EFFECT OF WATER ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION: APPLICATIONS OF A SIMULATION MODEL

THE SIMULATION MODEL DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS PAPER IS APPLIED TO A LONG SERIES (1918-65) OF DAILY RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS TO PRODUCE AN EXPERIMENTAL SERIES OF OPERATIONAL RECORDS ON THE WEATHER SENSITIVE PORTION OF A ROAD BUILDING PROJECT. THESE RECORDS ARE ANALYZED STATISTICALLY FOR VARIOUS PERIODS OF TIME WITHIN THE NORMAL CONSTRUCTION SEASON AND THE RESULTING STATISTICS ARE EXAMINED FOR THEIR POTENTIAL USEFULNESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION. IN PARTICULAR, THE SERIES IS USED TO ESTIMATE: THE HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION TIME AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS CALENDAR PERIODS, THE FREQUENCY OF CHARACTERISTIC TYPES OF WORKWEEKS, THE RELATION BETWEEN TYPES OF WORKWEEKS AND THE MANPOWER AND MACHINERY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, AND THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEX TO THE ESTIMATED PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON A STATEWIDE BASIS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 99, No 12, PP 946-953
• Corporate Authors:

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  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Maunder, W J
  • Johnson, S R
  • Mcquigg, J D
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hours of labor; Mathematical models; Road construction; Simulation; Statistical analysis; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Precipitation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215492
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 2003 12:00AM