A robust planning and control methodology for design-build fast-track civil engineering and architectural projects

A robust planning and control methodology is developed by integrating the applications of axiomatic design concept, concurrent engineering, graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT), and the system dynamics modeling technique. The goal of the proposed methodology is to help create a robust project plan for design-build fast-track civil engineering projects where unforeseen changes can be absorbed in the project schedule without creating major interruptions. The axiomatic design concept is applied to formulate and evaluate various work methodologies, and to compose the project plan based on the selected work methodology. The concept of concurrent engineering is adapted to develop a fast-tracking framework based on the task production rate, the upstream task reliability and downstream task sensitivity to upstream error. The duration of the project can be shortened by applying the recommended fast-tracking strategy. The GERT diagramming scheme is used to calculate the project duration probabilistically by incorporating the possible branches and loops in the project. The system dynamics modeling technique is applied to analyze the causality links of relevant factors in the construction system, and further identifies the important variables that determine the success of a particular overlapping strategy.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Li, Michael In-Chiang, 1975-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Feniosky Peña-Mora.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9715

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9715