Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions

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    • Competitive Tendering Practice in Chinese Construction 

      Liyin Shen; Weiguo Song (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      In line with the economy reform program, competitive tendering methods have been introduced to the Chinese construction industry to supplement and gradually replace the past assignment system for the procurement of ...

    • Disposal Costs for Environmentally Regulated Facilities: LCC Approach 

      Dulcy M. Abraham; Rebecca J. Dickinson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Environmental issues are becoming an increasingly important consideration in the design of a facility. In many cases, a facility's life cycle must now include a disposal phase that addresses the facility's physical removal ...

    • Effect of Variability on End Product Specifications 

      L. R. Rilett (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      In the past 10 years a number of transportation agencies have adopted end product specifications (EPS) as part of their quality assurance programs. The basic premise behind EPS is that the contractor is remunerated based ...

    • Identifying Component Variability of End Product Specification Tests 

      L. R. Rilett (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      In recent years there has been a move away from methods and material specification for pavement projects and toward end product specifications (EPS) as part of a general improvement in quality assurance programs. Typically, ...

    • Robust Reliability of Projects with Activity-Duration Uncertainty 

      Yakov Ben-Haim; Alexander Laufer (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Today's projects suffer from high uncertainty, great demand for accelerated speed, and severe scarcity of attention of the project manager. At the same time, the schedules of today's projects are expected to be more reliable ...

    • Performance of Concrete Placing in Hong Kong Buildings 

      Michael Anson; Shou Qing Wang (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      A study was made in the early 1990s of the utilization of labor and equipment resources in the in situ concreting of buildings in Hong Kong. The study involved close observation of 154 pours on building construction sites ...

    • Simulation-Based Scheduling with Continuous Activity Relationships 

      Nader N. Chehayeb; Simaan M. AbouRizk (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      This paper discusses an approach that was developed to enable effective use of systems simulation in the scheduling of construction projects. The approach was implemented in a software program named SimCon, which enhances ...

    • Subcontractors' Bidding Decisions 

      Ali A. Shash (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Bid decisions by subcontractors are complex due to the uncertainty about many factors affecting their outcomes. This study was able to identify, through a questionnaire survey, many factors characterizing the bid decision-making ...

    • Multimedia for Construction Project Management: Project Navigator 

      Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad; Donn E. Hancher (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      The architectural, engineering, and construction industry (AEC) forms a major field of investment in both the public and private sectors, and it is essential to the proliferation of any other industry. The focus of the AEC ...

    • Simplified Simulation System for Construction Projects 

      Bolivar A. Senior; Daniel W. Halpin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      A new scheduling system based on statistical simulation is discussed. The system, called project-integrated cyclic analysis of serial system operations (PICASSO), blends and enhances two existing techniques, namely, the ...

    • Organizing Large Projects: How Managers Decide 

      Clyde B. Tatum (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Now tools will help managers design organization structures for large engineering and construction projects. An improved understanding of how managers decide in structuring project organizations is necessary to develop ...

    • Identifying Root Causes of Construction Injuries 

      Jimmie Hinze; Caroline Pedersen; John Fredley (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Accident prevention begins with having a clear understanding of those factors that play key roles in their causation. One source of information on the causes associated with many serious injuries and fatalities is maintained ...

    • Critical Communications Variables 

      Stephen R. Thomas; Richard L. Tucker; William R. Kelly (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Effective communications are essential to the successful completion of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects. Research from the Construction Industry Institute (CII) confirms this hypothesis. However, ...

    • Data-Driven Analysis of “Corporate Risk” Using Historical Cost-Control Data 

      Takayuki Minato; David B. Ashley (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      The process of risk management includes three phases of risk identification, risk quantification, and risk control. Of the three phases, many managers agree that the major benefits of risk management are derived from the ...

    • Tunnel Construction Costs for Tube Transportation Systems 

      Joseph V. Sinfield; Herbert H. Einstein (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Tube tunnel systems for transporting freight in cities may provide an attractive solution to congestion problems. A feasibility study sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration examined the cost of building networks ...

    • Implementation of Robotics in Building: Current Status and Future Prospects 

      A. Warszawski; R. Navon (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      A survey to evaluate the state-of-the-art development and employment of building robots was conducted worldwide among construction companies, universities, and other research organizations. The methodology of the survey ...

    • Performance-Related Specifications for Highway Construction 

      L. Greg Ohrn; Cliff Schexnayder (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      This paper examines the development of performance-related specifications (PRS) in highway construction. Toward that purpose, it attempts to answer questions on what performance-related specifications are and how they ...

    • Regularization Neural Network for Construction Cost Estimation 

      Hojjat Adeli; Mingyang Wu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Estimation of the cost of a construction project is an important task in the management of construction projects. The quality of construction management depends on accurate estimation of the construction cost. Highway ...

    • Shielding Production: Essential Step in Production Control 

      G. Ballard; G. Howell (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      Effective production control systems are structured around the assignment as the unit of analysis. The quality of work assignments in production units such as construction crews and engineering squads is the key to production ...

    • Competitive Bidding Strategy Model and Software System for Bid Preparation 

      Aminah Fayek (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998)
      This paper presents a competitive bidding strategy model for use in setting a margin (markup) for civil engineering and building construction projects. The goal of this model is to help a company to achieve its objectives ...