Asphalt concrete road construction is an essential measurement for the development of a country by providing comfort for the road users and it also protects the sublayers from early damage by water and traffic load. ...

Contractors and Engineering firms must develop innovative tools to optimize the design, construction, and supervision phase of construction projects and use these tools to reduce project costs and effective anticipation ...

Road traffic accidents have become an enormous global public health and development problem. Each year an estimated 1.25 million people are killed in road traffic accidents and up to 50 million people are injured ...

This study was conducted to assess the contractual impact of linear distribution of interim payments for earthwork activities in design and build projects on management of the projects. Furthermore, the study has tried ...

This research studies the impact of loss of productivity of earth moving equipment on road projects. The construction industry is known for its use of different kinds of machineries. Modern construction projects are ...

Pumice is widely available pozzolanic material in the vicinity of the rift valley zone in Ethiopia where a significant amount of construction activities takes place. In addition to its abundance, its ease of crushing ...

Materials management practice is a procedure that coordinates planning, assessing the requirement, sourcing, purchasing, transporting, storing, and controlling of materials, minimizing wastage, and optimizing profitability ...

Despite the significant contribution of the construction industries to the economy of the country, the performance of the industry remains generally low due mainly to lack of effective project management practices. ...

The present world condition is a consequence of the increasing consumption of resources whose depletion exceeds what is physically possible to sustain. The construction sector is a considerable contributor to this ...

Construction can be identified as a labour intensive industry which carries heavy reliance upon the skills of laborers. Skillful labour force is one of the vital elements for the continuity and successful implementation ...