77 articles for “construction cost”

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUsing Linear Chouquet Integral Algorithm to Design Optimal Time-Cost Model in Large Construction ProjectsHamid Jafari Nia, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Hamidreza BabaaliNowadays, the problem of scheduling and executing projects with the least cost and time has become one of the main concerns of project managers. In this regard, researchers have used different methods and patterns. One of these methods is to use concurrent engineering in projects. Simultaneous engineering means the creation of a project schedule for projects based on existing units … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 18 Nov 2020 · 6,686 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Impact of the Greek Economic Crisis on the Greek Construction Companies. Back to Basics: tHe Statistical Cost Accounting ModelEriotis Nikolaos, Kalantonis Petros, Papadopoulou Eleni et al.This study applies to the statistical cost accounting model to capture the impact of the Greek economic crisis on the returns of the Greek construction sector using the published financial statements of the construction firms listed on the Athens Exchange during 2005-2011. The evidence from our analysis suggests that the construction sector has been affected by the Greek crisis since … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 24 Jun 2014 · 7,739 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsLife Cycle Flow (LCF) Application to Evaluate the Real Estate Investment in Residential Buildings with Tax Benefit Incentives in Cases of Positive ExternalitiesMattia Iotti, Giuseppe BonazziInvesting in the main home is an important form of investment for families and represented one of the main family assets in Italy in the second half of the 20th century. The evaluation of the convenience of the house purchase needs to consider that technologies in construction have undergone a rapid change in recent times that proposes an approach to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 5 · 28 Sep 2015 · 7,309 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCost Comparison between Stone Mastic Asphalt and Asphalt Concrete Wearing CourseSalihudin Hassim, Rohimah Khoiriyah Harahap, Ratnasamy Muniandy et al.Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) technology has been introduced to Malaysia since the 1990’s. Since then, several trials had lain projects had been initiated for the purpose of evaluating the mix on local road condition. However, the acceptability of SMA is still quite discouraging among the local road authorities. This setback is probably due to the misconception on the high initial … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,015 accessesView PDF Cite

Technical ReportOpen accessIn the abstractCritical Evaluation of Thermal Efficiency in Aerogel Glazing Systems for Energy-Saving ApplicationsErdem CuceAerogels as a thermal superinsulation material possess a unique combination of properties, most notably low densities, and exceptionally low thermal conductivities, stemming from the high-volume fraction of air incorporated within their structure. Aerogel glazing systems have emerged as a promising solution to enhance the thermal performance of building envelopes while maintaining daylighting. With the notable reductions in production cost in … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2026 · 2,932 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSwot Analysis of Virtual Reality Application in Architecture and ConstructionGenoveva Veble, Andrija Bernik, Andrej ČepVirtual reality has become more and more recognized and applied in architecture and construction during the past decade. Its ability to create simulated 3-dimensional environments significantly facilitates design, construction and construction management. Despite its numerous advantages, VR faces a number of challenges that limit the integration of VR technology into the architecture and construction sector. Issues such as motion sickness, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 10 · 1 Aug 2024 · 4,742 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIoT-Based Technology Solution for Monitoring Small Breed Cardiac Dogs with Heart DiseaseJeremias Evangelista, Carlos Izarra, José Luis Castillo-Sequera, Lenis WongCaring for geriatric small-breed dogs with heart disease from home is a challenge due to the lack of technological tools available in the market, specifically in South America. This lack limits the quality of life of these canine companions and hinders early detection of cardiac problems. Heart disease is common in geriatric dogs of small and medium breeds and the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 10 · 22 Jul 2024 · 5,465 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImproved Meta-Heuristic for Multi-Objective Integrated Procurement, Production and Distribution Problem of Supply Chain Network Under Fuzziness UncertaintiesKaoutar Douaioui, Mouhsene Fri, Charif Mabrouki, El Alami SemmaIn this study, we devoted a design under uncertainty of a supply chain network composed of multiple suppliers, multiple plants, multiple distributors and multiple customers. The proposed model is a bi- objective mixed integer linear programming which consider several constraints and optimize the total costs including the procurement, production, storage and distribution costs as well as maximize on-time deliveries. In … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 12 · 27 Dec 2021 · 6,625 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImprove the Consumption of Cement and Sand in Massive ConcreteKaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari et al.The massive concretemixing plan is very important due to its large volume of use in concrete dams.Productivity can be increased in dam manufacturing industry by adopting asuitable method for mixing mass concrete that can meet design, executive andeconomic needs. Because of intensification rate construction of dams newperiods and high cost of implementing such projects any step that reduces theircost of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 3 · 1 Nov 2021 · 6,347 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIs Single Scan based Restructuring Always a Suitable Approach to Handle Incremental Frequent Pattern Mining?Shafiul Alom Ahmed, Bhabesh NathIncremental mining of frequent patterns has attracted the attention of researchers in the last two decades. The researchers have explored the frequent pattern mining from incremental database problems by considering that the complete database to be processed can be accommodated in systems’ main memory even after the database gets updated very frequently. The FP-tree-based approaches were able to draw more … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 12 Mar 2021 · 6,923 accessesView PDF Cite