Outputs (17)

Scaffolding for high-rise concrete construction: A French, German and UK comparison (1998)
Journal Article

An international investigation concerning selection of scaffolding systems for a seven-storey in situ concrete-framed building, by contractors' planning engineers in France, Germany and the UK is presented. Findings indicate that preferred methods di... Read More about Scaffolding for high-rise concrete construction: A French, German and UK comparison.

What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia (1998)
Journal Article

Factors influencing the motivation of Indonesian construction operatives are identified. The research was conducted via a structured questionnaire of 93 bricklayers, 81 carpenters and 69 steelfixers, supported by interviews, and carried out on 27 hig... Read More about What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia.

Severity diagnosis of productivity problems - A reliability analysis (1998)
Journal Article

Productivity problems were identified through a structured questionnaire survey of 31 project managers working on high-rise construction projects in Indonesia. The problems were ranked according to their perceived levels of importance based on the pr... Read More about Severity diagnosis of productivity problems - A reliability analysis.

A comparative evaluation of planning engineers' formwork productivity rates in European construction (1998)
Journal Article

A bespoke methodology is utilised to analyse and compare the productivity rules of contractors' planning engineers, for in situ concrete formwork operations amongst three European construction industries, namely those of Germany, France and the U.K.... Read More about A comparative evaluation of planning engineers' formwork productivity rates in European construction.

The Ratio of the Irredundance Number and the Domination Number for Block-Cactus Graphs (1998)
Journal Article

Let γ(G) and ir(G) denote the domination number and the irredundance number of a graph G, respectively. Allan and Laskar [Proc. 9th Southeast Conf. on Combin., Graph Theory & Comp. (1978) 43-56] and Bollobás and Cockayne [J. Graph Theory (1979) 241-2... Read More about The Ratio of the Irredundance Number and the Domination Number for Block-Cactus Graphs.

An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients (1998)
Journal Article

The investigation reported established a checklist of 50 different needs from which a client's specific requirements can be identified. The checklist comprises of 34 aspects of needs compiled from literature, and 16 others ascertained from an empiric... Read More about An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients.

A method for estimating labour requirements and costs for international construction projects at inception (1998)
Journal Article

At project inception stage, a quick and reliable method of estimating labour resource requirements and cost, is desirable. This paper presents a fresh approach in that ambition. During inception, while design information is at a premium, cost forecas... Read More about A method for estimating labour requirements and costs for international construction projects at inception.