Tender documents often lack clarity and are incomplete, making it difficult for contractors to appropriately price projects. A general view is that the quality of tender documents has declined, which has affected the bidding strategies of contractors. However, the academic literature has focused mainly upon the views of contractors. To obtain a more balanced view of tendering practices, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 practitioners (client, consultant, and contractor) who are involved in a common project at the same time in the UK construction industry. The contractor was satisfied that the quality of tender documents had been consistent. By contrast, both the client and the consultant agreed that the quality of tender documents is an ongoing issue. During the study it was revealed that tendering practice is influenced by the relationship between stakeholders or the unbalanced access to information rather than the accuracy and analysis of tender documentations. Tendering practices and proposed efficient ways of improving the bidding environment were examined. Using the awareness of other project stakeholder’s perspectives, this study can help the contractor to establish suitable tendering practices, and to mitigate tender risk at the bidding stage, which could effectively be implemented in the UK construction industry.
{"title":"BALANCED APPROACH FOR TENDERING PRACTICE AT THE PRE-CONTRACT STAGE: THE UK PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE","authors":"Seoung-wook Whang, S. Donyavi, R. Flanagan, Sangyong Kim","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16580","url":null,"abstract":"Tender documents often lack clarity and are incomplete, making it difficult for contractors to appropriately price projects. A general view is that the quality of tender documents has declined, which has affected the bidding strategies of contractors. However, the academic literature has focused mainly upon the views of contractors. To obtain a more balanced view of tendering practices, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 practitioners (client, consultant, and contractor) who are involved in a common project at the same time in the UK construction industry. The contractor was satisfied that the quality of tender documents had been consistent. By contrast, both the client and the consultant agreed that the quality of tender documents is an ongoing issue. During the study it was revealed that tendering practice is influenced by the relationship between stakeholders or the unbalanced access to information rather than the accuracy and analysis of tender documentations. Tendering practices and proposed efficient ways of improving the bidding environment were examined. Using the awareness of other project stakeholder’s perspectives, this study can help the contractor to establish suitable tendering practices, and to mitigate tender risk at the bidding stage, which could effectively be implemented in the UK construction industry.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42025119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
With the progressive promotion of BIM technology in collaborative design and engineering data management, there are large amounts of project information available for intelligent construction, engineering computation and design optimization. In the construction of subway station, BIM technology is still not mature and the engineering design is generally separate from the engineering safety evaluation. Thus, this paper proposed a technology that integrates BIM and numerical simulation (BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology) to solve the problem of separation between engineering design and computation. A three-dimensional parametric modeling of subway station excavation was first carried out using the Revit® modeling software. Afterward, a FEM/FDM-process oriented data conversion interface was developed to extract and process the critical information from the parametric BIM model for numerical simulation. Then, under the impetus of an auto-simulation interface, the safety evaluation of subway station excavation was realized automatically and visualized graphically. The research of the BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology presented in this paper has established a supporting platform to achieve the integration of BIM-based design and safety evaluation for subway station excavation.
{"title":"AUTOMATIC SAFETY EVALUATION AND VISUALIZATION OF SUBWAY STATION EXCAVATION BASED ON BIM-FEM/FDM INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY","authors":"Ping Xie, Rong-jun Zhang, Junjie Zheng, Ziqian Li","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16727","url":null,"abstract":"With the progressive promotion of BIM technology in collaborative design and engineering data management, there are large amounts of project information available for intelligent construction, engineering computation and design optimization. In the construction of subway station, BIM technology is still not mature and the engineering design is generally separate from the engineering safety evaluation. Thus, this paper proposed a technology that integrates BIM and numerical simulation (BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology) to solve the problem of separation between engineering design and computation. A three-dimensional parametric modeling of subway station excavation was first carried out using the Revit® modeling software. Afterward, a FEM/FDM-process oriented data conversion interface was developed to extract and process the critical information from the parametric BIM model for numerical simulation. Then, under the impetus of an auto-simulation interface, the safety evaluation of subway station excavation was realized automatically and visualized graphically. The research of the BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology presented in this paper has established a supporting platform to achieve the integration of BIM-based design and safety evaluation for subway station excavation.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48078320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Construction project managers (CPMs) play a crucial role in project management. Using nearly 250,000 online resumes, this study aims to identify the major aspects and explore the prevalence trend of competences required by CPMs in real work. A data mining approach, Dynamic Topic Model (DTM), was adopted and ten aspects of CPMs’ competences are disclosed. The results of Mann-Kendall tests suggest that among technical skills, work experience and the ability of information technology application are gaining increasing attention rather than professional skill. Moreover, human skills, key managerial competences (i.e., procurement management, risk management and site management) and organizational skill are highlighted. Theoretically, the results provide a systematic review on the real-world competence requirements and their changing trends for CPMs. In practice, these findings can not only be utilized to help students in relevant major and practitioners benchmark their own competences with real-world requirements, but also assist construction firms in formulating more informed talent strategies.
