Abstract: The demand for broadband communications is exploding in North America. Two decades of cable laying has resulted in a national backbone of high-speed data network. However, a gap remains; a gap between the metropolitan area ...

Abstract: Trenchless technology (TT) consists of a wide range of methods to install or rehabilitate existing underground pipelines with minimal excavation of the ground. In the past, excavation was used almost exclusively to restore ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of specifying, estimating, and validating Weibull hazard rate models for water distribution networks under incomplete data. The most notable advantages of the proposed model are the ability ...

Abstract: Sanitary and storm sewer collection systems are aging, and the reactive approach traditionally used for repair and rehabilitation is no longer appropriate. A comprehensive program including assessment of the existing ...

Abstract: Today’s construction business relies on first-to-market product strategies to gain competitive advantages and increase profit margins. This has created an increased demand for a high performance capital project delivery ...

Abstract: Projects must meet budget, schedule, safety, and quality goals to be regarded as a success. Many factors come into play, and many decisions are made that influence a project’s outcome. Today, owners are often faced with ...

Abstract: Traditionally, construction input is integrated after the completion of the design stage of the projects. Inadequate construction input at the predesign stage and during the front-end planning (FEP) process results in ...

Abstract: During 1988–1989, a consortium of civil engineering departments of New York City colleges and universities administered by the Center for Infrastructure Studies at Columbia University undertook the development of a preventive ...

Abstract: Currently there are no formal decision tools or guidelines to assist owners and project managers in choosing delivery systems and project strategies that would allow significant reductions in the project cycle time. The ...

Abstract: The capital projects supply chain has proved to be vulnerable to disruption by counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items (CFSI). The challenges associated with CFSI are intensified considering the project-based nature of ...