Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Conceptual Estimation of Construction Costs Using the Multistep Ahead Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Providing accurate forecasts of construction costs at the conceptual phases of building projects is vital since they form an objective benchmark for the subsequent evaluation of project performance. Previous works adopted ... -
Predicting Safety Risk of Working at Heights Using Bayesian Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Although the construction industry has shown significant improvements in safety performance over the past 30 years, falls are still a leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries. Previous studies have focused on ... -
Work-Package–Process Model for Piping Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)This paper presents a work-packaging–process model for petrochemical plant piping construction. The model's basic foundation is formed by identifying major decision variables that affect the work-packaging process. The ... -
Using Framing Effects to Inform More Sustainable Infrastructure Design Decisions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Decision aids, ranging from rating systems to design software to regulatory standards, guide the design and evaluation of infrastructure projects. To present the information in these decision aids, there must first be some ... -
Strategies to Reduce Ground Settlement from Shallow Tunnel Excavation: A Case Study in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper develops a holistic simulation-based approach to determining reasonable strategies to limit the magnitude of ground settlement in shallow tunnel excavation. Simulation models are built to investigate and analyze ... -
Scoring Rules and Competitive Behavior in Best-Value Construction Auctions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper examines the extent to which engineers can influence the competitive behavior of bidders in best value or multiattribute construction auctions, in which both the (dollar) bid and technical nonprice criteria are ... -
Optimal Trade-Offs between Construction Cost and Traffic Delay for Highway Work Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Highway work zones often cause traffic congestion, resulting in increased road-user delays and vehicle emissions. These negative impacts of highway work zones can be minimized by a number of mitigating measures such as ... -
Strategies for Improving Safety and Health of Ethnic Minority Construction Workers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The construction industries of developed countries are faced with an aging workforce and a shortage of recruits. It is common for migrant workers/ethnic minorities (EMs) who are already part of the society to join the ... -
Coping with Uncertainty in Environmental Construction: Decision-Analysis Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)The environmental-cleanup market offers new and emerging business opportunities for the construction industry. However, these opportunities present substantial risks to contractors that decide to engage in cleaning up ... -
Rework Causation: Emergent Theoretical Insights and Implications for Research
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Rework is a chronic problem in construction and engineering projects. A wide variety of studies examining the nature of rework have been undertaken since the seminal research of Burati in the early 1990s, which examined ... -
Multicriteria Decision-Making Method for Sustainable Site Location of Post-Disaster Temporary Housing in Urban Areas
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Many people lose their homes around the world every year because of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, the displaced people (DP) have to move to temporary ... -
Performance Test of Wireless Technologies for Personnel and Equipment Proximity Sensing in Work Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The dynamic nature and limited work space of roadway work zones contribute to dangerous working environments for construction workers. This environment can result in hazardous proximity situations because pedestrian workers ... -
Minidirectional Drilling for Installation of Underground Electrical Conduit
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)The Salt River Project (SRP), located in Phoenix, Ariz., uses two different construction techniques to install conduit for new underground electrical systems in the Phoenix metropolitan area: open-trench cutting by ... -
Hybrid Simulation Framework for Immediate Facility Restoration Planning after a Catastrophic Disaster
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Since the effects of external conditions, such as limited resource supplies and poor working environments in damaged regions, are critical to facility restoration projects after a catastrophic disaster, a lack of understanding ... -
Structural Equation Model of Building Information Modeling Maturity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)For the implementation of building information modeling (BIM), an incompatible development among various aspects of a business can lead to different levels of BIM maturity (BIMM) or even project failure. Therefore, it is ... -
Modeling Project Manager Competency: An Integrated Mathematical Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has been suffering from declining productivity for decades. The human element, project managers (PMs) in particular, are key in solving these ... -
Managing Customization Strategies to Reduce Workflow Variations in House Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Ensuring that all resources required to complete a task (materials, equipment, etc.) are available is essential to create a reliable workflow. Yet, in customized house building, clients’ design information (e.g., design ... -
“Oops” Simulation: Cost–Benefits Trade-Off Analysis of Reliable Planning for Construction Activities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)“The Oops Game” explores the question, how much should be invested in planning? The simulation offers the opportunity to reduce the risk of an “Oops” by collecting more information or to go ahead and make the choice with ... -
Quantifying Hazard Exposure Using Real-Time Location Data of Construction Workforce and Equipment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Traditional risk-assessment methods typically evaluate accident probability, exposure frequency or duration, and consequence severity, respectively, and finally determine a quantitative risk score or a qualitative risk ... -
Effective Intervention Strategy to Improve Worker Readiness to Adopt Ventilated Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)An effective theory-based intervention strategy is developed to improve worker adoption of a ventilated dust-control tool that reduces dust exposure by 95%. The Prevention through Design Adoption Readiness Model (PtD ARM) ...