Fifty Years of Progress in Construction Engineering Research |
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Authors: | Daniel W. Halpin |
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Affiliation: | Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Purdue Univ., 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907-1294. E-mail: halpin@purdue.edu
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Abstract: | This paper provides insight into how and why construction has developed as a research based discipline over the past 50 years. The writer presents anecdotal information about certain critical events which played a role in shaping the thrust of construction research in the United States. The acceptance of construction engineering and management as a university level program and discipline is strongly tied to research and the publication of scholarly work. |
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Keywords: | Construction management Engineering education Research History |
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