AbstractThe inverted pavement system is an alternate type of pavement system compared to rigid and flexible pavement systems. The base layer of inverted pavements is generally a cement-treated layer with…

AbstractThe ineffectiveness of dispute resolution remains a major concern to many users of construction arbitration. Despite several complaints regarding high costs, delays, and rejected awards, there is no evidence that…

AbstractBuilding information modeling (BIM) can potentially enhance project visibility, improve productivity, and promote shared understanding among various construction project stakeholders. The benefits of BIM implementation in a construction project may…

AbstractContracts between the government and private entities happen on a daily basis. Administrative contracts are entered into by the selection of the private partner by the public body by means…

AbstractThe reliability of a project completion time projection (PCT) is of significant concern to project managers, because it profoundly affects how a project is executed. Traditionally, such reliability has been…

AbstractThe majority of competency and performance modeling methods available in the literature are deterministic conceptual, statistical, and/or regression models that cannot capture the subjective uncertainty, complex, and nonlinear relationships inherent…

AbstractA decision analysis model is presented that can be used by a contractor to determine the optimum lump-sum bid that maximizes expected utility for an upcoming job. Required inputs include…

AbstractConstruction organizations have been implementing different actions to control and mitigate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their workers and operations. Although some of these actions allowed construction organizations to…

AbstractThe designer competence is a key dimension in the prevention through design (PtD) practices that has yet to be explicitly highlighted and assessed in regards to its practical implications. Despite…

AbstractCivil engineering and construction (CEC) are among primary higher education programs preparing the next generation of subject experts and decision makers working on different aspects of infrastructure resilience, which is…