Early-warning performance monitoring system (EPMS) using the business information of a project

An early-warning performance monitoring system (EPMS) is proposed to objectively measure and monitor the performance of a project for early detection of inherent poor performance problems. The EPMS is built based on project progress data and consists of a database of business information, an optimized theoretical model used as a performance measurement baseline, and an index for monitoring and forecasting the performance. By monitoring the performance through an application of the EPMS to the Korean construction project, the quarterly variation of index was found to differ by project type. These results could explain the environmental changes in the project execution. Therefore, the EPMS is expected to be an alternative for objective performance monitoring and forecasting while applying the existing methods is difficult because of the limited available data on performance indicators. The development procedures may also be useful to researchers interested in approaches to quantitatively analyze trends in various industries.     

雨林地区米拉多铜矿排土场碾压堆石坝施工技术

随着社会经济的发展，如何合理、有序、经济、环保地处理弃土弃渣已成为强降雨地区土石方项目亟需解决的问题。而对于雨林地区土石方工程往往需要布设大面积的排土场进行弃土弃渣，弃土弃渣存在“量大、集中”等特点。为保证弃土有效容量，排土场往往设置在沟谷中，雨林地区排土场如何保证地基处理、渗流层施工、分层填筑碾压是坝体施工质量控制的关键所在。以厄瓜多尔米拉多铜矿采矿工业场地工程项目为例，该项目存在土石方开挖工程量大，项目面临雨季长、高雨频等突出气候特点。项目排土场设计为碾压堆石坝，坝体整体高度84.8 m，坝体填筑石方达27.8万m3。简要介绍了该工程1 095 m排土场坝体施工的特点和难点，叙述坝体施工过程中采取的主要关键技术，为类似的工程施工提供借鉴。     

工程配套小型石料矿山复杂环境开采爆破技术

建设工程配套石料矿山相比传统以取得矿产品为目的的采石场具有周边环境复杂、施工强度高、全寿命周期短、工程质量要求灵活多变、爆破安全警戒工作量大等特点。以普陀区六横岛中远船务二期工程石料（宕渣）矿爆破开采工程为例，介绍了该类矿山开采爆破的设计施工技术要点及施工经验，有效解决了建设工程配套小型石料矿山复杂环境开采爆破存在的一些问题，对于类似工程实践有一定的借鉴价值。     

How do project management competencies change within the project management career model in large Chinese construction companies?

Due to the increasing complexity and flexibility of business activities, project-based organizations have become common. In such organizations, project management competencies, which refer to a collection of knowledge, personal attitudes, skills, and relevant experience, are core assets that must be taken seriously. Formalized project management career paths have been widely implemented in the construction industry. However, most recent studies treat project management competencies as static constructs and fail to consider their dynamic changes as a career path advances. To fill this gap in the literature, this study conducted an empirical examination of project management competencies integrated with a career model for the construction industry. First, key project management competencies are identified through a literature review. Then, a project management career model for large Chinese construction companies is developed based on an empirical investigation of six large Chinese construction companies from various sectors. Moreover, a quantitative analysis is performed to explore how these competencies dynamically change as position levels rise in the career model. The research findings indicate that significant differences in project management competencies exist at different levels of the career model. However, the distribution remains steady at different project management position levels for conceptual and organizational competencies, human competencies, and technical competencies.     

Evaluation of the effects of two alternative participatory ergonomics intervention strategies for construction companies

To improve the use of ergonomics tools by construction workers, the effect of two guidance strategies – a face-to-face strategy (F2F) and an e-guidance strategy (EG) – of a participatory ergonomics intervention was studied. Twelve construction companies were randomly assigned to the F2F group or the EG group. The primary outcome measure, the percentage of workers using ergonomics tools, and secondary outcome measures – work ability, physical functioning and limitations due to physical problems – were assessed using surveys at baseline and after 6 months. Additionally, a cost-benefit analysis was performed on company level. No differences in primary and secondary outcomes were found with the exception of the use of ergonomics tools to adjust working height (F2F +1%; EG +10%; p?=?.001). Newly-implemented tools were used by 23% (F2F) and 42% (EG) of the workers (p?=?.271). Costs were mainly determined by guidance costs (F2F group) or purchase costs (EG group).

Practitioner Summary: Participatory strategies aim to stimulate behavioural change of stakeholders to increase the use of ergonomics tools. Two guidance strategies – face-to-face or e-mail interventions – among construction companies were studied. Both guidance strategies led to an increase in the use of new ergonomics tools.     

The roles of conceptual modelling in improving construction simulation studies: A comprehensive review

The conceptual modelling phase of simulation studies has proven to be effective in enhancing the impact of simulation modelling in different domains. However, this simulation phase did not receive much attention in the construction simulation domain. The objective of this paper is to identify the roles that conceptual modelling can play in advancing the engagement, accuracy, and adoption (among other things) of discrete-event simulation studies in construction. In this paper, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is conducted, which involves a comprehensive search of databases and researchers’ profiles to identify journal papers, conference articles, books, and theses that have reported the benefits of conceptual modelling for discrete-event simulation studies. The review resulted in 82 documents that were published from 2000 to 2020. Results indicate that the benefits of conceptual modelling include facilitating communications between stakeholders, capturing sufficient information for the simulation model, improving the quality of simulation models, guiding other simulation modelling activities, and facilitating verification and validation of simulation models. By linking these benefits to the current research agenda in construction simulation, this paper shows the significance and potential of the conceptual modelling phase to enhance the impact of discrete-event simulation studies in construction.     

充气膜承冰壳结构形态设计及其建造实践

充气膜承冰壳结构是通过对充气 膜喷溅液体材料，待其凝结成型后撤除充气 膜形成的冰壳结构，该技术始于20世纪40年 代的充气膜承薄壳混凝土结构。文章通过比 对混凝土薄壳和冰壳的差异性，梳理充气膜 承薄壳结构的发展主线，对其形态设计方法 进行总结。结合“2017哈尔滨国际冰雪建造 节”相关建造实践，从施工方案的拟定与实 践、施工材料的选择与工艺以及施工工法的 对比与分析三方面对充气膜承冰壳结构形态 设计与建造实践进行总结与备忘，并对其后 期维护相关条件与技术进行讨论。     

体育信息资源整合及其网络共享服务模式的构建

学校的体育教学以及科学研究都与体育资源的整合有着密切的关系，尤其对我国体育事业的发展起着一定的推动作用。科学技术的发展也推动着互联网信息平台的建设，体育事业的发展也跟随这样的信息建设而实行有效的整合与应用。本文主要结合当今互联网中体育资源信息整合的基本情况，来具体阐述体育信息资源网络构建的过程和内容。     

建筑工程中常用塑料管材的性能对比与应用研究

介绍了目前建筑工程中塑料管材的发展和应用现状,对建筑工程中常用的几种塑料管材的性能特点及安装特点进行了对比分析,对建筑工程选用塑料管材的一般原则进行了总结,并对塑料管材市场的未来发展方向及重点进行了探讨。