Abstract: During the 1980s U.S. engineering and construction firms have not been securing as many overseas contracts as they had been acquiring in the past. Ideas have developed during the past decade on what types of programs would ...

Abstract: During the past two decades the global marketplace has changed, and U.S. engineering and construction firms have had to deal with many new competitors. This has created a need for understanding global dynamics and competition, ...

Abstract: This article summarizes an investigation to determine which areas in the training of U.S. expatriate engineers and constructors are viewed by foreign engineers and construction personnel as inadequate, and to provide ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes research that was undertaken to investigate the role of privatization as it is viewed by members of the construction and engineering industries. Several aspects of privatization are covered, including ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes a research project that was conducted on the development and use of international standards and the ISO 9000 series of quality standards in the construction industry. The research investigated all ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the organizations and agencies that develop standards that are used in the engineering and construction (E/C) industry. It provides general information on standards, definitions of standards, technical ...

Abstract: A research project was conducted to explore construction failure investigation techniques and processes to determine whether they were adequate and to develop failure investigation guidelines. Data was collected on failures ...