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Spring 2023
Interfaces on construction projects expose owners to risks that often result in substantial impacts to project cost, schedule, and goals (e.g., management of quality and reputation). Interfaces arise from boundary points where interdependency exists, such as physical elements, phases, contracts,...
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Spring 2022
Estimating costs for construction projects is a complex and often uncertain process. Given the inherent uncertainty of estimating and the unique risk profile of each construction project, many owners use cost uncertainty analysis to understand a project’s range of potential costs. Since results...
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Fall 2021
The management of project documentation involves processing a large amount of important information embedded in different contract and project specification documents. Although contract-related documentation is critical for effective information flow and—in turn—successful project management, it...
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Fall 2020
Snow accumulation on roads is a major safety concern during winter. Winter road maintenance is an effective approach to maintain roads in good driving conditions and reduce accidents. A common approach for a winter road maintenance project is to partition the road network into multiple service...
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Fall 2020
This research involves the development of a forecasting model that will aid project managers in estimating the owner’s project management staff requirements for a construction project utilizing historical data. This will support project managers in the decisions of hiring new resources or working...
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Using Monte Carlo Simulation to Evaluate Performance of Forecasting Models in Project Control
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The construction sector is one of the largest in the world economy. Billions of dollars are spent every year to execute and deliver projects serving the public. However, internal and external factors – such as unexpected weather, financial difficulties, manpower shortages, and excessive change...
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Fall 2018
Mohammadhosseinzadehgolabchi, Alireza
As the construction industry is prone to various hazards, its rate of injuries and fatalities are among the highest. As a result, health and safety has emerged as a crucial aspect of any construction project. Among occupational injuries, Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are reported...
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Spring 2018
Computer-based quality management systems have been widely implemented throughout the construction industry as per the requirement of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000. Although these systems have facilitated the collection of vast amounts of quality management data,...
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Implementation of Bayesian Updating and Markov Chains to Improve Simulation of Stochastic Processes in Construction
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This thesis was mainly concerned with improving model-based prediction and forecasting of state variables of processes or systems using new, periodically-generated data within the construction domain. Some of these data are generated from field tests performed during feasibility studies, while...
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Fall 2017
This thesis focuses on determining innovative computer vision algorithms suitable for progress tracking and forming them into automated visual progress tracking framework. The main concept of this approach is reconstruction of an as-built 3D point cloud model of the object of interest based on...