{"title":"UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS’ COMPETENCES THROUGH RESUME DATA MINING","authors":"Junping Zheng, M. Qiang","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16579","url":null,"abstract":"Construction project managers (CPMs) play a crucial role in project management. Using nearly 250,000 online resumes, this study aims to identify the major aspects and explore the prevalence trend of competences required by CPMs in real work. A data mining approach, Dynamic Topic Model (DTM), was adopted and ten aspects of CPMs’ competences are disclosed. The results of Mann-Kendall tests suggest that among technical skills, work experience and the ability of information technology application are gaining increasing attention rather than professional skill. Moreover, human skills, key managerial competences (i.e., procurement management, risk management and site management) and organizational skill are highlighted. Theoretically, the results provide a systematic review on the real-world competence requirements and their changing trends for CPMs. In practice, these findings can not only be utilized to help students in relevant major and practitioners benchmark their own competences with real-world requirements, but also assist construction firms in formulating more informed talent strategies.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43811076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Design stage plays a decisive role in safety risk management of the whole life cycle for construction projects. However, existing research mostly pay attention to post-accident management and lack pre-management consciousness. Based on the concept of design for safety (DFS), this paper explains how design optimization can enhance the safety performance for construction projects. Firstly, use accident causality theory and trajectory crossing theory to clarify the logical relationship between safety accidents and design process. Then, identify risk sources of safety accidents in deep foundation pit of subway projects and form a safety management knowledge base. Thirdly, based on design and review rules in the knowledge base and improved FEC risk quantification method, quantify the design oriented subway construction safety risks. Finally, use BIM secondary development technology to realize automatic examination and visualization of safety risks. A case study was conducted to verify this research framework. This paper can be a supplement to the existing risk management theoretical research.
{"title":"AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SAFETY RISKS EMBEDDED IN DESIGN STAGE: A BIM-ENHANCED APPROACH","authors":"Xiaer Xiahou, Kang Li, Funing Li, Zhenqi Zhang, Qiming Li, Yuan Gao","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16560","url":null,"abstract":"Design stage plays a decisive role in safety risk management of the whole life cycle for construction projects. However, existing research mostly pay attention to post-accident management and lack pre-management consciousness. Based on the concept of design for safety (DFS), this paper explains how design optimization can enhance the safety performance for construction projects. Firstly, use accident causality theory and trajectory crossing theory to clarify the logical relationship between safety accidents and design process. Then, identify risk sources of safety accidents in deep foundation pit of subway projects and form a safety management knowledge base. Thirdly, based on design and review rules in the knowledge base and improved FEC risk quantification method, quantify the design oriented subway construction safety risks. Finally, use BIM secondary development technology to realize automatic examination and visualization of safety risks. A case study was conducted to verify this research framework. This paper can be a supplement to the existing risk management theoretical research.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41796489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Planning problems are particularly important for the production processes of precast reinforced concrete elements. Currently used modeling of these processes is based on the flow shop problem. Flow shop models are usually used in Enterprise Resource Planning systems, which, however, may not take into account the specifics of the production of such elements. The article presents a new model for scheduling the production of reinforced concrete prefabricated elements, which is distinguished by the possibility of carrying out activities by more than one working group. An additional new constraint is the possibility of parallel performance of some works, which may occur during their production. Also, there will be an individual order of elements assumed for each of the activities. New objective functions will be considered – the sum of idle times of working groups and the total type changes of precast components. The presented scheduling model contains an NP-hard discrete optimization problem. For this reason, metaheuristics were used in the article to solve optimization problems: the simulated annealing algorithm and the tabu search algorithm. Verification of the results obtained with the use of these algorithms confirmed their high efficiency. The application of the presented scheduling model illustrates a practical case study showing the effectiveness of the used algorithms.
