Vol. XXXII, No. III

July - September 2017

Dr. Jonardan Koner Professor & Dean : Admissions, Research and Publications

Dr. Mangesh G. Korgaonker

Views expressed in the papers, communications, and other matter published in the Journal are those of the contributors.The Editor or the Institute do not hold themselves responsible for them.

Director General

JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

NICMAR

Vol. XXXII July - September 2017 No. III

CONTENTS

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Measuring WLB-Job Satisfaction For Construction Engineers

Ergonomic Analysis of Building Construction Workers Using RULA & REBA

Techniques

Strategic Planning For Redevelopment Of Residential Projects In Mumbai City

Imperative Of Project Management Process In A Construction Project

Implementation Of BIM Execution Plan : An Experimental Study In Global Teams

Karki S. K. and Bhattarai D. P.

Vikram S. Kulkarni and R.V. Devalkar

Amlani Saurabh B. and Nagrale Prashant P.

Indrasen Singh

Shobha Ramalingam and Ashwin Mahalingam

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Dr. Jonardan Koner Professor & Dean : Admissions, Research and Publications

Dr. Mangesh G. Korgaonker

Views expressed in the papers, communications, and other matter published in the Journal are those of the contributors.The Editor or the Institute do not hold themselves responsible for them.

Director General

JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

NICMAR

Vol. XXXII July - September 2017 No. III

CONTENTS

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Measuring WLB-Job Satisfaction For Construction Engineers

Ergonomic Analysis of Building Construction Workers Using RULA & REBA

Techniques

Strategic Planning For Redevelopment Of Residential Projects In Mumbai City

Imperative Of Project Management Process In A Construction Project

Implementation Of BIM Execution Plan : An Experimental Study In Global Teams

Karki S. K. and Bhattarai D. P.

Vikram S. Kulkarni and R.V. Devalkar

Amlani Saurabh B. and Nagrale Prashant P.

Indrasen Singh

Shobha Ramalingam and Ashwin Mahalingam

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Measuring WLB-Job Satisfaction

For Construction Engineers

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Professor and Principal, National Open College, Nepal. Email : karkisital@yahoo.comProfessor, Nepal Engineering College, Nepal.

1 2Karki S. K. and Bhattarai D. P.

Abstract :

Keywords :

A cross-sectional and quantitative study with a sample of N=219 among 500 engineers at

construction sites of hydro projects has revealed common dissatisfaction on contractor (lowest),

reward and recognition; promotion and growth, and pay and benefits. The Job Satisfaction (JS),

Overall Job Satisfaction (OJS) and Work-Life Balance (WLB) were above "neutral" 3.0 mean

3.505, 3.444, 3.435 "just satisfied". Among the items with higher satisfaction levels in order

(higher to lower) were: the challenging nature of work (highest), responsibilities, able to use own

knowledge and skills, coworker, subordinate, supervisors, feedback, consultant and work load.

Most of the engineers (52.3%) were dissatisfied. The percentages of satisfied engineers were higher

on Pay (51.5 %); Promotion and Advancement (47%), Reward and Recognition (40.6 %), Work

Load (55.7 %), Job security (46.1 %) and the Employer (53.4 %) than dissatisfied engineers. The

analyses using SPSS 20.0 version, Chi-square and Pearson's Coefficient found a moderate (0.48)

correlation of WLB with JS. In the same way, WLB was found having associations: high (0.87)

with less than half a million; low (0.29) with a half to one million; low (0.39) with 1.0 to 1.5

millions and low (0.265) with more than one and a half millions annual family income group. The

scales satisfied the validity and reliability criteria but are recommended for future researches on

test- retest. The employers are recommended to improve the aspects of job which have lower level JS

and implement WLB programs on the projects.

Job satisfaction, Overall job satisfaction, Work -Life balance

Ergonomic Analysis of Building Construction Workers

Using RULA & REBA Techniques

1P. G. Scholar and Construction & Management, NDMVPS's KBTCOE, Nashik, India.Email : vsk19991@gmail.com, rajanikant99@gmail.com

2Professor,

1 2Vikram S. Kulkarni and R.V. Devalkar

Abstract :

Keywords :

Ergonomics deals with the study of internal and external stresses acting on human body. Use of

ergonomic principles reduces fatigue experienced by the human body in various tasks. This study is

limited only to the various tasks on building construction. The paper describes the use of Rapid

Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) techniques in

construction industry to quantify the amount of fatigue experienced by the workers. The objective

of this study is to assess and understand the role of Ergonomics in various tasks in construction

industry, and also to find the level of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and suggest corrective

measures for every task having a high risk factor. The key data required for the study is gathered

from the secondary sources like journals and primary sources like a field survey. The outcomes of

both the RULA and REBA assessments indicate that there was a high risk of developing

Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs) and MSDs. The results were compared for each activity

and it was found that all the selected activities were at a high risk and the process needed to be

investigated further. Changes must be implemented to protect the workers and improve the

productivity.

