Robert I. Carr, PhD, PE Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Robert I. Carr, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
542 Heritage Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 665-8287, FAX 665-1737
E-Mail: RICarr@RICarr.com
Internet: www.RICarr.com

Degrees

B.S., Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1961

M.S., Architectural Engineering (in Structural Engineering), University of Texas at Austin, 1963

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (in Construction Engineering and Management), Stanford University, 1971

Honors, Awards, Achievements

Member of Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon honorary fraternities

Ford Foundation Fellow, Stanford University, 1964-67.

Registered Professional Engineer, Texas

Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1985

Michigan Society of Professional Engineers' 1990 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award of Special Recognition
on behalf of Construction Innovation Forum NOVA Award.

Excellence in Faculty Service Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1993.

Peurifoy Construction Research Award "for research contributions in construction planning, estimating, simulation, and control and for leadership in encouraging and recognizing construction research and innovation," presented November 13, 1996 at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Washington, DC.

4-Star Construction Management Coolsite, presented to Construction Innovation Forum website www.cif.org by Emerald Abstracts in its review of April 11, 1999 and to present.

^†Nova Award Nomination, “Student Team Consulting For Construction Industry Clients.” 2000 Nova Awards.

Annual Award for Outstanding Accomplishment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.

†Nova Award Nomination, “Construction Congestion Cost System,” 2002 Nova Awards.

Link of the Week for Construction Innovation Forum website www.cif.org by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 10, 2002

Nova Award Statue, as Founding Director and Founding Vice-Chairman of Construction Innovation Forum and Inventor and Founding Chairman of Nova Awards, 2003.

President, Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor and Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Foundation, 2003-2004 (received Distinguished President Award); Vice-President, 2001-2002; President-Elect, 2002-2003; Immediate Past President, 2004-2005.

Participant, Leadership Ann Arbor, 2003-2004.

Emeritus Professor, Board of Regents, University of Michigan, 2004.
Photographer and Editor, World Wide Web's largest, most widely used, and best set of construction equipment, processes, and people photographs, free for access and educational and recreational uses, www.myconstructionphotos.smugmug.com,14 galleries of 550+ photographs (March 2004), Webmaster, 2004-present.
George S. Hixson Fellow, Kiwanis International, 2005.

Professional Society Activity

Construction Innovation Forum (CIF) and NOVA Awards, Founder and Member, 1985-present.

Founder; Vice Chairman, 1985-2003; Founding Vice Chairman, 2003-present

NOVA Awards Chair, 1985-2003, Founding NOVA Awards Chair, 2003-present

Developer and administrator of NOVA Awards program, 1985-present. Presenter of NOVA Awards at annual Innovation Celebration, 1989-present

Webmaster/Editor, CIF website www.cif.org, 1996-present

American Society of Civil Engineers, 1972-present, Fellow, Life Member

Advisory Committee for 1995 Civil Engineering Education Conference, 1993-1995.

Executive Committee of Construction Division (20,000 members), 1982-1986; Vice Chairman, 1983-1984; and Chairman, 1984-85; Past Chairman, 1985-86.

Control Group, Specialty Conference on Current Practices in Cost Estimating and Cost Control, Austin, Texas, April, 1983, and Editor of Conference Proceedings (with James Diekmann and Victor Spruill).

Construction Division Program Coordinator: Annual Spring National Meeting, Denver, April, 1985, and Annual Fall National Meeting, Detroit, October, 1985.

Publications Committee, Construction Division, 1974-1983. Chairman and Editor of ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (with R.B. Harris), 1980-1982.

Committee on Construction Estimating, Cost, and Schedule Control, 1971-1980, 1982-87. Editorial Subcommittee on Readings in Cost Engineering, 1979-80. Task Committee on Small Computers in Construction, 1983-84. Committee on Microcomputers in Construction 1984-1993. Committee on Construction Industry Surveys, Chairman, 1986-90. Committee on Computers in Construction, 1993-present.

Construction Research Council, 1979-present. Awards Committee, 1989-2001.

Texas Section: Secretary, Construction and Industry Group, 1972-73. Colorado Section: Audit Committee, 1973-76; Chairman, 1974. Michigan Section: Board of Directors, 1980-81; Membership Committee, 1981-82. Ann Arbor Branch: Board of Directors, 1980-81; Chairman of Membership Committee, 1981-82.

Construction Institute, Founding Member, 2001-present

Civil Engineering Research Foundation

Juror for Charles Pankow Innovation in Construction Awards, 1995-1997.