{"title":"EFFECTIVE ALLOCATION OF MANPOWER IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS WITH THE USE OF METAHEURISTICS","authors":"M. Podolski","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16383","url":null,"abstract":"Planning problems are particularly important for the production processes of precast reinforced concrete elements. Currently used modeling of these processes is based on the flow shop problem. Flow shop models are usually used in Enterprise Resource Planning systems, which, however, may not take into account the specifics of the production of such elements. The article presents a new model for scheduling the production of reinforced concrete prefabricated elements, which is distinguished by the possibility of carrying out activities by more than one working group. An additional new constraint is the possibility of parallel performance of some works, which may occur during their production. Also, there will be an individual order of elements assumed for each of the activities. New objective functions will be considered – the sum of idle times of working groups and the total type changes of precast components. The presented scheduling model contains an NP-hard discrete optimization problem. For this reason, metaheuristics were used in the article to solve optimization problems: the simulated annealing algorithm and the tabu search algorithm. Verification of the results obtained with the use of these algorithms confirmed their high efficiency. The application of the presented scheduling model illustrates a practical case study showing the effectiveness of the used algorithms.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47315853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The International Roughness Index (IRI) has become the reference scale for assessing pavement roughness in many highway agencies worldwide. This research aims to develop two Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models for Double Bituminous Surface Treatment (DBST) and Asphalt Concrete (AC) pavement sections using Laos Pavement Management System (PMS) database for National Road Network (NRN). The final database consisted of 269 and 122 observations covering 1850 km of DBST NRN and 718 km of AC NRN, respectively. The proposed models predict IRI as a function of pavement age and Cumulative Equivalent Single-Axle Load (CESAL). The obtained data were randomly divided into training (70%), validation (15%), and testing (15%) datasets. The statistical evaluation results of the training dataset reveal that both ANN models (DBST and AC) have good prediction ability with high values of coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.96 and 0.94) and low values of Mean Absolute Error (MAE = 0.23 and 0.19) and Mean Squared Percentage Error (RMSPE = 7.03 and 9.98). Eventually, the goodness of fit of the proposed ANN models was compared with the Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) models previously developed under the same conditions. The results show that ANN models yielded higher prediction accuracy than MLR models.
{"title":"MODELING OF PAVEMENT ROUGHNESS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPROACH FOR LAOS NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK","authors":"M. Gharieb, T. Nishikawa, Shozo Nakamura, K. Thepvongsa","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.15851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.15851","url":null,"abstract":"The International Roughness Index (IRI) has become the reference scale for assessing pavement roughness in many highway agencies worldwide. This research aims to develop two Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models for Double Bituminous Surface Treatment (DBST) and Asphalt Concrete (AC) pavement sections using Laos Pavement Management System (PMS) database for National Road Network (NRN). The final database consisted of 269 and 122 observations covering 1850 km of DBST NRN and 718 km of AC NRN, respectively. The proposed models predict IRI as a function of pavement age and Cumulative Equivalent Single-Axle Load (CESAL). The obtained data were randomly divided into training (70%), validation (15%), and testing (15%) datasets. The statistical evaluation results of the training dataset reveal that both ANN models (DBST and AC) have good prediction ability with high values of coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.96 and 0.94) and low values of Mean Absolute Error (MAE = 0.23 and 0.19) and Mean Squared Percentage Error (RMSPE = 7.03 and 9.98). Eventually, the goodness of fit of the proposed ANN models was compared with the Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) models previously developed under the same conditions. The results show that ANN models yielded higher prediction accuracy than MLR models.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46066843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The traditional method of construction and demolition waste (CDW) consumes a substantial amount of land resources causing severe environmental and social problems. In Portugal, the low recycling rate, combined with a high use of landfill as a way of managing CDW, has resulted in a negative index of 39% in the waste hierarchy, thus making it impossible for Portugal to be classified as a country that implements waste hierarchy in practice. The main goal of this study is to investigate the benefits of CDW reuse and recycling and the factors that promote or hinder this practice in Portugal. Therefore, a comprehensive approach has been adopted by combining the analysis of secondary data collected through extensive bibliography research with the results of a survey by questionnaire conducted on a group of experts in CDW management. It was concluded that the main method of CDW management consists of its disposal in licensed landfills (47%), and the rate of CDW reuse on site is still low (6%). The results show a high consistency between the respondents’ answers, as well as consistency between the opinions of these participants from different areas of professional activity. The respondents do recognize a concern regarding the reduction of carbon emissions, as well as a cultural resistance to materials or buildings that use CDW. These problems are further compounded by the difficulty in installing or supporting recycling equipment for CDW reuse on site. Respondents agree that there should be more investment and support from the government in this area, as well as in the training of construction companies.
