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Utilisation of Bauxite Residue Sand in Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639247466 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Australia produces approximately 40% of
the worlds bauxite and over 30% of the worlds alumina. Each year, about 25 million tonnes of bauxite residue is produced in Australia, requiring storage and maintenance. The construction and operation of such large impoundment areas is costly. During the extraction of alumina from bauxite ore using the Bayer process, a fine residue is produced called Red Mud. In West Australia, Darling Range bauxite deposits contain high levels of quartz which result ... Australia produces approximately 40% of
the worlds bauxite and over 30% of the worlds alumina. Each year, about 25 m... |
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Stakeholder Engagement as Practiced in the UK Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639232424 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The nature and practice of stakeholder engagement has been discussed in the context of the UK construction industry. The industry is complex, fragmented; prone to change; has multiple stakeholders and thus the potential for conflicting stakes. The industry therefore needs to orient itself on the best approach to engage its stakeholder to achieve efficient contracting within a situational context of uncertainty. Qualitative research was use to investigate the nature and practice of stakeholder engagement within the private and public sectors of the industry. 21 interviews and one...
The nature and practice of stakeholder engagement has been discussed in the context of the UK construction industry. The industry is complex, fragm...
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Structural Steel & Castings: Shapes & Standards, Properties & Applications
ISBN: 9781617281044 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reviews research in the fields of structural steel and castings including advances on the design of shear connections, research on multiaxial fatigue in structural steel connections, thermosetting polymer nanocomposites castings based on polyurethane and epoxy polymers and gas emission from moulds with synthetic additives during metal castings.
Reviews research in the fields of structural steel and castings including advances on the design of shear connections, research on multiaxial fatigue ...
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A Strategic Analysis of the Construction Industry in the United Arab Emirates: Opportunities and Threats in the Construction Business
ISBN: 9783836699204 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The construction industry is one of the most booming industries in the world. In particular, in the United Arab Emirates this industry has experienced a constant growth over the course of the last few years. Driven by the UAE s oil wealth, the country has witnessed an unmatched development and transformation. Oil revenues have lead to a driving construction boom and completely change the face of the state.§The construction industry is still one of the engines of economic growth in the UAE. One of the highest concentrations of cranes in the world speaks volumes about the incredible pace of...
The construction industry is one of the most booming industries in the world. In particular, in the United Arab Emirates this industry has experienced...
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Rating Contractor Performance in the Ghanaian Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639338218 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Performance rating of contractors is very important to both the client and contractor especially in an emerging construction industry like the Ghanaian construction industry. Indeed, previous studies internationally have indicated that the development of a set of measurable criteria is key to performance rating. In the absence of any empirical data for legitimizing performance assessment in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, this book provides a set of criteria that could be applied in rating contractor performance in the Ghanaian construction industry. A survey was conducted in Ghana among...
Performance rating of contractors is very important to both the client and contractor especially in an emerging construction industry like the Ghanaia...
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Emerging markets - Austrian construction industry in Russia and CIS
ISBN: 9783639366204 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Russian market is considered to be a huge opportunity for Multinational Enterprises from Western Europe. The focus of this book is the analysis of the choice of entry modes of Austrian construction companies into the Russian market, their motivations, their activities, their success factors and strategies for further expansion in the CIS region. Four Austrian construction companies which have been expanded to Russia and CIS were selected for analysis. When entering the Russian market, there are comprehensive bureaucratic procedures to be met which derive from legislation or...
The Russian market is considered to be a huge opportunity for Multinational Enterprises from Western Europe. The focus of this book is the analysis...
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Buyer-Seller Relationships: Precast Concrete and Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783847320326 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Purpose of the study: To evaluate customer service quality among clients purchasing precast concrete products from a manufacturing company. Problem Statement: Any buoyant market facing shortages of material and skills, like the precast concrete within the construction industry, is prone to being infiltrated by companies from other countries. Competition builds on the assumption that no buyer or seller has had the power to influence the market conditions to their own benefit. Moreover, all buyers and sellers have been in the fortunate position of having perfect information about the costs...
Purpose of the study: To evaluate customer service quality among clients purchasing precast concrete products from a manufacturing company. Problem S...
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Managing International Growth Risks of Finnish Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783838350257 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How can the internationalization risks of construction contractors and building product suppliers be managed? What are those main risks? The challenge for research is to replace "management by rear-window view" with an active look into future. Thus, this thesis derives from authentic documentation of construction projects, growth strategies, mergers, and acquisition and delivery projects in 1974-2006. In those, the early risk identification often led to proactive RM. It was beneficial to act proactively on business level, instead of waiting until commitments had been made, ...
How can the internationalization risks of construction contractors and building product suppliers be managed? What are those main risks? The challe...
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Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management
ISBN: 9789629371159 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management" challenges the traditional empirical approach to problem solving and provides construction practitioners with a seasoned account to resolving day-to-day complicated issues in construction project management. This book provides scientific tools for practitioners to resolve some practical problems which are administered empirically at present and may lead to inconsistent results and human errors. The modern decision-making tools introduced in this book include Multi-criteria Decision-making Models, Artificial...
"Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management" challenges the traditional empirical approach to problem solving and ...
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Documenting Lessons Learned in the Building Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783838315133 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a taxonomy (BCTAXO) used to support a semantic environment in the building construction industry. BCTAXO is an extension of e-COGNOS core taxonomy and has inherited its skeleton. This book employed IDEF0 and UML methods to analyze processes and develop object models for different systems, by which relevant concepts and their semantic relationships are captured. BCTAXO took into account some existing classification systems in this industry and absorbed concepts from an extensive range as a supplement. All these concepts are categorized into nine superclasses and their...
