This paper presents the reason for instability of underground construction. In order to know failure mechanism during the whole construction process, a research framework of multi-scale based on experiments and numeri...This paper presents the reason for instability of underground construction. In order to know failure mechanism during the whole construction process, a research framework of multi-scale based on experiments and numerical analysis is established. Some promising aspects in the topics of stability control are also given in the paper.展开更多
The turn-key construction project is implemented in Taiwan not by a single company but by a make-shift group of several companies. Hence,problems to coordinate the professional construction management (PCM) and the su...The turn-key construction project is implemented in Taiwan not by a single company but by a make-shift group of several companies. Hence,problems to coordinate the professional construction management (PCM) and the supervising architectural company often occur for the lack of long-term experience to work together. The various factors that affect the implementation of turn-key projects currently practiced in Taiwan are analyzed using the analytic network process (ANP). The objective is to study how the twelve key factors in the four layers of "Role assignment","Signing contract","Operational procedures" and "Losing capital investment" affect the progress of implementing the turn-key project in Taiwan. The results reveal that "Delay in payment" has the most negative influence with 15.62% weighing factor; "Latent risk" comes next with 11.14% weighing factor,and "Responsibility of construction company for project quality" is the third with 10.79% weighing factor.展开更多
In view of the characteristics of soft soil deep foundation pit for the construction and geotechnical characteristics of the special medium,it is difficult to calculate theoreti- cally accurately structural deformatio...In view of the characteristics of soft soil deep foundation pit for the construction and geotechnical characteristics of the special medium,it is difficult to calculate theoreti- cally accurately structural deformation of the foundation pit,so in the course of excavation on the construction of the information is particularly important.The analysis and compari- son of several popular non-linear forecasting methods,combined with the actual projects, set up a grey theoretical prediction model,time series forecasting model,improved neural network model to predict deformation of the foundation pit.The results show that the use of neural network to predict with high accuracy solution,it is the foundation deformation prediction effective way in underground works with good prospects.展开更多
Long-span roof with span larger than height always has a complicated three-dimensional curve. Wind pressure on the roof is often influenced not only by the atmospheric turbulence, but also by the “signature” turbule...Long-span roof with span larger than height always has a complicated three-dimensional curve. Wind pressure on the roof is often influenced not only by the atmospheric turbulence, but also by the “signature” turbulence provoked in the wind by the structure itself. So it is necessary to study characteristics of flows around the roof. In this paper, three-dimensional numerical simulation of wind-induced pressure has been periormed on a long-span flat roof by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software ——FLUENT. The flow characteristics are studied by considering some parameters, such as wind direction, span-height ratio, roof pitch, flow characteristics, roughness of terrain. The simulation is based upon the Reynolds-averaged equations, in which Reynolds stress equation model (RSM) and SIMPLE technology, (Semi-Implieit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations) have been used. Compared with wind tunnel tests, the computational results have good agreement with the experimental data. It is proved that the results are creditable and the method is feasible.展开更多
Based on MATLAB/SIMULINK, the paper has proposed cost risk simulation models separately in accor-dance with the circumstances of correlation and independence between the influential factors of cost risk. The mean,vari...Based on MATLAB/SIMULINK, the paper has proposed cost risk simulation models separately in accor-dance with the circumstances of correlation and independence between the influential factors of cost risk. The mean,variance and the risk level under the above-mentioned two circumstances have also been compared with a case study.Also the sensitivity analysis of cost risk has been probed into. The result indicates that the model which takes into ac-count correlation is more objective, and the model which ignores the circumstance of correlation normally underes-timates the risk level of project cost.展开更多
Generation of construction wastes constitutes a major impact to the environment. Studies have been directed toward reducing wastes of the various construction processes. However, contractors in Hong Kong are rather co...Generation of construction wastes constitutes a major impact to the environment. Studies have been directed toward reducing wastes of the various construction processes. However, contractors in Hong Kong are rather conservative and lack motivation to develop new technology for waste minimization. This paper examines the benefits of using prefabrication in reducing material wastage levels for some traditional in-situ trades such as concreting, rebar fixing, bricklaying, drywall, plastering, screeding and tiling in Hong Kong. By measuring thirty construction projects, it is been found that waste levels of all major construction trades can be effectively reduced. This is particularly significant in the trade of plastering where 100% saving can be achieved after adopting prefabrication. The standardized design of the building can also be useful in the adoption of prefabrication for private housing projects.展开更多
