Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations

Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations
Author: Randy R. Rapp
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1557536465

Organizing and administering a construction site so that the right resources get to the right place in a timely fashion demands strong leadership and a rigorous process. Good logistical operations are essential to profitability, and this book is the essential, muddy boots guide to efficient site management. Written by experienced educator-practitioners from the world-leading Building Construction Management program at Purdue University, this volume is the ultimate guide to the knowledge, skills, and abilities that need to be mastered by project superintendents. Observations about leadership imperatives and techniques are included. Organizationally, the book follows site-related activities from bidding to project closeout. Beyond outlining broad project managerial practices, the authors drill into operational issues such as temporary soils and drainage structures, common equipment, and logistics. The content is primarily geared for the manager of a domestic or small commercial building construction project, but includes some reference to public and international work, where techniques, practices, and decision making can be substantially different. The book is structured into five sections and fifteen chapters. This facilitates ready adaptation either to industry training seminars or to university courses: Section I. The Project and Site Pre-Planning: The Construction Project and Site Environment (Randy R. Rapp); Due Diligence (Robert Cox); Site Organization and Layout (James O'Connor). Section II. The Site and Field Engineering Issues: Building Layout (Douglas Keith); Soil and Drainage Issues (Yi Jiang and Randy R. Rapp). Section III. Site Logistics: Site Logistical Procedures and Administration (Daphene Koch); Earthmoving (Douglas Keith); Material Handling Equipment (Bryan Hubbard). Section IV. Leadership and Control: Leadership and Communication (Bradley L. Benhart); Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), and Security (Jeffrey Lew); Project Scheduling (James Jenkins); Project Site Controls (Joseph Orczyk); Inspection and QA/QC (James Jenkins). Section V. Planning for Completion: Site-Related Contract Claims (Joseph Orczyk); Project Closeout (Randy R. Rapp).

2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)
Author: IEEE Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781509044962

Present state of the art advances, research and development in the area of unmanned aviation Educate faculty, students, scientists, engineers, researchers, practitioners, end users and the public about UAS Advance knowledge frontier in the area of UAS Couple technology advances with public policy, legal and ethical issues and privacy Provide the framework for integration of UAS into the national airspace design and build the next generation of unmanned systems that are safe, reliable and resilient

AASHTO Guide Manual for Bridge Element Inspection

AASHTO Guide Manual for Bridge Element Inspection
Author:
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2011
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1560514973

The Guide Manual for Bridge Element Inspection builds on the element-level condition assessment methods developed in the AASHTO Guide for Commonly Recognized Structural Elements, which it replaces. Improvements have been made to fully capture the condition of the elements by reconfiguring the element language to utilize multiple distress paths within the defined condition states. The multi-path distress language provides the means to fully incorporate all possible defects within the overall condition assessment of the element. The overall condition of an element can be utilized in this aggregate form, or broken down into specific defects present as desired by the agency for Bridge Management System (BMS) use. The Bridge Element Inspection Manual provides a comprehensive set of bridge elements that is designed to be flexible in nature to satisfy the needs of all agencies. The complete set of elements capture the components necessary for an agency to manage all aspects of the bridge inventory utilizing the full capability of a BMS -- Publisher's website.

Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction

Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction
Author: Jack S. Goulding
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2019-06-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1351376896

The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of cogent subjects under one collective ‘umbrella’. Each of these chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three 'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business models and processes, circularity and sustainable business strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.

Risk-Based Bridge Engineering

Risk-Based Bridge Engineering
Author: Khaled Mahmoud
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000727238

Risk-based engineering is essential for the efficient asset management and safe operation of bridges. A risk-based asset management strategy couples risk management, standard work, reliability-based inspection and structural analysis, and condition-based maintenance to properly apply resources based on process criticality. This ensures that proper controls are put in place and reliability analysis is used to ensure continuous improvement. An effective risk-based management system includes an enterprise asset management or resource solution that properly catalogues asset attribute data, a functional hierarchy, criticality analysis, risk and failure analysis, control plans, reliability analysis and continuous improvement. Such efforts include periodic inspections, condition evaluations and prioritizing repairs accordingly. This book contains select papers that were presented at the 10th New York City Bridge Conference, held on August 26-27, 2019. The volume is a valuable contribution to the state-of-the-art in bridge engineering.

Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life Extension

Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life Extension
Author: Airong Chen
Publisher: CRC PressI Llc
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2014
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781138001039

Extensive collection of revised expert papers on recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and extension, representing a major contribution to the knowledge base of all areas of the field. It will serve as a valuable reference to all involved with bridge structure and infrastructure systems, including students, researchers and engineers from all areas of bridge engineering. Set of book comprising keynote papers and extended abstracts plus searchable, full-paper DVD-ROM.

Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering

Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering
Author: Jun Kanda
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2007-07-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780415452113

Over the last decade, much attention has been paid to engineering risks associated with calamities such as the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes in the US, terrorist attacks, and the sudden collapse of engineered structures. Future events are largely unpredictable, but statistics and probabilistic approaches provide powerful tools for managing risks. In this work, particular focus is placed on applications of probability theory and statistics in all aspects of civil engineering and related fields, including aerospace engineering, earthquake engineering, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, transportation, and wind engineering.

Project Numbers; 1957

Project Numbers; 1957
Author: Montana State Highway Commission
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781014954640

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