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Alhumaidi, H M (2015) Construction Contractors Ranking Method Using Multiple Decision-Makers and Multiattribute Fuzzy Weighted Average. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Barry, W, Leite, F and O’Brien, W J (2015) Late Deliverable Risk Catalog: Evaluating the Impacts and Risks of Late Deliverables to Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Birgonul, M T, Dikmen, I and Bektas, S (2015) Integrated Approach to Overcome Shortcomings in Current Delay Analysis Practices. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Cao, M, Cheng, M and Wu, Y (2015) Hybrid Computational Model for Forecasting Taiwan Construction Cost Index. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Dharmapalan, V, Gambatese, J A, Fradella, J and Moghaddam Vahed, A (2015) Quantification and Assessment of Safety Risk in the Design of Multistory Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Design; Safety; Risk; Construction; Labor; Personnel issues; Labor and personnel issues;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000952
- Abstract:
Research has shown that construction worker safety and health is influenced by the design of the permanent structure being constructed. Architects and design engineers have the opportunity to positively affect construction worker safety and health through the choices they make in the design process. Lack of designer knowledge about construction processes and limited availability of tools to assist in assessing the safety risk associated with a design are considered as inhibitors to implementation of the design for construction safety (DfCS) concept. This paper presents research conducted to quantify the construction safety risk of each of the design elements present in typical multistory buildings in the United States. The major research efforts were (1) identification of the typical building design elements and associated construction activities; (2) quantification of the unit and cumulative risks of the design elements and construction activities; and (3) development of an online design risk-assessment tool. Absolute safety risks were quantified for 141 design elements and 683 construction activities using the survey-analytical research method. The risk factors developed were incorporated into an online tool titled Safety in Design Risk Evaluator (SliDeRulE). The research contributes to the construction industry body of knowledge by providing quantitative values that link specific design features to construction safety. The website is designed to assist building designers with assessing the level of construction safety risk associated with their designs and is intended for use by designers during the design phase to create buildings that are safer to construct.
Liu, J, Love, P E D, Sing, M C P, Carey, B and Matthews, J (2015) Modeling Australia’s Construction Workforce Demand: Empirical Study with a Global Economic Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Vogl, B and Abdel-Wahab, M (2015) Measuring the Construction Industry’s Productivity Performance: Critique of International Productivity Comparisons at Industry Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Wanberg, J, Javernick-Will, A, Chinowsky, P and Taylor, J E (2015) Spanning Cultural and Geographic Barriers with Knowledge Pipelines in Multinational Communities of Practice. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Wauters, M and Vanhoucke, M (2015) Study of the Stability of Earned Value Management Forecasting. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).