ARCOM

Search or browse again.

Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 69 results ...

Abdulhadi, N H (1997) Simulation as a tool for re-engineering construction processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Akeel, N F (1989) A database tool for statistically based construction cost estimate, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Al-Haddad, S (2020) State transportation agencies: A quantitative study on the use of construction engineering and inspection consultants and their impact on project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Al-Rasheed, K A (1997) Construction schedule logic development: The impact of visualization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Al-Tabtabai, H M (1989) PROCON: A knowledge-based approach to construction project control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Albalawi, R K (2023) Comprehensive analysis of the multiskilling strategy among craft professionals in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Albattah, M A (2016) A critical analysis of the structural changes related to craft demographics influencing craft supply and demand in the United States across multiple dimensions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Albert, A (2013) Strategies for construction hazard recognition, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

• Type: Thesis
• Keywords: construction demand; market; workforce; wages; owner; United States; sample size
• ISBN/ISSN:
• URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1493001015
• Abstract:
  Despite continual efforts to improve safety performance, the construction industry continues to account for a disproportionate number of occupational injuries. Apart from long-term physical and emotional distress to workers and their families, these injuries have a devastating economic impact on the sustainability of the industry. One of the reasons that injury rates remain high is that workers are sometimes unable to recognize and respond to every hazard that is encountered in dynamic work environments. This research seeks to transform safety performance by empirically testing the efficacy of three innovative hazard recognition strategies that are specifically tailored to the construction industry. Specifically, this study (1) identified promising proactive hazard recognition strategies being implemented in various industries; (2) identified what industry experts believe are the three most promising strategies based on established decision criterion; (3) developed and refined the strategies and associated implementation tools; and (4) field tested and analyzed the strategies with active crews to measure performance and response in real-life scenarios using the multiple baseline testing technique and interrupted time series regression analyses techniques. This dissertation provides a rationale for conducting studies to improve the hazard recognition levels, provides details on the designed strategies, details the multiple baseline based field testing approach, and discusses the analyses techniques and research findings. In the first phase, promising strategies were identified through an extensive literature search, review of construction safety documentation and a panel of 12 domain experts. Subsequently, a down-selection process based on pre-established implementation attribute criterion and group consensus from the expert panel was conducted to identify the three most promising strategies that may feasibly be tested on active crews. The three strategy elements that emerged as being potential and testable were (1) the pre-job safety meeting quality measurement (SMQM) maturity model, (2) a System for Augmented Virtuality Environment Safety (SAVES) program, and the (3) visual cue based Hazard Identification and Transmission (HIT) board. These chosen hazard identification strategies, in the second phase, were then further developed through brainstorming sessions with the expert panel and through questionnaire surveys. In the third phase, six independent empirical multiple baseline longitudinal studies was conducted with three active work-crews to test the effects of introducing the devised strategies on dynamic construction environments. The multiple baseline study results were used to test the null hypothesis that: the intervention does not improve the proportion of hazard identified and controlled in dynamic construction projects using interrupted time series regression analyses. Our field study with SAVES as the intervention indicated that the crews on average were able to only identify 46% of hazards prior to the introduction of the intervention, but were able to recognize 77% of hazards in the post-intervention phase (p < 0. 01). Similarly in the sites that the SMQM intervention were tested, the workers were only able to identify and communicate an average of 38% of hazards before the intervention was applied, but the new strategy caused a weighted overall level-change improvement in hazard recognition skill of 31% (p < 0. 01). Therefore, at the end of the study, the workers recognized 69% of hazards. For the HIT intervention, The results indicated that the crews were able to recognize and communicate only an average of 54% of hazards in the baseline phase, but were able to recognize 77% during the planning phase after using the intervention (p < 0. 01). An additional 6% of hazards were identified in the execution phase (p < 0. 01). Therefore, 82% of hazards were identified after introducing the HIT board. The primary contribution of this research is the development and the evaluation of highly effective hazard recognition programs to facilitate and stimulate improved safety performance in the construction industry. The results of this study make valuable contributions to the construction industry by proposing proven techniques for improved safety performance, if adopted.

