ...

Abstract: This paper presents a predictive tool that uses safety factors to estimate accident risk for processes commonly employed on construction sites. The tool is demonstrated in the context of the utility-trenching process. Based ...

Abstract: The world is increasingly becoming a single marketplace. To compete well, design and construction firms must better understand international customers and their needs in order to strategically plan to meet those needs. A ...

Abstract: Environmental restoration is a matter of national concern. Decades of abuse by industry, agriculture, and the military have caused devastating contamination of the earth, air, and water. The Department of Energy alone will ...

Abstract: The estimating process of pile construction productivity and cost is intricated because of several factors: unseen subsurface obstacles; lack of contractor experience; site planning; and pile equipment maintainability. ...

Abstract: Bored piles are vital elements for highway bridge foundation. A large number of factors oversees productivity and cost estimation processes for piles, which creates many problems for the time and cost estimators of such ...