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Behm, M (2012) Safe Design Suggestions for Vegetated Roofs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 999–1003.

Dewlaney, K S, Hallowell, M R and Fortunato, B R (2012) Safety Risk Quantification for High Performance Sustainable Building Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 964–71.

Elghamrawy, T, El-Rayes, K, Liu, L and Odeh, I (2012) Performance of Temporary Rumble Strips at the Edge of Highway Construction Zones. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 923–30.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Highways and roads; Construction; Safety; Workspace; Temporary rumble strips; Work zones; Highway Construction; Safety; Sound measurement; Correlation analysis;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000511
  • Abstract:
    This paper describes the results of field experiments conducted to evaluate the performance of temporary rumble strips at the edge of work zones as a new safety measure to prevent inattentive drivers from encroaching onto the work area in a manner similar to the way permanent rumble strips are used. The two main objectives of these experiments are to (1) analyze and compare the effectiveness of various layouts of temporary rumble strips and (2) provide practical recommendations to improve the design and layout of temporary rumble strips. The experiments evaluated the impact of five parameters on the effectiveness of temporary rumble strips and their generated sound levels: (1) rumble strip type; (2) number of strips per set; (3) strip spacing; (4) vehicle type; and (5) vehicle speed. A total of 162 different combinations of these parameters were tested to evaluate their individual and collective impact on the effectiveness of temporary rumble strips. The findings of this study indicate that temporary rumble strips at the edge of work zones generate adequate sound levels to alert inattentive drivers. The results of the experiments also indicate that the effectiveness of temporary rumble strips can be improved by (1) increasing the number of strips per set as practically as feasible and (2) using temporary rumble strips with larger widths.

Esmaeili, B and Hallowell, M R (2012) Diffusion of Safety Innovations in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 955–63.

Ikpe, E, Hammon, F and Oloke, D (2012) Cost-Benefit Analysis for Accident Prevention in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 991–8.

Kim, B, Lee, H, Park, H and Kim, H (2012) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Onsite Equipment Usage in Road Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 982–90.

Nassar, K and Hosny, O (2012) Solving the Least-Cost Route Cut and Fill Sequencing Problem Using Particle Swarm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 931–42.

Porwal, A and Hewage, K N (2012) Building Information Modeling–Based Analysis to Minimize Waste Rate of Structural Reinforcement. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 943–54.

Tatari, O and Kucukvar, M (2012) Sustainability Assessment of U.S. Construction Sectors: Ecosystems Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 918–22.

Taylor, T R B, Ford, D N and Reinschmidt, K F (2012) Impact of Public Policy and Societal Risk Perception on U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Plant Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(08), 972–81.