This paper summarizes the results of the authors' research conducted in November 2013 with the aim to analyze the organization and standards of the personnel management in the Slovak building industry. The research w...This paper summarizes the results of the authors' research conducted in November 2013 with the aim to analyze the organization and standards of the personnel management in the Slovak building industry. The research was based on the presumption that optimal mastering of the personnel management is a precondition of the success of each building company that wishes to be a continuously prosperous, competitive, and respected economic and social entity. Altogether, 76 small (less than 50 employees), 77 medium-sized (50-249 employees), and 21 big (250 and more employees) building companies operating in the territory of the Slovak Republic took part in the research. The results of the research showed that the concept of the personnel management in big building companies (in particular in comparison to most small companies but some medium-sized companies) was more strategic and systematic which is natural given the high numbers of employees of various professions who carry out manifold building works in a huge set of working conditions. However, from the point of view of the current economic development, all building companies have to develop their adaptability to the building market and their capability to master various building works. It is just the personnel management that is used to make it all up provided it is implemented efficiently in a purposeful way in order to keep the stable operation of the building company and satisfaction of various needs of stakeholders including but not limited to employees and clients.展开更多
This paper will discuss the computerised developm en t control and approval system being developed for the Planning and Development C ontrol Department, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, with stress on the GIS architectur e ...This paper will discuss the computerised developm en t control and approval system being developed for the Planning and Development C ontrol Department, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, with stress on the GIS architectur e developed within the system. The prospects and challenges towards implementati on of the system are also discussed.展开更多
The field of earthquake engineering and seismology is of great importance to structural engineers around the world. The location, size and consequences of an earthquake are variable depending on several conditions. Su...The field of earthquake engineering and seismology is of great importance to structural engineers around the world. The location, size and consequences of an earthquake are variable depending on several conditions. Surface conditions, boundary/fault type, distance from the boundary and hypocenter are all elements that dictate the outcome of a seismic event. The paper presents a comparison of seismic provisions of two seismic design codes--EC8 (Eurocode 8) and IBC (International Building Code) 2006, to a high-rise reinforced concrete building. The building is irregular and composes of 20 floors. The equivalent lateral force analysis was performed using the well-known structure program--ETABS (Extended 3D Analysis of Building Systems). Based on the analysis results (inter-storey index, global damage index, storey displacement, inter-storey drift ratio and base shear), EC8 was found to be conservative when compared with IBC 2006. The conclusion is that for the design and analysis of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings with certain irregularity, EC8 provisions were considered to be conservative.展开更多
Building engineering management is a huge and complex work, which the key to ensure the quality ofconstruction projects. With the rapid development of the domestic construction industry, the traditional engineering ma...Building engineering management is a huge and complex work, which the key to ensure the quality ofconstruction projects. With the rapid development of the domestic construction industry, the traditional engineering management model can not meet the needs of a large number of construction project information exchanges. Only realizing informationization of construction engineering management, can reduce the cost of construction projects, improve the efficiency of project management and construction progress. This paper analyzes the current situation of construction management informatization, and puts forward some suggestions to strengthen the construction management information construction.展开更多
