Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Project-Based A/E/C Firms’ Knowledge Management Capability and Market Development Performance: Does Firm Size Matter
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Project-based architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firms’ survival depends largely on their market development performance. Given the knowledge-intensive nature of their offerings, A/E/C firms that can develop ... -
Productivity-Safety Model: Debunking the Myth of the Productivity-Safety Divide through a Mixed-Reality Residential Roofing Task
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Distractions theory and general practice have suggested that providing safe physical conditions will reduce task demands and thereby increase workers’ ability to develop highly productive and safe production systems. ... -
Incentive Mechanisms in Mega Project-Risk Management Considering Owner and Insurance Company as Principals
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )In mega projects, the stakeholders may be exposed to significant on-site construction risk, especially the owners and insurance companies who take the most responsibility for the risk loss. It is difficult for insurance ... -
Methodological Framework and Feasibility Study to Assess Social Equity Impacts of the Built Environment
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Civil engineers recognize the need to better address the potential consequences of infrastructure systems on social equity. However, the challenge has been translating social equity concerns into metrics that are usable ... -
Job Burnout of Construction Project Managers: Exploring the Consequences of Regulating Emotions in Workplace
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Construction project managers (CPMs) need to handle project tasks through interpersonal interaction, which always involves emotion. Thus, CPMs must perform emotional labor. Different emotional labor strategies, namely, ... -
Construction Project Success under Uncertainty: Interrelations among the External Environment, Intellectual Capital, and Project Attributes
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Prior studies have focused on identifying and ranking critical success factors (CSFs), but both their interdependence and the vagueness resulting from human judgment have been neglected. Furthermore, there is a need to ... -
Enhanced Repetitive-Scheduling Computation and Visualization
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Whereas extensive literature exists on repetitive scheduling to help projects benefit from repetition and resource continuity, its underlying formulations suffer from serious challenges that often create less-efficient ... -
Construction Automation and Robotics: From One-Offs to Follow-Ups Based on Practices of Chinese Construction Companies
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )The follow-up issue is one of the major factors that limit the application of construction automation and robotics. Specifically, many research results with fundamentally good ideas end up gathering dust on a shelf without ... -
Process-Oriented Framework to Improve Modular and Offsite Construction Manufacturing Performance
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The construction industry has strived for higher productivity in the last several decades, which has resulted in innovations and improvements, including methodologies, tools, and machines. By moving work from on-site to ... -
Guidelines for Robust Adaptation to Environmental Regulations in Infrastructure Projects
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Environmental regulations can greatly affect the operation of new and existing infrastructure projects. In fact, the economic performance of infrastructure projects is closely related to environmental regulations whose ... -
Nondestructive Method for Estimation of Chloride Profiles: Correlation between Electrical Resistivity and Holliday-Empirical Equation
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Concrete electrical resistivity has been performed as a durability parameter because this is a nondestructive, simple, fast, and reliable technique for evaluation of reinforced concrete field structures. The results obtained ... -
Examining the Effect of Material Management Issues on the Schedule and Cost Performance of Construction Projects Based on a Structural Equation Model: Survey of Indian Experiences
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)An effective material management system is key to the success of construction projects. However, the Indian construction industry suffers from many material management issues that lead to ineffectiveness in the material ... -
Effect of Nighttime Construction on Quality of Asphalt Paving
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The need to meet increasing economic vitality has caused continued deterioration of road surfaces owing to the constant use fueled by high traffic volume. Nighttime paving operations are often seen as a viable solution to ... -
Interorganizational Diffusion of Prefabricated Construction Technology: Two-Stage Evolution Framework
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Prefabricated construction (PC) is considered to be a low-carbon construction method in most cases, and PC technology drives advances in PC. The interorganizational diffusion of PC technology transcends organizational ... -
Leadership Competencies for Construction Professionals as Identified by Construction Industry Executives
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Construction and civil engineering professionals are recognizing a growing need for increased professional development, namely, leadership development, within the industry. However, many academic and workforce professions ... -
Rework Causation that Undermines Safety Performance during Production in Construction
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Rework is positively linked with increased safety risks. As a precursor to decreased rework and enhanced safety performance, this study appraised the correlative causes of rework and safety incidents. To do this, 20 rework ... -
Rework in Construction: A Focus on Error and Violation
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)There exists a plethora of studies that have examined the nature of rework in construction, yet it remains a problem in practice. It is proffered that the prevailing lens of error prevention that pervades practice has ... -
Forecasting Accuracy of In-Progress Activity Duration and Cost Estimates
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)When a project activity has already started, tracking information such as percentage complete and current activity duration and cost can be easily retrieved. This information can be used to update the project schedule to ... -
Reducing Damages to Underground Utilities: Importance of Stakeholders’ Behaviors
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Vital services like clean water, sewer, and electricity utilize underground infrastructure. Unfortunately, many damages to underground utilities are happening during the course of construction activities. Therefore, there ... -
Stochastic-Based Model for Setting Formwork-Productivity Baseline
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Setting the baseline labor productivity (BP) values for construction activities is essential to compare the productivity performances of projects or contractors. The BP value can also be used to estimate the costs incurred ...