Abstract: This paper provides suggestions on how to manage a construction graduate research program. It is written from the perspective of a major research institution where faculty members must balance their commitments to undergraduate ...

Abstract: At Penn State, the credit for broadening the Civil Engineering Department’s longstanding academic focus on analysis and design to include the construction phase must go to Dr. Harmer A. Weeden and his longtime associate Dr. Thomas D. Larson. Jack H...

Abstract: The construction industry's endemically poor accident record and accelerating rate increases in workers' compensation insurance are warnings that the industry needs stronger safety control measures. Safety checklists, ...

Abstract: The selection/design of a formwork system for a project is influenced by the building design, site constraints, available resources, the contractor's experience with different systems, and their availability. Typically, ...

Abstract: The effects of outage work upon the efficiency of nonmanual personnel are examined in a case study at one nuclear power plant. Problem areas included orientation and training, paperwork, work schedule, containment work, ...

Abstract: Construction engineering and management education in Central Europe, and its relationship to practice in the construction industry, have concepts that could benefit their counterparts in the United States. This paper first ...