Abstract: Mass-timber construction is becoming more prevalent in Australia and around the world. However, as these mass-timber buildings become taller, it is important to consider robust detailing against accidental damages to major ...

Abstract: Research and practice show that construction joint venture (JV) activities in China are opportunities that can bring potential benefits but at the same time may generate many risks. While research has studied these risks ...

Abstract: Safety is a major concern in the construction industry because fatalities and injuries from construction work bring great losses to individuals, organizations, and societies as a whole. This paper aims to understand how ...

Abstract: Previous alliancing research has seldom addressed the implication of transaction costs and the impact of transaction attributes on transaction costs in project alliancing. Using multiple regression analysis on a sample of ...

Abstract: While the Markov chain was successfully used for predicting the average condition of a network of assets under one influencing factor, incorporating the effect of a number of factors into a Markov chain model requires a ...

Abstract: The bid or no bid decision in international construction projects requires complex multiattribute analysis. Thus far, there exists no comprehensive framework to support the decision process. The objective of this study is ...