Chapter 1  Spread footings and driven pile foundations

  1.1  Spread footings

  1.2  Driven piles

  1.3  Factors to be considered in selecting piles

Chapter 2  Flexible pavements

  2.1  Conventional flexible pavements

  2.2  Full-depth asphalt pavements

  2.3  Contained rock asphalt mats

Chapter 3  The railway cross section

  3.1  Ballast

  3.2  Crossties or sleepers

  3.3  Rails

  3.4  Tie plates

  3.5  Fastenings

  3.6  Rail anchors

  3.7  Rail joints

Chapter 4  New Austrian tunneling method

  4.1  Introduction

  4.2  Historical aspects of NATM

  4.3  General concepts of NATM

  4.4  Scope of application of NATM

  4.5  Concluding remarks

Chapter 5  The Analysis of Controlled Deformations (ADECO) and its advantages

  5.1  ADECO approach

  5.2  Advantages of the ADECO approach over sequential excavation and NATM

  5.3  Conclusions

Chapter 6  Productive modeling for development of as-built BIM of existing indoor structures

  6.1  Introduction

  6.2  Conventional methods

  6.3  Proposed approach

  6.4  Experiments and results

  6.5  Conclusions

Chapter 7  Technology development in construction: a continuum from distant past into the future

  7.1  Introduction

  7.2  Creativity and technology

  7.3  Historical retrospective

  7.4  Linking the present to the past

  7.5  Innovation environment in construction technology and possible way forward

Chapter 8  Life cycle design and prefabrication in buildings: A review and case studies in Hong Kong

  8.1  Introduction

  8.2  Research methodology

  8.3  Results and discussion

  8.4  Conclusions

Chapter 9  Construction assessment and long-term prediction of prestressed concrete bridges based on monitoring data

  9.1  Introduction

  9.2  Case study

  9.3  Finite element analysis

  9.4  Results and discussion

  9.5  Conclusions

Chapter 10  Revised case-based reasoning model development based on multiple regression analysis for railroad bridge construction

  10.1  Introduction

  10.2  Current status of cost estimation for railroad-bridge construction in South Korea

  10.3  Case-based reasoning and genetic algorithm methodology

  10.4  Estimation of approximate construction cost using case-based reasoning

  10.5  Conclusion

Chapter 11  Preparation of tender documents

  11.1  General

  11.2  Letter of invitation to tender

  11.3  Instruetions to tenderers

  11.4  Conditions of contract

  11.5  Specifications

  11.6  Drawings

  11.7  Bill of quantities/schedule of prices

  11.8  List of additional information required from the tenderers

Chapter 12  Evaluation of tenders and award of contract

  12.1  Review of tenders

  12.2  Tenders containing deviations

  12.3  Adjudication of tenders

  12.4  Rejection of all tenders

  12.5  Award of contract

Chapter 13  Study of the relationship between procurement duration and project performance in Design-Build projects: comparison between water/wastewater and transportation sectors

  13.1  Introduction

  13.2  Background

  13.3  Research methodology

  13.4  Results

  13.5  Discussion of findings

  13.6  Conclusions

Chapter 14  Design management in Design-Build megaprojects: SR 99 Bored Tunnel case study

  14.1  Introduction

  14.2  Research methodology

  14.3  Background

  14.4  Project design management

  14.5  Lesson learned to date and conclusions

Chapter 15  Cost management on PFI projects

  15.1  Introduction

  15.2  Structure of BOT projects

  15.3  Case study: Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Light Rail

  15.4  Factors leading to success on BOT projects

  15.5  Risks and securities

  15.6  Case study : Sydney SuperDome, Australia

  15.7  The Private Finance Initiative (PFI)

  15.8  The role of the cost consultant in PFI/PPP projects

  15.9  Case study: Stoke-on-Trent Schools, UK

  15.10  Conclusion

Chapter 16  Assessment of expressway construction using Quality Performance Index

  16.1  Introduction

  16.2  Quality assessment items

  16.3  Diagnosis of qu