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Abdollahipour, S (2013) Multi-parameter bidding in highway construction and rehabilitation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Alroomi, A S (2013) Integrative framework for sustainable development of the cost estimating profession, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Brown, B H J (1974) An econometric forecasting model for a segment of the construction market, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Duffy, G A (2009) Linear scheduling of pipeline construction projects with varying production rates, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Eldin, N N (1987) Methodology for project management control in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Ghulman, B A (2000) Predicting construction cost growth in ODOT's paving projects using information available at the bidding time, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Hajji, A M (2013) Development of a productivity-based economic, energy, environmental model for heavy duty diesel construction equipment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Johnson, L R (1969) A competitive strategy model for highway construction proposals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Karimi, B (2018) Evaluation of emissions reduction strategies for heavy duty diesel construction equipment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Kim, J (2022) A multimodal approach to improve fire safety on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: evacuation; fire safety; safety; mediator; construction site; regulation; construction worker; simulation
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2822173459
- Abstract:
Fire risk on construction sites is a threat to property and construction workers’ safety. Fire safety on construction sites has been rarely studied because fire accidents have a lower occurrence compared to Construction’s “Fatal Four”. Despite the lower occurrence, construction fire accidents tend to have a larger severity of impact. To minimize the loss of human life and property, effective fire safety plans should be established on the construction site. This dissertation is composed of three studies. The first study aims at using news media and big data analysis to identify factors related to fire accidents on construction sites. The authors identified the level of media exposure for various keywords related to construction accidents and analyzed the similarities between keywords. The results show that the level of media exposure for fire accidents on construction sites is much higher than for fall accidents, which suggests that fire accidents may have a greater impact on the surroundings than other accidents. The second research was conducted to identify important influencing factors on fire safety on construction sites as well as their relationships through a questionnaire administered to 1,492 fire officers. The authors identified the interrelationships between factors through path analysis and structural equation modeling. The paths of factors showed the highest direct relation between building and fire factors and that the human factor played a mediator role between human and fire factors. The last study aims to provide a BIM-based simulation framework to simulate fire and evacuation performance on construction sites. Computer simulation can be a cost-effective approach for calculating evacuation performance and fire growth on a construction site. To propose a framework, the author analyzes how to apply BIM to fire safety simulations and classifies BIM-based input data required for simulation. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by exploring factors related to fire safety on construction sites and their interrelationships. This study also contributes by effectively integrating fire safety into construction sites and providing practitioners with fire accident analysis data. This study can play an important role in establishing the regulations necessary to improve safety on construction sites.
King-Lewis, A (2020) Diversity and inclusion of women in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Lee, B-H (2011) Forecasting wheat yield and quality conditional on weather information and estimating construction costs of agricultural facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Lusby, A K (2003) The effect of increased public investment in transportation infrastructure on oklahoma's economic development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Miller, R H (1973) Life cycle system model for estimating construction equipment ownership costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Rainer, R K (1968) Predicting productivity of one or two elevators for construction of high-rise buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Shararah, H H (1981) Evaluation of wall construction techniques based upon economical factors influencing labor and materials, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Spencer, G R (1987) Integration of cost estimating with critical path scheduling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Syachrani, S (2010) Advanced sewer asset management using dynamic deterioration models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Tamimi, M F (2022) Reliability and sensitivity analysis of civil and marine structures using machine-learning-assisted simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Trost, S M (1998) A quantitative model for predicting the accuracy of early cost estimates for construction projects in the process industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.
Zeitoun, A A (1992) Evaluation of cost and schedule growth trends during construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Oklahoma State University.