Construction delays understanding them clearly, analyzing them correctly

Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since there is usually a construction loan involved which charges interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices. Many techniques are used to analyze delay...

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Other Authors Trauner, Theodore J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam : Boston : Elsevier ; Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2009.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Construction industry > Management.
Production scheduling.
Construction projects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080957142
9781856176774
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xvi, 266 pages, [12] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Project scheduling
  • Types of construction delays
  • Measuring delays--the basics
  • Delay analysis using bar chart schedules
  • Delay analysis using CPM schedules
  • Delay analysis using no schedules
  • Other analysis techniques--their strengths and weaknesses
  • The owner's damages due to delay
  • The contractor's damages due to delay
  • Home office overhead
  • Inefficiency caused by delay
  • Acceleration
  • Other categories of delay damages
  • Determining responsibility for delay
  • Risk management.

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