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Al Shawa, B (2021) Achieving the climate change targets for the global buildings sector: a techno-socioeconomic pathway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Azzouz, A (2018) Current perspectives and future directions of BIM assessment methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Bourdakis, V (1994) Performance appraisal of sportshall and swimming pool buildings in Greece, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Cusack, M M (1981) Time cost models: their use in decision making in the construction industry, with particular reference to the use of the microcomputer, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: accuracy; construction companies; construction project; decision making; feasibility study; heuristic; linear programming; uncertainty; UK
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- URL: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/time-cost-models-their-use-in-decision-making-in-the-construction-industry-with-particular-reference-to-the-use-of-the-microcomputer(e246a617-08d5-4936-a86f-47612754df61).html
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This thesis investigates the current approach to decision making in the construction industry with its background of uncertainty in relation to such factors as workload, production methods, resource availability and profitability. Given this situation, and the less than deterministic environment that usually surrounds the construction project, effective planning and control procedures are seen as a prime necessity and not as a luxury. Within this context, the most significant decisions relate to the time and cost parameters and more specifically to their interrelationship and the need to provide optimal or near optimal solutions to this relationship. A preliminary feasibility study was conducted in conjunction with six building construction companies operating in the United Kingdom. This indicated that the potential for substantial benefits exist and was further substantiated by replies received to a questionnaire circulated to one hundred additional construction companies. The time and cost parameters are investigated and the related decision problem formulated in a quantitative manner. Existing models are examined and three alternative models are postulated, viz. an integer linear programming model - this model, like the existing models studied, is difficult to implement due to the large number of variables and constraints involved; an integer linear programming model based on breakthrough points on the cost curve (since the number of breakthrough points is less than the number of points of discontinuity, there are fewer integer variables) and a heuristic model capable of dealing with the problems associated with nonlinear time cost curves using a microcomputer. Appropriate programs are developed for use on a CBM 32K microcomputer with a dual drive floppy disk system and high speed printer. Both the integer linear programming models and the heuristic model are tested using simulated project data. Comparative tests indicate that the heuristic model, although adopting a simpler method of analysis, is capable of providing a solution comparable in accuracy with the more sophisticated integer linear programming model. The computer system is designed to permit the data to be structured in several different ways depending on the needs of the recipient, ie., the person who makes the decisions receives only that part of the output that is relevant to their action.
Du, Q (2009) Integrated decision-making in the cladding supply chain, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Dulaimi, M F (1991) Job behaviour of site managers: Its determinants and assessment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Gale, A W (1994) Women in construction: An investigation into some of the aspects of image and knowledge as determinants of the under representation of women in construction management in the British construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Grist, E (2014) The implementation of innovative and sustainable construction materials, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Hampshire, P (2015) The development of an approach and decision support tool to inform sustainable roof selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Bath.
Huang, X (2012) Estimating the cost of engineering services using parametrics and the bathtub failure model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath.
Hudson, R (2010) Strategies for parametric design in architecture: an application of practice-led research, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Jirojanakul, P (2000) The quality of life of construction workers' children in Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Jobe, K (2017) A flexible housing approach for self-help housing in Botswana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Joyce, S (2016) Performance driven design systems in practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Kunieda, Y (2017) Development of an impact assessment tool for demolition, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Macchiarulo, V (2022) Integration of satellite radar interferometry and civil engineering procedures to assess building and infrastructure conditions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Meese, N (2012) Knowledge sharing for sustainable development: a mixed-method study of an international civil engineering consultancy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Mitchell, R (2020) The performance gap in new construction: evaluation of UK Passivhaus dwellings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Mustapha, F H (1990) Who are the effective construction site managers and what skills do they bring to their work?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Nisbet, P (1995) Dualism, flexibility and self-employment in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Orr, J (2012) Flexible formwork for concrete structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Osaily, Y (2021) Guidance for advancing demolition project management in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Powell, R (2012) Evaluating cognitive screening as a possible solution to reducing accidents and improving workplace productivity through early preventive detection of fatigue-impairment in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Root, D S (2001) The influence of professional and occupational cultures on project relationships mediated through standard forms and conditions of contract, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Smith, S (2003) Life cycle assessment of civil engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Voyatzaki, M G (1996) An insight into the design process of unconventional structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Watson, N (2016) Developing material selection strategies to improve the embodied impacts of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Yin, X (2018) Development of straw bale building in northern China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Zhang, X (2019) Integrating lean construction, BIM and quality: a new paradigm for the improvement of Chinese construction quality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.