Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: Recent submissions
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Prioritizing the Operation and Maintenance Complexity of Mega Transportation Projects Based on Systems Thinking
(ASCE, 2021-11-24)Complexity creates both challenges and opportunities for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of mega transportation projects (MTPs), making it imperative to explore the O&M complexity. Traditional approaches to the ... -
Process Waste Analysis for Offsite Production Methods for House Construction: A Case Study of Factory Wall Panel Production
(ASCE, 2021-10-23)There is growing interest in the use of offsite manufacturing (OSM) in the construction industry despite criticism that some offsite approaches used by housebuilders do not offer real improvement compared with their onsite ... -
Hybrid Dynamic Pricing Model for Transport PPP Projects during the Residual Concession Period
(ASCE, 2021-12-07)Public–Private-Partnerships (PPPs) have been adopted worldwide to deliver infrastructure projects and/or provide public services. Having a reasonable concession price (operation and transfer) in place is pivotal for ... -
Computer Vision–Based Counting Model for Dense Steel Pipe on Construction Sites
(ASCE, 2021-10-22)Building material inventory is routine work of the material delivery process at most construction sites. Manual counting is the conventional manner of taking inventory; however, it is subjective, time consuming, and error ... -
External Consultant Involvement for Organizational Capability Building in Complex Construction Projects: A Perspective from Interorganizational Learning Process
(ASCE, 2021-10-27)External management consultants have been increasingly employed by owners of complex construction projects (CCPs) to foster management innovation and improve their organizational capability. However, the dynamics of the ... -
Digital Transformation in the Australian AEC Industry: Prevailing Issues and Prospective Leadership Thinking
(ASCE, 2021-10-23)The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry globally has a long history of prudently adopting novel technologies to improve products and services. Yet the rapid development of digital technology currently ... -
Electronic Procurement Systems Adoption in Construction Procurement: A Global Survey on the Barriers and Strategies from the Developed and Developing Economies
(ASCE, 2021-11-09)With digital technologies providing sustainable avenues for addressing construction problems, electronic procurement systems (EPS) offer viable solutions for transforming construction procurement processes in projects. ... -
Unveiling Embedded Risks in Integrated Project Delivery
(ASCE, 2021-10-25)Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is an innovative procurement approach through which the client, designer, and contractor work together under one contract as a team. While an integrated team is expected to be able to ... -
Alternative Configurations of Earthmoving Loading Practices toward Emissions Reduction
(ASCE, 2021-10-18)A significant number of studies have found that the emissions, production, and expenses of earthmoving operations are dependent on numerous variables. However, there has been less evidence that has explored the implications ... -
Bridge Deterioration Knowledge Ontology for Supporting Bridge Document Analytics
(ASCE, 2022-03-28)Bridge owners possess important data sources, such as bridge construction records and inspection and maintenance reports, which hold great promise for improving understanding of bridge deterioration and informing maintenance ... -
Key Last Planner System Metrics to Assess Project Performance in High-Rise Building and Industrial Construction Projects
(ASCE, 2021-10-22)The Last Planner System (LPS) establishes short cycles of planning and control, comprising LP, the make-ready process, short-term planning commitments, identifying reasons for noncompletion, and implementing corrective ... -
Understanding Disputes in Modular Construction Projects: Key Common Causes and Their Associations
(ASCE, 2021-11-02)Modularization is a well-known approach that can potentially mitigate many of the current construction industry’s challenges including, for example, poor productivity, shortages in skilled labors, and poor safety performance. ... -
Framework to Implement Performance-Based Contracting for Chip-Seal Road Maintenance
(ASCE, 2021-10-29)The road maintenance workload for transportation agencies increases every year. To maintain roads effectively, one contracting method state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) use to outsource is performance-based contracting ... -
Sustainability-Oriented Approach to Assist Decision Makers in Building Facade Management
(ASCE, 2021-10-27)The building sector has a major economic, environmental, and social impact on society; hence, it is crucial to promote sustainable construction practice. The facade is one of the largest main components of a building, which ... -
Explaining the Formation Mechanism of Intrateam Knowledge Exchange Network in Offsite Construction Projects: A Social Cognitive Perspective
(ASCE, 2021-11-18)Issues related to effective knowledge sharing and diffusion are pressing and have emerged in the field of offsite construction. Significant research on project-based organization knowledge management was conducted from a ... -
Perceived COVID-19 Safety Risk and Safety Behavior on Construction Sites: Role of Safety Climate and Firm Size
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)This study examined the determinants of COVID-19-related safety behavior (SB) on construction sites in Nigeria. Specifically, the effect of perceived COVID-19 safety risk (PCSR) on SB, the interacting (moderating) effect ... -
Project Resource Input Optimization Problem with Combined Time Constraints Based on Node Network Diagram and Constraint Programming
(ASCE, 12/1/2021)The traditional resource-constrained project scheduling problem makes the amounts of resource input fixed and ignores the joint effect of multiple time constraints, which may lead to the failure of traditional algorithms. ... -
Gender Bias and Its Impact on Self-Concept in Undergraduate and Graduate Construction Education Programs in the United States
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)Previous studies argued that gender bias has an effect on the retention of female students in male-dominated academic programs. This study examined the prevalence of gender bias in construction education programs from ... -
Reducing Risk Habituation to Struck-By Hazards in a Road Construction Environment Using Virtual Reality Behavioral Intervention
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)Repeated exposure to hazards in road construction work zones often generates worker habituation to risks associated with those hazards, a key causal factor in workplace accidents. Understanding the developmental process ... -
Psychological Contract of Safety and Construction Worker Behavior: Felt Safety Responsibility and Safety-Specific Trust as Mediators
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)The psychological contract of safety (PCS) can be understood as the beliefs of employees regarding the reciprocal safety obligations between themselves and their supervisors. Although research has established that PCS is ...