scholarly journals Study on The Factors and Effects of Noise Pollution at Construction Site in Klang Valley

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Chow Yi Feng ◽  
Nur Ilya Farhana Md Noh ◽  
Ramez Al Mansob
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Construction Machinery ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Factor Effect ◽  
Klang Valley

Noise Pollution is the high intensity of sound that is unnecessary and will cause harmful or danger towards human or nearby ecosystem. However, the occurrence of noise pollution is getting worse due to the process of country development. Noise pollution at construction site has become one of the noise pollution contributors in urban area where development in keep on going with the needs of construction projects. Area of study had been targeted at Klang Valley, Malaysia since it was one of the developing areas that consist huge amount of construction projects. Noise pollution produced at construction site is harmful to the health of those who involved in the construction projects and stay at the site for a long period of works. Thus, the main objectives of this study are to determine the factor of noise pollution at construction site and the effects of the noise towards those parties who involve such as engineer, contractor etc. The solutions to prevent or decrease the noise pollution at construction site were determined to help reducing its bad effects. Approximately 60 respondents had been collected in this survey to determine the most significant factor, effect and solution for noise pollution at construction site around Klang Valley. Based on the finding of this study, the significant factor caused noise pollution at construction site is due to heavy machinery operating. Respondents agreed that the noise pollution major affect is sleep disturbance. The significant solution against noise pollution at construction site is by applying muffler or silencer on construction machinery and equipment.

Statistical Evaluation for claims and disputes in construction contracts

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-96
Author(s):  
Raid Saleem Abd Ali ◽  
Nooran kanaan Yassin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Statistical Evaluation ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Minimum Level ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Price Schedule ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Cost

This research aims to diagnose and identify the causes of claims and disputes between the contractor and the employer, also review the methods used to resolve disputes in construction contracts. In order to achieve the goal of the research, scientific methodology is followed to collect information and data on the subject of claims and disputes in construction projects in Iraq through personal interviews and questionnaire form. The most important results in this research are: the price schedule contract as a kind of competitive contracts is the most important and guarantee for the completion of minimum level of claims and disputes with relative importance of (84.1), compared with the (cost plus a percentage of the cost contract) as a kind of negotiating contracts is the most relative importance of (79.6), and the turnkey contract as a kind of special contracts is the most relative importance of (74.2). The  contractor and  his agents are one of the most influence sources in occurring claims and disputes in construction contracts with relative importance of (77.4) followed by the contract documents with relative importance of (74.2) and then the employer with relative importance of (73.2). In addition to the long period of litigation and the multiplicity of veto grades are most negative when contractual disputes have resolved by it, and with relative importance of (86), followed by the large number of issues and lack of efficiency and specialty of Judges with relative importance (78.4). Finally, the direct negotiation method (relative importance of 77) is one of the most friendly settlement ways favored by conflicted parties, while the resolution of disputes and claims board (relative importance of 10) occupied the last rank in the friendly settlement ways.

scholarly journals Safety Incentive Program for Construction Project: Case Studies of Several Construction Projects in Klang Valley, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Nor Haslinda Abas ◽  
Mohammad Hafiz Nurahim ◽  
Norazam Yasin ◽  
Muhamad Hanafi Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Incentive Program ◽  
Klang Valley

scholarly journals Challenges in the Management of IBS Construction Projects

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izatul Laili Jabar ◽  
Faridah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Cost Saving ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

IBS application had claimed to offer a faster construction, high quality, cost saving, cleaner and safer construction site. However, several challenges in management during the construction phase had been identified by researchers. This paper aims to analyze the challenges and issues arise in managing IBS construction projects. The challenges and issues identified can be categorized into pre-construction, construction and post-construction phases. Categorizing the challenges and issues will help to increase the contractor's understanding and help them to be prepared in handling the situation that they may encounter during the project phases.Keywords: Issues, construction phases, construction process, project management.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Research on Methods to Increase the Effectiveness of Construction Site Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Development Status ◽  
Construction Works

