Abstract: Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ...

Abstract: How a consulting design civil engineer would respond to two site safety situations would depend on the decision criterion the engineer chooses. One situation is observing a site condition that poses a hazard to construction ...

Abstract: A number of factors suggest engineering and construction professionals should discuss increasing designers’ role in construction safety. Design civil engineers could contribute to construction worker safety by performing ...

Abstract: A survey of design engineers, general contractors, and subcontractors indicates there is not uniform agreement on the site safety responsibilities that should be assumed by each of these groups. Possible explanations for ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes four streams of building products to show that successful innovative building products are those that offer cost, time, and performance advantages through progress along four technological trajectories: ...

Abstract: ASCE published a report entitled “The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025” in 2007 and a report entitled “Achieving the Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025: A Roadmap for the Profession” in 2009. The group within ASCE ...

Abstract: This paper compares the new ASCE policy on construction site safety with the policies held by the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America, and also with the standards and policies ...

Abstract: An empirical investigation pertaining to the adoption of technological innovations by small- and medium-sized home building firms was conducted by multiple regression analysis of data collected from interviewing over 100 ...

Abstract: Empirical research was performed into the hypothesis that a substantial number of building performance engineering tasks on design-bid-build projects are typically provided by entities associated with the construction ...

Abstract: Design and construction is evolving, with new types of contracts requiring new types of entities following new processes. Such changes may be motivated by reasonable project goals but bring unanticipated risks. The increased ...