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Edwards, D J, Holt, G D and Harris, F C (2000) Estimating life cycle plant maintenance costs. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 427-35.

Lingard, H, Graham, P and Smithers, G (2000) Employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large Australian contracting organization: implications for company policy implementation. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 383-93.

Loosemore, M, Nguyen, B T and Denis, N (2000) An investigation into the merits of encouraging conflict in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 447-56.

Love, P E D and Li, H (2000) Quantifying the causes and costs of rework in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 479-90.

Manavazhi, M R (2000) Hybrid modelling framework for synthesizing virtual structures. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 415-26.

Ranasinghe, M (2000) Impact of correlation and induced correlation on the estimation of project cost of buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 395-406.

Shapira, A and Goldfinger, D (2000) Work-input model for assembly and disassembly of high shoring towers. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 467-77.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction operations; formwork; shoring towers; work inputs; work study
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190050024888
  • Abstract:

    High shoring towers, the common shoring solution for high clearance construction, cause the entire formwork system to account for a remarkably high percentage of the cost of the constructed concrete element. However, data on work inputs in assembly and disassembly of high towers are scarce, and the reason lies in the difficulty in conducting the numerous work studies that would be needed to cover the wide variety of tower types offered by the market and the extensive range of heights to which towers are erected. A model is presented, based on a limited number of work studies, for the prediction of work inputs in the assembly and disassembly of shoring towers of two configurations, rising to heights of up to 30 m. Results of actual measured work input data for three tower models representing three tower types widely used on construction sites are presented. An insight is provided into the anatomy of tower erection, which should make possible use of the proposed methodology for the development of similar models for additional tower types.

Tah, J H M and Carr, V (2000) A proposal for construction project risk assessment using fuzzy logic. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 491-500.

Tam, C M, Deng, Z M, Zeng, S X and Ho, C S (2000) Quest for continuous quality improvement for public housing construction in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 437-46.

Wanous, M, Boussabaine, A H and Lewis, J (2000) To bid or not to bid: a parametric solution. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 457-66.

Wong, E T T, Norman, G and Flanagan, R (2000) A fuzzy stochastic technique for project selection. Construction Management and Economics, 18(04), 407-14.