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The Connectivity of Innovation in the Construction Industry
The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating developments concerning societal demands along with project complexity, internationalization and digitalization. In …
Occupational Diseases in the Construction Industry
Despite occupational diseases in construction contributing to a significant proportion of fatalities, and permanent and temporary incapacities, they have not gained as much …
Corruption in Infrastructure Procurement
This book presents an extensive study on the extant constructs of corruption in infrastructure-related projects and aims to contribute to the determination and elimination of its …
Containment of High-Level Radioactive and Hazardous Solid Wastes with Clay Barriers
One of the principal objections to or problems with the use of nuclear fuel is that a proven method for safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel has yet to be established. The central …
Risk Management in Engineering and Construction
Today’s businesses are driven by customer ‘pull’ and technological ‘push’. To remain competitive in this dynamic business world, engineering and construction organizations are …
Fall Prevention Through Design in Construction
The role of designers has traditionally been to design a building so that it conforms to accepted local building codes. The safety of workers is left up to the contractor building …
Communication in Construction Teams
Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial. However, published data regarding the manner …
Preventing Workplace Incidents in Construction
The construction industry is vital to any national economy; it is also one of the industries most susceptible to workplace incidents. The unacceptably high rates of incidents in …
Construction Supply Chain Economics
This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major …
Target Cost Contracting Strategy in Construction
The problems inherent in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method often lead to the adversarial working relationships within the construction industry. Target cost …
Trust in Construction Projects
The relationship between project managers representing project owners and those on the contractor side is often threatened by communication risk. The main communication risk …
Digitalization in Construction
This book highlights the latest trends and advances in applications of digital technologies in construction engineering and management. A collection of chapters is presented, …