Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings Publications
2022
[77] Shrestha B., and Shrestha, P. “Cost and Schedule Analysis of Highway Projects based on project Types.” Proceeding of the 2022 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 20-23, 2022.
[76] Shrestha B., and Shrestha, P. “Identification of critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Public Private Partnership Across Infrastructure Sectors.” Proceeding of the 2022 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 20-23, 2022.
[75] Shrestha K., and Shrestha, P. “Investigating the Maintenance Cost of Rest Areas: A Case Study of Nevada.” Proceeding of the 2022 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 20-23, 2022.
[74] Shrestha B., Park, J., and Shrestha, P. “Factors that Impact Construction Workers’ Hazard Recognition Ability and their Technological Solutions.” Proceeding of the 2022 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 20-23, 2022.
[73] Shrestha, P.P. and Pragada, M. “Alternative Strategies to Central Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning” Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 22-23, 2022.
[72] Shrestha, P.P. and Prajapati, E. “Project Performance Comparison of Vertical Projects versus Horizontal Projects” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, Arlington, VA, March 9-12, 2022.
[71] Shrestha, P.P. and Pragada, M. “Economic Viability of Solar Panels for Single Family Homes” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, Arlington, VA, March 9-12, 2022.
2020
[70] Shrestha, P. P., Davis, B., and Gad, G. M., “Investigation of Legal Issues in Construction Manager-at-Risk Projects: A Case Study of Airport Projects.” Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, Construction Institute Summit, ASCE, Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22, 2020.
[69] Kisi, K., Kayastha, R. and Shrestha, P. P. “Investigation of Back Charges in Construction Contract: A Case Study of an Airport Project.” Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, Construction Institute Summit, ASCE, Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22, 2020.
[68] Shrestha, K. K. and Shrestha, P. P. “Framework Development of Performance-Based Striping Maintenance Contract.” Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, Construction Institute Summit, ASCE, Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22, 2020.
[67] Shrestha, P. P., and Batista, J. “Lessons Learned in Design-Build and Construction Manager-at-Risk Water & Wastewater Project.” Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, Construction Institute Summit, ASCE, Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22, 2020.
[66] Shrestha, P. P., and Neupane, K.P. “Identification of Geotechnical-related Problems Impacting Cost, Schedule, and Claims on Bridge Construction Projects.” Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, Construction Institute Summit, ASCE, Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22, 2020.
[65] Nikkhah, S. M., Choi, J.O. and Shrestha, P.P. “Critical Literature Review on the Diversity and Inclusion of Women and Ethnic Minorities in Construction and Civil Engineering Industry and Education” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, Tempe, AZ, March 8-10, 2020.
[64] Fathi, M. and Shrestha, P.P. “Design-Build Project Performance: Comparison between Commercial Building and Health Care Building Projects” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, Tempe, AZ, March 8-10, 2020.
[63] Fathi, M. and Shrestha, P.P. “Project Performance of Public Private Partnership Projects based on Various Contract Agreements and Correlation with Funding Mechanism” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, Tempe, AZ, March 8-10, 2020.
2019
[62] Fathi, M. and Shrestha, P.P. “Review of Previous Studies on Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Transportation and Success Factors” Proceedings of International Road Federation (IRF) Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 19-22, 2019. (Accepted)
[61] Fathi, M. and Shrestha, P.P. “Review of Public-Private Partnerships and the Current Status of PPP Highway Projects in the United States” Proceedings of International Road Federation (IRF) Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 19-22, 2019. (Accepted)
[60] Shrestha, P.P. and Maharjan, R. Change Orders and the Effects on Cost and Schedule for Small Low-Bid Highway Contracts. Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, ASCE, Construction Institute Summit, Atlanta, GA, March 7-9, 2019.
[59] Shrestha, P. P., and Fathi, M. The Impacts of Change Orders on Cost and Schedule Performance and the Correlation with Project Size of DB Building Projects. Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, ASCE, Construction Institute Summit, Atlanta, GA, March 7-9, 2019.
