CONSTRUCTION ECONOMY THROUGH SYSTEMS BUILDING

ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEMS BUILDING CONCEPT IS 20 YEARS OLD, AND ALTHOUGH SYSTEMS COMPONENTS ARE BEING UTILIZED IN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION, CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF THE CONCEPT BEAR ABOUT THE SAME RELATION TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF IT AS DOES COL. LINDBERGH'S AIRPLANE TO SUPERSONIC JETS. THE PRESENT AND ANTICIPATED ECONOMIC CLIMATE DICTATES OPTIMIZATION IN THE ECONOMY OF CONSTRUCTION, BUT ENGINEERS ARE OFTEN REQUIRED TO INNOVATE BY USING TRADITIONAL TOOLS UNDER TIGHT DEADLINES. WHAT IS NEEDED ARE PROGRAMS THAT PERMIT ADVANCED ENGINEERING STUDIES AT THE VERY PRELIMINARY CONCEPTION OF A PROJECT IDEA TO ENSURE THAT DURING THE FINAL DESIGN PHASE ALL POSSIBLE COST-SAVING INNOVATIONS CAN BE INCLUDED. PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION IN PROCEDURE, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ARE LISTED. OF THESE, THE MOST IMPORTANT ARE SIMPLICITY AND MODULARITY. THE FIGURES, KEYED TO TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS, PRESENT EXAMPLES OF INNOVATION IN A PROGRESSION FROM ELEMENTARY COMPONENTS TO VERY LARGE, COMPLEX STRUCTURES. FOUR OF THE FIGURES ARE DEVOTED TO THE GEOMETRIC DESIGN, SUPPORT, AND INSTALLATION OF A 25-FOOT-LONG BRIDGE MADE OF PAPER.

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• Authors:
  • Zetlin, Lev
• Conference:
  • Workshop on Systems Building for Bridges
  • Date: 1971-5-17 to 1971-5-19
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 22-30
• Monograph Title: SYSTEMS BUILDING FOR BRIDGES
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 132
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Construction management; Design; Innovation; Structural design; Systems engineering
• Old TRIS Terms: Future concepts
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215590
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309020638
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 2 1973 12:00AM