Study of factors influencing the efficient management and downtime consequences of highway construction equipment in thailand

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-11

  Prasertrungruang, Thanapun ^a   Hadikusumo, B H W ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Construction equipment; Construction industry; Construction management; Contractors; Maintenance; Thailand

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; EQUIPMENT; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINERY; MAINTENANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENTS; HEAVY EQUIPMENTS; MACHINE BREAKDOWNS; MAINTENANCE QUALITIES; OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THAILAND;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 58149233753     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:1(2)     Document Type: Article

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