National Council for Civil Engineering Research, 1996-present.

National Society of Architectural Engineers, Founding Member, 1986-2001.

Architectural Engineering Institute, Founding Member, 1998-present

Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, University Transportation Centers

Associate Director for Academic Affairs, 1992-2001.

Director, GLCTTR Scholars Program, 1993-2001.

American Society for Engineering Education, Member, 1973-2000.

Construction Engineering Constituent Committee: Board of Directors, 1982-1984.

Architectural Engineering Division

Secretary and Editor, 1974-75

Vice-Chairman and Program Chairman, 1975-76

Chairman, 1976-77; .

Board of Directors, Professional Interest Council II, 1975-78; Vice-Chairman, 1974-75. Chairman and Campus Activity Coordinator, 1975-76, University of Colorado Chapter. New Engineering Educator Delegate to National Meeting, 1974.

American Arbitration Association, Member, 1994-1997; Panel of Construction Arbitrators, 1976-1999.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Faculty Intern Program, 1980.

Editorial Board, Strategem, Project Controls Journal, Project Management Associates, 1982-1984.

Project Management Institute, Member 1976-85.

American Association of Cost Engineers, Member 1981-1998.

Great Lakes Chapter Awards Committee, 1982-83.

Board of Directors, Great Lakes Chapter, 1984-86.

Advisory Committee for Michigan OSHA Construction Safety Standard "Part 2. Wall Bracing", Michigan Department of Labor, 1985-87.

Organizing Committee, 4th International Symposium on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Building Construction, Haifa, Israel, June, 1987.

Michigan Transportation Research Consortium, Founding Representative for University of Michigan, 1985-1998.

Associate Editor, International Journal of Construction Management and Technology, Reading, England, 1985-88.

Editorial Board, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Oxford, England, 1993-1996.

Labor-Owner-Contractor Construction Summit of Southeastern Michigan/ Great Lakes Construction Alliance, 1994-2001.

Juror for Gender and Race Diversity Excellence Award (GARDE Award), 1995-1999.

Task Force on Construction Safety, 1996-2001.

Associated General Contractors of Michigan: Juror, Build Michigan Award, 1996-97.

Experience

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 2004-present

Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1978-2004.

Associate Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, 1973-78.

Structural Engineer, Power Division, Stearns-Roger, Denver, Summer, 1973.

Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1967-73.

Construction Engineer, WNN Joint Venture, Lunar Receiving Lab, NASA, Houston, Summer, 1967.

Instructor and Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin, 1961-64.

Experience in family construction firm in San Antonio, Texas.

Consulting

Engineering consultant and expert witness in construction engineering and management, including the following areas:

Contract management and administration

Construction site accident and injury forensics

Responsibility for construction safety

Construction safety programs

Federal and Michigan OSHA standards and responsibilities

Construction cost engineering

Schedule and cost control

Construction traffic congestion and user cost

Parties involved in projects include General Motors: Ford; Upjohn; Mitsubishi; Rouge Steel; Barton Malow; Walbridge-Aldinger; Consumers Power; Detroit Edison; J. S. Alberici; Clark Construction; Bechtel; Austin Company; Steelcase; Chrysler; Owens-Corning; Brunswick; Michigan DOT; Wayne County; Alma College; Western Michigan University; Art Van, Tri-County Electric, Toys R Us, Kellogg; Hubbell, Roth & Clark; Strain Electric; John E. Green Mechanical; Miller-Davis; Thompson McCulley; Morisson Knudson; Industrial Power Systems, Farmer Jack, Foth & Van Dyke, U.S. Forest Service, Aristeo, O'Neal Construction, Sorenson-Gross, DeMaria; Meijers; Rudolph-Libbe; Baker Concrete; Nippondenso; Fluor Daniel.

Funded Research

Director on Construction and Cost Analysis on "Austin Oaks '68" project on construction of l0 different lower income houses. Department of Housing and Urban Development, l968-69. $400,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, "Research on Energy Use Decisions in Colorado Residential Units," Colorado Energy Research Institute, 1975. $12,625.

Director, "Program Plan for Energy Monitoring and Control," University of Colorado, 1976. $5,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, "Walnut Place Solar Project," Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1976-78. $245,000.

Student Science Training Program, "Solar Energy Engineering," National Science Foundation, Summer, 1978. $17,637.

Director, "Workshop on Construction Engineering Basic Research," National Science Foundation, Ann Arbor, 1982-83, $21,450.