[58] Shrestha, K. K. and Shrestha, P. P. Change Orders on Road Maintenance Contracts: Causes and Preventative Measures. Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Workshop, ASCE, Construction Institute Summit, Atlanta, GA, March 7-9, 2019.
[57] Gad, G. M., Davis, B., Shrestha P.P., and Harder, P. “Lessons Learned from Progressive Design-Build Implementation on Major Airport Projects.” Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2019.
2018
[56] Shrestha, P.P., Rabasto, A.R., and Shrestha, B.K. “Contributing Factors to the Punch-List Problem: A Case Study from a High-Rise Tower Project in Southern Nevada.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference Proceedings, pp 326-335, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[55] Maharjan, R. and Shrestha, P.P. “Relationship between Project Performance and Contract Procurement Factors in Design-Bid-Build Highway Projects.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, pp 150-160, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[54] Sakhakarmi, S., Shrestha, P.P., and Batista, J. “Life-Cycle Cost Comparison of Concrete and Polymer Concrete Manholes Used in Sewer Pipes” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference Proceedings, pp 503- 512, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[53] Fathi, M. and Shrestha, P.P. “Performance Comparison of Design-Build Projects for Highways and Buildings.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference Proceedings, pp 139-149, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[52] Choi, J.O., Shrestha, P.P., Lim, J., and Shrestha, B.K. “An Investigation of Construction Workforce Inequalities and Biases in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference Proceedings, pp 65-75, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[51] Shrestha, P.P., and Dhakal, D. “Maintenance Practices for Chloride-Induced Corrosion in Reinforced-Concrete Bridge-Pier Columns.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference Proceedings, pp 281-290, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2-5, 2018.
[50] Maharjan, R. and Shrestha, P.P., “Effect of Change Orders with Cost Growth, Schedule Growth, and Construction Intensity of Large Highway Projects.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Institute Conference Proceedings, Fort Worth, TX, March 1-3, 2018.
[49] Shrestha P.P. and Zeleke, H.B. “Effect of Change Orders on Cost and Schedule Overruns of School Building Renovation Projects.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Institute Conference Proceedings, Fort Worth, TX, March 1-3, 2018 .
2017
[48] Cho, C., Skhakarmi, S., Park, J.W., and Shrestha, P.P., “Automated RSSI-Based Tracking Sensor Deployment Using Electromagnetic Simulation.” Proceedings of Seoul International Conference on Applied Science and Engineering, Seoul, South Korea, December 5-7, 2017.
[47] Taffazoli, M. S. and Shrestha, P.P., “Factor Analysis of Causes of Delay in U.S. Construction Industry.” Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, New York City, October 26-28, 2017, pp. 111-122.
[46] Shrestha, P. P., Shrestha, K. P., and Kandie, T. K., “The Effects of Change Orders on the Cost and Schedule of Rural Road Maintenance Projects.” Construction Institute Summit, Anaheim, CA, March 2-5, 2017.
[45] Taffazoli, M. S. and Shrestha, P.P., “Investigating Causes of Delay in U.S. Construction Projects.” Proceedings of Associate School of Construction 53rd Annual International Conference, pp 611-621, Seattle, Washington, April 5-8, 2017.
2016
[44] Shrestha P. P., Batista, J. and Maharajan, R., “Risks Involved in Using Alternative Project Delivery Methods in Water and Wastewater Projects.” Procedia Engineering, 145, pp 219-223.
[43] Shrestha K. and Shrestha, P. P., “A Contingency Cost Estimation System for Road Maintenance Contracts,” Procedia Engineering, 145, pp 128-135
[42] Shrestha P. P. and Mulepati, S., “Energy Performance of Solar Home Constructed for Solar Decathlon Competition,” Procedia Engineering, 145, pp 1298-1305.
