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Abediniangerabi, B, Shahandashti, S M, Ahmadi, N and Ashuri, B (2017) Empirical Investigation of Temporal Association between Architecture Billings Index and Construction Spending Using Time-Series Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Barbachyn, S M, Devine, R D, Thrall, A P and Kurama, Y C (2017) Economic Evaluation of High-Strength Materials in Stocky Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction costs; Construction materials and methods; Finite-element modeling; High-strength concrete; High-strength reinforcing steel; Reinforced concrete stocky shear walls; Safety-related nuclear structures;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001377
  • Abstract:
    Previous numerical research has shown that high-strength steel reinforcing bars (rebar) combined with high-strength concrete can increase the lateral strength of stocky (i.e., low height-to-length aspect ratio) reinforced concrete (RC) walls in noncontainment safety-related nuclear structures as well as nonnuclear building structures. However, there is currently no quantitative information on the cost-effectiveness of using high-strength materials in stocky RC shear walls. Specifically, high-strength materials can lower the total rebar volume and simplify the rebar cage construction. Furthermore, reduced rebar congestion can allow for better field inspection and easier concrete placement, potentially accelerating construction schedules and reducing construction costs. This paper addresses the current knowledge gap by conducting a parametric numerical investigation on the total rebar weight and construction cost for stocky RC shear walls. The study focuses on walls typical of noncontainment nuclear structures, but also includes results relevant for nonnuclear building structures. Ultimately, the results demonstrate the economic benefits of high-strength materials for stocky walls in nuclear structures and may provide an impetus to positively affect policy decisions pertaining to nuclear power in the United States.

D’Onofrio, R M (2017) CPM Scheduling: A 60-Year History. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Gurmu, A T and Aibinu, A A (2017) Construction Equipment Management Practices for Improving Labor Productivity in Multistory Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Hanna, A S and Iskandar, K A (2017) Quantifying and Modeling the Cumulative Impact of Change Orders. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Hasanzadeh, S, Esmaeili, B and Dodd, M D (2017) Impact of Construction Workers’ Hazard Identification Skills on Their Visual Attention. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Hyari, K H, Shatarat, N and Khalafallah, A (2017) Handling Risks of Quantity Variations in Unit-Price Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Kamardeen, I and Sunindijo, R Y (2017) Personal Characteristics Moderate Work Stress in Construction Professionals. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Mani, N, Kisi, K P, Rojas, E M and Foster, E T (2017) Estimating Construction Labor Productivity Frontier: Pilot Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Park, J, Cai, H, Dunston, P S and Ghasemkhani, H (2017) Database-Supported and Web-Based Visualization for Daily 4D BIM. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Sunindijo, R Y and Kamardeen, I (2017) Work Stress Is a Threat to Gender Diversity in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Tuchman, J L (2017) Why Journalism Matters. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Umer, W, Li, H, Szeto, G P Y and Wong, A Y L (2017) Low-Cost Ergonomic Intervention for Mitigating Physical and Subjective Discomfort during Manual Rebar Tying. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).

Zhang, Y, Minchin, R E and Agdas, D (2017) Forecasting Completed Cost of Highway Construction Projects Using LASSO Regularized Regression. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(10).