TECHNICAL PAPERS
Mar 1, 1986
Industrial Project Constructability Improvement
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 112, Issue 1
Abstract
Constructability is defined as the ability of project conditions to enable the optimal utilization of construction resources. Constructability improvements may heighten the construction‐sensitivity of designs, render the communication of engineering information as more effective, optimize construction‐originated construction techniques, increase the effectiveness of construction management policies, improve vendor/subcontractor services, or identify needs for designer‐constructor communication during the project. Constructability improvement ideas collected on a large refinery expansion project are analyzed for content, and classification frequencies are observed. Analysis of engineering rework exposes the causes and costs of rework that occurs as a result of constructability problems.
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James T. O'Connor, A. M. ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
Richard L. Tucker, F. ASCE
C. T. Wells Prof. of Proj. Mngmt., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and Dir., Constr. Industry Inst., Austin, TX
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