Director, "Temporary Support of Masonry Structures," Michigan Department of Labor, 1982-83, $14,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, "Modeling Human Error in Structural Design and Construction," National Science Foundation, 1983-1985, $208,000.

Principal Investigator, "Resource Based Simulation Model for Construction Processes," National Science Foundation, 1983-87, $167,500.

Principal Investigator, "Comparative Cost of Fire Separation in Multiunit Residential Buildings", Portland Cement Association, 1983-85, $10,000.

Coordinator, set of 35 proposals totaling $6,108,000 to General Motors Argonaut AEC, September 1985.

Co-Principal Investigator, "Advanced Building Technology Research," Construction Industry Institute, 1986-87, $60,000.

Principal Investigator, "Urban Bus Transit Impact on Pavements," Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, 1989-90, $89,000.

Principal Investigator, "Urban Bus Transit Impact on Pavements," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, 1991, $20,000.

Principal Investigator, "Improved Methods for Rehabilitating Roadways and Structures Under Heavy Traffic," Michigan Department of Transportation, 1994-1996, $253,000.

Principal Investigator, "Highway Construction and Maintenance Work Zone Safety," Michigan Department of Transportation (UM has subcontract from MSU), $79,954 (UM portion), 1994-1996.

Principal Investigator, "Improved Practices for Trucks in Highway Construction," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, $35,000, 1994-1996.

Participating Researcher, "Pavement Research Center of Excellence," Michigan Department of Transportation, $250,000 per year, 1995-2001. Principal Investigator, "Estimating User Costs for Commercial Traffic from Roadway Congestion," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, $20,000, 1997.

Principal Investigator, "Trucks in Highway Construction," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, $10,000, 1997.

Principal Investigator, "Estimating User Costs for Commercial Traffic from Roadway Congestion," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, $20,000, 1997.

Principal Investigator, "Effect of Truck Weight Limits on Bridge Costs," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, $20,000, 1997.

Co-Principal Investigator and Associate Director for Academic Programs, "Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research," U.S. Department of Transportation, $1,000,000 per year, 1992-2000.

Current research activities are in construction cost engineering, construction safety, construction decision support systems, construction simulation, and highway construction and rehabilitation.

University Service

University of Michigan

General

Director, Center for Construction Engineering and Management, 1983-2003

Director for Academic Programs, Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, 1992-2001 (Academic Program Budget = $800,000 per year, including 50-50 match).

University Committees:

Financial Affairs Committee, 1990-92.

Faculty Rules Committee, 1993-97, Chair, 1994-95.

College of Engineering Committees:

Executive Committee, 1987, 1988-92; Senior Member, 1990-92.

Honors and Awards Committee, 1986-88, 1993-95; Chairman, 1987-88.

Rules Committee, 1992-94; Chairman, 1993-94; Principle Author, "Rules of the Faculty, College of Engineering"

Department Committees

Curriculum Committee, 1978-79, Chairman, 1980-83.

Computer Committee, Chairman, 1979-80.

Departmental Review Committee, 1980-81.

Executive Committee, 1984-88, 1997-2001.

Civil Engineering Alumni Friends Association, Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-97.

Program Advisor, Construction Engineering and Management, 1987-2003.

Graduate Committee, 1987-1991, 1992-2003.

Planning Committee, 1989-90.

University of Colorado Service

University Committees

Interuniversity Committee on Energy Conservation, 1976.

University Planning Committee on Energy Conservation, 1976.

Developed program plan for energy monitoring and control of major campus buildings, 1976

College of Engineering Committees

Educational Policy and Planning Committee, 1974-77; Chairman, 1975-76; Vice-Chairman, 1976-77.

Administrative Council, 1975-76.

Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award Committee, 1975-76; Chairman, 1976.

Committee for Academic Programs and Resources Review and Recommendations on Allocations, 1976-77.

Department Committees

Faculty Secretary, 1973-74.

Curriculum Committee, 1974-78; Chairman, 1975-76.

Chairman Search Committee, 1975-76.

Executive Committee, 1976-78.

Founder and Faculty Adviser, American Institute of Architectural Engineers, Student Chapter, 1974-78.

