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Developing a Model of Construction Contract Management Competency in a Developing Country: Quantitative Approach
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: In order to effectively carry out contract management activities, contract professionals are required to meet several competencies that are relevant to construction contract management (CCM) practices. However, there has ...
A Sociolegal Analysis of Land Mafia Practices in Construction Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The term “land mafia” refers to a group of people who profit from the land law system by committing crimes such as fraud, forgery, and expropriation. This practice has been going on for a long time and has not been completely ...
Exploratory Factor Analysis of Construction Industry Problems in a Developing Country
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Various problems faced by the construction sector have hampered the performance and growth of the construction industry in many countries, including Indonesia. This research aims to quantitatively investigate the factors ...
A Context-Specific Study of Construction Sector Anticorruption Framework
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The construction industry is one of the sectors with the highest number of corruption cases. Construction workers are subjected to a variety of corrupt practices in the course of their work. Corrupt practices have a negative ...
Spectral Distribution of Solar Radiation on Clear Days: A Comparison Between Measurements and Model Estimates
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The spectral distribution of the direct solar and scattered sky radiation are computed and presented as functions of solar height and as integrated daily values for selected days of the year. The monochromatic fluxes are ...
Diagram for Conversion of Diesel Engine Outputs for Changed Atmospheric Conditions
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Automated Water Sensor Detects Biotoxins
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Positive Feedback Model of Multiple-Airport Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A model for allocating passenger traffic in a multiple-airport system is proposed and tested. The model treats the supply side of the system as endogenous, and represents it implicitly using the principle that as traffic ...
A Fuzzy Logic–Based Analog Forecasting System for Ceiling and Visibility
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: WIND-3 is an application for aviation weather forecasting that uses the analog method to produce deterministic predictions of cloud ceiling height and horizontal visibility at airports. For data, it uses historical and ...
Challenging Arbitral Awards in the Construction Industry: Case Study of Infrastructure Disputes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A construction project involves many parties such as the employer, the consultants, the contractors, the subcontractors, and the suppliers. With so many parties involved, construction disputes may arise during project ...
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