The study of Load Bearing Masonry (LBM) system in a developing country

• Main Authors: Ramli, Nor Azlinda, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AENSI Journals 2015
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14001/1/The%20St.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14001/; http://www.aensiweb.com/AEB/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Load-bearing masonry is an alternative method for the construction industry especially in the housing project. The adoption of the LBM brings an enormous beneficial effect to the construction industry and organization productivity. However, research in the field of the LBM system adoption is still in its limitation. The comprehensive reviews of the literature demonstrate that the majority of the research is discussed the development and potential of the system compared to study the factors influence the adoption of the system. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss the previous studies and as a part to fulfill the gap in the mangement construction research especially for the LBM system.