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Showing 1 to 20 of 388 for “"construction projects"”.
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Optimized scheduling for repetitive construction projects
… presented for optimized scheduling of repetitive construction projects such as: high-rise buildings, housing projects, highways, pipeline networks, bridges and tunnels. The model provides a number of practical features, and incorporates newly developed algorithms for scheduling of repetitive …
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Risk Assessment for Marine Construction Projects
<p>Marine-construction projects are becoming increasingly important for the development of the maritime industry. However, such increases are hampered by various risks that can significantly impact growth. Natural forces, political events, administrative and operational mistakes, equipment …
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Risk management of repetitive construction projects
Repetitive construction projects such as highways, high-rise buildings, and housing projects consist of repetitive construction activities that need to be repeated by the same crew in several locations in the project. Repetitive construction projects have inherent uncertainties that are commonly …
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Dispute resolution strategies for construction projects
… conflict, a Conflict Management Plan. Leading construction experts have identified Productivity, Innovation, Cost Control, Safety, and Litigation Expenses as critical areas in need of improvement in the construction industry of this next century. In the United States alone, $60 billion are …
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Evaluating flexibility in railroad construction projects
… valuate flexibilities in a large-scale railroad construction project. In general, a railroad construction project involves a large amount of flexibilities due to its long construction period and conflicts among various participants. Therefore, railroad construction projects require investors to …
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System dynamic models for construction projects
… of system dynamics principles and models to construction project negotiations and schedule. It helps improve the efficiency of the negotiation processes and allows planners to realize the shortcomings of their proposed schedules through showing the relationships and interactions between …
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Feasibility studies in construction projects in Iceland
Þessi ritgerð felur í sér rannsókn sem byggir á annarri nýbirtri rannsókn um hagkvæmnisathuganir í opinberum framkvæmdum á Íslandi. Fyrri rannsóknin byggði á þeirri staðreynd að fjárfestingarákvarðanir í tengslum við opinberar framkvæmdir á Íslandi hafa oft á tíðum verið umdeildar og ekki hefur …
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Optimizing the planning of modular construction projects
Modular construction provides many advantages including shorter project completion time, lower construction cost, improved productivity, and enhanced quality. The main goal of this research study is to develop novel models for optimizing the planning of modular construction projects. To accomplish …
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A productivity measurement framework for construction projects
… (i.e. output generated per unit input) in the construction industry has been shown to lag behind many other industrial sectors. In the UK, it has essentially flat-lined for the last 25 or more years, while some sectors, such as manufacturing, have improved by over 2.5-fold during the same …
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Political risk management on international construction projects
… micro -political risks affecting international construction projects in Namibia and whether these risks are effectively managed. A case study research design was used for the study and the findings were that key threat risks identified in this context were repudiation, contract problems, labour …
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Investigating the future architecture of construction projects
Japanese construction industry is currently struggling with technology development due to the resisting forces against introducing and developing new technologies into the construction sites. In order to analyze the current situation and develop the potential preferred architecture, ARIES, a system …
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Liquidated damages in multi-contract construction projects
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998.
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Analysis of claims in U.S. construction projects
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1988.
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Financing of construction projects in developing countries
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1979.
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Skills for developing safety climate in construction projects
… to the global and national economies, the construction industry is notorious for being unsafe. In such an environment, project management personnel play an important role in leading safety task implementation and creating positive safety climate in construction projects. This, subsequently, …
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Development of Construction Projects Scheduling with Evolutionary Algorithms
… problems have been applied to optimize construction projects in the last two decades. However, studies on improving the convergence ratio and processing time in the most applied algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) …
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Optimizing work zone practices for highway construction projects
… of deaths and injuries in and around the highway construction areas with an average of 745 fatalities and 40,700 severe injuries per year. To control and minimize work zone fatalities and injuries, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), American Association of State Highway and Transportation …
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A framework for developing 4D LOD on construction projects
… in the use of 4D (3D+Time) simulations of construction projects. Numerous studies have acknowledged the benefit of 4D models in project planning and construction phases, enhancing communication between construction teams and avoiding unforeseen conflicts during the build process. The …
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Factors affecting cost overrun at construction projects in Somalia
The construction industry plays an influential role in the socio-economy of a country. In Somalia, the construction industry is one of the essential industries participating significantly in the growth of socio-economic development. Somalia is facing a significant issue of cost overrun in …
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Causes and effects of poor communication in construction projects
… element to the successful completion of construction projects. However, maintaining a smooth and effective communication process is a challenge to construction practitioners. Many studies have been carried out on the communication in construction. Nevertheless, there is still lack of …
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