Abstract: Government authorities are responsible for managing their available budget so that they gain maximum benefit. Therefore, they must make intelligent decisions as to which projects will be funded and the degree of funding. ...

Abstract: Continuous flight auger (CFA) piles do not receive sufficient research attention although they are widely used in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries in the world. Therefore, this paper focuses on ...

Abstract: The decision-making process is a very essential part of any construction operation. Simulation can be used as a tool to assist construction managers in making informed decisions. In this paper, simulation is applied to ...

Abstract: A concrete batch plant is an important element in any concrete construction process, whether it is working as a central mixing plant onsite or is offsite supplying ready mixed concrete to a project. This study tackles the ...

Abstract: The build-operate-transfer (BOT) approach for project delivery, where the private sector has to finance, design, build, operate, and maintain the facility and then transfer it to the government after a specified concession ...

Abstract: The estimating process of pile construction productivity and cost is intricated because of several factors: unseen subsurface obstacles; lack of contractor experience; site planning; and pile equipment maintainability. ...

Abstract: Bored piles are vital elements for highway bridge foundation. A large number of factors oversees productivity and cost estimation processes for piles, which creates many problems for the time and cost estimators of such ...

Abstract: Subsurface obstacles, lack of contractor experience, site planning in addition to other factors complicated the installation process of pile foundation. Productivity and cost estimates for such a process are affected by ...

Abstract: The management process of any construction operation usually can be defined as a chain of decisions. A decision-maker can bid, plan, and organize the bored pile projects based on an accurate estimate of productivity. To ...