Construction Delays : Understanding Them Clearly, Analyzing Them Correctly

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583005003321
• Autore: Nagata Mark F
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Saint Louis : , : Elsevier Science & Technology, , 2017; ©2018
• ISBN: 0-12-811244-1
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): ManginelliWilliam A; LoweScott; TraunerTed J., Jr
• Disciplina: 624.06799999999998
• Soggetti: Production scheduling; Construction industry - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous edition: 2009.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes index
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Project Scheduling2. Float and the Critical Path3. Schedule Reviews4. Types of Construction Delays5. Measuring Delays - The Basics6. Delay Analysis Using Bar Chart Schedules7. Delay Analysis Using CPM Schedules8. Delay Analysis Using No Schedules9. Other Forensic Schedule Analysis Techniques - Their Strengths and Weaknesses10. The Owner's Damages Due to Delay11. The Contractor's Damages Due to Delay12. Home Office Overhead13. Other Categories of Delay Damages14. Inefficiency Caused by Delay15. Acceleration16. Determining Responsibility for Delay17. Risk Management18. Delays and the Contract
• Sommario/riassunto: Construction Delays, Third Edition, provides the latest specialized tools and techniques needed to avoid delays on construction projects. These include institutional, industrial, commercial, hi-rise, power and water, transportation and marine construction projects. Most other references provide only post facto construction delay analysis. This update includes 18 chapters, 105 sections and approximately 100 new pages relative to the second edition. Features greatly expanded discussion of the project management concerns related to construction delays, including a more comprehensive discussion of the development ; and review of the project schedule Offers a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the most common construction delay approaches and how they should be properly deployed or avoided Includes significant discussion of the contract provisions governing scheduling, the measurement of delays and payments for delay Includes numerous real world case studies