Designing building structures presents various challenges, including inefficient design
processes, limited data reuse, and the underutilization of previous design experience …

Fundamental to the operation of most currently envisioned Intelligent Vehicle-Roadway
System (IVRS) projects are advanced systems for surveillance, control and management of …

This dissertation presents a risk assessment methodology developed for lifeline systems to
serve as a tool in the decision process for:(i) retrofitting of critical structures in the system as …

Current intelligent scheduling systems do not address the effect of limited work space on the
generation of schedules. This paper describes SCaRC—Space-Constrained and Resource …

Nondestructive testing of pavements offer an efficient, high production method of
determining the properties of existing pavement layers. The National Cooperative Highway …

During the past decade, considerable attention has been given to the country's
transportation infrastructure problems. National, state, and local needs studies have …

The selection and configuration of site equipment is a fundamental part of construction
preparation. Suitable site equipment supports the timely, cost-efficient and qualitative …

Reservoir management and operations are very complex activities in the field of water
resources engineering. During the last two decades, a number of systems analysis …

Construction owners and contractors involved in contract claims and disputes have been
exploring and actively using alternate dispute resolution methods in the last ten to fifteen …

Delays are the major cause of construction disputes. Among the several dispute resolution
methods, mediation has been an effective solution. The one problem which can be attributed …