Teaching Paperless Detailed Quantity Take-off and Estimating

نویسنده

  • Kevin R. Miller
چکیده

Electronic bid documents are available from a variety of sources. Historically, contractors have printed the electronic documents and then performed their takeoffs. Takeoff viewers are now available that allow the contractor to perform their takeoffs directly from the electronic documents. Several software companies that produce takeoff viewers are listed and features of takeoff viewers are described. An example is provided on how takeoff viewers have been successfully used in an estimating course and student feedback is discussed.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Avoiding Prolixity in Academic Prose; the Use of Quantity Metadiscourse in Research Articles

As part of a wider attempt to bestow the spirit of scholarly prose upon the research articles’ rhetorical structure, academic writers invariably take advantage of quantity metadiscourse markers to avoid prolixity and live up to the implicit and explicit maxims of quantity category as suggested in Gricean CP and similar models.  In order to develop a clear understanding of quantity strategies di...

متن کامل

An Internet - Based Work Instructions System

The Black & Decker factory in Easton, Maryland, uses parallel, off-line assembly lines to produce multiple models in small, infrequent production runs. The University of Maryland and Black & Decker have implemented an Internet-based work instructions system that supports parallel, off-line assembly. Black & Decker personnel create and update easy-to-read paperless work instructions, and each as...

متن کامل

The relationship between selected biomechanical and technical factors and success criteria in long jump take-off performed by elite athletes

Take-off is the critical phase of the long jump event. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between different variables and success in take-off. 37 trials performed by 8 long jumper, participants in fourth indoor Asian senior athletics championships held in Tehran, with personal best average of 7.68±0.28 meter were recorded at 300 Hz. Five speed-related, five technical and ...

متن کامل

Simulation Modeling and Analysis of In-Flight Service Operations for Commercial Passenger Flights

Nowadays, in-flight comfort has become an essential characteristic to survive in domestic airline businesses. Air hostesses’ quality of service and response time to customer demand plays a vital role in enhancing quality of the flight experience and passenger satisfaction. However, additional requirements on air hostess expose them to fatigue which could eventually result in job dissatisfac...

متن کامل

Cut-off Sampling Design: Take all, Take Some, and Take None

Extended Abstract. Sampling is the process of selecting units (e.g., people, organizations) from a population of interest so that by studying the sample we may fairly generalize our results back to the population from which they were chosen. To draw a sample from the underlying population, a variety of sampling methods can be employed, individually or in combination. Cut-off sampling is a pr...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:

دوره   شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002