{"title":"CURRENT STATE, COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS ON THE PRACTICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE REUSE AND RECYCLING IN PORTUGAL","authors":"A. Marinho, J. Couto, A. Camões","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16447","url":null,"abstract":"The traditional method of construction and demolition waste (CDW) consumes a substantial amount of land resources causing severe environmental and social problems. In Portugal, the low recycling rate, combined with a high use of landfill as a way of managing CDW, has resulted in a negative index of 39% in the waste hierarchy, thus making it impossible for Portugal to be classified as a country that implements waste hierarchy in practice. The main goal of this study is to investigate the benefits of CDW reuse and recycling and the factors that promote or hinder this practice in Portugal. Therefore, a comprehensive approach has been adopted by combining the analysis of secondary data collected through extensive bibliography research with the results of a survey by questionnaire conducted on a group of experts in CDW management. It was concluded that the main method of CDW management consists of its disposal in licensed landfills (47%), and the rate of CDW reuse on site is still low (6%). The results show a high consistency between the respondents’ answers, as well as consistency between the opinions of these participants from different areas of professional activity. The respondents do recognize a concern regarding the reduction of carbon emissions, as well as a cultural resistance to materials or buildings that use CDW. These problems are further compounded by the difficulty in installing or supporting recycling equipment for CDW reuse on site. Respondents agree that there should be more investment and support from the government in this area, as well as in the training of construction companies.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45626282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deformation and time-dependent behavior of rocks are closely related to the stability and safety of underground structures and mines. In this paper, a numerical-analytical model is presented to investigate time-dependent damage and deformation of rocks under creep. The proposed model is obtained by combining the elastic-visco-plastic model based on the theory of over-stress and stress hardening law with the sub-critical crack growth model. The advantage of this model is that it is in incremental form and therefore can be implemented numerically. First, the governing equations of the model and its numerical computational algorithm are described. The proposed constitutive model is then implemented in the FLAC code using the FISH function. Determination of model parameters and calibration is done by various laboratory tests performed on a type of gypsum. The creep test was performed on gypsum under a stress of 13 MPa, which is equal to 70% of its compressive strength. After determining the parameters, by fitting the creep curve of the presented analyticalnumerical model, a good agreement is observed with the creep curve obtained from the laboratory data. It is also observed that during creep, the damage parameter and wing crack length increase.
{"title":"A NEW CONSTITUTIVE MODEL FOR THE TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR OF ROCKS WITH CONSIDERATION OF DAMAGE PARAMETER","authors":"Sara Ebrahimi Zohravi, A. Lakirouhani, H. Molladavoodi, Jurgis Medzvieckas, R. Kliukas","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16609","url":null,"abstract":"Deformation and time-dependent behavior of rocks are closely related to the stability and safety of underground structures and mines. In this paper, a numerical-analytical model is presented to investigate time-dependent damage and deformation of rocks under creep. The proposed model is obtained by combining the elastic-visco-plastic model based on the theory of over-stress and stress hardening law with the sub-critical crack growth model. The advantage of this model is that it is in incremental form and therefore can be implemented numerically. First, the governing equations of the model and its numerical computational algorithm are described. The proposed constitutive model is then implemented in the FLAC code using the FISH function. Determination of model parameters and calibration is done by various laboratory tests performed on a type of gypsum. The creep test was performed on gypsum under a stress of 13 MPa, which is equal to 70% of its compressive strength. After determining the parameters, by fitting the creep curve of the presented analyticalnumerical model, a good agreement is observed with the creep curve obtained from the laboratory data. It is also observed that during creep, the damage parameter and wing crack length increase.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42363460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pre-Vulcanized Liquid Natural Rubber (PVLNR) modified asphalt leaves problems such as increasing the viscosity, thereby increasing the mixing and compaction temperature up to 175 °C, accelerating the ageing process. Therefore it is necessary to do developing methods using PVLNR at lower mixing temperatures requires warm-mix technology. This study aimed to evaluate the use of PVLNR modified asphalt in warm mix asphalt (WMA). Laboratory testing includes rheological modified asphalt, the workability analysis, Resilient Modulus and Deformation. The results showed that the PVLNR content decreased penetration increased the softening point and asphalt viscosity. In addition, additive Rediset LQ plays a role in reducing asphalt viscosity. The advantages of PVLNR modified asphalt are increasing elastic recovery, saving asphalt consumption and increasing the Modulus of hot mix asphalt rubber (HAR) and warm mix asphalt rubber (WAR). In addition, the Rutting resistance of WAR is better than that of HMA and WMA.
