Abstract: This paper is a summary of the remarks made by the writer for the 1997 ASCE Peurifoy Construction Research Award Lecture, October 6, 1997, Minneapolis, Minn. The paper discusses the traditional highway construction process ...

Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a research project which identified problems with sheetpile cellular construction and proposed solutions. Sheetpile cellular structures are cylinders of sheetpile that are filled with ...

Abstract: There are many project delivery systems that owners from developing countries can use in executing their facilities' programs. The traditional engineer, procure and construct system (EPC); the design‐build (turnkey) system, ...

Abstract: The construction industry must seek new strategies to lower costs and to gain a competitive advantage in a changing business environment. Partnering is one approach to conducting business in this new environment. This paper ...

Abstract: Workmen's compensation insurance laws were enacted in the United States to protect injured employees, who were often unable to attain restitution from employers because they could not afford the costs of litigation. Also, ...

Abstract: Mechanistic–empirical (ME) pavement design often demands default or assumed axle load spectrum data. Using single and tandem axles of the Vehicle Class 9 as examples, this study analyzed the spatial and temporal variations ...

Abstract: Contract managers are expected to evaluate requests for contract extensions due to abnormal weather. However, they may not have a definition of normal weather impact for comparison. The implicit assumption in a contractor's ...