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Ali, S (2022) Identification of key factors that aid the decision on whether to refurbish-reuse or demolish-rebuild existing and newly designed buildings and highways, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Barrett, P (1989) Practice management in selected construction-related professions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Daoud, A O E (2021) Materials procurement conceptual framework for minimising waste in the Egyptian construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Dejahang, F (2004) Determinants of productivity on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Ganiyu, S (2021) Developing a Bim-Knowledge (Bim-K) framework for improved decision-making in building construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Ibrahim, M N (2022) Risk management in construction of megahousing projects in Egypt, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Islam, M Z (2018) Resourcing for post-disaster housing reconstruction: the case of Cyclones Sidr and Aila in Bangladesh, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Law and Social Sciences, London South Bank University.
Kolawole, O M (2023) A model for improving ethics in construction materials and products supply chain using blockchain, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Madanayake, U (2021) Digitalisation to improve organisational competitive advantage: a study on BBI exploitation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Mansell, P R (2021) Measuring infrastructure projects sustainable development goals impact (MISI), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Onyia, U (2019) Improving the supervisory and managerial skills and competences required in construction management in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University.
Oyenuga, A (2016) Economic and environmental impact assessment of construction and demolition waste recycling and reuse using LCA and MCDA management tools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University.
Poh, Y P (2005) Knowledge-based integrated project duration-cost risk simulation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment and Architecture , London South Bank University.
Pritchard, C R (1999) Access to construction work and resources in Zimbabwe: An institutional analysis of the development of the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Robinson, H S (2000) A critical systems approach to infrastructure investment and resource management in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Shahparvari, M (2023) Minimisation of rework in UK housing construction: contribution of subcontractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Tam, G C K (2018) Managing project sustainability: a study of the construction industry in Hong Kong, Unpublished PhD Thesis, LSBU Business School, London South Bank University.
Thompson, E T (1997) A rational approach to computer integration in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University .
Umar, T (2020) Developing toolkits and guidelines to improve safety performance in the construction industry in Oman, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University.
Walker, G (1999) A critical analysis into the factors that determine project management success: The case in railway engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
Wirba, E N (1996) An object-oriented knowledge-based systems approach to construction project control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction project; expert system; monitoring; project control; risk management; decision support; taxonomy; uncertainty; case study; fuzzy logic; knowledge-based system
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336366
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Proper construction monitoring and control minimises overruns in time and cost, and degradation in construction quality. However, knowledge-based systems (KBSs), meant to improve management efficiency, have largely failed to make an impact in construction project monitoring and control. This failure can be attributed to some of these reasons: poor knowledge representation, improper handling of uncertainty and the use of old expert system shells which cannot handle the complex nature of construction project control problems. Meanwhile, the advent of object-orientation has brought added capabilities for KBSs to overcome some of these problems. This thesis is based on developing an object-oriented knowledge-based systems approach to decision support for construction project monitoring and control. To accomplish this work, the following major steps were taken. A taxonomy of construction project monitoring and control methods was undertaken. KBSs in construction project monitoring and control were reviewed and critiqued, and solutions to their shortcomings were proposed. A new risk management approach was developed that uses linguistic variables to cater for uncertainty and lays emphasis on treating risk interdependencies. Fuzzy logic, used for implementing the linguistic variables, is good for handling subjective information, and is a convenient bridge between the vagueness of human language and the discreteness of computer instructions. The risk management approach developed was employed for the development of an object-oriented knowledge-based system (KBS). Object-orientation enabled cross-fertilisation between object-oriented paradigms and rules and helped the KBS attain a high level of functionality. The KBS uses linguistic variables, implemented as a dynamic link library, for handling uncertainty. The KBS was linked by dynamic data exchange to a planning package. The planning package stores information on the tasks that make up the project. This information is used by the KBS to effect the control. The risk management process and the KBS developed were validated through a case study and visits to industry. The work done has made original contributions in both risk management and KBS development. First, it has developed a new risk management approach which is unique in using (i) fuzzy logic to model risk interdependencies, (ii) fuzzy mapping function to assess the impacts of risks, and (iii) a risk representation schema for representing risks, their impacts and responses. Second, by using object-orientation, handling uncertainty using linguistic variables and being linked to a planning package, the KBS developed, unlike previous systems, functions closer to practice where decisions are mostly made on the basis of incomplete information.
Wong, F K W (2000) Construction safety in Hong Kong: The development of models for the safety performance assessment of major contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , London South Bank University.