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RISImproved SWOT Approach for Conducting Strategic Planning in the Construction Industry
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis has been in use since the 1960s as a tool to assist strategic planning in various types of enterprises including those in the construction industry. While still ...
Lean Modular Integrated Construction Production Phase Planning under Uncertainties: A Big Data–Driven Optimization Approach
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Phase planning is one of the most important components of lean-based production planning that provides basic guidelines for the entire production process. In modular integrated construction (MiC) projects, the complicated ...
Fatigue Growth Analysis of an Inclined Crack Under Uniaxial Cyclic Loading in Materials With Different Yield Strengths in Tension and Compression
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In the present paper, an improved strain-energy-density criterion presented recently for the commonly used fracture criterion, the minimum strain-energy-density criterion, is extended to the case ...
A Regional and Provincial Productivity Analysis of the Chinese Construction Industry: 1995 to 2012
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Quantitative Delimitation of Urban Influential Hinterland in China
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Urban influential hinterland reflects the relationships between urban centers and their peripheral regions. However, existing urban influence hinterland delimitation models are inadequate to explain and analyze the ...
A Comparative Study of the Influences of Leading-Edge Suction and Blowing on the Aerodynamic Performance of a Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The aerodynamic performance of a National Renewable Energy Laboratory Phase VI horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) equipped with blades characterized by leading-edge suction and blowing was analyzed numerically in three ...
Isomorphic Pressures to Catalyze Innovation Diffusion in Construction Project–Based Organizations: Identification of Source Factors
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Innovation is widely considered the lifeblood of organizational survival and growth. However, despite its importance, innovation diffusion does not take place spontaneously in organizations. In fact, diffusion of innovations ...
Monocular Vision–Enabled 3D Truck Reconstruction: A Novel Optimization Approach Based on Parametric Modeling and Graphics Rendering
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) truck information, e.g., geometry, orientation, and position, can enable various smart construction applications such as monitoring earthwork, enhancing construction safety, and promoting ...
Strength of Strong Ties: Empirical Evidence from the Construction Waste Hauling Business in Hong Kong
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The so-called strength of weak ties (SWT) theory asserts that weak relationships are more instrumental than strong ones in job searching and sharing. Yet, some posit the opposite: job opportunities tend to be shared through ...
Doing Topology Optimization Explicitly and Geometrically—A New Moving Morphable Components Based Framework
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In the present work, we intend to demonstrate how to do topology optimization in an explicit and geometrical way. To this end, a new computational framework for structural topology optimization based on the concept of ...