Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Technology Adoption Decisions in Construction Organizations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)This research examines how managers in contractors' organizations make decisions to adopt a new technology. This paper presents the decision-making processes managers use in the adoption of new technologies, the factors ... -
Partnering on Small Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Application of partnering concepts on small construction projects by owners or government functionaries could result in substantial savings for private owners and public exchequers annually. This paper develops a concept ... -
Constructability Test for Cold In-Place Asphalt Recycling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Unstable subgrades are a major constructability problem for cold in-place asphalt recycling. The recycling operation is often performed by a train of equipment that mills, screens, crushes, and mixes the recycled material. ... -
Optimal Allocation of Construction Planning Resources
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Efficient allocation of resources for construction planning activities requires construction planning resource requirements to be determined on a cost-effective and value-adding basis. However, although some research studies ... -
Parade Game: Impact of Work Flow Variability on Trade Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The Parade Game illustrates the impact work flow variability has on the performance of construction trades and their successors. The game consists of simulating a construction process in which resources produced by one ... -
Construction Baseline Productivity: Theory and Practice
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)In this paper, the theoretical basis for construction labor productivity measurement is presented. In particular, the theoretical basis for baseline productivity measurements is developed by examining a productivity database ... -
Closure to “Time‐Lapse Video Applications for Construction Project Management” by John G. Everett and Thomas G. Schlaff
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Time-Lapse Video Applications for Construction Project Management
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Imposing ISO 9000 Quality Assurance System on Statutory Agents in Hong Kong
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)A major part of the building control system in any country has to do with quality assurance (QA) of building the process and the products. As in many other countries, the government of the Hong Kong Special Administration ... -
Risk Management in International Construction Joint Ventures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)This paper identifies the risk factors associated with international construction joint ventures (JVs) from and “integrated” perspective. The risk factors are grouped into three main groups: (1) Internal; (2) Project-specific; ... -
Construction Management: MARTA in Retrospect
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) System is a heavy rail, rapid transit system superimposed on the existing fabric of the Atlanta urban area. The MARTA program presented a unique opportunity to assess ... -
Seikan Tunnel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)The Seikan Tunnel in Japan is a long undersea tunnel with a total length of 53.850 km that links the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. Tunnel excavation began in 1971 after a quarter of a century of survey activities. Along ... -
General-Purpose Systems for Effective Construction Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)This paper examines the characteristics of discrete-event simulation systems in terms of their application breadth (general or special purpose), modeling paradigm (process interaction versus activity scanning), and flexibility ... -
Job Behavior of Construction Project Managers: Determinants and Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The paper reports the findings of an investigation into the psychosocial aspects of the work of construction project managers (PMs) in the United Kingdom. A theoretical model, which identified the different variables that ... -
Introducing and Managing Quality Scheme for RMC Industry in Saudi Arabia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)There is tremendous growth in the use of ready-mixed concrete (RMC) for construction in developing countries. In Saudi Arabia, the production and use of RMC is now widespread, but the quality of concrete construction is ... -
Value-Added Assessment of Construction Plans
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)In the purchase of a constructed facility, the buyer values those components that are in place when the user occupies the building. A task of placing or assembling such a component is therefore “value-adding” (VA). This ... -
New Method for Construction of Diaphragm Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Diaphragm walls are built to exclude earth and water from an area so that work may be performed under reasonably dry conditions. The range of applications for diaphragm walls includes earth-retaining and load-bearing walls ... -
Impact of Change Orders on Labor Efficiency for Electrical Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Change orders are a source of many disputes in today's construction industry. The issue at hand is whether or not the execution of change orders work has a negative impact on overall labor efficiency on a construction ... -
Learning Mechanisms Employed by Construction Contractors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)This paper introduces concepts of organizational learning and how they relate to construction contractors. It also presents the results of a survey conducted to establish the learning practices of construction contractors ... -
Closure to “Model for Construction Budget Performance—Neural Network Approach” by D. K. H. Chua, Y. C. Kog, P. K. Loh, and E. J. Jaselskis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)