[41] Shrestha P.P., Batista, J., and Maharjan, R. “Impediments in Using Alternative Delivery Methods for Water and Wastewater Projects,” ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference Proceedings, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31- June 2, 2016.
[40] Shrestha, K. and Shrestha P.P., “A Cost Investigation and Customer Satisfaction Survey of Culvert Cleaning and Sweeping Works in Nevada,” ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference Proceedings, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31- June 2, 2016.
[39] Shrestha, K. K. and Shrestha P. P., “Optimization of Project Scheduling Crashing,” ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference Proceedings, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31- June 2, 2016.
[38] Shrestha, P. P. and Shrestha K., “Analysis of Occupational Injuries in the Mechanical Contracting Industry of Southern Nevada,” Proceedings of ASC 52nd Annual International Conference, Provo, Utah, April 13-16, 2016.
[37] Shrestha, P. P. and Shakya, B., “Performance of Design-Build versus Construction Manager/General Contractor For Highway Projects,” Proceedings of 95th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10-13, 2016
2015
[36] Shrestha K. and Shrestha P. P., “Framework Development of Speed Zone Guidelines based on Current Best Practices,” Proceedings of 94th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015
[35] Merrill,S. J., Paz, A. Molano, V., Maheshwari, P., Shrestha, P. P., and Stephen, H. “The Ability of a Land Ferry System to Alleviate the Increasing Costs of Maintaining the I-80 Transportation Corridor: An Economic Assessment,” Proceedings of 94th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015
2014
[34] Shrestha, P. P., Meyer, N., Shrestha, K. “Delay Claims Analysis in Construction Industry.” Proceedings of Associated School of Construction 50th International Conference, Washington, D.C, March 26-28, 2014
[33] Shrestha, P. P., Mani, N. “Relationship of Mathematics and Physics Grade Point Average with Construction Science Grade Point Average.” Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics & Engineering Sciences, Chandigarh, India, March 20-22, 2014
[32] Shrestha, P.P., Maharjan, R., Shakya, B, and Batista, J., “Alternative Project Delivery Methods for Water and Wastewater Projects: The Satisfaction Level of Owners.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, Atlanta, May 19-21, 2014, pp. 1733-1742.
[31] Shrestha, P.P. and Shrestha K., “An Evaluation of Current Practices of Road Maintenance Contracting Methods.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, Atlanta, May 19-21, 2014, pp. 1408-1417.
[30] Shrestha, P.P. and Shrestha K., “A Tool to Select Road Maintenance Contracting Methods.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, Atlanta, May 19-21, 2014, pp. 299-308.
[29] Shrestha, K.K. and Shrestha P.P “A GIS Enabled Cost Estimation Tool for Road Upgrade and Maintenance to assist Road Asset Management System.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, Atlanta, May 19-21, 2014, pp. 1239-1248.
[28] Shrestha, K.K. and Shrestha P.P., “A Road Maintenance Management Tool for Rural Roads in Kenya.” Proceedings of ASCE Construction Research Congress Conference, Atlanta, May 19-21, 2014, pp. 289-298
2013
[27] Shrestha P. P., Zeleke, H., and Shrestha, K. K., “Analysis of Change Orders in Public School Projects,” Proceedings of the 4th International Construction Specialty Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 29-June 1, 2013, pp. CON/080/1-10.
[26] Shrestha K., and Shrestha, P. P., “Framework Development for Cost Comparison of Contracting Methods for Road Maintenance Works,” Proceedings of the 4th International Construction Specialty Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 29-June 1, 2013, pp. CON/039/1-10.
[25] Shrestha K., Shrestha, P. P., and Yfantis, E. A., “Framework Development for Construction Safety Visualization,” Proceedings of the 4th International Construction Specialty Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 29-June 1, 2013, CON/156/ 1-10.
[24] Shrestha P. P., Joshi, V., and Menzel, N. N. ” Fall Prevention Training to Hispanic Construction Workers of Southern Nevada,” Proceedings of The 49th ASC Annual International Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, San Luis Obispo, CA, April 10-13, 2013.
