Advances in Construction Materials and Management : Select Proceedings of ACMM 2022 / edited by Aneetha Vilventhan, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vilventhan, Aneetha.

Contributor:

Singh, Shamsher Bahadur.

Delhi, Venkata Santosh Kumar.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2366-2565 ; 346

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Design and construction.

Buildings.

Construction industry--Management.

Construction industry.

Building materials.

Building Construction and Design.

Construction Management.

Building Materials.

Local Subjects:

Building Construction and Design.

Construction Management.

Building Materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book presents the select papers from the proceedings of the National Conference on Advanced Construction Materials and Management (ACMM 2022). The book discusses the ongoing research and advanced practices in building materials and construction project management. Various topics covered in the book include new/alternate/supplementary construction materials, deterioration mechanisms in construction materials, microstructure characteristics of concrete, special and recycled aggregate concretes, advanced construction techniques, contracts and arbitration, building information modeling (BIM), prefabricated and modular construction, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in construction management, and artificial intelligence and machine learning in construction. The book is a useful reference for researchers and professionals working in the fields of construction materials and management.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

About the Editors

Advances in Construction Management

Gaining Competitive Advantage Using Human Resource Management in Indian Construction Industry

1 Introduction

1.1 Human Resource Management in Construction

1.2 Competitive Advantage

2 Literature Review

3 Objectives

3.1 Research Methodology

3.2 Hypothesis Testing

3.3 Descriptive Analysis of Responses

4 Path Analysis

4.1 Inference of Path Analysis

5 Recommendation

6 Conclusion

References

Mapping the Project Complexity of Metro Rail Project Using DEMATEL Technique

2.1 Project Complexity Measurement

3 Research Methodology

3.1 Complexity in the Context of Bangalore Metro Rail Projects

3.2 Application of the DEMATEL Method

4 Results and Discussion

5 Conclusions

Contractor Selection Approaches and Pre-qualification Criteria on Construction Projects: A Review

1.1 General

1.2 Need of the Study

1.3 Research Gap

2 Literature Survey

2.1 Pre-qualification Criteria

2.2 Contractor Selection Approaches

3 Discussion

3.1 Prequalification Criteria

3.2 Contractor Selection Approaches

3.3 Significant Issues in Contractor Selection Process

4 Conclusion

Delay Analysis of Residential Construction by Using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

2.1 Research Gap

3 Methodology

4 AR and VR in the Construction Industry

4.1 Augmented Reality in Construction

4.2 Virtual Reality in Construction

5 Case Study

5.1 Observations and Results

Identification of Challenges Influencing the Adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Facility Management for Metro Rail Projects in India.

1 Introduction

2.1 Review of the Indian Metro Rail Projects

2.2 Overview of BIM in FM Applications

3.1 Identification of the Challenges of BIM-FM for Metro Rail Projects

4 Research Results

4.1 Questionnaire Results

4.2 Status of BIM Enables FM for Metro Projects Practices

5 Discussion and Analysis

6 Conclusions and Recommendations

Evaluation of Operational Energy for Institutional Building - A Case Study

3.1 Methodology Flow Chart

4 Results

4.1 All Summer Simulation

4.2 Simulation for Hottest Week

4.3 Base Case

4.4 CASE 1: Change of Lighting (LED)

4.5 Case 2 Change of Window Glazing

4.6 Case 3 Change of Roof Materials

Interactions of Lean and BIM Integrated Augmented Reality in Underground Utility Relocation Projects

4 BIM Model Development and Application

5 BIM Lean Interaction

6 BIM-AR Functionalities

7 AR-BIM Lean Interactions

8 Discussion

9 Conclusion

Inventory Management of Construction Project Through ABC Analysis: A Case Study

1.1 ABC Analysis

2 Objectives of the Study

4.1 Earning Level of Selected Projects

4.2 Categories the Material Through ABC Analysis

4.3 Evaluation of Inventory Management Practices

Crisis Management Due to Covid-19 in Indian Construction Industry - An Overview

2 Crisis Management

3 Impact of Covid-19 on the Construction Industry

3.1 Loss of Life

3.2 Economic Setback

3.3 Reputation Loss

3.4 Labour Loss

4 Coronavirus Crisis Management Opportunities

5 Conclusions.

References

Studies on the Factors Influencing Occupational Accidents on Health Hazards of Labours in Thermal Power Plant Construction

2 Study Objectives

3.1 Labor Demographic Profile

3.2 Data Internal Consistency

3.3 Socio-Demographic Wise Occupational Accidents

5 Discussion

Studies on the Status of the Women Construction Workers Before and During Covid-19 Situation in Warangal Districts

