Improving the Crew Productivity and Projects’ Performancefor the Construction of Steel Structure Projects

Abstract

Now a days, Steel Structures are playing an important role and constructed worldwide for a variety of functions in environmental conditions in the upcoming buildings, malls, convention centers, hospitals, bridges, underground works, railway stations, stadiums, industrial buildings and high rise buildings,… etc. The steel structure projects differ from conventional structural engineering projects mainly in the special problems that have to be considered during construction, transportation, installation, and operation. The crew productivity improvements are attributed to the technology advances in equipment and construction methods over the last two decades. There are many factors that impact the crew productivity in this field. For every project, productivity, cost, quality, and time have been the main concern. The purpose of the study discussed in this thesis is improving the crew productivity and projects’ performance for the construction of steel structure projects. The research was conducted by personal interviews, literature review, researchers’ knowledge, telephone calls and correspondence via an Email. It was designed model on Matlab in measuring and evaluating the crew productivity of construction of steel structure projects for based on the several factors that affect the steel structure process. The construction industry can use the findings in this thesis as a basis for improving the crew productivity and projects’ performance for the construction of steel structure projects. Keywords: Productivity, Steel Structures, Projects performance, Construction Management, Project Management, Construction Productivity.