Abstracts – Browse Results

Search or browse again.

Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 11 results ...

Arditi, D and Gutierrez, A E (1991) Factors Affecting U.S. Contractors' Performance Overseas. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 27–46.

Beliveau, Y J, Snyder, D A and Vorster, M C (1991) DBE Programs—New Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 176–92.

Echeverry, D, Ibbs, C W and Kim, S (1991) Sequencing Knowledge for Construction Scheduling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 118–30.

Eldin, N N (1991) Management of Engineering/Design Phase. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 163–75.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Project management; Design; Budgets; Engineering services; Costs; Scheduling; Databases;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1991)117:1(163)
  • Abstract:
    This paper critiques the common practice in managing and tracking the engineering/design phase of major projects and presents an alternative integrated approach. It addresses in detail the development of control budget, project schedule, progress measurement procedure, and project data base to accomplish full cost and scheduling integration. Cost/schedule integration is achieved by: (1) Developing control budget based on the project work breakdown structure (WBS); (2) identifying all project documents on the project WBS; (3) grouping the project documents in work packages; (4) making reference to the work packages on the project schedule; (5) determining distinguishable events (control points) for each package; and (6) using the earned value concept as the means for progress measurement. The procedure is capable of objectively determining the progress of the scheduling activities, performance indices, and budget forecasts. A numerical example and a case study are provided to illustrate the implementation and computational procedure of the presented approach.

Glavan, J R and Tucker, R L (1991) Forecasting Design‐Related Problems—Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 47–65.

Hinze, J and Antal, T (1991) Construction Contract Provisions for Preservation of Artifacts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 106–17.

Laufer, A and Shohet, I M (1991) Span of Control of Construction Foreman: Situational Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 90–105.

Morad, A A and Beliveau, Y J (1991) Knowledge‐Based Planning System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 1–12.

Nicholls, R (1991) Sandwich‐Barrel Shell Construction by Inflation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 131–47.

Thomas, H R, Smith, G R and Wright, E D (1991) Legal Aspects of Oral Change Orders. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 148–62.

Yeh, Y, Hsu, D and Kuo, Y (1991) Expert System for Diagnosing Damage of Prestressed Concrete Pile. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(01), 13–26.