10th Symposium Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness
10th Symposium Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness

Author: Ben Obinero Uwakwhe

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-09-23

Total Pages: 1510

ISBN-13: 1420040103

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This two-volume set comprises the proceedings of the 2002 symposium concerned with innovation in the construction industry and global competition. Approximately 115 papers address topics ranging from business improvement to the impact of innovation on the built environment; and globalization and competitiveness.

Highway Research
Highway Research

Author: Transportation Research Board

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780309060547

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TRB Special Report 244 - Highway Research: Current Programs and Future Directions describes the United States' highway industry and the major highway research and technology (R&T) programs. It then introduces a new framework for classifying highway R&T activities, maps the 1993 expenditures of the major public-sector programs on this framework, and presents suggestions and recommendations for the highway R&T program that reflect the Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee's vision of the needs of the highway transportation system for the next century.

Building Momentum for Change
Building Momentum for Change

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780309059077

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Urges the formation of the Strategic Forum for Innovation in Highway Infrastructure, whose central mission would be to identify and effect positive change in the fundamental opportunities and incentives for innovation in products and services for the highway system. This report discusses the mission of the Forum, membership and participation, organization and support, related initiatives, steps to launch the Forum, and issues and opportunities for the Forum.

Quality Assurance--a National Commitment
Quality Assurance--a National Commitment

Author: Rao Nivargikar

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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This collection contains 24 papers presented at a specialty conference on quality assurance at the ASCE Annual Convention, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5-9, 1997.