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- 31Al-Hussein, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 25Deutsch, Clayton (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Spring 2020
Modular classrooms have been increasingly used to accommodate fluctuations in student enrollment in schools. Request for proposal (RFP) is a tool to communicate with the bidders specifying the main requirements of the project. The RFP communicates the requirements for coordination between...
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Spring 2023
Despite accounting for a tiny percentage of total construction expenses, a wasteful design process is more likely to cause delays or errors, resulting in low productivity, budget overrun, undesirable outputs and wasting resources. This study aims to examine the design process through Lean...
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A framework for offsite construction manufacturing process improvement through digitalization and automated real-time data collection
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This thesis proposes methods to apply real-time data to improve manufacturing operations in offsite construction using a combination of tools such as simulation, machine learning, and exploratory data analysis. These methods are applied to increase flexibility in operations and digitalize the...
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A Framework for Multi-Criteria Lifecycle Assessment of Building Systems in the Construction Industry
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The increasing awareness of the sustainable implications of the construction industry requires an expansion in the types of assessment criteria used to evaluate the systems deployed in building. This expansion allows engineers to consider several criteria of various natures (e.g., economic and...
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A Framework for Measuring Accessibility as a Metric of Quality of Life in Polycentric Cities
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The concept of quality of life has been an ongoing subject of discussion—both theoretical and empirical—in the field of urban development. There is strong subjective (opinion-based) evidence suggesting the existence of a link between an individual’s perception of their living environment and...
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Fall 2013
Construction project costs are exchanged in the form of large numbers of purchase orders, which translates into many thousands of invoices. In typical contractual relationships, these invoices are exchanged between all parties involved in a construction project, including owners, engineers,...
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A Framework for Improving the Productivity of Operational Preventive Maintenance Activities for Wastewater Collection System
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Operational maintenance of the wastewater collection system is an important part of urban infrastructure management. It involves various activities, such as visual inspection, low-pressure flushing (LPF), high-pressure flushing (HPF), catch basin cleaning, and hydro-mechanized cleaning. Large...
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Spring 2023
The process to fabricate windows for buildings begins with information provided through a web-based tool (also known as a Configure Price Quote), which includes window specifications and geometric information. The fabrication of the windows in the production line consists of the fabrication of...
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A Framework for Forecasting Project Estimate at Completion Using Historical and Current Performance Data
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Earned value management (EVM) is an integrated project control method that incorporates project scope, budget, and schedule. EVM uses various metrics to report project cost or schedule performance, such as the cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI). In addition to...