Construction workers, Ergonomic analysis, Productivity, REBA, RULA

1M.Tech. Scholar, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, India.Email: amlani.saurabh@gmail.com, p_nagrale@spce.ac.in

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1 2Amlani Saurabh B. and Nagrale Prashant P.

Abstract :

Keywords :

Mumbai, the financial capital of India which covers 437.71 square kilometers, is facing a major

problem of city development because of the existing slum area. Mumbai had seven island cities

during the Portuguese rule before it came under the British rule. It is currently the financial capital

of India and is divided into 24 wards of Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai. The slum

dwellers are important contributors to the development of the city by rendering their services to the

citizens and organizations. The horizontal topographical growth of Mumbai is being restricted for

development due to the shortage of land, and the major problem for vertical growth is the present

slum area.. This study is carried out to strategically find out new general Floor Space Index (FSI)

for each residential category in each ward of Mumbai in relation to the population density of the

respective wards; in addition, to equally boost the vertical growth of Mumbai by providing

strategically attractive. This research will be summarised by developing a new strategic FSI for the

undeveloped areas of Mumbai without interrupting the current growth of the developed areas by

providing new strategic FSIs for each residential category in each ward of Mumbai which will

boost the development of slums, chawls and clusters etc.

DCR Mumbai, Strategic FSI, Topographical Growth, Vertical Growth

Strategic Planning For Redevelopment Of Residential

Projects In Mumbai City

Imperative Of Project Management Process

In A Construction Project

*Senior Professor & Dean, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Goa, India. Email: isingh@nicmar.ac.in

*Indrasen Singh

Abstract :

Keywords :

The process of project management is an integrating one where an action (or failure to take action)

in one aspect will usually affect the other. Their interactions often require trade-offs among the

variables that normally need to measure whether a projects goals are achieved, i.e. time, cost and

performance. Performance for convenience can be interpreted as being constituted from two

functions, namely scope ('what') and quality ('how', 'who' etc). The variables, time, cost and

performance are related to one another in the form of a mathematical vector. The project's target is

the confluence of the three variables. These three variables are sometimes known as the triple

constraints. It is project management's job to ensure that the triple constraints are continually

balanced and that, at completion, the project achieves or betters the predetermined target values of

the triple constraints. In a project with several hundreds of activities, it is much complicated and

time consuming to evaluate the progress, to compare, and to arrive at suggested remedial measures.

Using computer software techniques, the controlling can be done much easier, faster and with least

amount of errors. Re-scheduling several hundreds of activities of using conventional manual

methods will require several man hours of top/middle management and also such methods are

prone to errors mainly human errors. By using computer software techniques, the time required for

planning, scheduling and re-scheduling is miniscale, in comparison to the manual conventional

methods.

Project mission, Project plans and schedules, Personnel, Monitoring, Communication,

Troubleshooting

Implementation Of BIM Execution Plan :

An Experimental Study In Global Teams

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Assistant Professor, School of Construction Management, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune, IndiaEmail: sramalingam@nicmar.ac.inAssociate Professor, Building Technology and Construction Management Division, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of

Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Email: mash@iitm.ac.in

1 2Shobha Ramalingam and Ashwin Mahalingam

Abstract :

Keywords :

Virtual project execution is a popular business methodology adopted by the multi-national

engineering firms that have moved beyond the work sharing practice to develop high performance

virtual teams across national and cultural boundaries. In the design and development phase of

construction projects, advanced collaborative tools including Building Information Modeling

(BIM) facilitate this process by coordinating information and enabling the visualization needs for

remote participants. However, to effectively integrate BIM into the project delivery process, it is

important for the teams to develop a detailed BIM Execution Plan (BEP)to follow throughout the

project and thereby reduce the uncertainties in schedules, cost over-runs and over-all project risks.

While there are several BIM Plan frameworks developed that can assist the managers in

integration, little remains explored to understand its implementation process and effect in the

collaborative virtual projects. In this paper, we address this research concern through an

experimental study conducted with 15 student teams across two leading universities including

University of Washington, USA and Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. The teams

collaborated virtually for a period of two months to develop a 3-dimensional Revit model and a 4-

dimensional design model in Autodesk Navisworks for two projects, a single storey and a multi-

storey residential building for disaster response with the latter including the integration of BEP in

the planning process. The data collected through debrief memo, team reports, BIM plan document

and audio-video recording of team presentations were qualitatively analyzed using the

ethnographic coding techniques. Findings showed that 'Communication' and 'Planning' were two

significant constructs that affected team performance. Teams emphasized the importance of

implementing a detailed BIM execution plan during the planning phase that provided clarity to

understand the team goals and the expected level of detail in the project leading to a collaborative

and successful project outcome.

BIM Execution plan, Global virtual teams, Construction projects