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Arditi, D and Pattanakitchamroon, T (2008) Analysis Methods in Time-Based Claims. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 242–52.

Atalah, A (2008) Effect of Rock Trenching Vibrations on Nearby Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 234–41.

Battikha, M G (2008) Reasoning Mechanism for Construction Nonconformance Root-Cause Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 280–8.

Chan, W and Lu, M (2008) Materials Handling System Simulation in Precast Viaduct Construction: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 300–10.

Hegazy, T and Kamarah, E (2008) Efficient Repetitive Scheduling for High-Rise Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 253–64.

Karlsson, M, Lakka, A, Sulankivi, K, Hanna, A S and Thompson, B P (2008) Best Practices for Integrating the Concurrent Engineering Environment into Multipartner Project Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 289–99.

Kleiner, B M, Smith-Jackson, T L, Mills, T H, O’Brien, M and Haro, E (2008) Design, Development, and Deployment of a Rapid Universal Safety and Health System for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 273–9.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Accident prevention; Disasters; Safety; Occupational health; Construction industry;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:4(273)
  • Abstract:
    Rapid construction projects and processes will become increasingly important as customers demand better project management performance and globally, as countries plan for and respond to the aftermath of natural and/or unnatural disasters. For use in expedited projects (as well as traditional projects), a rapid universal safety and health system (RUSH) was designed, developed, deployed, and evaluated. For its inaugural application, the RUSH was applied to a 106-hour construction project. Results from an initial application included a safe build in approximately 5 days without recordable incidents. More importantly, lessons were learned by a multidisciplinary team of researchers who observed safety 24∕5 for the life of the project. Lessons learned and recommendations for future research are provided as a result of this experience.

Stenbeck, T (2008) Quantifying Effects of Incentives in a Rail Maintenance Performance-Based Contract. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 265–72.