This book presents a taxonomy (BCTAXO) used to support a semantic environment in the building construction industry. BCTAXO is an extension of e-COGNO...
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Bid/No-Bid Decisions in the International Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783838392899 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bid/no-bid decisions in international construction markets are considered difficult, being characterized by its uncertainties and complexities, especially in todays competitive market. Some authors claim that many companies still utilize tools and methods that are fragmented, incomplete and rudimentary based on "personal intuition" or "previous-experience-based" (Han & Diekmann 2001a/b). On the other hand, other authors emphasize that most of the bidding models found in the literature remained in academic circles and did not find their way into the practical world (Wanous et al, 2000). The...
Bid/no-bid decisions in international construction markets are considered difficult, being characterized by its uncertainties and complexities, especi...
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Workers Safety in the Construction Industry in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9783844306620 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The human being life is a precious thing, and its protection from fatal diseases and accidents is a priority worldwide. The main objective of this study was to assess and evaluate the current safety situations on construction sites in the southern part of the West Bank of Palestine. The safety of workers in the construction industry in Palestine as well as in many developing countries is still not given proper attention, and reinforcement and activation of the current safety legislation is needed.
The human being life is a precious thing, and its protection from fatal diseases and accidents is a priority worldwide. The main objective of this stu...
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Performance of Bangladesh Construction Industry in Economic Growth
ISBN: 9783845408125 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bangladesh is a developing country with a per capita GDP of approximately US$500 per annum. The countrys economy is mainly based on agriculture. However, this scenario has gradually been changing since 1990. A construction boom started in the country after 1990 owing to the necessity for industrial buildings, corporate offices, housing units, roads and other types of infrastructure. Bangladesh has made major progress in recent years, with sustained macroeconomic stability. The Government of Bangladesh has been pursuing a policy of promoting a competitive market-based economy through financial...
Bangladesh is a developing country with a per capita GDP of approximately US$500 per annum. The countrys economy is mainly based on agriculture. Howev...
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Entrepreneurial Issues for PM services in Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783847304074 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. A project manager is the person who has the overall responsibility for the successful planning and execution of a project. He/she must possess a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve interpersonal conflicts as well as more systematic management skills. The aim of the study is to understand/know the Entrepreneurial issues like business development plan, risk...
An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the out...
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Trust in Co-Operative Contracting in Construction
ISBN: 9789629371173 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The construction industry is now facing unprecedented challenges resulting from the advances in information technology and networking through the web. Procurement paradigm of the construction industry has changed significantly in the last decade. More and more projects are requiring the contracting parties to adopt a co-operative attitude for financing, design, project management and operation integration. This changing face of procurement requires a total new mode of contracting behavior - co-operative contracting for maximizing the synergistic effect. This volume identifies the most...
The construction industry is now facing unprecedented challenges resulting from the advances in information technology and networking through the web....
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Strategic Management Practices in The Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783846597552 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This thesis is an empirical study of strategic management practices in the construction industry. It examines the dynamic capabilities paradigm within the context of the Indonesian construction industry. The characteristics of asset-capability combinations were found to be significant determinants of the competitive advantage of the Indonesian construction enterprises, and that such advantage sequentially contributes to organizational performance. In doing so, this study fills an important gap in the empirical literature and reinforces the dynamic capabilities frameworks recognition...
This thesis is an empirical study of strategic management practices in the construction industry. It examines the dynamic capabilities paradigm with...
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Productivity Enhancement of Construction Industry using Prefabrication
ISBN: 9783659189616 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prefabrication of building components could be leveraged to improve reported low productivity trend in construction industry. Despite numerous known benefits of prefabrication, uptake of this technology has been discouragingly low. A nation-wide survey of consultants, contractors, employers and manufacturers was carried out in New Zealand and the received feedback was analysed. The subcomponents of the broad constraint categories and their relative levels of impact on the uptake of the technology were reported. Additionally measures for improving the uptake of the technology in construction...
Prefabrication of building components could be leveraged to improve reported low productivity trend in construction industry. Despite numerous known b...
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The Construction Industry Macro Maturity Model
ISBN: 9783659213878 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first step to performance improvement is performance measurement. This is particularly true when seeking to improve the performance of the construction industry. This book presents an innovative approach to performance measurement based on the use of maturity modelling in conjunction with a set of project performance metrics. The maturity model, referred to as the CIM3, assesses the construction industrys maturity with respect to a set of industry practices. An industry practice leads to achievement of an objective, which in turn, leads to the realization of one of the construction...
The first step to performance improvement is performance measurement. This is particularly true when seeking to improve the performance of the constru...
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Cost Management in Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783659225024 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The magnitude of investment involved in civil engineering works is huge at individual level as well as the national level, a small percentage of saving in a civil engineering project is a big amount. In this book cost saving techniques for construction projects has been discussed at every stage of construction it implies right from conceptual phase to the final commissioning or operational phase of the project. The dogma of the book is estimate is an opinion, price is a policy and cost is a fact. Throughout the text rigor and relevance both have been maintained. The book is a harmonious blend...
The magnitude of investment involved in civil engineering works is huge at individual level as well as the national level, a small percentage of savin...
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Indian Construction Industry Disputes Scenario
ISBN: 9783659230806 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disputes are a common occurrence in Indian construction industry. They become very costly in terms of both time and cost and hence must be reduced for improving overall project performance. Although studies in the past aimed towards identification of the causes of disputes, this study specifically aims at finding the inter-relationship between the various dispute causing conditions and better interpret them rather than treating them as standalone elements. Causal modeling of the dispute causes underlines certain root causes to which special attention needs to be given. SAP-LAP paradigm has...
Disputes are a common occurrence in Indian construction industry. They become very costly in terms of both time and cost and hence must be reduced for...
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