The subject of this work is the assessment on the stability of an excavated high slope in order to insure the security of the building site adjacent to the slope, which is frequently encountered in town construction i...The subject of this work is the assessment on the stability of an excavated high slope in order to insure the security of the building site adjacent to the slope, which is frequently encountered in town construction in mountainous areas due to terrain limit. On the base of some typical engineering cases in Chongqing, several crucial problems on security assessment of building site adjacent to an excavated high slope, including the natural geological conditions and man-destroyed degree, engineering environment, potential failure pattern of the high slope, calculation parameters and analysis methods, are roundly discussed. It is demonstrated that the conclusion of security assessment can be determined according to the aspects above-mentioned, and the security assessment is one of the fundamental data to insure the safety of the related construction, site and buildings.展开更多
With the rapid development of construction engineering and municipal engineering in recent years, water supply and drainage technology has gradually matured. Building water supply and drainage design contains the desi...With the rapid development of construction engineering and municipal engineering in recent years, water supply and drainage technology has gradually matured. Building water supply and drainage design contains the design of rainwater drainage, sewage drainage design, water supply design and fire water supply design. At present, the research on the life cycle assessment of urban drainage system is mainly focused on the sewage treatment plant, therefore in this paper we introduce the theoretical basis of life cycle assessment. In the era of information network, building information model(BIM) technology is widely applied to the design of building water supply and drainage, which and effectively improves the design effi ciency, and makes up for the traditional water supply and drainage design of a lot of problems. In this paper, we analyze the development trend of water supply and drainage engineering based on life cycle assessment and building information model.展开更多
In order to improve the efficiency of EPS integral thermal insulation building design and optimize the construction process of insulation construction, this paper uses experiment parts and simulation form to design th...In order to improve the efficiency of EPS integral thermal insulation building design and optimize the construction process of insulation construction, this paper uses experiment parts and simulation form to design the thermal insulation construction process, and evaluates the effect of heat preservation. Based on the finite element theory this paper designs adding process of insulation material EPS in the thermal insulation layer, and establishes the radiation heat conduction model of EPS material, finally obtains the solid heat conduction equation. Finally this paper uses ANSYS software to do simulation on the strength and temperature of EPS construction, and evaluates the quality of construction works, which provides technical reference for the design of integrated thermal insulation buildings.展开更多
The construction industry in Botswana has been identified as an industry with many problems. Currently the Botswana government uses the design-bid-build process, using prequalification and awards to the lowest bidder ...The construction industry in Botswana has been identified as an industry with many problems. Currently the Botswana government uses the design-bid-build process, using prequalification and awards to the lowest bidder for construction services. The government can also use the design-build delivery system. The current delivery system uses an engineering group that delivers designs and construction, uses a procurement group to award the contract and contract modifications. However, the analysis for all actions is done by the engineering group. The model is very similar to the Corps of Engineers traditional processes in the United States. Construction performance (on time and no contract deviations) has not been good. The authors propose that the delivery system and the paradigm of direction, control and decision making by the engineering group causes risk to the project and results in poor contractor performance. The authors suggest making modifications in the process and to use the design-build process. The authors also propose to change the paradigm using best value PIPS/IMT concepts.展开更多
基金National Basic Research Program of China(No.2007CB714001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50878193)New century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-08-0491)
文摘This paper presents the reason for instability of underground construction. In order to know failure mechanism during the whole construction process, a research framework of multi-scale based on experiments and numerical analysis is established. Some promising aspects in the topics of stability control are also given in the paper.
文摘The turn-key construction project is implemented in Taiwan not by a single company but by a make-shift group of several companies. Hence,problems to coordinate the professional construction management (PCM) and the supervising architectural company often occur for the lack of long-term experience to work together. The various factors that affect the implementation of turn-key projects currently practiced in Taiwan are analyzed using the analytic network process (ANP). The objective is to study how the twelve key factors in the four layers of "Role assignment","Signing contract","Operational procedures" and "Losing capital investment" affect the progress of implementing the turn-key project in Taiwan. The results reveal that "Delay in payment" has the most negative influence with 15.62% weighing factor; "Latent risk" comes next with 11.14% weighing factor,and "Responsibility of construction company for project quality" is the third with 10.79% weighing factor.
