Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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More-Stable Owner-Contractor Relationships
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)This paper presents an updated and enhanced version of a study conducted by the task force of the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA) on “More-Stable Contractor Relationships.” The purpose of the study was ... -
Company-Level Cash-Flow Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)The importance of cash-flow management, and thus the need for it, is a matter of consensus among researchers and practitioners alike. They all agree about the difficulties in generating automatic cash-flow forecasts at the ... -
Making Effective Use of Construction Lessons Learned in Project Life Cycle
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Expert knowledge and lessons learned in the construction phase of a project are not systematically incorporated into the design and construction phases of subsequent projects. The advancement of construction since ancient ... -
Project Scheduling Using Fuzzy Set Concepts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)Probabilistic methods are being used increasingly in construction engineering. However, when a parameter is expressed in linguistic rather than mathematical terms, classical probability theory fails to incorporate the ... -
Construction Engineers Driving into the 21st Century
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)Constructors and civil engineers have made significant contributions to the quality of life everywhere. Their role has changed from that of scientists and project managers to coowners and financiers. The next incremental ... -
Process of Planning During Construction
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Patterns of Construction-Space Use in Multistory Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This research presents a construction-space model that defines a collection of descriptive space types and typical patterns of space use in multistory building construction. Recent space-planning research describes ... -
Enforcement of Liquidated Damages
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This paper reviews the rules related to the enforcement of the contract liquidated-damages clause. The literature indicates that the clause will be enforced if: (1) The daily amount bears some resemblance to the actual ... -
Experience Modification Rating As Measure of Safety Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)Workers' compensation insurance is a significant cost component of construction labor. The manual rate for these insurance premiums is state- and trade-specific so the costs can vary considerably between geographic locations ... -
Construction Time-Cost Trade-Off Analysis Using LP/IP Hybrid Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)Construction planners must select appropriate resources, including crew size, equipment, methods, and technologies, to perform the tasks of a construction project. In general, there is a trade-off between time and cost to ... -
Object-Oriented Methodology for Materials-Management Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)Materials-management systems should be integrated with computer systems that are used for design and scheduling. In addition, many materials management systems would benefit from integration efforts that would facilitate ... -
A+B Bidding Method—Hidden Success Story for Highway Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)In the last decade, many departments of transportation around the United States have experimented with using the A+B bidding method. In this method contractors bid on the cost (part A) and on the time (part B), and the ... -
Risk Management Perceptions and Trends of U.S. Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This paper discusses the current attitude of large U.S. construction firms toward risk, and determines how these contractors conduct construction risk management. The paper is based on a survey of the top 100 large U.S. ... -
Quantifying Process Benefits of Electronic Data Management Technologies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)Establishing and maintaining a strategic advantage in a globally competitive business environment requires focus on electronic data management (EDM) technologies that facilitate work-flow automation and process reengineering. ... -
Debt Capacity and Optimal Capital Structure for Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)Concession agreements can be used by governments to induce the private sector to develop and operate many types of infrastructure projects. Under this type of arrangement, several private-sector companies join forces, ... -
Improving Productivity Estimates by Work Sampling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)Theoretical aspects are presented to evaluate the adequacy of work sampling as a surrogate productivity measure. A 10‐week study is described in which work sampling data were gathered simultaneously with earned value ... -
Analysis of Earth-Moving Systems Using Discrete-Event Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This paper outlines experiments performed on a simulation model of excavator-dump-truck–type earth-moving operations with the intention of indicating the parts of an earth-moving system to which the output is most sensitive. ... -
Assessment of the Efficiency of the Spanish Construction Industry Using Parametric Methods: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper assesses technical efficiency and its determinants in the Spanish construction sector from a comparative perspective for the period 2000 to 2010 by using different parametric approaches in the form of stochastic ... -
A Cognitive Model of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper focuses on construction workers’ unsafe behaviors and develops a cognitive model of construction workers’ unsafe behaviors (CM-CWUB). In the construction industry, many accident investigations reveal that workers’ ... -
Determining Overpricing in Brazilian Infrastructure Projects: A Forensic Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Corruption has become an innate feature of Brazil’s construction industry, particularly the procurement of infrastructure projects. Consequently, the Brazilian Federal Police are actively pursuing individuals and companies ...