Conference Papers and Presentations – Civil Engineeringhttp://hdl.handle.net/11129/3742024-03-29T14:57:44Z2024-03-29T14:57:44ZIntegration of building information modeling (bim) and laser scanning in construction industryAlizadehsalehi, SepehrKoseoglu, OzanÇelikağ, Mürüdehttp://hdl.handle.net/11129/29812016-10-10T07:59:10Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZIntegration of building information modeling (bim) and laser scanning in construction industry
Alizadehsalehi, Sepehr; Koseoglu, Ozan; Çelikağ, Mürüde
To raise the awareness and understanding about the building information modeling (BIM) and laser scanning tools and applications in construction industry, a questionnaire was administered to participants from different background and workplaces. The results indicate the participants’ positive perceptions of employing such tools in their workplace. This study also reports on a case study using BIM and laser scanning tools on Teknopark Building in North Cyprus. For this purpose, a CADeyes camera was used to capture the building’s 3D spatial and visual data, which were then analyzed using Revit to generate a 3D model. The outcomes revealed the efficient and effective use of these tools in the construction sector. The findings of this study, therefore, recommend designers and end-users to use these applications in order to meet the basic requirements of design and construction as well as to deal with the challenges such as errors, risks and costs of construction projects.
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2015-01-01T00:00:00ZBuilding Construction in North Cyprus: Problems and Alternatives SolutionsÇelikağ, MürüdeNaimi, Saeidhttp://hdl.handle.net/11129/29802016-10-10T07:58:07Z2011-01-01T00:00:00ZBuilding Construction in North Cyprus: Problems and Alternatives Solutions
Çelikağ, Mürüde; Naimi, Saeid
In recent years the number of medium rise buildings is slowly increasing in North Cyprus. As a result, the need to use new construction materials and technologies is becoming more essential. Using hot rolled steel and cold rolled galvanized light gauge steel for building frames are two of the possible alternatives to reinforced concrete building frames currently used in the market. The number of steel framed buildings so far is less than five percent of all the buildings. Steel is an imported material. It is mainly used for the industrial buildings, either as truss roof system and/or complete portal frame and/or truss roof steel framed single storey structures. The engineers are not knowledgeable enough, the lack of training, inadequate fabrication facilities and many years of having used to reinforced concrete framed structures are the main reasons for engineers not using enough steel framed structures. The first part of this paper investigates the problems and possible solution of steel usage for structures in North Cyprus by analysing the number of buildings constructed after the year 2000. The second part summarizes the problems relating to the local reinforced concrete framed building construction, including inadequacies of repair, quality control, material quality and isolation of buildings from the external effects. Sustainability, stability and repair aspects for steel structures in comparison to reinforced concrete structures in North Cyprus are also briefly discussed in this paper.
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2011-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Role of Strategic Leadership in Creating Change for Construction Innovation: A North Cyprus PerspectiveYitman, İbrahimTaneri, Cemhttp://hdl.handle.net/11129/26212016-05-08T23:00:36Z2006-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Role of Strategic Leadership in Creating Change for Construction Innovation: A North Cyprus Perspective
Yitman, İbrahim; Taneri, Cem
Driving forces in construction industry indicate that the ability to innovate is quickly becoming a
competitive necessity. However construction industry has been generally slow to embrace
innovation and radical changes as fundamental changes in construction processes require shifts
in the conservative management perspectives of construction contractors. Thus the strategic
leadership has a crucial role in change initiatives for innovation in construction contractors. Our
research focus is to investigate the role of strategic leadership in creating change for innovation
in North Cyprus construction industry. Main objectives are to 1) analyze the current strategic
role of leadership in change initiatives for innovation, 2) identify the innovation driving
leadership models, roles, and styles 3) assess the effectiveness of innovation leadership models,
roles, and styles in construction contractors. The research includes review of background
literature, interviews with project/construction managers in the industry on change initiatives for
innovation in construction processes, analysis of this information to develop findings and
extending these to present the key strategic issues that could be targeted for creating wider
awareness of existence and persistence of incumbent and prevailing innovation initiatives in the
management perspectives of construction contractors. The paper commences on understanding
the current management perspectives of construction industry leaders in change for innovation in
North Cyprus. The paper concludes how the changes in owners’ demands and more complex
new facilities require innovative change initiatives to leave the old paradigms in construction
organizations. Besides technology and project-oriented perspectives, social issues like
organizational change and strategic focus on clients (market oriented) can be regarded as the
most important change initiatives for the construction industry leaders in North Cyprus.
2006-01-01T00:00:00ZAn Expert System For Quantifying The Impact Of Change Orders On Project PerformanceYitmen, İbrahimSevay, HüseyinTaneri, CemYalçıner, Hakanhttp://hdl.handle.net/11129/26132016-05-07T16:24:29Z2006-06-16T00:00:00ZAn Expert System For Quantifying The Impact Of Change Orders On Project Performance
Yitmen, İbrahim; Sevay, Hüseyin; Taneri, Cem; Yalçıner, Hakan
Changes at different phases of a construction project are inevitable due to a multitude of
reasons such as design changes, design errors, additions to scope, or unknown conditions that
may arise due to resource limitations and the uniqueness of the project. For each change,
contractors are entitled to an equitable adjustment to the base contract price and schedule. It
is commonly accepted that change orders can have adverse effects on project performance,
but these effects are difficult to quantify and manage, and they frequently lead to disputes.
Most work in change order management focuses on labor productivity and does not pay as
much attention to the quantification and management of the impact of change orders in
regard to overall project performance in terms of time and cost. This paper describes a
prototype expert system named QUICOPP that implements these ideas. The knowledge used
in the system was acquired through a questionnaire survey administered to the contractors in
North Cyprus construction industry. A list of factors that describe the adverse effects of
change orders on project performance have been identified based on the survey, and this list
of factors was used to develop a quantitative model of how different change orders affect the
time and cost of a project. Our system provides a cost-effective means for handling change
orders through all phases of a project such that construction operations can continue with the
least amount of interruption that usually results from of disputes between different parties
involved in a project.
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