Use of Warranties on Highway Projects: A Real Option Perspective

Since the introduction of warranty provisions in federal highway jobs, more and more state departments of transportation (DOTs) have considered the use of such provisions to protect their initial investment. This paper describes the pros and cons of warranty contracting in highway construction based on a survey of warranty practices in the United States. In particular, the need for state DOTs to buy a warranty for a well-built project is questioned. As an alternative, this paper introduces the warranty option, which gives the DOT the right to buy a warranty only if it becomes necessary at the end of construction. This option is exercised if the performance on site warrants it. This paper describes the mechanics of the warranty option and its advantages over the conventional warranty. A bid evaluation model is also developed for the warranty option approach.     

皂河抽水站变电所主变保护改造

简要介绍WKT型微机保护装置运行情况、存在的问题及改造方案。根据美国通用电气公司(GE)的SR745微机型变压器管理继电器在皂河抽水站变电所的应用，介绍该装置的主要特点、安装调试中遇到的主要问题及解决方法和运行情况等，并对变压器保护改造进行了有益的探索。     

龙滩尾水出口枯期围堰设计与施工

介绍龙滩水电站尾水出口工程枯期围堰的设计参数及计算过程,结合施工过程中的实际情况,总结得出土石子围堰的闭气方法和浆砌石主围堰堰体防渗的应注意几个问题。     

职业道德建设的调查与思考

近年来各行各业加强职业道德建设,取得了一定成绩,涌现了一大批敬业爱岗、服务社会的岗位明星,但也存在着这样或那样的认识误区或现实局限,如形式主义、短期行为和领导观念异位等,这极大地阻碍了职业道德建设的深入推进。职业道德建设就其特征而言,它具有长期性、时代性和阶级性、相对稳定性以及创新性等属性,对此需要有一个理智而清晰的认识。应从营造良好的社会氛围、制定切实可行的道德准则、进行规范化的教育引导和发挥先进人物的示范作用等几方面入手,把职业道德建设推向深入。     

鹰嘴岩隧道软弱破碎岩体的开挖与施工

渫水皂市水利枢纽左岸上坝公路鹰嘴岩隧道围岩主要为Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ类围岩，地质条件复杂，成洞条件差。在隧道施工中，遵循“短进尺，弱爆破、少扰动、早支护”的原则，及时进行监控量测，采取有效的加固措施，取得了良好效果，确保了工程进度与安全。     

土钉支护在深基坑开挖中的应用

深圳某银行办公楼的深基坑支护采用了土钉支护，不但保证了施工质量，而且缩短了工期，减少了投资，以此工程为例介绍了土钉支护的土力学参数计算、结构设计、施工方案、技术措施和取得的显著效果。     

浅谈小型局域网的组建与应用

随着计算机应用技术与通讯技术的发展以及在实践中的广泛应用,智能化和网络化成为必然趋势,局域网的应用可以营造一个现代化的高效、快捷、安全的环境,也可以使计算机以及其他硬件的功能得到充分的发挥。     

《建设工程施工合同》中有关造价控制条款的阐析

仅从造价控制的角度分析、归纳施工合同中涉及费用的条款，以便更好地应用。     

Risk Allocation and Risk Handling of Highway Projects in Taiwan

Risks always exist in construction projects and often cause schedule delay or cost overrun. Risk management is a key issue in project management. The first step of risk management is risk identification. It includes the recognition of potential risk event conditions in the project and the clarification of risk responsibilities. We conducted multiple-case studies using a systematic analytical procedure to identify risks in highway projects in Taiwan, to recognize risk allocation by contract clauses, and to analyze the influence of risk allocation on the contractor’s risk handling strategies. The results show that the owner allocates risks by stipulating specific contract clauses into five kinds of risk allocation conditions. If a risk is more controllable by the contractor, the owner has a greater tendency to allocate the risk to the contractor. Risk allocation determines which kinds of risks the contractor would take and influences the contractor’s risk handling decisions. The analysis furthermore indicates that, if the probability of a certain risk event condition is uncontrollable, then with the increasing possibility of taking the risk, the contractor’s tendency of risk handling changes from actively transferring the risk to passively retaining the risk. In contrast, if a risk is controllable and certainly allocated to the contractor, the contractor tends to take the initiative to reduce the impact caused by the risk event rather than retain the risk.