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Cheung, S, Lam, K, Wong, S S and Wong S K (2001) The fee sensitive risk exposures of project authorized person in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 65-72.

Jeary, A and Jeary, I (2001) The influence of flooding risk on infrastructure development in western Sydney. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 57-64.

Najjir, G, Love, P and Runeson, G (2001) Issues for the global construction market. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 73-81.

Nimcharoenwon, P and Miller, G (2001) Combating the 'sick building syndrome' by improving indoor air quality. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 82-89.

Saha, S, greville, C and Mullins, T (2001) Optimisation of construction process inspection rates using a learning approach. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 1-13.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Quality; defects; construction; inspections
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1445-2634
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v1i2.2871
  • Abstract:
    In the construction industry, the determination of the number of inspections/tests to be performed for a repetitive task is an important issue. The quality of a completed task depends on a number of factors including the cost of inspection, the cost of failure, the average proportion defective (error rate) and the inspection rate. To achieve a higher quality level, 100% inspection can be performed, however, this is unlikely to be cost effective. To determine the optimum inspection rate, this paper suggests a probabilistic approach incorporating the acceptance-sampling plan and minimum cost method. The limitation of various sampling plans including the attribute proportional sampling plan and the double sampling plan are outlined. An example is presented in this paper to demonstrate the calculation of the optimum number of inspections/tests per lot.

Smallwood, J and Venter, D (2001) The role of the media in South African construction health and safety. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 37-46.

Stewart, P (2001) The role of e-commerce systems for the construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 24-36.

Teo, A and Runeson, G (2001) Aspects of market differentiation in the building industry. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 14-23.

Wilkinson, S (2001) An analysis of the use of information technology for project management in the New Zealand construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 1(02), 47-56.