Nieves-Meléndez, María E.

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A framework for automating the daily site reporting and progress monitoring for highway construction projects
(2013) Nieves-Meléndez, María E.; Perdomo-Rivera, José L.; College of Engineering; González-Quevedo, Antonio; González-Quevedo, Sergio; Valdés, Didier; Department of Civil Engineering; Gutiérrez, Gustavo
Construction inspection data allows field personnel to keep record of the work performed, and monitor the project execution in order to provide quality control. Current practices in highway construction projects for collecting, processing, and filing documents associated to a construction job consume a large amount of time and effort. The use of technology provides a solution to make the process more efficient and quicker. As part of this research, a framework for the automation of daily site reporting and progress monitoring for highway construction projects was developed. The framework presents a process where the data is collected in a central database using computers and modern tablets, and then processed to create daily inspection reports and monitoring reports. The automation of this process shortens the time and effort required for an engineer to complete inspection tasks, as well as provides a monitoring tool to support the time and cost control of the project.