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Fall 2021

Mohammadhosseinzadeh Golabchi, Hamidreza

Considering the high rates of labor resources in construction projects clearly indicates the importance of appropriate labor resource management methods. Accurate labor resource allocation is a substantial step towards successful labor resource management. With the recent developments in the area...

Spring 2018

Monzer, Natalie

Construction companies constantly seek to improve risk analysis techniques to determine projects' risk contingency. The construction risk assessment practice relies on heterogeneous experts' opinions in a group decision making (GDM) process to determine the risk probabilities and impacts on a...

Fall 2024

Zhao, Zhihao

Portland cement is the most widely used binder in construction. However, the production of Portland cement emits a large amount of CO2, and one strategy to decrease such anthropogenic CO2 emissions is to reduce the amount of Portland cement produced by partially replacing it with supplementary...

Fall 2018

Chiteri, Martin

Cash is the most important resource at the disposal of a construction company, and management of cash has a direct impact on long- and short-term company performance. Accurately predicting the amount of cash-flow expected from particular construction operations, however, remains challenging due...

Fall 2018

Fan, Gordon GZ

The research presented in this thesis describes the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that works in parallel to an offsite modular construction production line. The framework, which integrates lean manufacturing construction and time study, is used to diagnose...

Fall 2020

Naumets, Serhii

The construction industry has been and continues to be overflown with data. Scholars have no problems dealing with this phenomenon through the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) methods like neural networks or random forests. However, when the time comes to practical application, the...

Fall 2024

Qian, Yuchen

Floor vibrations caused by human activities, such as walking and running, should typically be addressed during the design phase. However, post-construction evaluations often fail to revisit these vibrations. This gap suggests a need for ongoing assessments to ensure that ...

Fall 2019

Siraj, Nasir B

The unique nature of construction projects and the uncertainties encountered during project execution make construction a highly-risk prone industry. Risks on construction projects (especially large-scale projects) are extremely complex and highly dynamic, and substantial interrelationships exist...

Fall 2023

Keyrouz, Karl

Construction site conditions are suboptimal and current practices generate a lot of waste in all its forms (material, equipment, resources, etc.), hindering the true potential of productivity and value generation on construction sites. Lean Construction research studies oriented toward improving...

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...