An Alternative Method of Estimating Piping Construction Projects

Abstract:

This research involves developing a project management system for the piping construction projects. Piping construction as a part of mechanical package usually takes over 30% of total efforts for the industrial construction projects, thus is typically recognized as a critical work scope for the similar kinds of construction projects. Therefore, the piping construction under budget and within schedule is one of the crucial tasks for management, and it takes accurate prediction of performance throughout the project execution process. The researchers suggest an alternative model be utilized to accurately forecast piping work efforts required for the piping construction. The model developed incorporates difficulty factors to estimate the level of efforts more accurately and the validation of the model is in progress. The alternative method of forecast may improve the accuracy significantly.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 1131-1136
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.1131
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Kyu Sung Lee, Jaeh Yun Choi
• Keywords: Difficulty Factor, Industrial Plant Construction, Piping Construction, Project Control

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