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East, E W and Liu, L Y (2006) Multiproject Planning and Resource Controls for Facility Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1294–305.

Elazouni, A M (2006) Classifying Construction Contractors Using Unsupervised-Learning Neural Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1242–53.

Elmisalami, T, Walters, R and Jaselskis, E J (2006) Construction IT Decision Making Using Multiattribute Utility Theory for Use in a Laboratory Information Management System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1275–83.

Menches, C L and Hanna, A S (2006) Conceptual Planning Process for Electrical Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1306–13.

Menches, C L and Hanna, A S (2006) Quantitative Measurement of Successful Performance from the Project Manager’s Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1284–93.

Moussa, M, Ruwanpura, J and Jergeas, G (2006) Decision Tree Modeling Using Integrated Multilevel Stochastic Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1254–66.

Sharma, V, Al-Hussein, M and AbouRizk, S M (2006) Residential Construction Lot Grading Approval Process Optimization: Case Study of City of Edmonton. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1225–33.

Song, Y and Chua, D K H (2006) Modeling of Functional Construction Requirements for Constructability Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1314–26.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Constructability; Construction management; Models; Evaluation;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:12(1314)
  • Abstract:
    Evaluating construction requirements should be an indispensable part of improving the constructability of a facility project. However, a number of existing function analysis approaches focus mainly on the final functions with respect to the finished facility. The construction industry still lacks methodologies to represent and evaluate the functional construction requirements for constructability analysis. This paper develops the concept of intermediate functions for representing the construction requirements from three perspectives, namely, function user, function provider, and the temporal and spatial relationships between the user and the provider. This is followed by the development of an in-progress product model to abstract the construction lifecycle of a facility product utilizing the concept of component state. Furthermore, the reference relationships among such perspectives as in-progress product, intermediate function, resource, and process are addressed. Based on these reference relationships, the bottleneck states for providing the intermediate functions can be detected. A case study of constructing the deck of a bridge using the balanced cantilever approach is presented to illustrate the utilization of this concept and representation.

Su, Y Y, Hashash, Y M A and Liu, L Y (2006) Integration of Construction As-Built Data Via Laser Scanning with Geotechnical Monitoring of Urban Excavation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1234–41.

Zhang, H, Tam, C M, Li, H and Shi, J J (2006) Particle Swarm Optimization-Supported Simulation for Construction Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(12), 1267–74.