Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Neural Network Model for Estimating Construction Productivity
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Closure to “Neural Network Model for Estimating Construction Productivity” by Simaan AbouRizk
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Optimal Bid Model for Price-Time Biparameter Construction Contracts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Construction clients are increasingly calling for bids that require competing contractors to submit both the bid price and contract time. In such situations contractors are faced with the problem of deciding which combination ... -
Construction Energy Use
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)A method has been developed for classification of energy use associated with the delivery process for a construction project. A study has been conducted for a large civil works project to identify the areas of major ... -
Impact of Total Quality Management on Home-Buyer Satisfaction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Providing superior quality and keeping customers satisfied are rapidly becoming the ways construction companies differentiate themselves from competitors. Many companies are, however, frustrated in their efforts to improve ... -
ANN-Based Mark-Up Estimation System with Self-Explanatory Capacities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied to support construction mark-up estimation. The major drawback of this application, however, is that an ANN system is unable to explain why and how a particular recommendation ... -
Political Risks: Analysis of Key Contract Clauses in China's BOT Project
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The reforms introduced by the International Monetary Fund in Asia will bring about greater transparency in the economies and innovative approaches in procurement of contracts. China has taken new initiatives in build, ... -
Impact of Change Orders on Labor Efficiency for Mechanical Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Change orders have become an everyday occurrence in construction. It is widely accepted by both owners and contractors that change orders have an effect on the labor efficiency, but these effects are difficult to quantify ... -
Optimization of Resource Allocation and Leveling Using Genetic Algorithms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Resource allocation and leveling are among the top challenges in project management. Due to the complexity of projects, resource allocation and leveling have been dealt with as two distinct subproblems solved mainly using ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Partnered Project Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Partnering is a technique that has become the construction industry's application of total quality management and enjoys widespread use throughout the industry. This paper details the results of a statistical analysis of ... -
WorkPlan: Constraint-Based Database for Work Package Scheduling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)A database program called WorkPlan has been created to systematically develop weekly work plans. Such work plans are used by crew foremen in scheduling work packages and allocating available labor and equipment resources. ... -
Critical Success Factors for Different Project Objectives
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The identification of key factors for construction project success enables appropriate allocation of limited resources. Most of the related past work only identified critical success factors for construction projects in ... -
Earthmoving Productivity Estimation Using Linear Regression Techniques
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The problem of accurate estimation of earthmoving productivity has intrigued many researchers for many years, but there is yet no model that will predict the output of such operations with a satisfactory degree of confidence ... -
Optimal Probabilistic Compression of PERT Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)An approach is developed to determine an optimal activity compression policy when a project is required to be completed at a certain time with a prespecified probability. The approach is based on a probabilistic version ... -
Window Analyses of Compensable Delays
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)The identification and analysis of compensable delays become necessary on most construction projects. Although there are several different analytical techniques available, the window method of contemporaneously analyzing ... -
Time Series Analysis for Construction Productivity Experiments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Time series analysis is a powerful statistical tool that can be of great value in evaluating the results of experiments to improve construction productivity. Time series analysis explicitly recognizes the importance of the ... -
Utilization of Trenchless Construction Methods by Canadian Municipalities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Trenchless technology is an emerging area of construction involving innovative methods, materials, and equipment used for the installation of new and the rehabilitation or replacement of existing underground infrastructure ... -
Contemporary Trends in Formwork Standards—A Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)One expression of the renewed attention gained recently by formwork for concrete is the current revision of formwork standards. This paper presents the new Israeli formwork standard as a case study for contemporary trends ... -
Decision Tool for Microtunneling Method Selection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)Microtunneling is a type of trenchless technology for underground pipeline construction. Using the technology, surface disruptions can be minimized. Currently, open-cut trenching is often not allowed in urban areas or ... -
Location Optimization for a Group of Tower Cranes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)A computerized model to optimize location of a group of tower cranes is presented. Location criteria are balanced workload, minimum likelihood of conflicts with each other, and high efficiency of operations. Three submodels ...