<p>The development of architectural industry has promoted construction’s scale development, and the internal structure is also getting more and more complicated, the development status quo of construction works often decides the increased difficulty of construction, therefore, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the overall construction quality, there is a need to adopt reasonable measures to increase the quality standard of construction site management during construction process, to ensure that construction projects can be completed successfully. This article had made specific discussions regarding methods to increase the effectiveness of construction site management, in hope to provide practical references for specific works in the future.</p>

Analysing the benefits, techniques, tools and challenges of knowledge management practices in the Malaysian construction SMEs

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Anna Lock
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Cultural Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Company Identification

Purpose Knowledge management (KM) is the central know how for the construction industry. However, the delivery of construction projects is often plagued by schedule delays and cost overruns due to lack of working knowledge of project personnel. Hence, the need to appraise the practices of knowledge management in the construction industry has become all the more germane. This paper aims to determine the awareness of KM practices in Malaysia-based construction small and medium enterprises, and to investigate the benefits, tools and techniques, and challenges associated with knowledge management implementation so that effective measures can be devised to address them. Design/methodology/approach The research data were gathered using a structured questionnaire survey disseminated in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia. Responses were collected from 107 industry practitioners. The quantitative data are subjected to descriptive statistics, and the ranking with category of significance of the hypothesised variables is determined using the relative importance index (RII) technique. Findings The key benefits of KM practices are predominantly raising efficiency, quality, productivity and decision-making. The most preferred KM techniques are “face-to-face interaction”, “mentoring” and “documents and reports”. The highly significant tools are “groupware” and “telephone”. The major organisational issue hampering the implementation of knowledge management practices is “lack of motivation” while the critical cultural issue is relating to “bureaucracy and hierarchical”, and the vital people issue concerns “lack of trust”. Research limitations/implications The respondents were limited to only small and medium construction enterprises located in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia, which makes generalisation challenging. Practical implications KM provides not only a pragmatic but also a proactive approach to raising the competitive edge and capabilities of a construction company. Identification of the critical attributes of KM provides the basis for project managers in formulating KM strategies to enhance the chances of successful delivery of future projects. Originality/value The study contributes to the debate on the knowledge agenda in the construction industry, particularly from a fast developing economy’s perspective, where an effective KM can further contribute to realising a reasonable level of competitiveness operation.

Analyses the Mechanical Equipment Management and Maintenance

2014 ◽  
Vol 599-601 ◽  
pp. 2066-2069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Qun Leng ◽  
Yu Ling Huang
Keyword(s):  
Normal Operation ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Mechanical Equipment ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Construction Machinery ◽  
Basic Work ◽  
Production And Operation ◽  
Management Work ◽  
Total Life

Equipment use, management, maintenance and repair of phase take up of the total life cycle of the equipment for the most part, pays special attention to the equipment management, ensure the safe and normal operation of the enterprise management work is a basic work, it keeps the foundation of the enterprise production and operation, affecting all aspects of the enterprise. This paper points the analysis construction site construction machinery equipment management problems and countermeasures. Construction machinery equipment compulsory maintenance measures are put forward. &nbsp;

scholarly journals Priority Scheduling in the Planning of Multiple-Structure Construction Projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Radziszewska-Zielina ◽  
B. Sroka
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Priority Scheduling ◽  
Ranking List ◽  
Multiple Structure ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Interactive Scheduling

AbstractThe paper presents a method of priority scheduling that is useful during the planning of multiple-structure construction projects. This approach is an extension of the concept of interactive scheduling. In priority scheduling, it is the planner that can determine how important each of the technological and organisational constraints are to them. A planner’s preferences can be defined through developing a ranking list that defines which constraints are the most important, and those whose completion can come second. The planner will be able to model the constraints that appear at a construction site more flexibly. The article presents a general linear programming model of the planning of multiple-structure construction projects, as well as various values of each of the parameters that allow us to obtain different planning effects. The proposed model has been implemented in a computer program and its effectiveness has been presented on a calculation example.

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