Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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U.S. Construction Labor Productivity Trends, 1970–1998
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Construction productivity trends carry immense consequences for the economy as a whole. However, there is little scholarly consensus concerning even the direction of such trends. The main objectives of this paper are to ... -
Integrating Constructability Tools into Constructability Review Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper describes research to develop a constructability review process (CRP) for transportation facilities. This process must incorporate tools to aid in performing constructability reviews. A comprehensive review of ... -
Integrating Constructability into Project Development: A Process Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The National Cooperative Highway Research Program initiated a research project to develop a constructability review process (CRP) for transportation facilities. The basic objective of this research was to develop a systematic ... -
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Information Classification for Civil Engineering Projects by Uniclass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Since a well-established construction information classification system (CICS) can be an information center through the life cycle of a project, it is important to use a proper CICS for managing construction information. ... -
Adapting Lift-Slab Technology to Construct Submerged Pile Caps
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Many techniques are used in practice to construct underwater foundations, including caissons and piled foundations. The main challenge of underwater construction is cutting off water seepage so as to always provide dry ... -
Quality Control “A Necessity Not an Option”
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)Quality control is a means by which project design engineers may help eliminate some construction-related problems and address the issue of an engineer's obligation to the general public. Ignoring quality control or relying ... -
Probabilistic Monitoring of Project Performance Using SS-Curves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The purpose of this study was to develop a new concept of project control. This new concept uses stochastic S-curves (SS-Curves) as an alternative to using the deterministic S-curve technique commonly employed in professional ... -
Project Performance Control in Reconstruction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Cost, schedule, and quality are the main indicators of performance in construction projects. These indicators are highly interrelated and require some balance and trade-off among them to achieve efficient overall control ... -
Using Risk Analysis to Determine Construction Project Contingencies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)A contingency allowance is an amount of money used to provide for uncertainties associated with a construction project. Traditionally, it is a percentage addition on top of the base estimate. Estimating using risk analysis ... -
Adaptive Control for Safe and Quality Rebar Fabrication
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Rebar fabrication is a labor intensive operation that uses scrap or “trash” steel for raw materials and therefore can benefit greatly from improvements in safety, productivity, and quality. Shared control through a ... -
Construction Congestion Cost (CO<sup>3</sup>) Traffic Impact and Construction Cost
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The Construction Congestion Cost System (CO -
Construction Congestion Cost (CO<sup>3</sup>) Basic Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The Construction Congestion Cost System (CO -
Safety Management: Problems Encountered and Recommended Solutions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The philosophy of safety management is a relatively new method of controlling safety policies, procedures, and practices within a company. This philosophy is currently being implemented by many construction companies to ... -
Horizontal Directional Drilling: Profile of an Emerging Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Perhaps the fastest growing segment in the underground trenchless construction industry is horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Currently, in North America alone, there are 17 manufacturers of HDD rigs and accessories ... -
Urban Freeway Bridge Reconstruction Planning: Case of Mockingbird Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Urban freeway bridge reconstruction is a challenging process. Sites are often located in heavily populated areas and are always congested with traffic and construction activities. Lack of adequate planning on such projects ... -
Identifying Root Causes of Construction Accidents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Construction accident investigation techniques and reporting systems identify what type of accidents occur and how they occurred. Unfortunately, they do not properly address why the accident occurred by identifying possible ... -
Optimum Penetration of Friction Piles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)How deep and how hard should a friction pile be driven to achieve the minimum unit cost of bearing capacity? The tradeoffs are modeled in terms of optimum depth of penetration limited by: (1) Available order length; and ... -
Impact of Environmental Contamination on Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The purpose of this paper is to provide the construction contracting community with a better understanding of the impacts of discovering unforeseen environmental contamination on a project site and to provide practical ... -
Resource Use and Environmental Emissions of U.S. Construction Sectors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Reducing the environmental effects of construction is a continuing professional and social concern to promote sustainable development. In this paper, we estimate the major commodity and service inputs, resource requirements, ...