基金the Educational Department of Liaoning Province Through Scientific Research Project(20060051)National Natural Science Foundation of China(50604009)Universities Excellent Talents Support Plan to Train Foundation of Liaoning(RC-04-13)
文摘In view of the characteristics of soft soil deep foundation pit for the construction and geotechnical characteristics of the special medium,it is difficult to calculate theoreti- cally accurately structural deformation of the foundation pit,so in the course of excavation on the construction of the information is particularly important.The analysis and compari- son of several popular non-linear forecasting methods,combined with the actual projects, set up a grey theoretical prediction model,time series forecasting model,improved neural network model to predict deformation of the foundation pit.The results show that the use of neural network to predict with high accuracy solution,it is the foundation deformation prediction effective way in underground works with good prospects.
文摘Long-span roof with span larger than height always has a complicated three-dimensional curve. Wind pressure on the roof is often influenced not only by the atmospheric turbulence, but also by the “signature” turbulence provoked in the wind by the structure itself. So it is necessary to study characteristics of flows around the roof. In this paper, three-dimensional numerical simulation of wind-induced pressure has been periormed on a long-span flat roof by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software ——FLUENT. The flow characteristics are studied by considering some parameters, such as wind direction, span-height ratio, roof pitch, flow characteristics, roughness of terrain. The simulation is based upon the Reynolds-averaged equations, in which Reynolds stress equation model (RSM) and SIMPLE technology, (Semi-Implieit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations) have been used. Compared with wind tunnel tests, the computational results have good agreement with the experimental data. It is proved that the results are creditable and the method is feasible.
文摘Based on MATLAB/SIMULINK, the paper has proposed cost risk simulation models separately in accor-dance with the circumstances of correlation and independence between the influential factors of cost risk. The mean,variance and the risk level under the above-mentioned two circumstances have also been compared with a case study.Also the sensitivity analysis of cost risk has been probed into. The result indicates that the model which takes into ac-count correlation is more objective, and the model which ignores the circumstance of correlation normally underes-timates the risk level of project cost.
文摘Generation of construction wastes constitutes a major impact to the environment. Studies have been directed toward reducing wastes of the various construction processes. However, contractors in Hong Kong are rather conservative and lack motivation to develop new technology for waste minimization. This paper examines the benefits of using prefabrication in reducing material wastage levels for some traditional in-situ trades such as concreting, rebar fixing, bricklaying, drywall, plastering, screeding and tiling in Hong Kong. By measuring thirty construction projects, it is been found that waste levels of all major construction trades can be effectively reduced. This is particularly significant in the trade of plastering where 100% saving can be achieved after adopting prefabrication. The standardized design of the building can also be useful in the adoption of prefabrication for private housing projects.
文摘This paper summarizes the results of the authors' research conducted in November 2013 with the aim to analyze the organization and standards of the personnel management in the Slovak building industry. The research was based on the presumption that optimal mastering of the personnel management is a precondition of the success of each building company that wishes to be a continuously prosperous, competitive, and respected economic and social entity. Altogether, 76 small (less than 50 employees), 77 medium-sized (50-249 employees), and 21 big (250 and more employees) building companies operating in the territory of the Slovak Republic took part in the research. The results of the research showed that the concept of the personnel management in big building companies (in particular in comparison to most small companies but some medium-sized companies) was more strategic and systematic which is natural given the high numbers of employees of various professions who carry out manifold building works in a huge set of working conditions. However, from the point of view of the current economic development, all building companies have to develop their adaptability to the building market and their capability to master various building works. It is just the personnel management that is used to make it all up provided it is implemented efficiently in a purposeful way in order to keep the stable operation of the building company and satisfaction of various needs of stakeholders including but not limited to employees and clients.
文摘This paper will discuss the computerised developm en t control and approval system being developed for the Planning and Development C ontrol Department, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, with stress on the GIS architectur e developed within the system. The prospects and challenges towards implementati on of the system are also discussed.
