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Abdulkareem, M (2016) Investigation of the daylighting and the thermal environment of Nigeria's low-income housing: the case of Abuja, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth.
Al Dinah, M (2022) Coordination issues and unethical practices in comparison with other determinants of delays and cost overruns in the construction industry: how do the participants respond?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Al Hashemi, A (2011) Examining the relationship between migration, labour and crime in UAE: the case of Dubai, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Alhusban, M (2018) Conceptual procurement framework for building information modelling uptake to enhance buildings' sustainability performance in the Jordanian public sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
Alotaibi, A B (2019) Project management: the implication of project management practices on project success in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Operations and Systems Management, University of Portsmouth.
Arafa, E A B (2015) The impact of knowledge management on project success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Portsmouth.
Elghaish, F A K (2020) An automated IPD cost management system: BIM and blockchain based solution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Faris, H M A (2020) Improving project collaboration to minimise the energy performance gap in residential construction: case study of Kurdistan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
Fox, D S J (1994) Knowledge-based systems for the demolition industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: collaboration; commercial; demolition; estimating; integration; reinforced concrete; safety; estimator; measurement; reasoning; knowledge-based system; UK
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261554
- Abstract:
The demolition industry has been examined as a domain for knowledge-based systems, through two very different research investigations, both involving commercial companies. A small local demolition company has collaborated with an investigation into the use of knowledge-based systems to assist with, and model, the process of estimating arisings from demolition work. The majority of UK demolition companies do not have the resources or expertise to approach the quantity estimating task in the same way as the rest of the construction industry. The demolition estimator uses his expertise to arrive at quantity estimates that are as accurate as possible but are made in as short a time as possible, without requiring detailed measurements to be made. The research proposes a model of the reasoning processes that a demolition estimator has been observed to carry out on site. The model forms the basis of a reasoning strategy that ensures that the most accurate estimate is obtained from the available data. Missing data is handled by further inferencing, reference to a structure model, or a shift in the level of reasoning. A prototype knowledge-based system has been developed to estimate the mass of steel in a roof truss system, based upon this proposed model. The system has been developed on a PC using the Crystal shell. The above investigation identified the area of safety in demolition work as being suitable for further examination of the application of knowledge-based systems techniques. This examination was carried out in collaboration with a leading national demolition contractor, based in Rotherham. The demolition safety advisor research project involved the integration of knowledge about safe demolition practice from an expert Demolition Engineer, and from legislative and advisory documents. The methods, difficulties, and implications of this integration are described. Explanation facilities are discussed which combine a variety of information formats, including video and hypertext. A reasoning strategy is suggested which allows a suitable demolition method to be established, and which allows safety advice to be given regarding demolition operations and structure features. A prototype system has been developed on a Sun Workstation, which gives safety advice concerning the explosive demolition of brick chimneys, and reinforced concrete framed structures such as blocks of flats.
Hamidavi, T (2020) Automatic integrated structural design and optimisation in BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Hauer, M (2012) A game-based learning approach to building conservation education in UK undergraduate built environment degrees, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Portsmouth School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth.
Jijingi, A T (2019) A BIM-enabled procurement framework in new buildings for the Nigerian architecture, engineering and construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
Marston, V K (1985) Interdependence of the functional element costs of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Matarneh, S T (2019) BIM-based information exchange framework to support facilities management systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Petersen, A K (2005) Integrating risk management into the undergraduate construction management curriculum: An investigation into the effect of zero tolerance, 360-degree feedback and competition within a world wide web assisted construction project-based learning environmen, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.