Development of knowledge based model for constructability evaluation

Although constructability probably existed in the history of construction a long time ago, the new concept of constructability emerged as late as the 1980s. The evolution of constructability was generated by the concerns of avoiding construction problems early during design stage, and constructabili...

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Main Author: Li, Jin.
Other Authors: He, Zhi
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19443
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Although constructability probably existed in the history of construction a long time ago, the new concept of constructability emerged as late as the 1980s. The evolution of constructability was generated by the concerns of avoiding construction problems early during design stage, and constructability outcomes can be found mainly as improved project cost and schedule effectiveness, as well as improved construction quality.