Alruqi, W M (2019) Predicting construction safety performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Alruwaythi, O (2017) Influence of engineering information format, demographics, and spatial cognition on craft worker performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Alruwaythi, O F (2017) Influence of engineering information format, demografics and spatial cognition on craft worker performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Alsamadani, R M (2013) Measuring, modeling, and assessing safety communication in construction crews in the US using social network analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Antillon, E I (2016) An exploration of the influence of public-private-partnerships on the life cycle design decision-making process of highway projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Antoine, A L C (2017) Performance-based project delivery selection for highway design and construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Apipattanavis, S (2007) Stochastic nonparametric methods for multi-site weather generation and flood frequency estimation: Applications to construction delay, hydrology and agricultural modeling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Arneson, E (2018) Construction capacity: How regional construction supply chains respond to disruptions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Beitelmal, W H (2016) Towards an infrastructure asset management organizational model for developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Bogus, S M (2004) Concurrent engineering strategies for reducing design delivery time, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Bonham, D R (2015) The derivation and implications of a master code of accounts for mechanical piping systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Butler, C J (2005) The relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership behavior in construction industry leaders, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Chang, K (2004) Multiattribute weighting models for best-value selection in public sector design-build projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dicks, E P (2023) Analysis of risk identification and relationships for major engineering and construction transportation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Esmaeili, B (2012) Identifying and quantifying construction safety risks at the attribute level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Farokhnia, K (2013) Nonstructural vulnerability functions for building categories, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Gransberg, D D (2004) Life cycle evaluation criteria for design-build highway pavement projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Han, S H (1999) Risk-based go/no-go decision making model for international construction projects: The cross-impact analysis approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Hardison, D C (2018) Hazard recognition in design: Evaluating the effects of design information on hazard recognition performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Hariri-Ardebili, M A (2015) Performance based earthquake engineering of concrete dams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Harper, C M (2014) Measuring project integration using relational contract theory, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Huang, P-Y (1994) Extensible object-oriented computer-aided design system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Jordan, E (2012) Pathways to community recovery: A qualitative comparative analysis of post-disaster outcomes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kaminsky, J (2013) Social sustainability of sanitation infrastructure in developing communities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Komarek, R L D (2020) Exploration and assessment of leadership development in engineering students, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kong, J S (2001) Lifetime maintenance strategies for deteriorating structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kraft, E R (2013) Alternative quality assurance organizations for highway design and construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kraiem, Z M (1988) DISCON: An expert system for construction contract disputes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Lee, S (2007) Entry decision for unsolicited build-operate-transfer (BOT) highway projects: Real options approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Litchfield, K I (2014) Characterizing and understanding the growing population of socially engaged engineers through engineers without borders-USA, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mesa, H A (2016) Modeling performance of integrated project delivery systems in design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Minooei, F (2018) Towards a deeper understanding of the U.S. workforce development system in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Molenaar, K R (1997) Public sector design-build: A model for project selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Nasr, E B (2005) An integrated project planning and control system approach for measuring project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Nevett Fernández, G (2020) Duration estimators and productivity metrics for highway construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

O'Brien, J (2012) Exponential random graph models of social networks for engineering design firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Ock, J-H (1998) Integrated decision process model (idepm) for the development of the build-operate-transfer (bot) highway project proposals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Oguz Erkal, E D (2022) Predicting serious injury and fatality exposure in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Opdyke, A (2017) Resilient and sustainable infrastructure systems: A comparative analysis of post-disaster shelter coordination, stakeholder participation, and training, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Ou, C-S (2007) Sustainable infrastructure materials: A life cycle assessment approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Palagi, S (2020) Achieving risk reduction and livability: Connecting relocation decision making to outcomes at relocation communities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Petcherdchoo, A (2004) Maintaining condition and safety of deteriorating bridges by probabilistic models and optimization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Poleacovschi, C (2017) The role of social and governance mechanisms on the process of knowledge seeking in engineering organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Rojas Molina, E M (1997) Developing a web-centric process to support inspection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Rosas Sanchez, L (2008) Application of game modeling to good tunneling practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Salamah, A A A (1989) Coad: A knowledge-based expert system for conceptual estimates and designs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Salas, R I (2020) Empirical evaluation of construction safety: Insights from economic trends, national cultures and workplace injury rates, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Schroeder, H P (1991) Dycam 1.0: Dynamic construction activity model, a decision support tool for construction planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Sears, M H (2020) Advanced eye tracking analysis for investigating construction craft professional interactions with 2D drawings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Shan, Y (2014) Integrated information modeling of construction project productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Shane, J S (2006) A fundamental study of scope definition in early highway project development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Stanford, M S (2017) Competition and price analysis of indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts for construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Techera, U D (2017) Measuring and managing construction worker fatigue, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Thiengburanathum, P (2003) Design of construction production systems: Representation, taxonomy, and design framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tixier, A J-P (2015) Leveraging unstructured construction injury reports to predict safety outcomes and model safety risk using natural language processing, machine learning, and probability theory, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tran, D (2013) A risk-based model to select delivery methods for highway design and construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Walters, J P (2015) A systems approach to sustainable rural water infrastructure in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Wanberg, J (2014) The role and use of communities of practice to facilitate knowledge sharing in project based organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Welfare, K S (2020) Perceptions of construction and the human factors climate through mixed methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Won, S J (2011) A general performance model for design-build highway pavement warranty decisions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Zelinka, D L (2019) Systems approaches to transdisciplinary sustainable development issues, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.