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Safety4Site Commitment to Enhance Jobsite Safety Management and Performance
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Safety management is becoming increasingly important in the construction industry. Effective safety management not only reduces contractors’ incident rates and compensation costs, it also enhances productivity and efficiency ...
Multilevel Safety Culture and Climate Survey for Assessing New Safety Program
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction safety culture is becoming a typical proactive safety performance measurement and strategy for safety improvement. However, there is no accepted industry wide definition for safety culture. There is also no ...
Overview of Concrete Recycling Legislation and Practice in the United States
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Recycling concrete waste helps reduce the negative environmental impacts of construction activities. Worldwide, concrete recycling rates and available applications for recycled concrete vary widely. A deep understanding ...
Comparison of Data Mining Techniques for Predicting Compressive Strength of Environmentally Friendly Concrete
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Understanding a Contractor’s Regional Variations in Safety Performance
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Contractors’ safety performance can vary widely in the construction industry. However, it has not been well recognized that variations in safety performance could exist in the same contractor’s regional offices. There is ...
Scientometric Review of Articles Published in ASCE’s <i>Journal of Construction Engineering and Management</i> from 2000 to 2018
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This study aims to address research questions related to the evolution of academic research in the field of construction engineering and management (CEM): (1) what are the mainstream research topics since 2000? ...
Eye-Tracking Experimental Study Investigating the Influence Factors of Construction Safety Hazard Recognition
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Construction site accidents can be reduced if hazards leading to accidents are correctly and promptly detected by employees. Proactive safety measures such as safety perception and safety detection capability of employees ...
Review of BIM Adoption in the Higher Education of AEC Disciplines
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This Technical Note serves as one of the first review-based studies by analyzing existing trends of incorporating building information modeling (BIM) into the higher education of architecture, engineering, and construction ...
Study of the Relationship between Procurement Duration and Project Performance in Design-Build Projects: Comparison between Water/Wastewater and Transportation Sectors
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Previous studies on building, industrial, and transportation projects found that projects delivered using design-build tend to perform better than projects delivered with the traditional design-bid-build method. However, ...
Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Studying the Relationships among Safety Investment, Construction Employees’ Safety Cognition, and Behavioral Performance
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the internal relationships between safety investments and construction employees’ behavioral performance with safety cognition as the mediating factor. A comprehensive methodology was adopted, ...