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Arditi, D and Chotibhongs, R (2005) Issues in Subcontracting Practice. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 866–76.

Fayek, A R and Oduba, A (2005) Predicting Industrial Construction Labor Productivity Using Fuzzy Expert Systems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 938–41.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Construction industry; Construction management; Expert systems; Fuzzy sets; Labor; Productivity; Industrial plants;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:8(938)
  • Abstract:
    The objective of this technical note is to illustrate the application of fuzzy expert systems to the modeling of a practical problem—that of predicting the labor productivity of two common industrial construction activities: rigging pipe and welding pipe. This note illustrates how to develop and test such a model, given the realistic constraints of subjective assessments, multiple contributing factors, and limitations on data sets. The factors that affect the productivity of each activity are identified, and fuzzy membership functions and expert rules are developed. The models are validated using data collected from an actual construction project. The resulting models are found to have high linguistic prediction accuracies. This note is of relevance to researchers by demonstrating how a fuzzy expert system can be developed and tested. It is of relevance to industry practitioners by illustrating how fuzzy logic and expert systems modeling can be exploited to help them solve real world problems.

Fisher, D J, Schluter, L and Toleti, P K (2005) Project Management Education and Training Process for Career Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 903–10.

Gunhan, S and Arditi, D (2005) International Expansion Decision for Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 928–37.

Hildreth, J, Vorster, M and Martinez, J (2005) Reduction of Short-Interval GPS Data for Construction Operations Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 920–7.

Kululanga, G K and Price, A D (2005) Measuring Quality of Writing of Construction Specifications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 859–65.

Lee, S, Peña-Mora, F and Park, M (2005) Quality and Change Management Model for Large Scale Concurrent Design and Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 890–902.

Pulaski, M H and Horman, M J (2005) Organizing Constructability Knowledge for Design. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 911–9.

Riley, D R, Varadan, P, James, J S and Thomas, H R (2005) Benefit-Cost Metrics for Design Coordination of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems in Multistory Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(08), 877–89.