Download or read book Technology and Productivity in Highway Construction written by Janet Koch Rossow and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Technology in the Productivity of Highway Construction in the United States written by Janet Koch Rossow and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advancing the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the U S Construction Industry written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction productivity-how well, how quickly, and at what cost buildings and infrastructure can be constructed-directly affects prices for homes and consumer goods and the robustness of the national economy. Industry analysts differ on whether construction industry productivity is improving or declining. Still, advances in available and emerging technologies offer significant opportunities to improve construction efficiency substantially in the 21st century and to help meet other national challenges, such as environmental sustainability. Advancing the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the U.S. Construction Industry identifies five interrelated activities that could significantly improve the quality, timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of construction projects. These activities include widespread deployment and use of interoperable technology applications; improved job-site efficiency through more effective interfacing of people, processes, materials, equipment, and information; greater use of prefabrication, preassembly, modularization, and off-site fabrication techniques and processes; innovative, widespread use of demonstration installations; and effective performance measurement to drive efficiency and support innovation. The book recommends that the National Institute of Standards and Technology work with industry leaders to develop a collaborative strategy to fully implement and deploy the five activities

Download or read book Research and Competitiveness in the Construction Industry written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery written by John J. Hannon and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2007 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Productivity in Construction written by S. P. Dozzi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis of Productivity in Highway Construction written by A. P. Talvitie and published by . This book was released on 1989* with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Construction 4 0 written by Anil Sawhney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modelled on the concept of Industry 4.0, the idea of Construction 4.0 is based on a confluence of trends and technologies that promise to reshape the way built environment assets are designed, constructed, and operated. With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The critical challenge is the fragmented state of teaching, research, and professional practice in the built environment sector. This handbook aims to overcome this fragmentation by describing Construction 4.0 in the context of its current state, emerging trends and technologies, and the people and process issues that surround the coming transformation. Construction 4.0 is a framework that is a confluence and convergence of the following broad themes discussed in this book: Industrial production (prefabrication, 3D printing and assembly, offsite manufacture) Cyber-physical systems (actuators, sensors, IoT, robots, cobots, drones) Digital and computing technologies (BIM, video and laser scanning, AI and cloud computing, big data and data analytics, reality capture, Blockchain, simulation, augmented reality, data standards and interoperability, and vertical and horizontal integration) The aim of this handbook is to describe the Construction 4.0 framework and consequently highlight the resultant processes and practices that allow us to plan, design, deliver, and operate built environment assets more effectively and efficiently by focusing on the physical-to-digital transformation and then digital-to-physical transformation. This book is essential reading for all built environment and AEC stakeholders who need to get to grips with the technological transformations currently shaping their industry, research, and teaching.

Download or read book Gravel Roads written by Ken Skorseth and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.

Download or read book Manual on the Planning of Labour intensive Road Construction written by Moise Allal and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ILO pub-WEP pub. Manual on planning and project evaluation of labour intensive road construction projects in developing countries - covers road design and construction techniques, analysis of costs and maintenance costs, evaluation of alternative choice of technology, organization and management, etc., and constitutes part of the WEP. Graphs, illustrations and references.

Download or read book Automation in Highway Construction written by Helga N. Torres and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automation in highway construction includes an increasing number of technologies that collect, store, analyze, and process information to make, support, or execute an appropriate action or decision that results in enhanced construction outcomes. The goals of automation in highway construction are to increase speed, efficiency, and/or safety during the construction process. Automation in highway construction is used in conjunction with components, processes, and software that assist in a more efficient system of construction. The primary objectives of this project were to address gaps identified for implementing automation in highway construction and to develop guidance for State transportation departments to assist them in implementing automation to improve accelerated project delivery. There are two volumes of the final report - one for each of the two objectives. Part I of the final report (this volume) presents a description of the key automation technologies that were part of this study and the associated benefits, challenges, and solutions. Part II of the final report, FHWA-HRT-16-031, presents an overview of enabling technologies and policies for automation in highway construction, along with implementation strategies. Part II also includes design procedures and practical guidelines to properly generate three-dimensional models for downstream use in construction and other phases of highway project delivery.

Download or read book Productivity Improvement in Construction written by Clarkson Hill Oglesby and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1989 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Choice of Technology in Road Construction written by Jianfei Zhang and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide Specification Manual written by United States. Naval Facilities Engineering Command and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Factors Affecting Productivity of Highway Construction Operations written by Eric Ray Brown and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery written by Christofer Harper and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predicting Production Rates in the Wisconsin Highway Construction Industry Using Computer Tools written by Brent Tyler Flaten and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor estimates of project contract completion time can produce dire consequences. Awarding too much time to complete a project creates conditions where contractors may be encouraged to perform work less aggressively, while awarding too little time can increase prices and decrease the amount of bids received. Traditionally, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT) methods for determining contract completion time have relied upon production rates published in their decades old Facilities Design Manual (FDM). However, the FDM has not been updated to reflect advancements in technology, and the use of its production rates has fallen out of favor with WisDOT staff. This study improved upon the prototype version of a productivity estimation tool (PET) created to provide WisDOT estimators with more reliable productivity information. WisDOT's PET uses models created using stepwise linear regression to identify significant project specific factors in order to estimate productivity on future projects. The prototype of WisDOT's PET suffered from limited data and omitted several miscellaneous highway construction activities. This study improved upon the PET by gathering additional data, including 26 new miscellaneous activities, enhancing the visual means of displaying productivity information, identifying additional factors for estimators to consider when determining contract time, and creating a web domain to gather productivity data from WisDOT field engineers in the future. Applying the PET and incorporating new data into its models as projects are completed will allow WisDOT estimates of contract time to improve over time.