Abstract: Architecture/engineering (A/E) firms are sometimes criticized for a lack of long‐term strategic planning—for reacting to short‐term opportunities rather than proactively formulating and implementing long‐term business ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study of the ways in which project managers in the U.S. engineering and construction industry attempt to obtain information about relevant innovations, and the ways in which industry ...

Abstract: The increased cost and complexity of many construction projects have enhanced the importance of project management in the construction industry. Industry and government now seek managerial as well as technical capabilities ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study of rates of deterioration of steel and prestressed concrete bridge superstructures. The study involved forming sample groups of bridges that were homogeneous in terms of ...