Courses Taught

University of Michigan

Construction Professional Practice Seminar

Construction of Buildings

Construction Contracting

Construction Cost Engineering

Construction Decisions under Uncertainty

Construction Management Information Systems

Construction Safety Engineering and Management

University of Colorado, University of Texas (courses not taught at Michigan)

Construction Methods Improvement

Critical Path Methods

Engineering Economy

Statics and Strength of Materials

Theory of Structures

Structural Steel Design

Synthesis of Structures in Steel

Reinforced Concrete Design

Timber Design

Design and Construction of Industrial and Commercial Structures

Mechanical Systems for Buildings

Energy Conservation for Buildings

Ph.D. Students Supervised

Arafah, A. "Integration of Human Error in Structural Reliability Models," (with A. Nowak, 1986).

Chang, D. Y-M. "Resque: A Resource Based Simulation System for Construction Process Planning," (1986).

Ehsan, N. "Cost and Fatigue Damage Analysis of Static and Dynamic Loads on Flexible Pavements," (1993).

Kim, C. D. "A Dynamic Cost Optimization Model for a Deteriorating System," (1992).

Lee, H. S., "Automated Interactive Cost Estimating System for Reinforced Concrete Building Structures," (with P. G. Ioannou, 1992).

Melgarejo, J. A., "A Decision Model for Human Error in the Design and Construction Process," (with A. Nowak, 1987).

Miller, C. K., "Dispersion of Construction Innovation," (with Everett, expected 2004)

Odeh, A., "Knowledge-Based Construction Project and Process Planning Simulation System," (with Tommelein, 1992).

Morua-Padilla, E., "Resource Strategies for Dynamic Construction Project Management," (1986).

Reda, R. M., "Time-Cost Tradeoff Modeling of Related Activities by Using Mixed Integer Programming," (1986).

Stino, R., "Construction Ergonomics," (with Everett, 1999).

Taemthong, W., "Integration of Project Controls," (2002).

Wongwitdecha, S., “Aggregating Linked Highway Rehabilitation Projects to Minimize Life-Cycle Costs,” (2003).

Publications

Carr, R.I., E.S. Perry, E.A. Ripperger, and J. N. Thompson, "The Effects of Shape of Load Pulse on Shock-Mitigating Characteristics of a Styrofoam Plastic," Structural Mechanics Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, July 1965.

Carr, R.I., "Synthesis of Uncertainty in Construction Planning," Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, Stanford, California, Aug. 1971.

Carr, R.I., "HUD Austin Oaks Project, Volume I: Construction Process and Cost Analysis," Structural Mechanics Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Dec. 1971, 230 pp.

Carr, R.I., "Risk Analysis of Lower Cost Housing Construction," Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Lower Cost Housing Problems, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1972.

Carr, R.I., Discussion of "Planning Monitoring Frequencies of CPM Projects," by Douglas A. Elvers, ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 98, No. CO2, Sept. 1972. Reprinted in Readings in Cost Engineering, Vol. 1, ASCE, New York, 1979, pp. 101-102.

Carr, R.I., "Practical Construction Planning Systems," Proceedings of International Symposium on Systems Engineering and Analysis, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, Oct. 1972.

Meyer, W.L. and R.I. Carr, "Civil Engineers Need Construction Education," Civil Engineering Education, Vol. 1, Part 1, ASCE Conference on Civil Engineering Education, Feb. 1974, pp. 545-551.

Carr, R.I., T.O. Brightman, and F.B. Johnson, "A Progress Model for a Construction Activity," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 100, No. CO1, March 1974, pp. 59-64.

Carr, R.I. and W.L. Meyer, "Line of Balance in Mass Housing Construction," Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Lower Cost Housing Problems, Montreal, May 1974.

Carr, R.I. and W.L. Meyer, "Planning Construction of Repetitive Building Units," ASCE Journal Construction Division, Vol. 100, No. CO1, Sept. 1974, pp. 403-412. Reprinted in Readings in Cost Engineering, Vol. 1, ASCE, New York, 1979, pp. 149-158.

Carr, R.I., "Constitution," American Institute of Architectural Engineers, accepted at organizational meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, June 1975.

Dean, J.C., R.I. Carr, and W.L. Meyer, "Contractor Quality Control," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 102, No. CO3, Sept. 1976, pp. 535-546.

Jordan, M.H. and R.I. Carr, "Education for the Professional Construction Manager," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 102, No. CO3, Sept. 1976, pp. 511-520.

Carr, R.I. and C.C. Feng, "Energy Use Decision in Colorado Residential Units," Final Report, Colorado Energy Research Institute, Project No. 054-14, May 1976, 350 pp.

