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A system dynamic model for assessing the level of BIM implementation in construction phase: a China case study
Bocun Tu, Jian Zuo, Rui-Dong Chang, Ronald J. Webber, Feng Xiong, Na DongBuilding information modeling (BIM) is recognized as one of the technologies to upgrade the informatization level of the architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry…
Risk assessment and ranking in the developing countries’ construction industry: the case of Jordan
Muhammad T. Hatamleh, Gary P. Moynihan, Robert G. Batson, Ammar Alzarrad, Olugbenro OgunrindeRisk impedes the success of construction projects in developing countries due to planning in an unpredictable and poorly resourced environment. Hence, the literature suggests that…
Impact of emotional intelligence on the stress and safety of construction workers' in Saudi Arabia
Hemaid Alsulami, Suhail H. Serbaya, Ali Rizwan, Muhammad Saleem, Yassine Maleh, Zobia AlamgirIn a country like Saudi Arabia, where the construction industry is witnessing an impressive growth in the post-oil era, it is important to examine the occupational health and…
Is the construction site a safer place under the USACE or local government guidelines? The case of Afghanistan
Mohammad Hashim Ibrahimkhil, Laith HadidiThe aim of this paper is to assess the safety level of construction sites in Afghanistan following the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) safety practices and compare this with…
Application framework for safety-centric construction acceleration planning
Samin Mahdavian, Ming Lu, Estacio PereiraPrevious research regarding shaping factors and major causes behind accidents in the construction field is reviewed. In particular, a hypothetical model is established to…
A cognitive model for understanding fraudulent behavior in construction industry
Huimin Hu, Xiaopeng Deng, Amin MahmoudiPrevious fraud studies focused on the influence of external environmental factors rather than the actor's own cognition or psychological factors. This paper aims to explore the…
Decision support system for tower crane location and material supply point in construction sites using an integer linear programming model
Roya Amiri, Javad Majrouhi Sardroud, Vahid Momenaei KermaniThe site layout has a significant impact on the efficiency of construction operations. Planning an effective site layout partly involves identifying and positioning temporary…
Effect of photovoltaic installation power and façade glazing ratio on the energy performance of a nursery building
Janusz Marchwiński, Karolina Kurtz-OreckaThe aim of the research is to determine the influence of photovoltaic (PV) installation and the share of façade glazing on the energy profile of nursery buildings in the Baltic…
Mitigation of contractual breaches in international construction joint ventures under conditions of absent legal recourse: case studies from Iran
Ali Mohammad Mirzaee, M. Reza Hosseini, Igor Martek, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat, Mehrdad ArashpourLegal remedies are incorporated into international construction joint ventures (ICJVs) to mitigate contractual breaches. The effectiveness of remedies is predicated on two…
Multidimensional drivers: exploring contractor rule violations in the construction industry
Junying Liu, Yuqing Wang, Zhixiu WangThis research aims to build a three-tiered driver system that entices contractor rule violations and explores the importance and the relationships among these drivers, hence…
Integrated project delivery in the Nigerian construction sector: an unexplored approach from the stakeholders’ perspective
Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Marvelous Aigbedion, Iliye Faith Ogbaini, Ibeabuchi Lawrence AginahOver the past years, high waste and inefficiencies in the construction industry may have contributed to many projects failing to meet clients’ expectations. Among the new project…
Evolution modeling of stakeholder performance on relationship management in the dynamic and complex environments of megaprojects
Jin Xue, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Xiaomei Deng, Adedayo Johnson Ogungbile, Xiaoling ChuRelationship management evolves with dynamic and complex environments of megaprojects. However, studies on the longitudinal measurement of relationship management performance for…
Measuring competitiveness with data-driven principal component analysis: a case study of Chinese international construction companies
Hui Guo, Weisheng LuDefining and measuring competitiveness has been a major focus in the business and competition literature over the past decades. The paper aims to use data-driven principal…
A multiproject scheduling and resource management model in projects construction
Esmail Cheraghi, Shakib Zohrehvandi, Mario Vanhoucke, Babak Mohamadpour TosarkaniThis research presents a multiproject scheduling and resource management (MPSRM) model that includes an M/M/c/n queue system, a p-hub median model, a parallel machine scheduling…
Improved biogeography-based optimization algorithm for lean production scheduling of prefabricated components
Juan Du, Yan Xue, Vijayan Sugumaran, Min Hu, Peng DongFor prefabricated building construction, improper handling of the production scheduling for prefabricated components is one of the main reasons that affect project performance…
The gold standard: developing a maturity model to assess collaborative scheduling
Natalie M. Scala, Min Liu, Thais da Costa Lago Alves, Vincent Schiavone, Dominique HawkinsThe overall contribution of this work is to provide a usable maturity model for collaborative scheduling (CS) that extends the literature, identifies inconsistencies in schedule…
Recognizing workers' construction activities on a reinforcement processing area through the position relationship of objects detected by faster R-CNN
Jiaqi Li, Guangyi Zhou, Dongfang Li, Mingyuan Zhang, Xuefeng ZhaoRecognizing every worker's working status instead of only describing the existing construction activities in static images or videos as most computer vision-based approaches do;…
Evaluating construction delays using productivity-based resource reallocation for economic feasibility
Chijoo LeeWork crew productivity and the application of limited resources are necessary elements in construction duration delay analysis. This study thus proposes a method to analyze…
Adoptions of prefabrication in residential sector in China: agent-based policy option exploration
Hua Du, Qi Han, Jun Sun, Cynthia Changxin WangThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different prefabricated construction (PC) policies using a case study in Wuhan, considering the local context.
Enablers for the adoption and use of BIM in main contractor companies in the UK
Reyhaneh S. Shojaei, Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, Gemma BurgessWidespread efforts to promote the use of building information modelling (BIM) as part of the construction industry transformation agenda in many advanced countries are yet to…
Rural access programs in Yemen: delay of international funded road projects
Niyazi Alashwal, Ali AlashwalRoad projects are essential for poverty reduction and the socio-economic development of Yemeni people living in rural areas. Rural access programs, which are mainly sponsored by…
Research on the influencing factors of knowledge transfer among construction workers based on social cognitive theory
Shan Zhou, Luping Qin, Jixuan Zhang, Xinying CaoThis paper aims to employ social cognitive theory (SCT) as a theoretical framework to investigate the influencing factors affecting the knowledge transfer effectiveness of…
Knowledge transfer among members within cross-cultural teams of international construction projects
Qianwen Zhou, Shou Chen, Xiaopeng Deng, Amin MahmoudiThis paper aims to explore the key factors affecting knowledge transfer within cross-cultural teams in international construction projects from three levels: individual factors…
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