2 Methodology of the Study

3 Results and Discussion

3.1 Age Composition

3.2 Marital Status

3.3 Educational Status

3.4 Present Scenario of Women Workers Due to Covid-19 Lockdown

3.5 Present Income Scenario of Women Workers

3.6 Families Depends on the Women Wages

4 Suggestions

Comparative Study on the Cost Analysis of Embodied Energy of Construction Materials: Cellular Lightweight Concrete (CLC) Versus Conventional Brick Systems

2 Green Processes

3 Limitations in Burnt Bricks Walling System

3.1 Erosion of Top Soil

3.2 Power and Fuel Consumption

3.3 Small Size

3.4 Inadequate Supply

3.5 Different Quality

4 Advantages of CLC Walling Process

4.1 Reduced Dead Weight of Building Components

4.2 Cost and Material Savings

4.3 Reduced Costs of Transportation

4.4 Ease of Handling

4.5 Hilly Construction Sites

4.6 Environment Friendly

4.7 Thermal Insulation

4.8 Fire Protection

4.9 Fast-track Construction

4.10 Saving of Steel

4.11 Embodied Energy in CLC

5 Methodology and Case Application

6 Results and Discussions

6.1 Direct Cost Savings Due to Onsite CLC Block Production and Walling System

6.2 Indirect Cost Savings

7 Conclusions

References.

An Exploratory Study on the Integration of Digital BIM and IOT in Structural Health Monitoring Practices

1.1 Objectives

3.1 Integration of IoT and BIM

4 Case Study

4.1 Data Capturing and Analysis

4.2 Data Transformation

4.3 Monitoring, Communication and Hardware Setup

4.4 Developing a Digital BIM Model with Dynamo

4.5 Results and Summary

5 Conclusion

Quantitative and Qualitative Benefits of BIM Implementation in Hospital Management: A Case Study Analysis

2.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis

2.2 Time-Effort Distribution Method

3.1 Collecting Data to Develop the Time-Effort Distribution Curves

3.2 Data Processing and Developing Time-Effort Distribution Curves

3.3 Determining Costs/Benefits of BIM Implementation

3.4 Data Collection

3.5 Quantitative Assessment

3.6 Qualitative Assessment

4.1 Result Significance

Advances in Construction Materials

Effective Reuse of Concrete Debris in Soil-Column Study

2 Material and Methodology

3.1 Experimental Results

3.2 Numerical Analysis

Comparative Study to Investigate the Suitability of Sustainable Alternatives in Enhancing Strength Characteristics of Black Cotton Soil

2 Methodology

3 Materials

4 Experimental Studies

5 Experimental Results

5.1 Effect of Lime on BC Soil

5.2 Effect of Sisal Fiber Content on BC Soil

5.3 Effect of Brick Powder Mix on Lime Blended BC Soil

5.4 Effect of Phosphogypsum on Lime Blended BC Soil

6 Discussion on Test Results

8 Scope for Further Work

Effect of Compressive Strength and Reinforcing Bar Diameter on Tensile and Cracking Aspects of Reinforced Concrete Prisms

2 Experimental Program

2.1 Materials Used

2.2 Mix Proportioning, Casting and Curing of Specimens

2.3 Tests Conducted

2.4 Uni-axial Tension Test on RC Prisms

3.1 Tensile Behavior

3.2 Tension Stiffening Effect and Tension Stiffening Bond Factor

3.3 Cracking Behavior

4 Conclusions

Shear Strength and Settlement Analysis of Stabilized Soil with GGBS and Cement

2 Materials and Methods

A Study on the Effect of Alccofine on the Stability of Soil Slopes

2.1 Red Soil

2.2 Amended Red Soil

2.3 Slope Stability Analyses

3 Results and Discussions

3.1 Amended Red Soil

3.2 Results of Undrained Triaxial Tests

3.3 Factors of Safety

Evaluation of Axial Load Carrying Capacity of CFST Columns for Geometrical Cross-Sections

2 Design Codes

2.1 Euro Code-4(2004)

2.2 AISC Code (2005)

3 Experimental and Analytical modelling of CFST Columns

3.1 Materials

3.2 Experimental Set Up

3.3 FEM Modeling

3.4 Discussion and Outcomes

4 Data Validation using Design Codes

Upgrading Recycled Aggregates in Concrete by Using Waste Plastics

2.1 Waste Plastic (Polypropylene)

2.2 Recycled Aggregates (RA)

2.3 Preparation of Plastic-Coated Aggregates (PCA)

2.4 Aggregate Analyses

2.5 Analyses of Concrete Cubes

3.1 Relative Aggregate Properties

3.2 Relative Concrete Cubes Performance

Mechanical Performance of Rice Husk Ash Made Geopolymer Concrete with Partially Replaced Steel Slag as Fine Aggregate.

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Other Format:

Print version: Vilventhan, Aneetha Advances in Construction Materials and Management

ISBN:

9789819925520

9819925525

OCLC:

1393108156