Abstract: Infrastructure systems such as water, electricity, gas, and so on are interdependent complex sociotechnical systems. As such, understanding the human or social component of these systems is critical for increasing resilience. ...

Abstract: Utility agreements are legal documents containing specialized clauses that legally define stakeholders’ responsibilities for eliminating utility relocation delays in the right of way of highway projects. However, retrieving ...

Abstract: This paper examines environmental impact, costs, and social impacts comparing four construction techniques commonly used in the installation of underground utility infrastructure. The three impact factors are quantified ...

Abstract: The process of installing and maintaining buried pipelines can be disruptive to the local traffic along with other undesirable impacts such as airborne emissions from the construction equipment used and workers’ safety ...

Abstract: State highway agencies (SHAs) frequently need to cluster projects based on their scope similarity to support various construction planning tasks such as cost estimation. Few recent studies have presented systematic methods ...