Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Case Study of BIM and Cloud–Enabled Real-Time RFID Indoor Localization for Construction Management Applications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In the field of construction, indoor localization of mobile construction resources remains a universal challenge. Although discussions have focused on the tracking accuracy and affordability of indoor localization technologies, ... -
Sustainability Actions during the Construction Phase
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper presents practical guidance and resources for use during the construction phase developed by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) Research Team (RT) 304, Sustainability Practices and Metrics for the ... -
The Real Option Value of Renegotiation in Public–Private Partnerships
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Public–private partnerships (PPP) are contracts with a long-lasting period, huge relationship-specific investment, and great uncertainties. In many PPP projects, it is difficult or even impossible to write a complete ... -
Optimal Trade-Offs between Construction Cost and Traffic Delay for Highway Work Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Highway work zones often cause traffic congestion, resulting in increased road-user delays and vehicle emissions. These negative impacts of highway work zones can be minimized by a number of mitigating measures such as ... -
Effective Intervention Strategy to Improve Worker Readiness to Adopt Ventilated Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)An effective theory-based intervention strategy is developed to improve worker adoption of a ventilated dust-control tool that reduces dust exposure by 95%. The Prevention through Design Adoption Readiness Model (PtD ARM) ... -
Cost Performance as a Stochastic Process: EAC Projection by Markov Chain Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Earned value analysis (EVA) has been widely used in the construction industry for cost prediction at completion. The EVA’s accuracy of early cost projections is low since the method assumes static cost performance during ... -
Managing Customization Strategies to Reduce Workflow Variations in House Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Ensuring that all resources required to complete a task (materials, equipment, etc.) are available is essential to create a reliable workflow. Yet, in customized house building, clients’ design information (e.g., design ... -
Slip Chart–Inspired Project Schedule Diagramming: Links, Extension to Network Schedules, and Unification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Schedule delays are an unfortunate prevalent occurrence in the construction industry. To clearly visualize, track, and mitigate them, graphical and analytical tools are needed. But traditional bar charts do not clearly ... -
Construction Noise Management Using Active Noise Control Techniques
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In recent years, noise-related disputes caused by construction equipment have increased, resulting in delays and cost overruns in the construction process. To deal with this challenging issue, passive noise control methods ... -
Impacts of the Social Subcontract and Last Planner System Interventions on the Trade-Crew Workflows of Multistory Residential Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Despite empirical evidence of the effects of the Last Planner System. (LPS), the mechanisms by which it works are less well understood. Its strengthening of the social networks within construction projects implies the ... -
Relationship-Quality Judgment Model for Construction Project Procurement: A Conjoint Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Relationship quality as a measure of working relationships in construction has been associated with four general attributes of trust, commitment, teamwork, and performance satisfaction. These attributes have been previously ... -
Repetitive Scheduling Method: Requirements, Modeling, and Implementation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Projects with repeating activities, such as multistory buildings and highways, present unique scheduling challenges. This paper presents the necessary requirements that scheduling systems should address to meet the needs ... -
Hazardous Proximity Zone Design for Heavy Construction Excavation Equipment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The construction industry continues to be among the leading industries for workplace fatalities in the United States. After experiencing 824 fatal injuries in 2013, the construction industry ranks as one of the most dangerous ... -
Effect of Contract Completeness on Contractors’ Opportunistic Behavior and the Moderating Role of Interdependence
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The characteristics of construction projects—e.g., one-off, high complexity, information asymmetry, and asset specificity—have led to a very common phenomenon of opportunism. In this paper, a questionnaire based on a ... -
Contractual Governance: Effects of Risk Allocation on Contractors’ Cooperative Behavior in Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)When designing contracts in practice, project owners often allocate excessive risks to contractors. Although previous studies have suggested that such improper risk allocation may harm the relationship between the owner ... -
Assessing the Applicability of Ground-Penetrating Radar to Quality Control in Tunneling Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has proved to be a valuable method for tunneling quality management and evaluation. The research literature includes many successful works addressing the use of this technique with the aim ... -
Learning Curves in Construction: A Critical Review and New Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper brings forth from the literature a series of learning curve models and evaluates them through the lens of the construction industry. The review suggests that there is still no consensus on which model provides ... -
Price Adjustment Clauses and Submitted Bid Prices for Major Asphalt Line Items in Highway Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Unprecedented uncertainty in the price of asphalt cement over the last decade has been a source of major concern for state departments of transportation (state DOTs) and highway contractors. This uncertainty may lead to ... -
Investigating Employee Turnover in the Construction Industry: A Psychological Contract Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Employee turnover has long been, and will continue to be, a significant concern in the construction industry. Organizations that can retain skilled employees have a stronger competitive advantage. In two independent studies ... -
Effects of CM/GC Project Delivery on Managing Process Risk in Transportation Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Teams that deliver complex transportation construction projects need tools that manage risk and allow for successful delivery. Construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) project delivery is an alternative method that ...