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Arditi, D, Elhassan, A and Toklu, Y C (2002) Constructability Analysis in the Design Firm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 117–26.

Battikha, M G (2002) QUALICON: Computer-Based System for Construction Quality Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 164–73.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Quality control; Computer systems; quality control; construction industry; computerised monitoring; project management; civil engineering;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2002)128:2(164)
  • Abstract:
    This paper describes a computer-based system for construction quality management. The system tasks are derived from the elements of ISO 9001 standard and designed to integrate with other computer-aided project management functions. They can assist management in (1) the definition of requirements/criteria for design, construction, and quality management; (2) the development of inspection and test plans; (3) the tracking of actual inspection/test results; (4) the verification of their conformance to defined criteria; (5) the documentation of past experience in the form of standard templates for assisting the tasks involved; and (6) the generation of reports. A model was defined for representing the information used in the system tasks. The central role of the inspection and test plan representation was exploited to associate to construction components and processes, relevant inspections/tests, requirements/criteria, actual results, and nonconformance analyses. Templates were devised to enable the reuse of predefined packages of information, which recur from project to project. The developed system will render the assisted quality management tasks more effective. Its use was tested on data from different construction domains.

Fredericks, T, Abudayyeh, O, Palmquist, M and Torres, H N (2002) Mechanical Contracting Safety Issues. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 186–93.

Glagola, C R and Sheedy, W M (2002) Partnering on Defense Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 127–38.

Gomar, J E, Haas, C T and Morton, D P (2002) Assignment and Allocation Optimization of Partially Multiskilled Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 103–9.

Hajjar, D and AbouRizk, S M (2002) Unified Modeling Methodology for Construction Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 174–85.

Kumaraswamy, M M and Morris, D A (2002) Build-Operate-Transfer-Type Procurement in Asian Megaprojects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 93–102.

Kwak, Y H (2002) Analyzing Asian Infrastructure Development Privatization Market. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 110–6.

Que, B C (2002) Incorporating Practicability into Genetic Algorithm-Based Time-Cost Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 139–43.

Thomas, H R, Horman, M J, de Souza, U E L and ZavÅ™ski, I (2002) Reducing variability to improve performance as a lean construction principle. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 144–54.

Zhang, X Q, Kumaraswamy, M M, Zheng, W and Palaneeswaran, E (2002) Concessionaire Selection for Build-Operate-Transfer Tunnel Projects in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 155–63.