Abstract: Encouraged by the remarkable productivity improvements in the manufacturing sector, the construction industry has a long history of trying to garner the benefits of manufacturing technologies. Whereas industrialized ...

Abstract: Lean construction has recently attracted considerable attention in the home building industry. Lengthy delivery time and significant waste in the construction process have caused many home builders to seek a more effective ...

Abstract: The gross domestic product (GDP) of the Canadian construction industry in 2012 amounted to $111 billion, all having been exchanged in the form of invoices. In fact, a typical construction company processes tens of thousands ...

Abstract: In this paper, the dynamic response of underground rectangular fluid tank resting on an elastic foundation and subjected to arbitrary dynamic loads is developed in the form of analytical solution. The dynamic responses ...