Carr, R.I. and J.O. Dow, "Program Plan for Energy Monitoring and Control," University of Colorado at Boulder, Nov. 1976, 56 pp.

Carr, R.I., "Case for (or Against) Contractor Quality Control," Proceedings of Building Regulations Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1977, 7 pp.

Carr, R.I., "Paying the Price for Construction Risk," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 103, No. CO1, March 1977, pp. 153-161.

Carr, R.I. and J.W. Sandahl, "Construction Bidding Strategy Using Multiple Regression," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 104, No. CO1, March 1978, pp. 15-26.

Carlin, Kennedy, C.C. Feng, and R.I. Carr, "On Some Energy Projects at the University of Colorado," The Journal of Energy and Development, Vol. II, No. 2, Spring 1977, pp. 332-334.

Ostwald, P. and R.I. Carr, "Teaching a Cost Engineering Course," 1977 Transactions of the American Association of Cost Engineers, June 1977, pp. 341-345.

Carr, R.I., R. Schwartz, and C.C. Feng, "Residential Energy Decisions," Proceedings, Second National Conference on Technology for Energy Conservation, Jan. 1978, pp. 434-440.

Feng, C.C., R.I. Carr, and J. Dow, "Walnut Place Solar Energy System," Proceedings, Second National Conference on Technology for Energy Conservation, Jan. 1978, pp. 287-291.

Carr, R.I., "Simulation of Construction Project Duration," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Vol. 105, No. CO2, June 1979, pp. 117-128.

Carr, R.I., "General Bidding Model," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, December, 1982, pp. 639-650.

Carr, R.I., "Impact of Number of Bidders on Competition," ASCE Journal of the Construction Division, Mar. 1983, pp. 61-73.

Carr, R.I. and W.F. Maloney, "Final Report, Workshop on Construction Engineering Basic Research," Department of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, August 1982, 70 pp.

Editor (with V.G. Spruill and J.E. Diekmann), Proceedings of the Conference on Current Practices in Cost Estimating and Cost Control, ASCE, April 1983, 247 pp.

Carr, R.I., "Critique - Cost Estimating and Project Management," Proceedings of the Conference on Current Practices in Cost Estimating and Cost Control, ASCE, April 1982, pp. 61-67.

Carr, R.I., "Construction Project Simulation," Strategem, Project Controls Journal, Project Management Associates, May 1983.

Carr, R.I. and W.F. Maloney, "Basic Research Needs in Construction Engineering," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, June 1983, pp. 181-189.

Nowak, A.S. and R.I. Carr, "Modeling Human Errors," Proceedings, 4th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic and Structural Reliability, ASCE, 1984, pp. 68-71.

Nowak, A.S. and R.I. Carr, "Sensitivity Analysis of Structural Errors," ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, August 1985, pp. 1734-1746.

Carr, R.I., R.D. Woods, and J.A. Heslip, "Guidelines for Temporary Masonry Wall Support Systems," Masonry: Research, Application, and Problems, ASTM, 1985, pp. 114-125.

Nowak, A.S. and R.I. Carr, "Errors in Structural Models," Proceedings of ICOSSAR '85, Kobe, Japan, 1985.

Nowak, A.S. and R.I. Carr, "Classification of Human Errors," Proceedings of ASCE Symposium on Structural Safety Studies, Denver, May 1985, pp. 1-10.

Carr, R.I., "Construction Simulation Research at the University of Michigan," Proceedings of Second Conference on Robotics in Construction, Carnegie-Mellon University, June, 1985, pp. 207-18.

Carr, R.I., "Who Needs Computers, Anyway?" Proceedings of the Twenty First Annual County Engineers Workshop, University of Michigan, April 1986.

Melgarejo, J.A. and R.I. Carr, "Decision Model for Human Error in Structures," Modeling Human Error in Structural Design and Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers, June, 1986, pp.69-82.

Carr, R.I., "Comparative Costs of Fire Separations for Multiunit Residential Buildings," Technical Report No. 3, Center for Construction Engineering and Management, July 1986, 81 pp.

Nowak, A.S., R.I. Carr, A.M. Arafah, and J.A. Melgarejo, "Modeling Human Errors in Structural Design and Construction," University of Michigan, 1986, 286 pages.

Carr, R.I., "Global Perspective of Project Management," Proceedings, Workshops on Global Perspective on International Construction Contracting and Project and Technoloty Management, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Bombay, India, December, 1986.

Carr, R.I., "Optimum Markup by Direct Solution," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, March, 1987, pp 138-150.

