Abstract: Natural disasters have resulted in record losses for the last 50 years. Decision makers are rightly concerned about the vulnerability of their economies for which they have to make, under uncertainty, complex investment ...

Abstract: Many studies are concerned with monitoring, evaluating, expanding, repairing, replacing, financing, or otherwise sustaining the civil infrastructure. Few studies address the ongoing and evolving financial problems associated ...

Abstract: Despite the recent development of various integrated project-delivery (IPD) contracts in the United States, relational contracting is still in its infancy. This is attributed to various cultural and organizational paradigms ...

Abstract: This paper presents a case study through which a multinational contracting firm aimed to introduce integrated project delivery through strategic partnering into its industry operations. The study reports on a research ...

Abstract: Bridge infrastructure asset management system is a prevailing approach toward having an effective and efficient procedure for monitoring bridges through their different development phases including construction, operation, ...

Abstract: The failure of construction companies is quite crucial because it results in unfinished projects and responsibilities that in turn result in many losses to governments, economies, owners, creditors, and surety companies. ...

Abstract: Failures of dams cause immense property and environmental damages and take thousands of lives. As such, the goal of this paper is to evaluate and predict the hazard potential level of dams in the US using a comparative ...

Abstract: Practices of collaborative planning—as related to novel project delivery methods, information technologies, lean construction, and supply chain practices—can impact the cost and schedule performance of projects in the ...