ASC 2021 Virtual Conference

Associated Schools of Construction 57th Annual International Conference

Hosted Virtually by:

California State University, Chico

ASC 2021: Volume Information (easychair.org)

 

Papers

Influence of a Back-Support Exoskeleton on Physical Demands of Rebar Work
Nihar Gonsalves, Omobolanle Ogunseiju, Abiola Akanmu and Chukwuma Nnaji
Pages 1-9
Subjective Evaluation of Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton for Flooring Work
Omobolanle Ogunseiju, Nihar Gonsalves, Abiola Akanmu and Chukwuma Nnaji
Pages 10-17
The Dark Side of the Drones: A Review of Emerging Safety Implications in Construction
Mohammad Khalid, Mostafa Namian and Carol Massarra
Pages 18-27
A Statistical Approach to Predicting Fresh State Properties of Sustainable Concrete
Ruoyu Jin, Qian Chen and Alfred Soboyejo
Pages 28-36
Localized Supply Chain Disruptions: A Case Study on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Commercial Roofing Project
Matt Klimm, Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez and Erin Arneson
Pages 37-45
Assessing the Relative Performance of Three Different Fire Resistant Class A Roofing Materials in a High-Altitude Area
Brad Harris, Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez and Erin Arneson
Pages 46-54
Identifying and Categorizing Industry Recruitment Display Materials at a 4-year Construction Management Degree Program’s Career Fair Events
Lauren W. Redden, C. Michael Green and Richard Burt
Pages 55-63
Construction Contractor’s Initial Reactions and Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the South Central US
Heather Yates, Sanjeev Adhikari and Rachel Mosier
Pages 64-72
Demand of 21st Century Skills in the Construction Workforce
Jishnu Subedi
Pages 73-81
Management Practices that Lead to Successful Change Initiatives in the AEC Industry: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Amirali Shalwani, Omar Nazih Maali, Brian Lines, Dipin V. Kasana and Jake Smithwick
Pages 82-90
A Spectrum of Employee Reactions to the Adoption of Organizational Changes in the AEC Industry
Omar Nazih Maali, Amirali Shalwani, Brian Lines, Kenneth Sullivan and Anthony J. Perrenoud
Pages 91-99
Investigation of Skill Sets for Multiskilled Labor Development in Construction
Heung Jin Oh, Soowon Chang and Baabak Ashuri
Pages 100-107
Modeling of Healthcare Facility Maintenance Staff Using Publicly Reported Hospital Metrics
Justin Dodd, Jake Smithwick, Steven Call and Dipin V. Kasana
Pages 108-116
Predictive Capabilities of Supervised Learning Models Compare with Time Series Models in Forecasting Construction Hiring
Boong Y Ryoo and Milad Ashtab
Pages 117-126
A Case Study of Reducing the Costs of Deconstructing Blighted Buildings in the City of Milwaukee
Michael Olen, Chang-Ray Chen, Chengyi Zhang and Bryan Dyer
Pages 127-135
Challenges of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Healthcare Projects: Case Study in Developing Countries
Beliz Ozorhon, Gulbin Ozcan-Deniz and Ozde Demirturk Kir
Pages 136-145
Does Using BIM Application to Automate Quantity Surveying Increase Bidding Success?
Ben F. Bigelow and Somik Ghosh
Pages 146-155
COVID-19 Impact to Construction Activity Durations on Department of Defense (DoD) Projects
Jason Manning, Anoop Sattineni and April Simons
Pages 156-164
Impact of COVID-19 on Communications within the Construction Industry
Elenaor Encinas, April Simons and Anoop Sattineni
Pages 165-172
Analyzing State Highway Agencies’ Project Management Organizational Structures
Minsoo Baek, Raj Shah and Baabak Ashuri
Pages 173-181
Developing Concrete Mixes using Micro Sized Lunar and Martian Regolith for Space Applications