Carr, R.I., "Competitive Bidding and Opportunity Costs," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, March, 1987, pp 151-165.

Melgarejo, J.A. and R.I. Carr, "Reliability of Temporary Structures," Temporary Structures in Construction Operations, American Society of Civil Engineers, April, 1987.

Carr, R.I., D.Y. Chang, and E. Morua, "Knowledge Based Simulation of Construction," Proceedings, 4th International Symposium on Robotics & Artificial Intelligence in Building Construction, Building Research Station, Technion, Israel, June, 1987, pp. 168-189.

Ioannou, P.G. and R.I. Carr, "Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Integrated Construction," Proceedings, 4th International Symposium on Robotics & Artificial Intelligence in Building Construction, Building Research Station, Technion, Israel, June, 1987, pp. 342-363.

Carr, R.I., "Contrast of British and American Cost Practices," Organization and Management of Construction, Proceedings, CIB W-65 Symposium 1987, Chartered Institute of Building, England, September, 1987, pp. 296-303.

Chang, D. Y. and R. I. Carr, "RESQUE - A Resource Oriented Simulation System for Multiple Resource Constrained Processes," Proceedings of Project Management Institute Annual Symposium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October, 1987, 10 pages.

Ioannou, P.G. and R.I. Carr, "Advanced Building Technology Matrix System," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, December, 1988, pp. 517-521.

Reda, R. and R.I. Carr, "Time Cost Tradeoff Among Related Activities," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, September, 1989, pp. 475-486.

Carr, R.I., "Cost Differences Among Fire Separations in Multiunit Residential Buildings," The Masonry Society Journal, July-December 1988 issue, published March 1989, pp. T43-T51.

*Carr, R.I., "Cost Estimating Principles," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, December, 1989, pp. 545-551.

Spittler, J.R., C.D. Kim, N. Ehsan, R.I. Carr, "Urban Bus Transit Impact on Flexible Pavement Condition and Life Cycle Costs, Preliminary Background," October, 1989, 105 pp.

Morua Padilla, E. and R.I. Carr, "Resource Strategies for Dynamic Project Management," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, June, 1991, pp. 279-293.

Carr, R.I., "Integration of Cost and Schedule Control," Proceedings, 1991 Construction Congress, ASCE, Boston, April 13-15, 1991, 6 pp.

Odeh, A., I.D. Tommelein, R.I. Carr, "Using Design Drawings and Project Plans to Construct Discrete-Event Simulation Networks," Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Stuttgart, 3-5 June 1991.

Odeh, A., I.D. Tommelein, R.I. Carr, "Knowledge-Based Simulation of Construction Plans," Proceedings of Eighth Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Jun 7-9, 1992.

Kim, C.D. and R.I. Carr, "Selection of Construction and Maintenance for Multi-Unit Deteriorating Facilities," Great Lakes Center for Truck Transportation ResearchReport 15-/92/1, University of Michigan, March, 1992, 180 pp.

*Carr, R.I., "Cost, Schedule, and Time Variances and Integration," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, June, 1993, pp 245-265.

Carr, R.I., C.D. Kim, "Construction and Maintenance Decisions for Multi-Unit Deteriorating Facilities," Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, ASCE, June 7-9, 1993, pp 1034-1041.

Carr, R.I.,"GLCTTR Scholar Manuscript Guide," Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, University of Michigan, 1993, 5 pp.

Carr, R.I., H.S. Lee, and P.G. Ioannou, "Interactive Cost Estimating During Design," Proceedings, First Computing Congress, ASCE, June 20-22, 1994.

Chen, H., R.I. Carr, and P.G. Ioannou, "Optimal Markup Policy in Sequential Competitive Bidding," Proceedings, First Computing Congress, ASCE, June 20-22, 1994.

Martinez, J., P.G. Ioannou, and R.I. Carr, "State and Resource Based Construction Process Simulation, " Proceedings, First Computing Congress, ASCE, June 20-22, 1994

Carr, R.I. and R.B. Harris, "Construction Industry Innovates to Protect Environment," Engineering News Record, , June 6, 1994, pp E35-E40.

Tommelein, I.D., R.I. Carr, and A.M. Odeh, "Assembly of Simulation Networks Using Designs, Plans, and Methods," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, December, 1994, pp 796-815.

Tommelein, I.D., R.I. Carr, and A.M. Odeh, "Knowledge-Based Assembly of Simulation Networks Using Construction Designs, Plans, and Methods," Proceedings, 1994 Winter Simulation Conference, December 11-14, 1994, pp 1145-1152.

