Browsing by Subject "Construction"
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(2013-08-08)In an effort to motivate contractors to complete construction projects early on high-impact highway pavement construction projects, state transportation agencies (STAs) including TxDOT have often used incentive/disincentive ...
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(2018-04-30)On-schedule delivery of projects has been a concern and major criticism of the construction industry. The recurring failure in the on-time delivery of projects has emphasized the need for a systematic investigation of the ...
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(2015-08-06)Steamboats became commercially viable in the early nineteenth century, and by the 1830s were arguably the most popular form of long-distance travel around North America, especially on inland waterways like Lake Champlain. ...
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(2019-07-16)Offshore pipeline route selection is a multidisciplinary engineering task to determine the best alternative route by taking into account spatial project constraints, geohazards, safety procedures, environmental conditions, ...
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Trends in Occupational Fatalities and Industry Growth for Construction Industry in the United States (2010-07-14)The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the United States and in the world. The U.S. construction industry accounted for 4.5% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2006, and 8% of the workforce. ...
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(2017-12-08)The development of the Spanish galleon as a specialized warship took place in Spain during the 16th century. A series of prototypes built in Spain in that century incorporated concepts and technological solutions from both ...
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(2017-12-11)A construction site is a risky workplace with constant movement of heavy vehicles on ground and cranes overhead, and simultaneous construction work at multiple levels along with significantly high noise levels. Over the ...