2012
[23] Shrestha P. P., Shrestha, K., and Joshi, V. “Investigation of Unbalanced Bidding in Highway Projects” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design, Construction, and Engineering, Construction Institute, ASCE, Dallas, TX, November 10-12, 2012, pp.609-616.
[22] Shrestha P. P., Shrestha K., and Shrestha K.P. “Carbon Dioxide Emission by Transportation Sector in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal,” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design, Construction, and Engineering, Construction Institute, ASCE, Dallas, TX, November 10-12, 2012, pp. 90-97.
[21] Shrestha P. P. and Mani, N., “Impact of Design Cost on Design Bid Build Public Projects Performance,” Proceedings of 2012 ASCE Construction Research Congress, West Lafayette, IN, May 21-23, 2012, pp. 1570-1579.
[20] Shrestha P. P. and Pushpala, N. “Green and Non-Green School Buildings: An Empirical Comparison of Construction Cost and Schedule,” Proceedings of 2012 ASCE Construction Research Congress, West Lafayette, IN, May 21-23, 2012, pp. 1820-1829.
[19] Shrestha, P. P., Pradhananga, N., and Mani, N., “Impact of Quantity of Bid Cost of Unit Price Items in Design-Bid-Build Public Road Projects,” Paper No. 12-0618, Proceedings of the 91st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting(CD), Washington D.C., January 22-26, 2012
2011
[18] Shrestha, P. P., Joshi, V. and Menzel, N. N., Fall Prevention Training and its Impact on Construction Workers, Proceedings of 2011 International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), Washington D.C., August 24-26, 2011.
[17] Shrestha, P. P. Yafantis, E. and Shrestha, K., Construction Safety Visualization, Proceedings of International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation, ISBN-13: 978-1-936338-36-8, Volume 1, pp. 243-248, IMETI, Orlando, Florida, July 19-21, 2011.
[16] Shrestha, P. P. and Mani, N., Impact of Mathematics and Physics Grade Point Average on the Overall GPA for Construction Management Undergraduate Students, Proceedings of International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation, ISBN-13: 978-1-936338-36-8, Volume 1, pp. 168-173, IMETI, Orlando, Florida, July 19-21, 2011.
[15] Shrestha, P. P. and Pushpala, N., Comparison of Energy Consumption of Green and Non-Green School Buildings, Proceedings of 2011 ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction (ICSDC), Kansas City, Missouri, March 23-25, 2011.
[14] Kisi, K. P., Shields, D.R., and Shrestha P. P., Factors Influencing High School Students to Pursue a Construction Baccalaureate, Proceeding of The 47th ASC Annual International Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, Omaha, Nebraska, April 6-9, 2011.
[13] Kisi, K. P., Shields, D.R., and Shrestha P. P., Identifying Factors That Influence the High School Students’ Choices to Pursue Architecture, Construction and Engineering Baccalaureate Degree, Proceeding of The 2nd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ISBN-13: 978-1-936338-18-4, pp. 150-154, ICSIT, Florida, March 27-30, 2011.
2010
[12] Shrestha, P. P., Shields, D.R., and Pradhananga, N. “Information Technology in the Southern Nevada A/E/C Industry,” Proceedings of ASC 46th Annual International Conference, pp. 392-403, Boston, MA, April 7-10, 2010
[11] Shrestha, P. P. and Kulkarni, P., “Identifying Factors that Affect Energy Consumption of Residential Buildings,” Proceedings of 2010 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Alberta, Canada, May 8-11, 2010, ISBN 9780784411094, pp. 1437-1446.