Chen, H., R.I. Carr, and P.G. Ioannou, "Firm's Capacity Choice Model in Competitive Bidding Environment," Proceedings, Construction Congress, ASCE, October 22-24, 1995, pp 157-165.

Carr, R.I., III, R.I. Carr, "Nominations for the 1995 Nova Awards," Construction Innovation Forum, March 9, 1995, 20 pp.

Carr, R.I., Construction Innovation: NOVA Award & Nominations, 1990-1995, Construction Innovation Forum, March, 1996, 63 pp.

*Carr, R.I., "Engineering and Construction Management: Leadership and Opportunity," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, September, 1997.

Lyles, R.W., F.X. McKelvey, R.I.Carr, J.G. Everett, R. Overby, J. Juliano, S.H. Farghal, C.K. Miller, "Highway Construction and Maintenance Work Zone Safety, January, 1997, 274 pp.

*Carr, R.I., Construction Congestion Cost – CO³ User Manual, University of Michigan Department of Civil And Environmental Engineering, September 18, 1997, 252 pp.

Carr, R.I., 1998 NOVA Award Nominations and Mock Jury Information, Construction Innovation Forum, November 4, 1997, 107 pp.

*Carr, R.I. and Henry, F.A., "Report of Unsafe Acts and Conditions," April 15, 1998, 4 pp.

*Carr, R.I., "CO³ Traffic Demand, Delay, and User Cost Model," CEE Technical Report, April, 1998, 32 pp.

^†Carr, R.I., Editor, “Nova Award Nomination Database,” Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, updated annually 1998-present.

Carr, R.I., 1999 NOVA Award Nominations, Construction Innovation Forum, October, 1998, 81 pp.

Carr, R.I., “Nova Award Mock Jury Kit,” Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, updated annually, 1998-present.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Construction Innovation Forum 1999 Program and Annual Report,” Construction Innovation Forum, March, 1999. 32 pp.

Carr, R.I., R. W. Lyles, F.X. McKelvey, K.D. Matzke, T.S. Abdelhamid, and R. Overby, “Methods to Evaluate Impact of Rehabilitating Roadways and Structures Under Heavy Traffic Using the Construction Congestion Cost Model – CO³,” Michigan Department of Transportation, September 1, 1999, 197 pp.

†Carr, R.I., 2000 NOVA Award Nominations, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, October, 1999, 59 pp.

^†Carr, R.I., “Nominations for the 2000 NOVA Awards,” Journal of Construction Innovation, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, October, 1999, pp 1-5.

^†Carr, R.I., and Lane, R.W., “Construction Industry Innovation,” Keynote at First General Session, 1999 Business Roundtable National Construction Conference, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, November 15, 1999. www.cif.org/Presentations/BRT/BRT_Talk.htm

Carr, R.I., Editor, “2000 NOVA Award Semi-Finalist Investigation Reports,” Construction Innovation Forum, January 2000, 230 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Construction Innovation Forum 2000 Program and Annual Report,” Construction Innovation Forum, March, 2000. 32 pp.

^*Carr, R.I., “Construction Congestion Cost (CO³) Basic Model,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, March/April, 2000, pp 105-113.

^*Carr, R.I., “Construction Congestion Cost (CO³) Traffic Impact and Construction Cost,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, March/April, 2000, pp 114-121.

†Carr, R.I., “Detroit Owner’s Role in Construction Improvement,” Journal of Construction Innovation, www.cif.org, Construction Innovation Forum, July, 2000, 2 pp.

^†Carr, R.I., 2001 NOVA Award Nominations, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, October, 2000, 75 pp.

†Carr, R.I., “Nominations for the 2001 NOVA Awards,” Journal of Construction Innovation, www.cif.org, Construction Innovation Forum, November, 2000, pp 1-6.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “2001 NOVA Award Semi-Finalist Investigation Reports,” Construction Innovation Forum, January 2001, 208 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Construction Innovation Forum 2001 Program and Annual Report,” Construction Innovation Forum, March, 2001, 29 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Side-Grip Sheet Pile Driver” (6-minute videotape); “Laser Scanning Three-Dimensional As-Builting” (8-minute videotape); “Pothole-Patching Truck” (5-minute videotape); “Pallet Barrier Flood Fighting” (5-minute videotape); “Effluent Outfall Tunnel Ventilation” (7-minute videotape); Construction Innovation Forum, March 2001.

