Design error classification, causation, and prevention in construction engineering

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-408

  Lopez, Robert ^a   Love, Peter E D ^a   Edwards, David J ^b   Davis, Peter R ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causes; Classification; Design errors; Documentation; Learning; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; DESIGN ERRORS; ENGINEERING PRACTITIONERS; ENGINEERING PROJECT; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; ROOT CAUSE; SITUATED LEARNING; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

ERRORS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 77955216122     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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