It has been suggested that projects in the construction industry are subject to risks more than other industries. However, there is often little parity in allocation of risks in the construction industry. Usually, projec ...

The evaluation of pavement condition is an important part of pavement management. To evaluate a pavement, a distress survey has been performed mainly by manual field inspections. Several automatic pavement evaluation s ...

Significant improvements in production effectiveness have resulted from implementing cellular manufacturing systems (CMS). Following the cell formation, an important issue that needs to be addressed is the unequal cell ...

Despite recent efforts to improve site safety, construction still accounts for a disproportionate injury and illness rate. According to the 2007 injury and illness data released by the National Safety Council, the constr ...

Transient liquid-phase diffusion brazing is used in precision, hermetic joining applications as a replacement for diffusion bonding to reduce cycle times, reduce bonding pressure and improve yields. Studies showed that ...

The main objective of this research study is to incorporate construction worker safety and health into sustainable design and construction practices. This can be fulfilled by the development of an innovative construction ...