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Al-Bayati, A J and Panzer, L (2019) Reducing Damage to Underground Utilities: Lessons Learned from Damage Data and Excavators in North Carolina. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001724
  • Abstract:
    Damages to underground utilities are unfortunately a common occurrence on many construction projects. Damaging an underground utility during construction often leads to work delay, road closures, social costs, and safety accidents. Through a combination of damage data analysis and a construction practitioner survey, this paper examined the current deficiencies in damage prevention efforts as well as the possible root causes. Understanding the current root causes that contribute the most to underground utility damages presents opportunities to reduce future damages. The analyses presented in this paper are the result of a survey completed by 477 excavators who experienced the current damage prevention efforts. Data on 11,160 damages in the state of North Carolina were collected and analyzed. The key contributions of the study include, among others, recommendations to improve education material, tailoring construction firms’ plans to address locating delay and inaccuracy, and improving utility owners’ locating efforts. Accordingly, the findings can help the industry improve its efforts to reduce the damages to underground utilities and enhance the performance of construction projects.

Andrić, J M, Wang, J, Zou, P X W, Zhang, J and Zhong, R (2019) Fuzzy Logic–Based Method for Risk Assessment of Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Cha, G, Park, S and Oh, T (2019) A Terrestrial LiDAR-Based Detection of Shape Deformation for Maintenance of Bridge Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Chang, T, Deng, X, Hwang, B and Zhao, X (2019) Improving Quantitative Assessment of Political Risk in International Construction Projects: The Case of Chinese Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Han, Y, Yin, Z, Liu, J, Jin, R, Gidado, K, Painting, N, Yang, Y and Yan, L (2019) Defining and Testing a Safety Cognition Framework Incorporating Safety Hazard Perception. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Innella, F, Arashpour, M and Bai, Y (2019) Lean Methodologies and Techniques for Modular Construction: Chronological and Critical Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Jebelli, H, Choi, B and Lee, S (2019) Application of Wearable Biosensors to Construction Sites. I: Assessing Workers’ Stress. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Jebelli, H, Choi, B and Lee, S (2019) Application of Wearable Biosensors to Construction Sites. II: Assessing Workers’ Physical Demand. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Li, X, Li, H, Cao, D, Tang, Y, Luo, X and Wang, G (2019) Modeling Dynamics of Project-Based Collaborative Networks for BIM Implementation in the Construction Industry: Empirical Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Luo, S, Liu, Z, Yang, X, Lu, Q and Yin, J (2019) Construction Technology of Warm and Hot Mix Epoxy Asphalt Paving for Long-Span Steel Bridge. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Olivieri, H, Seppänen, O, Alves, T d C L, Scala, N M, Schiavone, V, Liu, M and Granja, A D (2019) Survey Comparing Critical Path Method, Last Planner System, and Location-Based Techniques. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Voordijk, J T (2019) Technological Mediation in Construction: Postphenomenological Inquiry into Digital Technologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Yeganeh, A A, Azizi, M and Falsafi, R (2019) Root Causes of Design-Construction Interface Problems in Iranian Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).