The constant demand for construction in developing countries like Vietnam causes more and more challenges and difficulties to Project Management Units (PMUs) in carrying projects to completion on schedule, with quality assurance and fewer costs. In order to do this, PMUs need to have better and tighter management tools and forms. However, in order to minimize risks during project implementation, the binding terms in contracts are also becoming stricter with more and more new forms of contracts. One of them is the design-build (DB) contract form. This paper presents the critical risk factors for design-build projects in the construction industry. Good identification and management of these risk factors will help projects succeed and will increase the confidence of owners and contractors who seek to use the design-build form.

Risk Management in Engineering and Construction: A Case Study in Design-Build Projects in Vietnam

The construction industry has played an essential role in the process of modernization and industrialization and it has also been a major factor in determining the development of the infrastructure for other economic sectors. Construction companies consider the measurement of work progress, which often wastes time and has a low resolution, to be one of the most challenging problems faced by project management. Therefore, this research aimed to propose practical solutions by applying recent technological achievements of the 4.0 industrial revolution to improve the efficiency of the quantity management process. By utilizing the advantages and features of a BIM model and 3D laser scanning, this paper proposes that adopting a BIM model and 3D laser scanning has the potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the quantity management process. The case study demonstrated some typical tasks to evaluate accuracy and efficiency as well as to showcase the research proposal.

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Application of BIM and 3D Laser Scanning for Quantity Management in Construction Projects

E-learning success model is a crucial topic, especially in the context of the Fourth Industry with artificial intelligence and virtual reality in developing countries. In practice, it is a combination of technology and education; human and system form an integrated digital learning world. E-learning has many outstanding advantages in providing flexible training and equal education to everyone, which has dramatically changed the self-study process due to the ability to customize and effectively meet the learners' demands. However, e-learning is still inferior to traditional learning and teaching in recent years. This paper explores the key barriers to e-learning success based on multi-stakeholder perspectives. The Chang's Extent Analysis Method under fuzzy logic was applied to rank the components of e-learning success model in Vietnam by defining the key barriers to its development. The incorporation of fuzzy set theory in the Analytical Hierarchical Process is superior in representing human judgments. Seven criteria were selected after justifying the experts' opinions in the in-depth interviews. The findings revealed the important order of infrastructure and technology, human resources, setting, evaluation, management and execution, support and pedagogical aspect. The results are significant for the proper action plan to promote e-learning development under the resource constraint.

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Application Chang's Extent Analysis Method for Ranking Barriers in the E-Learning Model Based on Multi-Stakeholder Decision Making

Correctness level of data is the key of the construction industry success. Today, there is a novel widespread tool in construction sector which is building information modelling (BIM). BIM assists ...

Project cost control using five dimensions building information modelling

This paper explored the education factors and ranked their impacts on the employees’ competencies development in Vietnam. Factors contributing to the employees’ competencies in the Vietnamese context are proposed based on the literature review under the justification of experts’ interviews. Then, the extended fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (EFAHP) approach was used to prioritize the importance of the factors affecting the employees’ competency. The research finding confirmed the decisive role of teachers with the greatest weight of impact on the employees’ competency, though there was a shift of teacher’s role to that of facilitator in the Fourth Industrial Revolution education.

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Extended Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach in Determinants of Employees’ Competencies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

A quality management process plays a vital role in the success of engineering and construction projects. The management process needs to be effective and efficient if projects are to be completed on time and within the project’s budget. Many construction projects’ quality management processes are paper-based, which makes them time-consuming and inefficient. The next generation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the BIM-cloud. The BIM-cloud can help to enhance the effectiveness of a quality management process; it can also save an organization time and money. This paper proposes a quality management model based on cloud computing, mobile devices, and the Autodesk BIM 360 Field software. This software functions as a platform for gathering, managing and controlling the quality of the management data. The process is then applied to a real project in Vietnam to verify the benefits and barriers of using the BIM 360 Field for a construction project.

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Tin Minh Cao

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Construction project quality management using building information modeling 360 field