Labor Performance Analysis for Microtunneling Projects |
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Authors: | Mohamed Hegab Gary R Smith |
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Affiliation: | 1Associate Professor, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Dept., California State Univ.-Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330-8347. E-mail: mhegab@csun.edu 2Dean, College of Engineering and Architecture, North Dakota State Univ., 203 Engineering Bldg., Fargo, ND 58105. E-mail: gary.smith@ndsu.edu
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Abstract: | Microtunneling projects have special process characteristics. The production time of microtunneling projects is needed for project estimating and scheduling. The production time has three basic components: (1) preparation times for pipe segments; (2) preparation times; and (3) delay times. Real project data were collected from 35 projects to predict the time needed for pipe segment preparation. A probabilistic distribution technique was used to predict the preparation times for pipe segments. Various numbers of probabilistic distributions were tested against the data. A log-logistic distribution was selected to represent the preparation time’s probability for a pipe in microtunneling projects. Preparation times for high, medium, and low performance contractors were predicted. By enhancing the estimation process of the microtunneling projects, contractors can use this paper in predicting the preparation time for pipe segments, which represents the crew (or crew’s) productivity. |
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Keywords: | Microtunneling Productivity Construction management Probability Labor |
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