Amin Akhnoukh, Hunain Al-Khateib, Jennifer Edmunson, Michael Fiske and John Fikes
Pages 182-190
Subcontractor Payment Clause Comparison: Northeastern States Versus Southeastern States
Juan Franco and Khalid Siddiqi
Pages 191-200
Expert Witness Testimony in Construction Litigation by Construction-Area Faculty
Neil Opfer
Pages 201-209
An Industry Focused Course to Address Barriers and Benefits of Drones in Construction
Joseph Burgett
Pages 210-218
Expanding the Analysis of Using Augmented Reality for Construction Embedment Inspections
Jeffrey Kim and Darren Olsen
Pages 219-227
Investigation of Machine Learning for Clash Resolution Automation
Ashit Harode and Walid Thabet
Pages 228-236
Challenges and Gaps in Facility Maintenance Practices
Mahnaz Ensafi and Walid Thabet
Pages 237-245
Field Testing of Mixed Reality (MR) Technologies for Quality Control of As-Built Models at Project Handover: A Case Study
Mahnaz Ensafi, Walid Thabet, Stephen Devito and Anderson Lewis
Pages 246-254
BIM-GIS: Analysis and Integration for Contractors
Emad Najmi-Sarooghi and Tamera McCuen
Pages 255-263
Unmanned Aerial Manipulator (UAM) in Construction: Opportunities and Challenges
Chinmay Nagori, Kereshmeh Afsari, Farrokh Jazizadeh and Xinghua Gao
Pages 264-273
Fundamentals and Prospects of Four-Legged Robot Application in Construction Progress Monitoring
Kereshmeh Afsari, Srijeet Halder, Mahnaz Ensafi, Stephen Devito and John Serdakowski
Pages 274-283
Exploring Construction Students’ Perceptions of Smart Buildings
Saeed Rokooei and Ali Karji
Pages 284-292
Autonomous Monitoring of Hauling Equipment in Earthmoving Operations
Jonathan Miller, Kelli Herstein and Terry Stentz
Pages 293-301
Challenges Involved in Adopting BIM on the Construction Jobsite
Damali Young, Kamalesh Panthi and Omar Noor
Pages 302-310
Comparison of Distance Discrepancies in Georeferenced and Non-Georeferenced Terrestrial LiDAR Models
Gustavo Maldonado, Marcel Maghiar and Ananya Augustine
Pages 311-319
Decision Support Framework for Selecting Wearable Internet of Things Devices for Safety Management in Construction
Ibukun Awolusi and Tulio Sulbaran
Pages 320-329
A Methodology to Align Student Learning Outcomes with Degree Program Curriculum using Priority Mapping and Coursework Hours
Alan Bond
Pages 330-338
Detecting Student Cooperation on LMS Exams
Robert Coffey and Shima Clarke
Pages 339-347
Analysis of Construction Study Abroad Programs Viewed from a Global Perspective
Francois Jacobs, Renxiang Lu and Sanjeev Adhikari
Pages 348-356
An Initial Investigation of Student Experiences with the Elements of High Impact Educational Practices
C. Ben Farrow, Eric M. Wetzel and Tom Leathem
Pages 357-366
Construction Management Department – Journeyman International: Case Study of an Academic – Philanthropic Partnership
Philip Barlow and Daniel Wiens
Pages 367-376
Construction Management Teaching Methods and Assignments: Perception versus Reality
Robert Coffey and Shima Clarke
Pages 377-386
ACT Scores as a Predictor of Grade Point Average for Problem-Based Learning
Michele Herrmann and Hunter Bullock
Pages 387-395
Site Development Knowledge for Entry-Level Construction Professionals: Academic Perceptions
April Simons, Wesley Collins and Lauren W. Redden
Pages 396-404
Integration of Dynamic 3-D Models in Construction Management Courses
Sahar Y. Ghanem
Pages 405-413
Exploring the Flipped Classroom Model in Construction Engineering and Management Education: A Case Study
Namhun Lee and Seongjin Kim
Pages 414-422
Improving Student Learning in an Entry Level Construction Management Course Through the Application of a Social Constructivist Approach to Teaching
