Construction Engineering and Management Research Program Final rept

摘要

Americans depend on highways for transportation, recreation, and business. State Highway Agencies (SHAs) depend on research and the development of improved technology to provide methods to make highways last longer, operate more efficiently and safely, and do less damage to the environment. SHAs seek innovative ways to deliver high-quality, cost-effective transportation construction improvements. Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) of highway projects represents a portion of the total project cost. Increasing the efficiency of CEM will not only improve the quality of the constructed facility but will also be a cost effective investment for SHAs. The purpose of this research is to identify critical CEM issues. Implementation of future research and development related to these issues will reduce costs associated with highway projects and improve the quality of the constructed facility. The goal is to identify approximately 15 critical issues facing highway CEM. This research study is the third in a series of projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The first two research projects, (FHWA-HO-79-1) and (FHWA-RD-90-034) published in 1979 and 1990 respectively, are summarized in this chapter to review and investigate the methodologies used. In an attempt to introduce new ideas and methods into this study, another project conducted by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) was also reviewed.