The effect of faulty design on building maintenance

doi:10.1108/13552519710161526

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Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Online from: 1995

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The effect of faulty design on building maintenance

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Title:	The effect of faulty design on building maintenance
Author(s):	Abdulmohsen Al-Hammad, (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Sadi Assaf, (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Mansoor Al-Shihah, (Gulf Steel Coating Industries, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia)
Citation:	Abdulmohsen Al-Hammad, Sadi Assaf, Mansoor Al-Shihah, (1997) "The effect of faulty design on building maintenance", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 3 Iss: 1, pp.29 - 39
Keywords:	Building maintenance, Construction industry, Design, Saudi Arabia, Specifications
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/13552519710161526 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Outlines the defects and faults during the design stage that affect building maintenance in Saudi Arabia and their relative degree of importance. Performed a survey of a randomly selected sample of 90 contractors, 30 architectural/engineering firms (A/Es), and 20 owners from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The survey included 35 defects and the respondents were asked to indicate their degree of importance. The defects were grouped into six groups. The level of importance of the defects and the groups were measured and ranked by their severity index for contractors, owners and A/Es. The following results were obtained: contractors, A/Es and owners generally agree on the ranking of the individual defects; contractors and A/Es agree on the ranking of the defect groups whereas contractors and owners, A/Es and owners do not agree; the construction drawings group of defects was ranked highly by all three parties whereas the architectural design group of defects received a low ranking.