Advances in Civil Engineering Materials: The Case of DPWH-Aurora District
Keywords:
Material Advances, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure, DPWHAbstract
This study aimed to know the usability of modern technologies and other advancements in science to facilitate the choice of materials in the DPWH Project in the District Office of Aurora. More specifically, it answered the following: (a) standard processes involved in the procurement of materials in the DPWH-Aurora; (b) advances in civil engineering materials; and (c) plan of action to facilitate the usability and utilization of these advances in civil engineering materials. The descriptive research method was used in this study, which entails collecting, analyzing, categorizing, and tabulating information about current situations, practices, beliefs, processes, trends, and cause-and-effect relationships before providing adequate and accurate interpretations of the information with or without the aid of statistical techniques. Within the scope of the study, Aurora has ten engineering offices: eight municipal engineering offices, one provincial engineering office, and the District Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways. The findings revealed that the civil engineers often employed the standard processes involved in the procurement of materials in the DPWH-Aurora while they often managed to establish advances in civil engineering materials in different projects. It was concluded that the need for a cost estimation approach that incorporates all estimation components from both kinds, including estimator-specific, design-specific, and project-specific aspects, is critical. It was suggested that Project Engineers should be utilizing common benchmarks that could aid in categorizing, grouping, and ranking cost estimation projects.
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