The Development of Mathematical Models for Preliminary Prediction of Highway Construction Duration

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.committeechairVorster, Michael C.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairHildreth, John C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberde la Garza, Jesus M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPethtel, Ray D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSonger, Anthony D.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:18:02Zen
dc.date.adate2008-11-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:18:02Zen
dc.date.issued2008-11-04en
dc.date.rdate2008-11-25en
dc.date.sdate2008-11-06en
dc.description.abstractKnowledge of construction duration is pertinent to a number of project planning functions prior to detailed design development. Funding, financing, and resource allocation decisions take place early in project design development and are significantly influenced by the construction duration. Currently, there is not an understanding of the project factors having a statistically significant relationship with highway construction duration. Other industry sectors have successfully used statistical regression analysis to identify and model the project parameters related to construction duration. While the need is seen for such work in highway construction, there are very few studies which attempt to identify duration-influential parameters and their relationship with the highway construction duration. This research identifies the project factors, known early in design development, which influence highway construction duration. The factors identified are specific to their respective project types and are those factors which demonstrate a statistically-significant relationship with construction duration. This work also quantifies the relationship between the duration-influential factors and highway construction duration. The quantity, magnitude, and sign of the factor coefficient yields evidence regarding the importance of the project factor to highway construction duration. Finally, the research incorporates the duration-influential project factors and their relationship with highway construction duration into mathematical models which assist in the prediction of construction duration. Full and condensed models are presented for Full-Depth Section and Highway Improvement project types. This research uses statistical regression analysis to identify, quantify, and model these early-known, duration-influential project factors. The results of this research contribute to the body of knowledge of the sponsoring organization (Virginia Department of Transportation), the highway construction industry, and the general construction industry at large.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-11062008-085348en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11062008-085348/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29483en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRCW_Dissertation_ETD2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHighway Construction Durationen
dc.subjectMultiple Linear Regression Analysisen
dc.subjectDuration-Influential Project Factorsen
dc.titleThe Development of Mathematical Models for Preliminary Prediction of Highway Construction Durationen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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