[10] Shrestha, P. P. and Pradhananga, N., “Correlating Bid Price with Number of Bidders and Final Construction Cost of Public Street Projects,” Proceedings of 89th Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C., January 10-14, 2010
2009
[9] Shrestha P. P., Burns, L.A., and Shields, D.R., “Trend Analysis of Cost Performance for Public Work Projects,” Proceedings of the 5th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21-27, 2009, ISBN 978-0-415-56809-8, pp. 927-932.
[8] Shrestha, P. P. and Pradhananga, N., “GIS-based Road Maintenance Management,” Proceedings of 2009 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Austin, Texas, June 24-27, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7844-1052-3, pp. 472-484.
[7] Migliaccio, G.C. and Shrestha, P. P., “Analysis of Design-Build Procurement Activities Durations for Highway Projects,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Seattle, Washington, April 5-7, 2009, pp. 229-238.
[6] Shrestha, P. P. and Shields, D. R., “Correlating Student Performance in Fundamental of Construction Science Course with Mathematics and Physics Grade Point Average,” International Proceedings of the ASC 45th Annual Conference, pp. 33-37, Gainesville, Florida, April 1-4, 2009
[5] Shrestha, P. P. and Shields, D.R., “Effect of Design Cost on Highway Construction Performance,” Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference Transportation Construction Management (CD), Orlando, Florida, and February 10-12, 2009, pp.12
2007 and prior
[4] Shrestha, P. P., Migliaccio, G. C., Gibson, G. E., and O’Connor, J. T., “Comparison between Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build Transportation Projects Using Lane Mile Data,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASCE Construction Research Congress (CD), May 6-8, 2007. ASCE, Nassau, Grand Bahamas, ISBN 0-9707869-1-3, pp.8
[3] Shrestha, P. P., Migliaccio, G. C., Gibson, G. E., and O’Connor, J. T., “Benchmarking of Large Design-Build Highway Projects: One-to-One Comparison and Comparison with Design-Bid-Build Projects,” Paper No. 07-1532, Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting(CD), Washington D.C., January 21-25, 2007, pp.16.
[2] Gibson, G.E., O’Connor, J.T., Migliaccio, G.C., and Shrestha, P. P., “Organizational and Communication Issues for Managing Design-Build Highway Projects,” International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management Proceedings (CD), 16-19 October 2005. KICEM, Seoul, South Korea, pp. 6
[1] Cross, S. A., Shrestha, P. P., and Voth, M. D., “Guidelines for Prime Coat Usage on Low Volume Roads,” 84th Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C., January 9-13, 2005
PEER REVIEWED ABSTRACT:
[1] Shrestha, P. P. “Planning of University of Nevada Las Vegas Transit Service,” American Planning Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, October 15-16, 2014.
[2] Shrestha, P. P. and Shrestha K., “Framework Development of University of Nevada Las Vegas Transit Service,” Fall 2014 Transportation Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 9-10, 2014.
[3] Shrestha, P. P. and Batista, J., “What Owners Have to Say about Design-Build Projects – The Results of 2012 Water Design-Build Council Customer Satisfaction Survey,”Design Build Institute of America 2013 Water/Wastewater Conference, March 20 to 22, 2013, Orlando, FL
[4] Shrestha, P. P., Joshi, V., and Menzel, N. N. “Fall Prevention Training to Hispanic Workers of Southern Nevada,” National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS), October 18-20, 2011, Morgantown, WV.
[5] Menzel, N. N. and Shrestha, P. P., “Recruiting Hispanic Construction Workers for Fall Prevention Training,” 139th Annual Meeting and exposition of American Public Health Association (APHA), Paper # 249508, October 29- November 2, 2011, Washington, DC <http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/ohs/papers/index.cgi?username=249508&password=100797 >
BOOK PUBLICATIONS:
[1] Shrestha, K., Shrestha P. P., and Yfantis, E. Framework Development for Construction Safety Visualization, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2014.
[2] Book Publication Assistant, November 2001 – December 2001, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Assisted author Professor Garold D. Oberlender to prepare Solution Manual of Estimating Construction Cost text book
