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Akinci, B, Fischer, M and Kunz, J (2002) Automated Generation of Work Spaces Required by Construction Activities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 306–15.

Akinci, B, Fischer, M, Kunz, J and Levitt, R (2002) Representing Work Spaces Generically in Construction Method Models. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 296–305.

Bhurisith, I and Touran, A (2002) Case Study of Obsolescence and Equipment Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 357–61.

Formoso, C T, Soibelman, L, De Cesare, C and Isatto, E L (2002) Material Waste in Building Industry: Main Causes and Prevention. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 316–25.

Guo, S (2002) Identification and Resolution of Work Space Conflicts in Building Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 287–95.

Hanna, A S, Peterson, P and Lee, M (2002) Benchmarking Productivity Indicators for Electrical/Mechanical Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 331–7.

Kashiwagi, D and Byfield, R (2002) State of Utah Performance Information Procurement System Tests. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 338–47.

Nima, M A, Abdul-Kadir, M R, Jaafar, M S and Alghulami, R G (2002) Constructability Concepts in West Port Highway in Malaysia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 348–56.

Schexnayder, C J and David, S A (2002) Past and Future of Construction Equipment—Part IV. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 279–86.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction equipment; Excavation; High technology; construction industry; equipment evaluation; excavators; project management; civil engineering;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2002)128:4(279)
  • Abstract:
    The development of construction equipment has followed the major changes in global transportation. In 1420, Giovanni Fontana was dreaming of and diagramming dredging machines. Development of the steam shovel was driven by a demand for an economical mass excavation machine to support the era of railroad construction. The Cummins diesel engine was developed in the early 1900s as the road-building phase of transportation construction began. In the short term, the basic machine frame will not change, but productivity, accuracy, and utility should improve because of enhancements. Machines will evolve into a mobile counterweight driven by an energy-efficient powerplant. This mobile counterweight will serve as a work platform for an array of hydraulic tools, and it will have synthesized computers that instantly communicate by satellite with distant management teams reporting diagnostics, production, and position.

Shen, L Y, Li, H and Li, Q M (2002) Alternative Concession Model for Build Operate Transfer Contract Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(04), 326–30.