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Easa, S M (1988) Earthwork Allocations with Linear Unit Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 641–55.

Eldin, N N (1988) Constructability improvement of Project Designs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 631–40.

Gould, C H (1988) Rolling Fours: Novel Work Schedule. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 577–93.

Ioannou, P G (1988) Geologic Exploration and Risk Reduction in Underground Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 532–47.

Ioannou, P G (1988) Pilot Tunnels: Contractor's Position. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 594–613.

Ioannou, P G and Carr, R I (1988) Advanced Building Technology Matrix System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 517–31.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Information systems; Industrial plants; Buildings, nonresidential; Matrix methods; Construction methods;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1988)114:4(517)
  • Abstract:
    The cost of industrial building construction has risen dramatically in recent years. Excessive construction costs have eroded the competitive position of the U.S. construction industry and are having a similar impact on the manufacturing industry by preventing it from building new plants and modernizing existing ones. An effective solution to these problems is the introduction of new technologies that enhance the quality of the building product, increase construction efficiency, and decrease costs. This paper presents the ABT Matrix system, an information system for describing and documenting advanced building technologies (ABTs) and lists the names of the 151 ABTs that have been documented using this system. The advanced Building Technologies Matrix is a database system that relates building systems to specific technologies and vice versa. In its present implementation, the ABT Matrix can be used as: (1) A direct source of initial information about the documented ABTs; (2) a pilot implementation and an example of the ABT database system; and (3) a basis for developing similar, in‐house, ABT documentation systems.

Maloney, W F (1988) Substance Abuse in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 614–30.

O'Connor, J T and Davis, V S (1988) Constructability Improvement During Field Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 548–64.

Perkowski, J C (1988) Technical Trends in the E&C Business: The Next 10 Years. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 565–76.

Ringwald, R C (1988) Applications of Centrifugal Pumps. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(04), 659–63.