Quality assurance, a national commitment Book

	Commitment to Quality: Part of a National Agenda	1
	Legal Implications of Quality Assurance	254
	Quality - A Capital Idea! One Organization's Journey to Excellence	10
	Management Standards Role in Civil Engineering	18
	Measuring Quality Effectiveness	22
	U.S. vs. Western European Highlights: Why the Differences in Quality	25
	Construction Quality Assurance at the World's Busiest Airport	35
	Consistent Quality Thru Business Process Alignment	38
	Innovative Treatment of Chromium Contaminated Soils - QA/QC Procedures	47
	The Professional Standards Dilemma Facing the Geoprofessional Community	51
	Computer Misuse and Lack of QA/QC - Is It a Time Bomb	56
	Quality Control for Bio Magnetic Technology Applications for Environmental Restoration	61
	Laboratory Accreditation and the Quality of Testing of Construction Materials Used in Transportation Systems	71
	Concrete Quality Assurance - Changing the Paradigm	81
	Planning Framework for Developing Sustainable Transportation Systems	90
	Controlling Quality on the Jobsite	100
	Shared Work Teams & Materials Testing	110
	Corps of Engineers Framework for Environmental Evaluation of Dredged Material Management Alternatives	120
	QA/QC Role in Dredging and Disposal	125
	QA for Effective Fine Pore Aeration Diffusers in Wastewater Treatment Systems	132
	The Use of Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis in an Iterative Process to Reduce the Overall Uncertainty in a Risk Assessment	142
	Testing Predictions and Uncertainty Statements of Exposure Assessment Models	151
	Framing the Need for Uncertainty Analysis in Superfund Public Health Assessment	161
	Implementation of Successful CQC/CQA Programs for Waste Containment Facilities	171
	Quality in Project Management	258
	QA Considerations Analytical Models for Infrastructure Improvement	180
	Engineer-Led Design Build: Overcoming the Obstacles	268
	Quality Assurance in ASCE Codes & Standards	191
	Integrated Performance Assurance	200
	Quality Control for Monitoring Programs for Hydrogeologic Projects	207
	Contract Awards and Contract Administration	216
	Design-Build: Legal Obstacles and Solutions	225
	Quality Assurance vs. The Engineering Experience (or TQM vs. the Old Man in the Corner)	237
	Attorney's Assessment of Quality Assurance for Liability Prevention	246
	Subject Index	277
	Author Index	280