Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Construction Representative: Scheduling and Cost Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Technically advanced organizations responsible for construction efforts invest up to 15% of the cost of the effort in construction representative manpower and supporting resources. Construction representatives are technically ... -
Constructability in Public Sector
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Constructability is defined as the optimum use of construction knowledge and experience in planning, design, procurement, and field operations to achieve overall project objectives. It should ideally be started early in ... -
Modeling Project Performance for Decision Making
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)This paper presents a performance modeling methodology for application to individual projects. The model combines experience captured from experts with assessments from the project team. The methodology consists of a ... -
COMPASS—New Paradigm for Project Cost Control Strategy and Planning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)The need to remain competitive while generating profit requires management to develop innovative cost management strategies that will allow them to distinguish and control early-on factors that might adversely impact the ... -
Optimizing Haul Unit Size and Number Based on Loading Facility Characteristics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Determining the optimum size and number of haul units for an earthmoving project is a task of critical importance. Past approaches fail to recognize critical characteristics of the loading facility which ultimately impact ... -
Exterior Cladding Methods: A Technoeconomic Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)The continual development in building components and the significant increase in the proportion of high-rise building lead to an extended use of new methods of exterior cladding. The selection of a cladding system incorporates ... -
Comparison of Construction Alternatives Using Matched Simulation Experiments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)The comparison of alternative construction methods is one of the principal reasons for using simulation to model construction processes. The efficiency and effectiveness of such comparisons can be greatly improved by the ... -
Methods and Procedural Considerations in Demolishing Tall Concrete Chimneys
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)This paper reports on a study of possible demolition methods for tall concrete chimneys. In particular it discusses a case where the adjoining plant functions had to remain fully operational during the demolition process. ... -
An Interactive Planning Environment for Critical Operations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)In this paper, an interactive critical operations planning environment (COPE) is described for planning critical construction operations involving large semistationary equipment such as cranes, concrete pumps, and manipulators. ... -
CSFs in Competitive Tendering and Negotiation Model for BOT Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)The build-operate-transfer (BOT) model of project development is implemented through the award of a concession to a private sector consortium for the financing, building, and operating of infrastructure projects. Project ... -
Organizing and Managing a Finance-Design-Build Project in Turkey: Fourth Roebling Lecture, 1995
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)It has been estimated that an expenditure of $200 billion per year must be made on the world's infrastructure for the foreseeable future. This will lead to many opportunities for U.S. contractors to work internationally. ... -
Costs and Benefits of MBE Rules in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)The findings of a study designed to investigate the costs and benefits of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) regulations in the construction industry are presented. The data indicate that large contractors have less ... -
Discussion of “Construction Claims and Disputes: Causes and Cost/Time Overruns” by Donald F. McDonald
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Discussion: Construction Claims and Disputes: Causes and Cost/Time Overruns
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Enhancing Performance of Soundless Chemical Demolition Agents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Soundless chemical demolition agents (SCDAs) have been used in a variety of circumstances where other more conventional means of demolition were not feasible. When compared with conventional explosives, SCDAs are not yet ... -
Analysis of Fatalities and Injuries Due to Powerline Contacts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Since many construction worker fatalities and injuries are the result of contacts with overhead powerlines, a detailed investigation was conducted on approximately 500 powerline accidents. The objective was to learn more ... -
Predicting Contractor Failure Using Stochastic Dynamics of Economic and Financial Variables
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)This paper examines the pattern of stochastic dynamics, which includes percentage changes, trends, and volatility for economic and financial variables of failed and nonfailed contractors and uses them to predict contractor ... -
Relationship between Project Interaction and Performance Indicators
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Researchers and practicing engineers have recently paid considerable attention to alternative approaches to project integration, such as partnering, design-build, constructability, and combinations of these. Each approach ... -
Costs of Accidents and Injuries to the Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)In 1979, the Business Roundtable (BR) commissioned a study to determine the true costs of accidents and injuries in the construction industry. At that time, the BR concluded that accidents and injuries account for 6.5% of ... -
Merit Shop Recruitment and Selection Practices in Alabama
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Despite the fact that the majority of construction workers today are hired by merit shop (nonunion) contractors, little prior research is available on the recruitment and selection practices of such employers. This paper ...