Microcomputers in Construction Claims
The increase in litigation is driven primarily by economic factors. The increased use of microcomputers has followed as a direct result of the need for better information control and dissemination....
Opportunities for Innovation in Construction Equipment and Methods
New applications and other significant driving forces indicate a strong opportunity for innovation in construction equipment and methods. Investigations of other industries provide a rich...
Limitation of Liability as Part of Negotiated Risk Allocation in Engineering Contracts
The use of risk allocation in design contracts has grown considerably over the past eighteen years and is now used extensively by architects and engineers. Negotiated risk allocation has...
Evaluating Alternatives in Construction Management
Construction professionals (i.e., construction owners and contractors) are constantly faced with the task of evaluating alternatives related to managerial issues such as the amount of...
Visual Scheduling
This paper presents a look at new innovative way to provide project schedule. The primary target is in visual scheduling presentation techniques. The systems presented include a system...
Eliminating Bias in Construction Schedules to Measure Time
Schedules developed for use in managing the construction process which are accurate for that use are not necessarily sufficiently accurate to measure and evaluate delays and changes to...
An Integrated Project Control Model
This paper defines the scope of current project control activities and presents an overview of the tools used to control projects. Problems with current project control systems and the...
Resident Engineering Costs vs. Construction Costs for New York City Water Pollution Control Projects
This paper begins by describing the New York City fresh water system, water pollution control plants, and the development of capital programs. It then discusses contracting methods, construction...
Who Pays for the Unexpected in Construction? History, Guidelines and Philosophy for a Successful Resolution
The current procedures for resolutions of construction industry disputes are primarily through an adversarial approach that is costly and time-consuming. If there is to be a 'better...
Texas A&M University Construction Executive Program
The Texas A&M Construction Executive Program fulfills a long-standing need for continuing education for construction executives. It provides a service to the engineering-construction...
Excellence in the Constructed Project
This proceedings of the specialty conference Construction Congress I addresses diverse technical subject areas in the context of the integrated construction project. The Congress enabled...
1990: Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction
The loss from natural disasters is extensive. Earthquakes, windstorms, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, and insect infestations have caused the deaths of nearly three...
Augering Answers
Leaking storage tanks, a long time environmental problem, are now being addressed nationally with cleanup regulations. Clearly, inexpensive and quick remediations are needed. This article...
Sri Lanka's Mini-Hydro Rehabilitation Programme
As part of Sri Lanka's medium term investment programme funded mainly by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, the British Government's Overseas Development...
Probabilistic Capacity Value of Nonfirm Hydro Energy
Electric utilities with a predominant mix of hydro generation traditionally apply Energy Planning criteria rather than Capacity Planning criteria in developing their generation resources...
Roller-Compacted Concrete for Dams
This paper summarizes the findings of an investigative report on roller-compacted concrete dams prepared by Morrison-Knudsen Engineers, Inc. (MKE) under contract to the Electric Power...
Cedar Falls Project-Rehabilitation with RCC
This paper presents an overview of the planning, design, and construction considerations used during the development of the 9. 1 m (30-foot-high) Cedar Falls Roller Compacted Concrete...
30 More Megawatts at the Don Pedro Project, Calif.
A unique and cost effective concept for installing an additional hydroelectric generating unit to an existing project in a very confined location is presented. The concept also allows...
Managing the Jim Falls Hydro Redevelopment Project
This paper addresses two of the water management issues involved in the design and construction of the Jim Falls Hydro Redevelopment Project. These issues include selecting the optimum...
Green Mountain Power Corporation Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project
The project proceeded through preliminary design, FERC licensing, and into detailed design, following its selection as one of seven low-head redevelopment projects to be partially funded...
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