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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Construction Engineering and Management"”.
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Impact of Interactive Holographic Learning Environment for bridging Technical Skill Gaps of Future Smart Construction Engineering and Management Students
… in the adoption of sensing technologies in the construction industry has triggered the need for graduating construction engineering students equipped with the necessary skills for deploying the technologies. For construction engineering students to acquire technical skills for implementing …
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Enhancing Computational Thinking Skills of the Future Construction Workforce to Perform Sensor Data Analytics with End-User Programming Environment
… employment hubs of the United States, the construction industry continues to struggle with declining productivity, workplace hazards, and a growing shortage of skilled workers. In response to these challenges, the construction industry is leveraging advanced sensing technologies and …
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Development of Construction Projects Scheduling with Evolutionary Algorithms
… problems have been applied to optimize construction projects in the last two decades. However, studies on improving the convergence ratio and processing time in the most applied algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) …
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A Study of Mathematical Modeling of Remaining Useful Life, Assessment, and Prognostics & Health Management (PHM)
… modeling of remaining useful life (RUL) and its assessment of a device or system. Remaining useful life has always been an essential part of reliability theory. It has also been equally important in various other fields such as actuarial science, engineering management, survival analysis, …
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The Effect of Clay, Cement and Fibers on the Strength and Durability of Compressed Earth Blocks
… effect of soil characteristics, cement content and fibers on the strength and durability of compressed earth blocks (CEBs). This work expands on the available information regarding the constituent properties which affect the compressive and tensile strengths and durability of CEBs. Additionally, …
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A Gasless Method of Spraying Thermoplastic Resin
… with the differences being higher pressure and temperature. This method uses an injection molding machine with a modified nozzle to spray the plastic material. In this study, temperature, pressure, and nozzle size were factors that influenced the success of this spraying method. The method …
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An Analysis of the Accounting Methods Used by Builders Producing Twenty-Five or Fewer Homes per Year
… business, but it is particularly vital in the construction industry, a complex field that typically requires the coordination of multiple subcontractors and multiple jobs in any given year. Although small-volume home builders make up 70 percent of the membership of the National Association of …
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Investigating Michigan’s skilled construction laborer shortage within the Great Lakes Region
<p>The construction industry has been facing a decline in skilled trade labor for decades. This study asks three overarching questions: (a) What are the causes and influencing factors of Michigan’s skilled construction laborer shortage? (b) How are Michigan stakeholders in the Great Lakes Region …
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A Study of Home Builder Advertising for Smart Home Technologies
… display advertisements placed in the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Deseret Morning News/Salt Lake Tribune from March 4, 2006 through April 1, 2006. An internet search for smart home terminology was performed on the web sites of home builders advertising in The Deseret Morning News/Salt …
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Establishing Public Confidence in the Viability of Fingerprint Biometric Technology
… authentication techniques used for identity management employ a secret PIN or password that must be remembered. The challenge, for a given user, is that a multitude of such codes must be recalled over the course of the day for transactions involving distinct computer applications. Password …
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Encryption of Computer Peripheral Devices
… such as keyboards, scanners, printers, cameras, and Personal Data Assistants (PDAs) typically communicate with a host PC via an unencrypted protocol, leaving them vulnerable to eavesdropping techniques, such as keyloggers. An encryption system was developed that is simple enough to be used in …
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A Solution for Commodity Field Hauling with Self-Unloading Semi-Trailers
… bulk goods is a growing enterprise that has expanded from hauling agricultural products to hauling many other bulk products. Commodity trailers are used to haul agricultural products from storage facilities to processing plants. These trailers are designed for highway use but are frequently …
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Objective Test Methods for Waveguide Audio Synthesis
… of physical modeling synthesis in both industry and academia is digital waveguide synthesis. Commercially available for the past thirteen years, the top synthesizer manufacturers have chosen to include physical modeling synthesis in their top of the line models. In the area of audio quality …
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Assessing Construction Management Higher Education Strategies: Increased Demand, Limited Resources, and Over-Enrollment
… of this research was to see how Baccalaureate Construction Management Programs accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) were managing increased enrollments within their programs. The review of literature identified related topics, comparable studies, and relevant …
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A New Spectroscopic Method for the Non-Destructive Characterization of Weathering Damage in Plastics
<p>The weathering of plastics and composites is a problem because of the loss of both physical and mechanical properties that it causes in these materials. But this weathering effect has been difficult, and in some cases, impossible to characterize without the destruction of the plastic or …
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Significant Trade Contractor Performance Characteristics as Evaluated by Big-D Construction
… most important to the general contractor, Big-D Construction. The impression a trade contractor leaves on the project manager and superintendent provides an indication of their performance. To determine what tasks trade contractors perform that most greatly impact overall perception of the …
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New Product Launch Decisions under Competition and Uncertainty: A Real Options and Game-Theoretic Approach to New Product Development
… be a strategic means for a company to diversify, and/or alter focus to adapt to changing market conditions.</p> <p>Most of the research in new product development has been on how to do it cheaper and faster than the next guy. However, early commercialization does not guarantee a position of …
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Construction Industry Hesitation in Accepting Wearable Sensing Devices to Enhance Worker
<p>The construction industry is one of the most unsafe industries for workers in the United States. Advancements in wearable technology have been proven to create a safer construction environment. Despite the availability of these devices, use within the construction industry remains low. The …
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Integrating Value Stream Mapping and Simulation
… stream mapping (VSM) can be helpful in understanding how process flow and information flow affect each other. A VSM is a static picture of a process that allows the user to see where value is added into the value stream. Simulation is used to evaluate the behavioral issues of processes. In a …
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