文摘The field of earthquake engineering and seismology is of great importance to structural engineers around the world. The location, size and consequences of an earthquake are variable depending on several conditions. Surface conditions, boundary/fault type, distance from the boundary and hypocenter are all elements that dictate the outcome of a seismic event. The paper presents a comparison of seismic provisions of two seismic design codes--EC8 (Eurocode 8) and IBC (International Building Code) 2006, to a high-rise reinforced concrete building. The building is irregular and composes of 20 floors. The equivalent lateral force analysis was performed using the well-known structure program--ETABS (Extended 3D Analysis of Building Systems). Based on the analysis results (inter-storey index, global damage index, storey displacement, inter-storey drift ratio and base shear), EC8 was found to be conservative when compared with IBC 2006. The conclusion is that for the design and analysis of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings with certain irregularity, EC8 provisions were considered to be conservative.
文摘Building engineering management is a huge and complex work, which the key to ensure the quality ofconstruction projects. With the rapid development of the domestic construction industry, the traditional engineering management model can not meet the needs of a large number of construction project information exchanges. Only realizing informationization of construction engineering management, can reduce the cost of construction projects, improve the efficiency of project management and construction progress. This paper analyzes the current situation of construction management informatization, and puts forward some suggestions to strengthen the construction management information construction.
文摘The subject of this work is the assessment on the stability of an excavated high slope in order to insure the security of the building site adjacent to the slope, which is frequently encountered in town construction in mountainous areas due to terrain limit. On the base of some typical engineering cases in Chongqing, several crucial problems on security assessment of building site adjacent to an excavated high slope, including the natural geological conditions and man-destroyed degree, engineering environment, potential failure pattern of the high slope, calculation parameters and analysis methods, are roundly discussed. It is demonstrated that the conclusion of security assessment can be determined according to the aspects above-mentioned, and the security assessment is one of the fundamental data to insure the safety of the related construction, site and buildings.
文摘With the rapid development of construction engineering and municipal engineering in recent years, water supply and drainage technology has gradually matured. Building water supply and drainage design contains the design of rainwater drainage, sewage drainage design, water supply design and fire water supply design. At present, the research on the life cycle assessment of urban drainage system is mainly focused on the sewage treatment plant, therefore in this paper we introduce the theoretical basis of life cycle assessment. In the era of information network, building information model(BIM) technology is widely applied to the design of building water supply and drainage, which and effectively improves the design effi ciency, and makes up for the traditional water supply and drainage design of a lot of problems. In this paper, we analyze the development trend of water supply and drainage engineering based on life cycle assessment and building information model.
文摘In order to improve the efficiency of EPS integral thermal insulation building design and optimize the construction process of insulation construction, this paper uses experiment parts and simulation form to design the thermal insulation construction process, and evaluates the effect of heat preservation. Based on the finite element theory this paper designs adding process of insulation material EPS in the thermal insulation layer, and establishes the radiation heat conduction model of EPS material, finally obtains the solid heat conduction equation. Finally this paper uses ANSYS software to do simulation on the strength and temperature of EPS construction, and evaluates the quality of construction works, which provides technical reference for the design of integrated thermal insulation buildings.
文摘The construction industry in Botswana has been identified as an industry with many problems. Currently the Botswana government uses the design-bid-build process, using prequalification and awards to the lowest bidder for construction services. The government can also use the design-build delivery system. The current delivery system uses an engineering group that delivers designs and construction, uses a procurement group to award the contract and contract modifications. However, the analysis for all actions is done by the engineering group. The model is very similar to the Corps of Engineers traditional processes in the United States. Construction performance (on time and no contract deviations) has not been good. The authors propose that the delivery system and the paradigm of direction, control and decision making by the engineering group causes risk to the project and results in poor contractor performance. The authors suggest making modifications in the process and to use the design-build process. The authors also propose to change the paradigm using best value PIPS/IMT concepts.