Impact on Quality and Productivity of Using Technological Advances in Road Construction Industry

Abstract

The construction sector has developed significantly both at the level of procedures and implementation techniques, or on the level of utilization of modern technology in construction industry. These modern methods and techniques transferred from industrial countries contributed significantly to facilitate the construction process from design, implementation and performance follow-up. Thus, it was necessary to study the effect of modern techniques on road construction and the quality of the finished products. Furthermore, it was also important to investigate the role of advances in construction industry on time saving and reduction of effort while maintaining the required quality. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate what is new modern in road construction in terms of materials, mechanisms and their impact on improved quality. This research also includes the factors influencing quality control as well as productivity, concepts. A questionnaire was developed and distributed among road construction contractors and consulting companies. Analysis and evaluation of the results of the questionnaire showed that using advanced technology is important factor to improve quality and productivity. Furthermore, that most of the companies are using modern equipment and techniques. They also have posses the potentiality of upgrade the system of construction works.