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Abdelhamid, T S (1999) Measuring and evaluating physiological demands of construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Al-Hussayen, M A (1980) Building problems in Saudi Arabia: The need for building research, and the development of building research approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: research institute; schools; government; professional; Saudi Arabia
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  • URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303007730
  • Abstract:
    This study is designed to develop an effective building and urban planning research strategy for Saudi Arabia. The structure, organization, and programs of building and planning research in a number of European, Asian, African and North American institutes were examined. In addition the specific geographic, historical, climatological, economic, governmental, educational, and cultural backgrounds of Saudi Arabia were considered as they relate to the design and construction of buildings, housing and urban planning. Based on the examination of building and planning research activities throughout the world and the study of the special requirements of Saudi Arabia, five models of building research establishments were developed. These models were tested in a survey of knowledgeable members of the government, the professions of architecture, engineering, and urban planning, and the faculties of the professional schools and universities of Saudi Arabia. On the basis of the survey results and the two other major parts of the study, the surveys of research institutes and of local conditions of Saudi Arabia, a final model is proposed which is designed to function most effectively to meet the needs of Saudi Arabia in the governmental, professional and economic context of the nation. This model which is organized under a building, housing and urban planning advisory board is conceived in order to build on the existing institutional bases within government and the universities to organize effectively a cooperative national building and urban planning research effort in order to aid Saudi Arabia in solving the problems generated by rapid growth and change.

Awwad, R E (2010) Neutral and risk-sensitive models for competitive bidding methods based on average and order statistics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Behzadan, A H (2008) Arviscope: Georeferenced visualization of dynamic construction processes in three-dimensional outdoor augmented reality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Chen, T Y-J (2019) Advancing quantitative risk analysis for critical water infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Choi, B (2018) The role of socio-cognitive process in construction workers' safety behaviors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Chung, K H Y (2022) Data fusion, hedonic pricing, and blockchains: Lowering investment barriers for sustainable infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Colberg, M R (1950) Federal control of construction following World War II, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Dias, A, Jr. (1994) A managerial and financial study on the involvement of private sector companies in the development, construction, operation, and ownership of infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Dzeng, R-J (1995) CasePlan: a case-based planner and scheduler for construction using product modeling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.

Han, S-H (2004) A working prototype of distributed collaborative architectural design system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Hasell, M J (1983) Gaming simulation: A communication tool for architects and designers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Henn, R L (2013) Moving targets: Managing interinstitutional relationships in green building design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Howe, A S (1998) A new paradigm for life-cycle management of kit-of-parts building systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Ismail, I A (2014) Financial cash flow determinants of company failure in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Jebelli, H (2019) Wearable biosensors to understand construction workers' mental and physical stress, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Kabo, F W (2006) Low-cost housing design and provision: A case study of Kenya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Kalampakorn, S (2000) Stages of construction workers' use of hearing protection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Khoury, H M (2009) Context-aware information access and retrieval for rapid on-site decision making in construction, inspection and maintenance of constructed facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Kirk, S J (1992) Improved design decision-making using small group value engineering gaming/simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Lee, H-S (1992) Automated interactive cost estimating system for reinforced concrete building structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Leu, S-S (1992) Object-oriented representation model of construction technology information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Liang, C-J (2021) Affecting fundamental transformation in future construction work through replication of the master-apprentice learning model in human-robot worker teams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Liu, M (2019) Video-based human motion capture and force estimation for comprehensive on-site ergonomic risk assessment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Lundeen, K M (2019) Autonomous scene understanding, motion planning, and task execution for geometrically adaptive robotized construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Martin, S D (1981) Building contracts in classical Roman law, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Mason, B (2023) Advancing autonomous green stormwater infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

McIntosh, J F (1984) The application of the relational data model to computer-aided building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Odeh, A M (1992) CIPROS: Knowledge-based construction integrated project and process planning simulation system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Paunikar, A (1983) Performance constraints of housing prefabricators in India: 3 case studies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Rohlman, R E (1978) Construction management: A comparison of management services, time, cost and supervision performance factors on public school projects in Michigan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Sherif, A H (1988) The choice of construction technology in developing countries: A socially conscious economic assessment approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Srisuwanrat, C (2009) The sequence step algorithm: A simulation-based scheduling algorithm for repetitive projects with probabilistic activity durations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Stino, R M (1999) Effect of spatial variables on bricklaying productivity and ergonomics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Sugrue, D P (2021) Alternative financing for harbor infrastructure using big data analytics in the great lakes waterway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Taemthong, W (2002) Accounting for the impact of learning and scheduled overtime: Developing dynamic models to estimate and control labor time and labor cost, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Tharachai, T (2004) Multiple project resource scheduling for construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Thomas, A (2017) Modeling occupant behavior, systems life cycle performance, and energy consumption nexus in buildings using multi-method distributed simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Xiao, Y (2017) Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling using low-precision vision sensors for automation and robotics applications in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.

Zouein, P P (1995) MoveSchedule: a planning tool for scheduling space use on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.