Rework in civil infrastructure projects: Determination of cost predictors

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-282

  Love, Peter E D ^a   Edwards, David J ^b   Watson, Hunna ^a   Davis, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Civil infrastructure; Construction costs; Cost predictors; Infrastructure; Rework; Stepwise regression

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE; CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; CONTRACT VALUES; COST AND SCHEDULE; PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES; PROJECT COMPLEXITY; PROJECT COST; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; REGRESSION MODEL; REWORK COSTS; ROOT CAUSE; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; STEPWISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION; STEPWISE REGRESSION; UNDERLYING FACTORS; WORKING PROCEDURE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

COSTS;

EID: 77149177666     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000136     Document Type: Article

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