{"title":"THE RUTTING RESISTANCE AND RESILIENT MODULI OF PRE-VULCANIZED LIQUID NATURAL RUBBER MODIFIED ASPHALTIC CONCRETE IN WARM-MIX TEMPERATURE CONDITION","authors":"Irfan, B. S. Subagio, E. Hariyadi, Indra Maha","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16452","url":null,"abstract":"Pre-Vulcanized Liquid Natural Rubber (PVLNR) modified asphalt leaves problems such as increasing the viscosity, thereby increasing the mixing and compaction temperature up to 175 °C, accelerating the ageing process. Therefore it is necessary to do developing methods using PVLNR at lower mixing temperatures requires warm-mix technology. This study aimed to evaluate the use of PVLNR modified asphalt in warm mix asphalt (WMA). Laboratory testing includes rheological modified asphalt, the workability analysis, Resilient Modulus and Deformation. The results showed that the PVLNR content decreased penetration increased the softening point and asphalt viscosity. In addition, additive Rediset LQ plays a role in reducing asphalt viscosity. The advantages of PVLNR modified asphalt are increasing elastic recovery, saving asphalt consumption and increasing the Modulus of hot mix asphalt rubber (HAR) and warm mix asphalt rubber (WAR). In addition, the Rutting resistance of WAR is better than that of HMA and WMA.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41545047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To explore the law of megaproject social responsibility behavior (MSRB) among internal organizations under institutional pressure, this paper presents a theoretical and empirical study to investigate how institutional pressure affects MSRB through the mediating role of organizational social responsibility cognition and the mediating roles of the communication mechanism and relationship strength based on new institutional sociology. Based on a total of 147 responses from a broad questionnaire survey, structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The research results show that institutional pressure has a promoting effect on MSRB, and organizational social responsibility cognition mediates the relationship between institutional pressure and MSRB. Additionally, the communication mechanism and relationship strength have no effect on the relationship between institutional pressures and MSRB. The research results provide a new theoretical foundation for the analysis of MSRB and practical suggestions for policymakers on the governance of MSRB.
{"title":"INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURE ON MEGAPROJECT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BEHAVIOR","authors":"Linlin Xie, Ting Xu, Ting Han, Bo Xia, Qing Chen, M. Skitmore","doi":"10.3846/jcem.2022.16235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16235","url":null,"abstract":"To explore the law of megaproject social responsibility behavior (MSRB) among internal organizations under institutional pressure, this paper presents a theoretical and empirical study to investigate how institutional pressure affects MSRB through the mediating role of organizational social responsibility cognition and the mediating roles of the communication mechanism and relationship strength based on new institutional sociology. Based on a total of 147 responses from a broad questionnaire survey, structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The research results show that institutional pressure has a promoting effect on MSRB, and organizational social responsibility cognition mediates the relationship between institutional pressure and MSRB. Additionally, the communication mechanism and relationship strength have no effect on the relationship between institutional pressures and MSRB. The research results provide a new theoretical foundation for the analysis of MSRB and practical suggestions for policymakers on the governance of MSRB.","PeriodicalId":15524,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Civil Engineering and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43831054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}