Implementation of Vertical Landfill Expansion
Montgomery County, Maryland, proposed to implement a vertical expansion or 'piggyback' design for the County's municipal solid waste landfill. The...
Portland's New Approach to Maintenance
The traditional if it ain't broke don't fix it approach to maintenance was not working for Portland, Oregon's two wastewater treatment plants. By...
Using Project Management Techniques in Hydro-Relicensing
To answer a pressing need for managing today's complex process and requirements of hydro relicensing, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) has applied the principles of project management,...
Dealing with the Difficult Utility
The experience of an independent hydroelectric power developer, STS HydroPower, Ltd. (STS), involved in the full scope of hydroelectric activities is desribed. The purpose of the paper...
Probabilistic Scheduling of Cavitation Repairs
The probabilistic nature of maintenance scheduling is exemplified by operating histories and conditions which vary from unit to unit. Typically, an operator must decide whether to repair...
Challenges in the Design and Manufacture of Small Replacement Runners
The increasing trend within the hydro industry to achieve additional capacity and/or energy through runner replacement has brought with it new challenges for the turbine manufacturer....
Temporary Facilities?Making It Happen, Organization and Logistics
As construction projects become larger, more complex and are constructed both faster and under more adverse conditions--the use of temporary facilities is more prevalent. Temporary facilities...
CPM Techniques for Claims Avoidance and Preparation
Virtually all major construction claims consist of some aspects of delay, disruption or acceleration. Since all of the foregoing relate directly to the timing and sequencing of the project...
The Role of Scheduling in Computer Integrated Construction
Engineering and construction firms are showing a growing interest in computer integrated construction because they recognize the increased productivity and quality that can be obtained...
Design of Large Project Permit Management System
This paper provides a brief overview of the functional specifications for a Permit Tracking and Evaluation System (PTES) which is interfaced to the master schedule of design and construction...
Integrating the Processes of Design, Scheduling, and Cost Estimating Within an Object-Oriented Environment
This paper describes the conceptual design of several processes for performing the stages of building design, construction scheduling, and cost estimating within an object-oriented environment....
Automating Project Scheduling?A Case Study
This paper describes the on-going development of a 'finite element' based, project planning and scheduling package which uses knowledge bases, inference engines,...
Knowledge-Based Construction Scheduling Support
Research efforts are underway to develop enhanced tools for construction scheduling support. Current work includes the development of an advisor system for considering schedule weather...
Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget, and Out of Court
The process of designing and constructing facilities involves three parties, the Owner, the Designer and the Constructor. Each has a significant role in this process if the project is...
Resource-Driven Scheduling
As the project management techniques get applied to more and more human resource intensive projects, the topic of more effective resource planning has become one of the major issues in...
Integrated Cost and Schedule Control Automation
Effective management of construction projects depends on good access to and control of data, especially data pertaining to cost and schedule control functions. Long recognizing the need...
Integration of Cost and Schedule Control
This paper presents cost control and schedule control relationships in an integrated manner for an activity/cost account that has a single output scheduled to be produced in a linear,...
Scheduling for Effectiveness
Telephone calls, drop-in visitors and the assorted instant crises that arise in the course of a busy workday can leave engineering and construction professionals feeling they have little...
Every Penny's Worth
Value engineering has been used in the construction industry since the 1960s, but highway projects have sometimes been thought of as too simple for VE studies. Now, with the increasing...
A Fleet Management System for Road Transportation
In this paper, an architecture for a fleet management system for road transportation companies is being proposed. This fleet management system integrates planning support with mobile communications...
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