Coastal Erosion Management in Australia and the U.S.
Current knowledge and management policies in both Australia and the U. S. favor non-structural over structural responses to coastal erosion problems wherever possible. The trend towards...
The Owner as Resident Engineer: A Cost-Effctive Method of Project Management
Owners have recognized that corporate profitability depends not only on the professional skills applied to plant operations but also on the cost effectiveness of plant construction and...
The Consulting Engineer's Resident Engineer on Public Works Projects
The importance to the owner, engineering firm, and construction contractor of a qualified Resident Engineer on a construction project cannot be overly emphasized. Similarly, the duties,...
The Resident Engineer?Contractor Relationship
This paper focuses on one type of contract and the relationship between the Contractor and the Resident Engineer that exists within that contract. The type of contract is where the Owner...
The Resident Engineer as Construction Team Member
The success of a construction project is affected by the actions of the resident engineer (RE). Good REs don't come off the street; they are developed through training and...
The Resident Engineer's Position Regarding Claims
The authors explain that the resident engineer is on the front lines regarding claims and claims avoidance. The resident is in a position to develop a relationship of trust and confidence...
The Resident Engineer's Role in Multiple Contracts
This paper addresses the role of the Resident Engineer who functions either as a General, Electrical, Mechanical or Mechanization Engineer in multiple prime construction contracts. By...
Avoiding Disputes: The Construction Manager's View
Avoiding and minimizing contract disputes, from the construction manager's (CM) point of view, begins during the preliminary planning and design stages and continues throughout...
An Owner's Role in Dispute Avoidance & Resolution
Construction disputes can be avoided in number and severity through education of the project team. This paper will identify a variety of ways an owner can avoid disputes, pinpointing reasons....
Revitalization of Existing Buildings: An Owner's Perspective
Revitalization of the large stock of existing buildings in this country is of paramount importance today to building owners, who want the value of existing properties to appreciate as...
A Space Frame Forecast
New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has the largest space frame of its kind in the world. There are several unique design features in the space frame, among...
New Safety for Old Dams
Shortly after the Phase I inspection program conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1978-81, the Pennsylvania legislature authorized $300 million for repair of dams, ports and...
Guidelines for Tunnel Lining Design
These guidelines set forth a program for conceptual and practical orientation in the design of tunnel linings. They are not intended to be used as a code or collection of specifications....
Probing the Past
In Denver, Colorado, 12 buildings of an old abandoned brewery complex were to be renovated into a 270,000 sq ft shopping, entertainment and restaurant complex. Rather than conduct a thorough...
Total Construction Project Delivery Systems
The challenge for the construction industry is for firms to provide total project packages including the design and construction services. The current trend in industry is towards firms...
Taj Mahals in the Desert
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has just opened two major international airports and is in the process of building a third. These are unusual projects in that designers and contractors were...
Better Trained Construction Supers Would Boost Productivity
Everyone complains about poor productivity in construction. One way to improve it, says a recent Business Roundtable report, is to provide better training of first and second level supervisors....
How to Reduce Construction Claims through Mediation
Ever-increasing costs of claims lead owners and contractors to turn to mediation as an alternative to litigation or arbitration. As a first step, recognize the risk of claims, and establish...
Improving Safety Helps Improve the Bottom Line
A recent study by the Business Roundtable, drawing on research conducted by the civil engineering department of Stanford University, estimated that accidents cost the construction industry's...
Better Ways to Finance Stormwater Management
A lack of adequate funds is the principal impediment to local governments in developing stormwater management programs. Several municipalities in the U.S. assess user charges to be paid...
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