Abstract: Overexertion injuries are the single largest classification of injury in construction, accounting for about 24% of all injuries. Overexertion injuries generally occur as a result of performing a given task as planned. While ...

Abstract: Automation and robotics are often proposed as solutions to problems in productivity, quality, safety, and skilled-labor availability in the United States and in Japan. In recent years, many prototype robots have been ...

Abstract: Many repetitive construction field operations exhibit a learning curve, over which the time or cost per cycle decreases as the cycle number increases. This paper evaluates several mathematical models to determine which ...

Abstract: Workers' compensation insurance (WCI) premiums for construction companies are higher than those for most other industries. WCI is increasingly affecting contractors' ability to conduct business and has already made the ...

Abstract: The Principles and Practice of Engineering examination is the final challenge in earning registration as a licensed professional engineer (P.E.). Many practicing engineers satisfy the education and work experience eligibility ...

Abstract: Notwithstanding the use of earthmoving equipment, cranes, and other machinery, physically strenuous and demanding tasks remain endemic to the construction industry. This research was motivated by the need to investigate ...

Abstract: Cranes are the most important pieces of equipment on many construction sites. While technological advances have been made in crane hardware, the communication system used to coordinate the crane operator's actions with ...