Abstract: This paper presents a fundamental study into the underlying mechanisms influencing heat transfer during condensation on enhanced surfaces. New experimental data are reported for condensation of ...

Abstract: Project-based organizations (PBOs) in engineering–construction–property industries are persistently among the most male-dominated worldwide, and, as such, are not capitalizing on numerous performance gains derived from ...

Abstract: Gender-diverse leadership shapes the design and delivery of policies, programs, and practices implemented to address diversity management. Drawing on stakeholder theory, this paper proposes and tests the positive impacts ...

Abstract: The growing prevalence of modular construction, while it offers benefits in terms of productivity and sustainability, has led to increased use of heavy mobile cranes and related resources on construction sites. One significant ...

Abstract: Competitive bidding in design-bid-build contracts holds the potential to lower bid prices, maximize project outcomes, and promote growth in the construction industry. However, these potential benefits of competitive bidding ...

Abstract: The demand for affordable, environment-friendly, and reliable water conditioning systems has led to the introduction of several standalone and/or hybrid alternatives. The technology of desiccant evaporative cooling (DEC) ...

Abstract: High capacity cranes are the backbone of the heavy construction industry, which, over the last few years, has embraced modularization. Consequently, ground stability has become a critical issue for their safe utilization. ...

Abstract: Competitive bidding is a popular technique State Highway Agencies use for selecting contractors for public construction work. It intends to ensure that construction projects are awarded at the lowest price. However, public ...

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 ...

Abstract: Photogrammetry has gained the interest of professionals and researchers for activities related to construction projects’ progress monitoring via attaining precise 3D point models. However, the precision of the generated ...