Patrick Brittle
Pages 423-431
An Exploratory Study on CM Syllabi Components
C. Ben Farrow, Tom Leathem and Amna Salman
Pages 432-440
Using Simulations to Promote Generational Communication Awareness and Empathy in Construction Management Students – A Pilot Study
John Posillico, Mark Shelbourn and David Edwards
Pages 441-450
Challenge of Delivering Construction Courses in an Online Environment Based on Faculty Experiences
Sanjeev Adhikari, Rachel Mosier and Sandeep Langar
Pages 451-459
Examination of a Post-Disaster Recovery Service-Learning Course
Lauren W. Redden
Pages 460-468
Potentials of Virtual Social Spaces for Construction Education
Yuan Sun and Masoud Gheisari
Pages 469-477
Improving Visualization Capability in Construction Education (Plan Reading)
Boong Y Ryoo and Mi Sun An
Pages 478-486
A Literature Review based Conceptual Framework for Data Literacy in Construction Education
Bradley Hyatt
Pages 487-495
Student Perceptions of Instructional Delivery Methods Utilizing Various Teaching Modalities in an Integrated Lab Curriculum
Stacy Kolegraff, Joseph Cleary and Andrew Kline
Pages 496-504
Sensing Technologies in Construction Engineering and Management Programs: A Comparison of Industry Expectations and Faculty Perceptions
Omobolanle Ogunseiju, Abiola Akanmu and Diana Bairaktarova
Pages 505-513
Framework for a Summer Experience based on Transformational Leadership and Constructivism (SumEx-TLC)
Sandeep Langar and Tulio Sulbaran
Pages 514-523
Perceptions of Skilled Trade Students on Factors Impacting the Decision to Pursue a Construction Career
Mohammadreza Ostadalimakhmalbaf, Edelmiro Escamilla, Fatemeh Pariafsai, Anusree Saseendran and Manish Kumar Dixit
Pages 524-532
An Evaluation of Factors for Retaining Hispanic Students in Undergraduate Construction Programs
Mohammadreza Ostadalimakhmalbaf, Mohammadmehdi Danesh, Edelmiro Escamilla, Boshra Karimi and Manish Kumar Dixit
Pages 533-541
Expectations, Challenges, and Motivations for Early Career Faculty Who Transitioned from Industry to Academia: A Literature Review
Contina McCall, Wesley Collins, Salman Azhar and Kasia Leousis
Pages 542-550
Sense of Community in a Midwestern Construction Management Program
Aaron Sauer, Richard Bruce and Curtis Bradford
Pages 551-558
Evidences of Opportunity Gaps in Construction Management Education
Jared Burgoon and Jonathan Elliott
Pages 559-567
Student Responses to Faculty Innovation in Virtual Construction Education
Kieren H. McCord and Steven K. Ayer
Pages 568-577
Implementing a Project-Based Learning Approach in the Pandemic
Adam Bogedain and Kasim Korkmaz
Pages 578-586
Building Kits: Adapted Hands-on Building Activities for the Virtual Environment
Stacy Kolegraff
Pages 587-596
COVID-19 Impacts on AEC Educators
Sandeep Langar, Sanjeev Adhikari and Rachel Mosier
Pages 597-605
Recent Energy Consumption Trends in American Homes
Luciana Debs, Bhavya Rathna Kota and Jamie Metzinger
Pages 606-614
A Review of Studies on Sustainable Urban Regeneration
Ge Xiuli and Vida Maliene
Pages 615-625
Prescriptive Bio-Based Earth Mortar Composites as a Buffer for Internal Thermal Comfort
Abbie Romano, Mike Riley and Ana Bras
Pages 626-634
Sustainability Related Issues among Construction Students: Analyzing Through Source of Knowledge, Education Preparation and Future Aspiration
Sanjeev Adhikari, Rui Zhang, Kathryn Bedette and Caroline Clevenger
Pages 635-643
Effects of Pervious Concrete Thickness on Leachate Water Temperature during Simulated Rain Events
Trip Roberts, Keith Rahn, Mark Dougherty and Charlene LeBleu
Pages 644-652