scholarly journals New report evaluates the challenges that women still face in the construction sector

2022 ◽  
Vol 175 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Joana Palha
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Panel Member ◽  
Construction Sector

Civil engineer Joana Palha of business consultancy Ayming introduces a report her firm published last year on the challenges still facing women in construction. Contributors included former Civil Engineering editorial panel member Liz King of Mott MacDonald.

Transforming Civil Engineering. Air Force Civil Engineer, Volume 15, Number 1, 2007

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Del Eulberg ◽  
Teresa Hood ◽  
Jack A. Blalock ◽  
Anne M. Haverhals ◽  
Melanie DiAntonio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Civil Engineering

scholarly journals ESTIMASI BIAYA PROYEK KONSTRUKSI GEDUNG OLEH QUANTITY SURVEYOR (STUDI KASUS: PEKERJAAN STRUKTUR ATAS PROYEK APARTEMENT THE ACCENT JAKARTA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Vivi Ariani ◽  
Martalius Peli ◽  
Dinni Fadhilah Fitri
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Unit Price ◽  
Cost Estimating ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Volume Calculation ◽  
Structural Work ◽  
Building Area

Abstract : Cost Estimating of the upper structure on each construction project is usually done by the civil engineer or architect. However, as the development of science, new professions such as Quantity Surveyor have shifted the task of civil engineering or architects in making cost estimates. The QS profession is a profession that has the ability to analyze the cost and practical components of theproject's physical construction work in a successful way so as to apply its analytical results in solving the problems typical for each project. The case study of this research is the top structural work on the accent Apartments built on an area of ± 3,300 m2 with a building area of ± 27,000 m2. Research methodology by literature study and The Accent volume calculation using standard measurement method (SMM), while for unit price partly taken from the reference of PU Permen 2007. From the analysis of volume calculation and unit price analysis, the total cost of the structural work top of Rp. 51,162,851,482.23 with the price per m2 is 2.084,412.47 / m2. Duration of implementation is for 16 months. For cash flow, cash in consists of a 10% down payment, 5% retention, monthly employment progress minus downpayment and retention, and an office cash loan of Rp.6,000,000,000.00 in which the cash is Rp.2,000,000,000.00 per month.Keywords : cost estimating, quantity surveyor, volume, upper structure, ApartementAbstrak: Estimasi biaya pekerjaan struktur atas pada setiap proyek konstruksi biasanya dilakukan oleh civil engineer atau arsitek. Namun, seiring berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan, profesi baru seperti Quantity Surveyor telah menggeser tugas civil engineering atau arsitek dalam melakukan estimasi biaya. Studi kasus penelitian ini adalah pekerjaan struktur atas pada Apartemen The Accent yang dibangun pada lahan seluas ±3.300 m2 dengan luas bangunan ±27.000 m2. Metodologi penelitian dilakukan dengan cara studi literatur dan melakukan perhitungan volume menggunakan standar measurement method (SMM), sedangkan untuk harga satuannya sebagian diambil dari acuan Permen PU 45/PRT/M/2007.  Dari hasil analisa perhitungan didapat total biaya keseluruhan pekerjaan struktur atas sebesar Rp. 51,162,851,482.23 dengan harga per m2 nya adalah 2,084,412.47/m2. Durasi pelaksanaan adalah selama 16 bulan. Untuk cash flow, cash in terdiri atas uang muka sebesar 10%, retensi sebesar 5%, progress pekerjaan bulanan dikurangi uang muka dan retensi, dan peminjaman kas kantor sebanyak Rp.6,000,000,000.00 yang mana cairnya dana adalah sebesar Rp.2,000,000,000.00 per bulannya.Kata kunci : Estimasi biaya, Quantity Surveyor, Volume, Struktur atas, Apartemen

Post-hazard labor wage fluctuations: a comparative empirical analysis among different sub-sectors of the U.S. construction sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-330
Author(s):  
Navid Ahmadi Esfahani ◽  
Mohsen Shahandashti
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Industrial Building ◽  
County Level ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Industry Group

Purpose The primary objectives of this study are to (1) highlight subsectors and industry groups of the construction sector that are most vulnerable to weather-related disasters (with highest labor cost escalation) and (2) analyze how immediate this labor wage escalation happens in different subsector of the construction sector. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology consists of three steps: (i) integrating various data sources to enable measurement of the county-level labor wage changes following large-scale weather-related disasters; (ii) measuring postdisaster labor wage changes at the county level; and (iii) comparing amount and timing of postdisaster labor wage changes among all sub-sectors (and industry groups) of the construction sector. Findings The results show that among the three construction subsectors (Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector, Construction of Buildings subsector, and Specialty Trade Contractors sub-sector), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector is the most vulnerable to weather-related disasters. The industry groups under the Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector showed the same vulnerability level; however, under the Construction of Buildings subsector, Industrial Building Construction industry group showed to be the most vulnerable; and under the Specialty Trade Contractors subsector, the Building Foundation and Exterior Contractors industry group is the most vulnerable. The results also showed that in approximately 75% of the damaged counties, there were increases in wages of all construction labors, over the following three quarter after the disasters. In average, labor wages in Construction of Buildings subsector and the Specialty Trade Contractors subsector decreased by 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively, in the quarter of disaster and gradually increased by 4.4% and 4.6%, respectively, in the following three quarters. On the other hand, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction’s labor wages did not experience this decrease right after the disasters; wages increased immediately after disasters hit the counties and continually increased by 8.6% in three quarters after the disasters. It is expected that the results of this study will help policy makers, cost estimators and insurers to have a better understanding of the post-disaster construction labor wage fluctuations. Originality/value This study is unique in the way it used construction labor wage data. All data are location quotient, which makes the comparison among the affected counties (with different construction size) feasible.

scholarly journals William Henry Glanville, 1 February 1900 - 30 June 1976

1977 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 91-113
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
World War I ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
New Materials ◽  
World War ◽  
Queen Mary College ◽  
Wrought Iron ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
Army Service

Sir William Glanville, who died on 30 June 1976, was a pioneer in the modern age of civil engineering which developed after World War I. Before that, apart from the introduction of new materials, cast iron, wrought iron, mild steel and reinforced concrete, all of which in their turn, in the hands of brilliant and daring designers, made new forms of structure possible, there had been little advance in the basic art of the civil engineer for a hundred years. Truly empirical methods, which were so valuable in the development of mechanical and electrical engineering, were ruled out by the magnitude of the products—roads, bridges, dams, sea defences and the like—of what is now classed as civil engineering, while the dearth of suitable instruments had made full-scale testing impossible. William Henry Glanville, who was born on 1 February 1900, was the only son of a London builder of Cornish extraction. He was educated at Kilburn Grammar School and after a brief period of army service at the end of World War I he became a student at East London College (Queen Mary College), University of London, from which he graduated in 1922 with a first class honours degree in civil engineering. Instead of seeking practical experience on site or in the office of a practising civil engineer he took what was then the unusual step of going straight into a research establishment.

scholarly journals Canadian Snow Research

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-36
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Recent Event ◽  
Research Department ◽  
Snow And Ice

A recent event of great importance has been the inception of officially sponsored snow research in Canada.Hitherto large scale snow research has been almost entirely restricted to the Swiss and it is good to know that the Empire with its enormous opportunities will now be playing its part. The connection between the mechanics of soil and the mechanics of snow has been obvious for several years in Switzerland where the resources of the civil engineering laboratories have been made available for snow research. Dr. R. Haefeli, originally a civil engineer and head of the soil research department of the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zürich, has now become one of the foremost authorities on snow and ice. It is satisfactory to learn that this connection of ideas is being followed up in Canada. In England too a start has been made.

Information Technology and Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Engineering ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Great Wall ◽  
Made In

For thousands of years, construction engineering has played a vital role in the advancement of human civilization. Humans have always aspired to build taller, grander, and more robust constructions either for civilian purpose or to defend cities and towns from invading armies. The architectural splendour of the pyramids in Egypt and the Great Wall of China are not only awe-inspiring examples for the engineering feats of the ancients but also remarkable for the robustness in evidence for having stood the test of time for over thousands of years since these were built. Modern civil construction engineering, too, requires optimum resource utilization, speed of execution, and adherence to best engineering practices. The rapid strides made in information technology makes it possible for architects and engineers to achieve those goals. This chapter discusses the role and impact that information technology has in the domain of civil engineering and construction sector.

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