The influence of buildability factors on rebar fixing labour productivity of beams

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 527-543

  Jarkas, Abdulaziz M ^a  

^a KSCP   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Buildability; Characteristic bar diameter; Labour productivity; Rebar fixing; Reinforced concrete beams

Indexed keywords

BEAM SIZE; CHARACTERISTIC BAR DIAMETER; CONSTRUCTION MANAGER; IN-SITU; LABOUR-INTENSIVE; PRODUCTIVITY DATA; REGRESSION METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT;

PRODUCTIVITY;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 77953659206     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446191003703482     Document Type: Article

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