†Miller, C.K, Carr, R.I., and Cheung, W., “Construction Innovation – An Annotated Bibliography,” Journal of Construction Innovation, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, May 2001, 14 pp.

^†Carr, R.I., 2002 NOVA Award Nominations, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, November, 2001, 61 pp.

†Carr, R.I., “Nominations for the 2002 NOVA Awards,” Journal of Construction Innovation, www.cif.org, Construction Innovation Forum, February, 2002, pp 1-5.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “2002 NOVA Award Semi-Finalist Investigation Reports,” Construction Innovation Forum, February 2002, 187 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Construction Innovation Forum 2001 Program and Annual Report,” Construction Innovation Forum, March, 2001, 29 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Multi-Span Suspended Bridge Platform” (4-minute videotape); “Reinforced Concrete Tied-Arch Truss” (5-minute videotape); “Interlocking, Mortarless Brick Siding” (3-minute videotape); “Ground Penetrating Imaging Radar” (5-minute videotape); “Electro-Osmotic Pulse” (5-minute videotape); Construction Innovation Forum, April 2002.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “NOVA Awards 2002”, 27-minute CD-Rom, Construction Innovation Forum, April 2002.

^†Carr, R.I., 2003 NOVA Award Nominations, Construction Innovation Forum, www.cif.org, November, 2002, 77 pp.

†El-Amin, R.W. , C.K. Miller, R.M. Stino, I.A. Ismail, S. Kohrs, Carr, R.I., “Nominations for the 2003 NOVA Awards,” Journal of Construction Innovation, www.cif.org, Construction Innovation Forum, February, 2003, pp 1-7.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “2003 NOVA Award Semi-Finalist Investigation Reports,” Construction Innovation Forum, February 2003, 183 pp.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “Automatic Rebar Tying Machine” (4-minute videotape); “Device Control on a Chip” (5-minute videotape); “Close Range Photogrammetry” (5-minute videotape); “Green Building” (5-minute videotape); Construction Innovation Forum, April 2003.

Carr, R.I., Editor, “2004 NOVA Award Semi-Finalist Investigation Reports,” Construction Innovation Forum, February 2004, 176 pp.

†Stino, R., R.I. Carr, and T. Alter, "Construction Users and Innovation," Construction Users Roundtable Membership Meeting and Journal of Construction Innovation, www.cif.org, April 29, 2004, MS PowerPoint, 38 pp.

Wongwitdecha, S. and R.I. Carr, "Owner-Contractor Risk Apportionment for Lump Sum and Unit Price Contracts Using Project Control Systems, Revised," Proceedings, National Convention on Civil Engineering 2004, Bangkok, Thailand, May 19-21, 6 pp.

Wongwitdecha, S. and R.I. Carr, "Cost Variances of Construction Activities with Multiple Tasks," Proceedings, International Symposium on Globalization and Construction, CIB: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, November 17-19, 2004, 10 pp.

Computer Software for Industry

Carr, R.I., "Michigan CYCLONE," discrete event simulator for construction processes, Fortran, 1981.

Carr, R.I., "SEPMENU," calculation of comparative costs of fire separations for multiunit residential buildings, LOTUS 123, 1986.

*Ioannou, P.G. and R.I. Carr, UM-CYCLONE," adaptation and upgrading of "Michigan CYCLONE" for microcomputer, 1989.

*Carr, R.I., "Construction Congestion Cost - CO³," computes traffic congestion, user costs, and comparative construction costs, and contract liquidated damages for alternative traffic control methods during highway construction: Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic, 1997.

*Carr, R.I., "Construction Congestion Cost for Flagging Operations - CO3 Flag," computes traffic congestion, user costs, and comparative construction costs, and contract liquidated damages for alternative traffic control methods during highway construction where traffic is maintained using flagging: Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic, 1997.

World Wide Web Internet Sites

www.cif.org: Web site for Construction Innovation Forum, Webmaster, ~550 pages including ~500 Nova Award Nominations, 1996-present.
www.myconstructionphotos.smugmug.com: Educational web site of photographs taken and edited by R.I. Carr of construction equipment, processes, and people, 14 galleries of 550+ photographs (March 2004), Webmaster, 2004-present.

www.ricarr.com: Professional web site for Robert I. Carr, Ph.D., P.E. professional, Webmaster, 2001-present.
www.aakiwanis.org: Web site for Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor, Webmaster, 1999-present.

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