Automated Specification Preparation for the Base Civil Engineer.
Abstract
By February 1978, the Air Force will have access to a comprehensive set of guide specifications for the maintenance, repair, and alternation of real property facilities. The specification file is being developed at the direction of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. This thesis presents the results of a survey of 87 base design offices in the United States. The survey information includes the frequency of the different methods being used to prepare specifications for maintenance and repair projects, the availability of automatic typing equipment, computer access, and microfilm equipment at the design offices. From the survey information and extensive literature review, an economic analysis is developed to determine the feasibility of developing guidelines for each design office to determine whether it could justify automatic typing equipment. The procedure includes the cost of equipment, the portion of a design engineer's salary which is devoted to reviewing and proofing typed specifications, and the typist's time; all of which are dependent upon the number of pages of specifications produced per year. An appendix provides a procedure to be followed by the requesting unit to determine whether the automated equipment can be justified. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA044188
Entities
People
- Howard W. Underwood
- Joseph V. Link
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology