scholarly journals RISK MANAGEMENT IN MULTI STOREY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 368-376
Author(s):  
Radhakrishnan ◽  
K G Selvan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Initial Amount ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Proper Perspective ◽  
Total Compliance ◽  
Storey Building

The Construction Industry is the source for widespread employment for people of all walks of life, next only to Agriculture. The industry is picking up very well now after the shake of demonetisation. The builders have also understood the importance of RERA and majority of the builders are ensuring total compliance to it. The GST which was initially looked at as a blow is being viewed in its proper perspective. The current trend in the construction field is to offer “ready to occupy homes”. This is, basically, due to two reasons. Large numbers of builders are in the field doing construction, in almost the entire city and the outskirts. This healthy competition has necessitated offering maximum benefits to customers and whatever possible to retain them in their fold. In a way, the customers are being attracted so nicely that they have to only pay the initial amount at the time of booking, forget about the bother of EMI,

scholarly journals ENHANCING LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN MULTI STOREY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
S Radhakrishnan ◽  
K G Selvan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
The State ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Full Swing ◽  
Chennai City ◽  
The City ◽  
Storey Building

The Construction Industry, which was badly hit by the demonetisation, is getting back to normalcy with construction activities coming up in full swing. Chennai City and its outskirts are buzzed with building work from small apartments to tall towers. Next to agriculture, construction industry is the source of employment for a large number of people, mostly uneducated. The piquant situation is that in some parts of the state the activities have come to a “slow going” due to paucity of river sand and whereas in the City and its outskirts, the work is going on uninterrupted. While the small builders are worst hit by the non-availability of river sand, the big builders manage the activities. The reason is that they have rate contract with two to three large suppliers for sand. Moreover, they are also using M Sand in the construction activities.

scholarly journals RISKS AND RISK MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES IN LATVIA: THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERT SURVEY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Sintija Sārtaputna ◽  
Anda Zvaigzne
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Average Risk ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Management Alternatives ◽  
Prevention Plan

In the era of progressive globalisation, risk has become an integral component of entrepreneurship, which makes it necessary for every enterprise to design a risk prevention plan. The research aim is to assess the expert opinions on risks and risk management alternatives for building construction industry enterprises in Latvia.  To achieve the aim, the following specific research tasks are set: 1) to assess the most essential and widespread risks for building construction industry enterprises in Latvia; 2) to identify the most effective risk management alternatives for building construction industry enterprises.Research methods used: monographic, descriptive, analysis, synthesis, data grouping and a sociological method – a structured expert survey.The research results showed that almost half of the identified risks for building construction industry enterprises could be prevented by applying the risk mitigation strategy and taking various daily control and internal management measures, thereby investing no additional funds and reducing the consequences caused by the existing risks. A calculation of the average risk severity level by risk group revealed that the most essential risks affecting the building construction industry were those related to human capital.To reduce the effect of seasonality and the risk of unforeseeable orders, building construction industry enterprises have to diversify their business, developing some auxiliary kind of economic activity. This would ensure earning revenues throughout the year.  

scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Concrete Splitting Failure of Anchor Channels

CivilEng ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 502-522
Author(s):  
Anton Bogdanić ◽  
Daniele Casucci ◽  
Joško Ožbolt
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
The United States ◽  
Embedment Depth ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Splitting Failure ◽  
Edge Distance ◽  
Numerical Parametric Study

Concrete splitting failure due to tension load can occur when fastening systems are located close to an edge or corner of a concrete member, especially in thin members. This failure mode has not been extensively investigated for anchor channels. Given the current trend in the construction industry towards more slender concrete members, this failure mode will become more and more relevant. In addition, significantly different design rules in the United States and Europe indicate the need for harmonization between codes. Therefore, an extensive numerical parametric study was carried out to evaluate the influence of member thickness, edge distance, and anchor spacing on the capacity of anchor channels in uncracked and unreinforced concrete members. One of the main findings was that the characteristic edge distance depends on the member thickness and can be larger than 3hef (hef = embedment depth) for thin members. Based on the numerical and experimental test results, modifications of the design recommendations for the splitting failure mode are proposed. Overall, the authors recommend performing the splitting verification separately from the concrete breakout to design anchor channels in thin members more accurately.

Supply chain cost model for prefabricated building material based on time-driven activity-based costing

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Woo Kim ◽  
Seung-Heon Han ◽  
June-Seong Yi ◽  
SooWon Chang
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Cost Model ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Material Supply ◽  
Supply Chain Costs

The effect of ‘supply chain management’ can be leveraged when benefits of collaboration within and beyond the capacities of individual organizations are witnessed. One of the primary tasks in reducing total supply chain costs is to understand where the costs occur in a supply chain and how each activity impacts the total supply chain costs. Most supply chains in construction usually involve multiple entities, each one in a different process. A rebar supply chain is one example where many entities are involved in different processes. The supply chain coordinator needs a supply chain cost model, which shows how each activity impacts all supply chain costs to reduce the total costs. The research suggests a supply chain cost model using time-driven activity-based costing. The proposed cost model was applied to a building construction project, followed by sensitivity analysis identifying critical activities. This method can be adapted to analyze other fragmented material supply chains in the construction industry.

scholarly journals Work Stress among Professionals in Building Construction Industry in Nigeria

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eziyi Offia Ibem ◽  
Michael Nwabueze Anosike ◽  
Dominic Ezenwa Azuh ◽  
Tim O. Mosaku
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Structural Engineers

This study was undertaken to identify key stress factors among professionals in building construction industry in Nigeria. This is in view of the fact that to date, very little is known about work stress among professionals in building construction industry in this country. The study involved the administration of questionnaire to 107 professionals including architects, builders, civil/structural engineers and quantity surveyors randomly selected from 60 ongoing building projects in Anambra, Ogun and Kaduna States, Nigeria. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, and findings show that the principal sources of stress were high volume of work, uncomfortable site office environment, lack of feedback on previous and ongoing building projects, and variations in the scope of work in ongoing building projects. The paper suggests that taking responsibility for work which one has adequate capacity to handle, establishing realistic budgets and time frame for project delivery, provision of spatially adequate, visually and thermally comfortable site offices, adoption of appropriate job design practice and education of professionals on stress management strategies will reduce the incidence of stress among professionals in building industry in Nigeria. 

BIM-Risk System for Chinese International Contractors

2015 ◽  
Vol 719-720 ◽  
pp. 181-186
Author(s):  
Ya Ting Li
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Project Risk ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Building Information

As the external environment of the international construction project has become increasingly complex, risk management is emphasized in the project management. BIM(Building Information Model) has bring change to the Construction Industry in China. It has contributed to the schedule and cost management. However, BIM is not widely used to solve the problem of risk management. This thesis cites the possibility about BIM application to risk management and evaluates the progress it may bring to the process of risk management. Furthermore, a BIM-Risk System is proposed for Chinese international contractors to solve some major risks the international contractors may face. By using this system, the level of the project risk management will significantly improve. Then the barriers and the potential problems of applying BIM to risk management in China are analyzed. The BIM application to risk management has great value to be further researched.

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