Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Model Process for Implementing Maintainability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Most companies lack a formal method to address maintainability during the project delivery process, yet maintenance can seriously affect project costs. To address the opportunities available to companies through the effective ... -
Commercial Diving Operations in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper classifies diving modes available for civil construction: (1) scuba; (2) surface-supplied air with no decompression; (3) surface-supplied air with decompression; (4) surface-supplied gas; and (5) saturation. It ... -
Discussion of “<i>Construction Industry in Saudi Arabia</i>” by Mohammed I. Al‐Jarallah (December, 1983)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984) -
Intelligent Model for Constructed Facilities Surface Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Computerized intelligent systems can simulate human expertise as well as analyze and process vast amounts of data instantaneously. This paper presents a hybrid intelligent computerized model for constructed facilities ... -
Algorithm for Scheduling with Multiskilled Constrained Resources
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Scheduling with constrained resources, particularly skilled labor, is a major challenge for almost all construction projects. In the literature, various techniques have been developed to reduce consequent project delay of ... -
Construction Risk Analysis Tool for Determining Liquidated Damages Insurance Premiums: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Construction work is often a risky undertaking for all parties involved, and risk management is essential in dealing with potential exposures. One of the possible options in any risk management approach is the shifting of ... -
Daylight Savings Time Changes and Construction Accidents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Recent research has shown that the frequency of traffic accidents is influenced by changes in clocks from standard time to daylight savings time. A study was conducted to determine if a similar phenomenon existed with the ... -
Moving toward a Zero Injury Objective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)In the past decade the terms “zero accidents” and “zero injuries” have been used a great deal by construction firms espousing their commitment to safety. Studies have shown that many construction firms, especially those ... -
Automated Rebar Constructability Diagnosis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)In spite of impressive progress in project modeling and computer-integrated construction, there is little real integration—manual or computerized—between design and construction of building projects. Consequently, ... -
Simulation of Temperature and Stress Fields during RCC Dam Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The worldwide experience in the construction of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dams together with the use of numerical solutions, allows the simulation of different scenarios in a computer. It is well documented that ... -
Warranting Quality of Steel Bridge Coating
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Civil infrastructure systems, particularly the highway and bridge systems, have become a focal point of attention both nationally and among researchers. Because many of the nation's bridges have been identified by the ... -
Importance of Capacity Constraints to Construction Cost and Schedule
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper makes a practice-based critique of the assumptions behind network planning methods from the perspective of subcontractors and suppliers. In the context of a case example, the time-cost trade-off and its ... -
Role of the Fabricator in Labor Productivity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper describes the results of three case studies in which the subcontractor-fabricator relations had a significant negative effect on labor productivity of the subcontractor. Late vendor deliveries, fabrication or ... -
Discussion of “<i>Productivity Improvement: The Influence of Labor</i>” by William F. Maloney (September, 1983)
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Key Factors in Bid Reasoning Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The bidding decision is a complex problem affected by numerous factors. The current study collected a list of determining factors from the results of past research and opinions of six experienced practitioners in competitive ... -
Forces Driving Adoption of New Information Technologies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper investigates the forces that drive construction firms to adopt new information technologies. The research focuses on CAD and electronic data interchange technologies and studies in-depth eight innovation adoption ... -
Contractor Selection for Design/Build Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)As traditional construction procurement approaches are found to be inadequate in meeting the demands and challenges of recent times, alternative procurement routes such as through management contracting or build-operate-transfer ... -
John F. Stevens—A Great Civil Engineer
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)In 1927 John F. Stevens was elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and in so doing the Society honored a great engineer, a great builder, and a man who truly loved the practice of civil engineering. ... -
Environmental Management of Urban Construction Projects in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper presents a systematic approach to environmental management of pollution and/or hazards caused by urban construction projects in China. It proposes a qualitative approach to assess and control the problem and a ... -
Weekend Closure for Construction of Asphalt Overlay on Urban Highway
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Construction of asphalt overlays for urban highways is generally restricted to off-peak hours, often exclusively nighttime hours, and to partial closures to minimize public inconvenience. Such constraints are thought to ...