Quality and timeliness in highway construction contracts: A new acceptance model based on both mechanical and surface performance of flexible pavements

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Praticò, Filippo Giammaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAVEMENTS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; PAY ADJUSTMENT;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

MODEL; PAVEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34047102475     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190601042426     Document Type: Article

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