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Abeytunga, P K (1978) The role of the first line supervisor in construction safety: the potential for training, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Albarkoly, K (2017) Exploring the maintenance practices and strategies in the Libyan cement industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Allenby, V R (1986) Cost models for engineering services, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Alqubaisi, S (2019) Developing a framework to assess the portfolio governance, risk and compliance of Abu Dhabi Government entities in the UAE, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Bartram, N (1981) Evaluation and development of drainage and pipeline construction processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Berny, J (1988) Forecasting and risk analysis applied to management planning and control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Aston Business School, Aston University.
Byrd, R H (1981) The mathematical modelling of the environmental performance of buildings as an aid in the design process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Callcott, A E (1985) Microcomputers for civil engineering consultancy in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
De Garay, A (1982) Evaluation of public housing strategies in Mexico City: an exploratory goal programming approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Eke, G (2017) Determining the probability distributions of cost and time overrun arising from different contractor selection strategies in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
El Bakry, S M (1981) Measurement of productivity and cost of the direct labour organisation within highways maintenance departments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Flanagan, R (1980) Tender price and time prediction for construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Haghdadi, H (1989) The role of micro computers on the construction site, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Izzat, R M (1977) A computerised approach to bidding strategy in civil engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Jesson, J K (1988) Ethnic minority builders: a comparative study of Britain and the United States of America on affirmative action in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Aston Business School, Aston University.
Johnston, J O D (1975) Development of a computerised library system in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Jones, A M (1990) Design and construction for traditional house building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Kim, K (2015) Conceptual building information modelling framework for whole-house refurbishment based on LCC and LCA, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Kotula, M (2013) Development of a risk-oriented strategic sourcing framework for the construction and electronics manufacturing industries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
McLeish, D C A (1978) House building productivity: A study of labour requirements on Scottish house building sites using activity sampling methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Nayfeh, M (1989) A combination of cyclone and vert techniques for the management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Panopoulos, G D (2003) Economic aspects of safety in the Greek construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Parker, M A (2022) Developing a performance index to measure soft skills on construction projects: a Delphi study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Peckitt, S J (2001) Construction industry safety culture: a comparative study of Britain and the Caribbean, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Prabhu, S P (1980) Effective tendering for large scale overseas turnkey projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Sidwell, A C (1982) A critical study of project team organisational forms within the building process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Skinner, D W H (1979) An analysis of the utility of bills of quantities in the process of building contracting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Thannon, A Y (1989) The appraisal and management of multistorey dwelling blocks using large concrete panel systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University (United Kingdom).
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: security; multiple regression; regression analysis; case study
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303778968
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This exploratory study is concerned with the integrated appraisal of multi-storey dwelling blocks which incorporate large concrete panel systems (LPS). One hundred of the multi-storey dwelling blocks under the management of Birmingham City Council were built using the large concrete panel system. Thirteen LPS blocks were chosen as case-studies depending mainly on the height and age factors of the block. A new integrated appraisal technique has been created for the LPS dwelling blocks, which takes into account the physical and social factors affecting the condition and acceptability of these blocks. This appraisal technique is built up in a hierarchical form moving from the general approach to particular elements (as a tree model). It comprises two main approaches; physical and social appraisals. In the physical approach, the building is viewed as a series of manageable elements and sub-elements to cover every single physical or environmental factor of the block, in which the condition of the block is analysed. A quality score system has been developed which depends mainly on the qualitative and quantitative conditions of each category in the appraisal tree model, and leads to ranking order of the study blocks. In the social appraisal approach, the residents' satisfaction and attitude toward their multi-storey dwelling block was analysed in relation to biographical and housing related characteristics; and social, physical and environmental factors associated with this sort of dwelling, block and estate in general. The random sample consisted of 268 residents living in the 13 study blocks. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations, Kendall's tau, r-correlation coefficients, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis. The analysis showed a marginally positive satisfaction and attitude toward living in a multi-storey dwelling block. The five most significant factors associated with the residents' satisfaction and attitude in descending order were: the estate, in general; the service categories in the block, including heating system and lift services; vandalism; the neighbours; and the security system of the block.