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Quantification of construction clients' needs through paired comparisons (1998)
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The psychometric technique of paired comparisons was employed to quantify clients' construction project needs. If clients' requirements can be adequately evaluated, projects can be planned with more certainty and be tailored to greater client satisfa... Read More about Quantification of construction clients' needs through paired comparisons.

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

A needs-based methodology for classifying construction clients and selecting contractors (1998)
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Clients' needs are inadequately evaluated in project schemes. Without a precise establishment of clients' preferences, the essential criteria for project implementation and especially contractor evaluation cannot be appreciated fully. It is not surpr... Read More about A needs-based methodology for classifying construction clients and selecting contractors.

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

The use or uselessness of annual public health reports (1997)
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Tackling deficient doctors (1997)
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Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction (1997)
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A survey of UK contractors' planning engineers was undertaken using an in situ framed building model to elicit comparable information. Rank ordering, correla-tions and exploratory factor analysis of the data confirm that cost is of primary considerat... Read More about Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction.

Computer simulation of morphology and packing behaviour of irregular particles, for predicting apparent powder densities (1997)
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This paper describes a methodology for prediction of powder packing densities which employs a new approach, designated as random sphere construction (RSC), for modelling the shape of irregular particles such as those produced by water atomization of... Read More about Computer simulation of morphology and packing behaviour of irregular particles, for predicting apparent powder densities.

Twinning best practice review (1997)
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Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives (1997)
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A study conducted with the aim of identifying factors affecting motivation of Iranian construction operatives is reported. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire survey. Utilising the relative index ranking technique, the identified f... Read More about Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives.

The binding number of a random graph (1997)
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Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia (1997)
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Poor productivity of construction craftsmen is one of the most daunting human resource problems in developing countries. This paper reports an investigation of the problems influencing craftsmen's productivity on 27 medium and high-rise building site... Read More about Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia.

Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity (1997)
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This paper presents a comparative study of construction productivity variables among seven regions in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Western Indonesia, and Eastern Indonesia. Variables compared include prod... Read More about Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity.

Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia (1997)
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Many variables have an impact upon construction time and cost overruns in Indonesia. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of project managers working on high-rise construction projects in two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The variables... Read More about Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia.

Line hypergraphs (1996)
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In this paper, we introduce a new multivalued function ℒ called the line hypergraph. The function ℒ generalizes two classical concepts at once, namely, of the line graph and the dual hypergraph. In terms of this function, proofs of some known theorem... Read More about Line hypergraphs.

An investigation into the properties of micro-sphere insulating concrete (1996)
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The aim of the investigation was to determine how the density of micro-sphere concrete influences other selected properties. A total of 672 specimens of different sizes were made from seven different concrete mixes. The ratio of cement to water mixes... Read More about An investigation into the properties of micro-sphere insulating concrete.

Project managers' perception of production problems: An Indonesian case study (1996)
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The findings of the survey are to be applied as validated knowledge towards a productivity problem audit system currently being developed by the authors for construction management in Indonesia.

Publishing research supported by the tobacco industry: BMJ should come off the fence (1996)
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Planned construction times and labour utilization — a comparison of UK and French contractors (1996)
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The results of a model based survey of contractors' planning engineers in France and the UK suggest that planned completion times for constructing an identical high-rise in situ concrete framed structure are significantly and dramatically lower in Fr... Read More about Planned construction times and labour utilization — a comparison of UK and French contractors.

The sensitivity of bricklayers' output to changes in skill (1996)
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This paper examines the influence of skill on bricklayers' ouput. Time utilization in 25 working day activities by 157 bricklayers on 11 sites in the U.K. were surveyed using a computerized activity sampling package. Using Stepwise regression techniq... Read More about The sensitivity of bricklayers' output to changes in skill.