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Abdelgawad, M and Fayek, A R (2011) Fuzzy Reliability Analyzer: Quantitative Assessment of Risk Events in the Construction Industry Using Fuzzy Fault-Tree Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 294–302.

Barraza, G A (2011) Probabilistic Estimation and Allocation of Project Time Contingency. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 259–65.

Chua, D K H and Yeoh, K W (2011) PDM++: Planning Framework from a Construction Requirements Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 266–74.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Scheduling; Planning; Constraints; Construction requirements; PDM++; Static construction requirements; Dynamic construction requirements; Logical operators; Alternative schedules; Meta-intervals; Schedule constraints;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000292
  • Abstract:
    Construction requirements represent the key preconditions for construction. These include topological precedence, key resources, space requirements, etc. Consequently, identifying them is necessary for feasible construction planning to be achieved. Despite this, little attention has been given to the impact of construction requirements on a project schedule, possibly because of the lack of a good tool for representing these requirements. This paper distinguishes construction requirements into static and dynamic types, according to changes in the need of the requirement during its life cycle. A modeling framework, PDM++, is then proposed. The framework deals with schedule constraints arising from both static and dynamic construction requirements, provides greater semantic expression to capture schedule constraints unambiguously, and facilitates the representation of interdependent conditional relationships. The concept of meta-intervals is also devised to represent complex requirements involving several activities and schedule constraints, and it facilitates modeling at higher levels of plan abstractions. Finally, an illustrative case study is presented to show the applicability of PDM++ in representing schedule constraints and alternative scheduling from a construction requirements perspective.

Kim, H and Reinschmidt, K F (2011) Effects of Contractors’ Risk Attitude on Competition in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 275–83.

Laryea, S and Hughes, W (2011) Risk and Price in the Bidding Process of Contractors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 248–58.

Rivas, R A, Borcherding, J D, González, V and Alarcón, L F (2011) Analysis of factors influencing productivity using craftsmen questionnaires: Case study in a Chilean construction company. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 312–20.

Taylor, J E, Dossick, C S and Garvin, M (2011) Meeting the Burden of Proof with Case-Study Research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 303–11.

Unsal, H I and Taylor, J E (2011) Modeling Interfirm Dependency: Game Theoretic Simulation to Examine the Holdup Problem in Project Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(04), 284–93.