Browsing by Author "Hanna, Awad"
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Comparative Performance Assessment of the Wisconsin State Capital Projects
Labib, Youssef (2019)The Engineering and Construction (E&C) sector of the global economy accounts for $10 trillion in expenditures annually and creates more than 100 million jobs around the world. In the United States alone, $1.25 trillion ... -
Competency Assessment for State Highway Agency Project Managers
REZK, SARAH (2018)Project Managers (PMs) play a key role in the successful completion and smooth delivery of construction projects. PM competencies have been studied thoroughly over the past few decades to identify the skills, traits, ... -
Correlating the Impact of Project Oversight on U.S. Navy Construction Projects
Lawrenz, Heidi (2019)ABSTRACT Limited analysis has been conducted to quantify the effects of Owner project oversight† on construction projects, particularly in the public sector. The intent of this research project is to correlate project ... -
Determining a temperature-density relationship after completed rolling of HMA
Russell, Jeffrey; Loh, Ssu-Weh; Schoenfelder, Stephen; Hanna, Awad; Bahia, Hussain (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2002-01)During the past few years, the implementation of the nuclear gauge method of testing hot mix asphalt for desired compaction has proven a on-destructive and timesaving option. However, discrepancies between contractors' and ... -
DEVELOPING BENCHMARKING AND CONTROL POINTS FOR THE ELECTRICAL OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Ripp, Roger (2016-10-14)Abstract: The Electrical Transmission Construction Industry is a vital piece of the integrated system that aims to supply reliable and cost effective power to end load use customers, residential and commercial. New ... -
DEVELOPING HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION RATES OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Aoun, Diane (2013-12)Project contract planned completion time is usually one of the most important and challenging things to determine when preparing highway construction contracts. Over the past few decades, the construction process and the ... -
Development of a Benchmarking and Metrics Model for Electrical Contracting Firms
Jalloul, Hiba (2020-08)Despite its noticeable growth and positive future expectations, the electrical contracting industry is facing a number of unique and complex challenges that are creating fierce competition and driving major change. In ... -
Effect of Owner’s Factors on Project Delivery System Choices in the Downstream and Chemicals Sector
Said, Joe (2021-05)Selection of the perfect project delivery system (PDS) for a multi-million downstream and chemical (DCC) sector project is not an easy task and is sometimes overlooked in the project planning phase. Efficiency within this ... -
Effective implementation of the design-build delivery system on transportation projects
El Asmar, Mounir; Hanna, Awad; Lynch, John C. (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-08)The use of design-build project delivery systems today is popular for delivering commercial, industrial, and institutional construction projects and is increasingly used on transportation projects. While some states have ... -
EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Olsen, Andrew W. (2013-08-25)The construction industry is fraught with waste and inefficiencies resulting in projects often failing to meet owners? expectations. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is the newest project delivery system and changes the ... -
HOT MIX ASPHALT LONGITUDINAL JOINT DETERIORATION
Lund, Jennifer (2012-01-15)The notched wedge joint design has proven to be the preferred method of joint construction by research studies given the obvious benefits of higher density, reduced permeability and greater edge confinement when compared ... -
I Can Reach My Full Potential with a Little Help from My Friends: Understanding Construction Project Team Dynamics and Performance Through Personality Profiling
Limberg, Calob (2023)Over six trillion dollars were spent in the global construction market in 2020 (Global Construction Market Size 2020-2030 2022). This number is both significantly larger than a decade ago, and yet a fraction of what it is ... -
IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF THE COST ESTIMATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECT: A DATA DRIVEN SELECTION OF THE ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY
Abdellatif, Sarah (2022-08-31)The preliminary engineer’s estimate for public highway projects has long been a deciding factor on whether State Transportation Agencies (STAs) can proceed with projects that are essential for the public’s well-being. ... -
An Integrated Framework to Evaluate the Impact of Preconstruction Planning on Out-of-Sequence Work
Eldamnhoury, Ebrahim S. (2020-08)For decades, the construction industry has faced a well-documented, persistent decline in its productivity levels. The reasons behind the declining productivity rates have been tackled by extensive research; however, some ... -
An Integrated Framework to Quantify the Impact of Competency factors on Project Performance
Naguib, Mina N. (2020-05)Construction companies measure their performance by how well a construction project delivers relative to their goals. The performance of construction projects is governed by merging many events and interactions with different ... -
PREDICTING PRODUCTION RATES IN THE WISCONSIN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY USING COMPUTER TOOLS
Flaten, Brent Tyler (2016-10-14)Poor estimates of project contract completion time can produce dire consequences. Awarding too much time to complete a project creates conditions where contractors may be encouraged to perform work less aggressively, while ... -
Reaching a Consensus Among Construction Stakeholders: Defining Success and Benchmarking Performance
Aboseif, Eyad (2021-12)Executive Summary Despite significant and increasing figures for expenditure and employment which are demonstrative of a successful and growing economic sector, construction still has an industrial struggle with the precise ... -
RISK FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Shrestha, Mamata (2011-05-15)Recent Public Private Partnerships (P3) in the United States represents a significant advancement in the level of participation of the private sector in the provision of road and highway assets. A number of states and local ... -
Risk misallocation on highway transportation projects
Hanna, Awad; Blasier, Kelly (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-09)Unfortunately, on the most common ways to avoid risk in the highway construction industry today is by allocating it elsewhere. Risk is constantly passed around and usually to parties who are not in the best position to ... -
THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INDUSTRY
Yeutter, Michael Robert (2012-05-20)