Theses from USA - University of Florida

Abolkhair, K (2022) Cost certainty and timing of cost certainty in the construction projects of public universities. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Adibfar, A (2020) Bridge digital twins: Fusion of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) sensor data and bridge information modeling (BRIM) for interoperability. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Agdas, D (2008) Corporate-level management system for critical strategic resources for large construction program managers. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Ahmed, Q A (1993) A knowledge-based system approach to work shift selection for multilane highway reconstruction and maintenance projects. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Ahn, S (2016) Using building information modeling (BIM) in construction worker safety training. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Albeaino, Gilles (2023) Exploring human-robot interaction proxemics in construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Alkhard, A (2016) Analysis of influencing factors on safety culture in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Anglade, Y J (1998) Development of methodology for highway agencies to follow in establishing optimum acceptance plans for pavements. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Bademosi, F M (2019) Robotics and automation in construction: Assessment of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for talent cultivation in industry and education. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Barlow, P L (2015) Assessment of subcontractor quality on California hospital construction projects through third-party inspections. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Bennett, Brian Kevin (2023) Increasing knowledge of scheduling activity sequencing in construction management education using interactive 3D gaming models. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Bentil, K K (1990) A model approach for predicting commercial construction site accidents. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Chen, H-L (2002) Development of a systematic integration approach for multi-level cost flow prediction and management. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Chen, W-T (1994) Developing a knowledge-based expert system to determine contract duration for highway construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Choi, J (2006) Quantifying the effects of interference through use of an alternative method of productivity estimation. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Chung, J H (2015) Optimizing financial structure of transportation public-private partnership infrastructure projects based on traffic revenue risks: Case study of US DBFOM project. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Coble, R J (1992) An empirical investigation of factors related to the construction industry drug-free workplace for general contractors. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Cochran, K M (2006) Construction and demolition debris recycling: Methods, markets, and policy. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Coffey, M A (2010) An optimization model for subsurface utility engineering during the design process. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Cosma, C (2003) Development of a systematic approach for uncertainty assessment in scheduling multiple repetitive construction processes by using fuzzy set theory. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Danso-Amoako, M O (2006) Developing a framework to support data exchange from heterogeneous data sources via industry foundation classes (IFC) and web services. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Dib, H Y (2006) Visual information access and management for life cycle project management. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Duvel, C S (1999) Establishing rule-based models to implement workflow within construction organizations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Eiris, R (2020) iVisit: Using 360-degree interactive digital sites to practice problem-solving and collaboration within complex spatiotemporal contexts. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

El-Assaly, A E E-D (1997) Development of a statistical/mechanistic model to predict the consumption of nonrenewable materials in highway construction programs. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

El-Mashaleh, M S (2003) Firm performance and information technology utilization in the construction industry: An empirical study. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Elias, A M (1998) Development of a systematic approach for the inclusion of accident risk factors in the calculation of road user costs for construction zones. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Elliott, B R (2000) Investigation of the construction scheduling communication process: Problems, foreman's role, means of improvement and use of information technology. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Ellis Jr., R D (1989) Model for prediction of highway construction production rates. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Emmer, M J (2009) A decision process model for closing the structural steel materials loop in construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Epstein, W C (1995) Development of a systematic approach for knowledge acquisition and experience capture of veteran practitioners in the highway construction industry. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Fetterhoff III, O G (2004) Comparative evaluation of strategic construction-market forecasting methodologies. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Forcael, E (2010) Buffering strategies for managing transportation construction projects. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

George, T H (1994) A model of vocational, technical and apprenticeship craft training required to meet the needs of the construction industry in Florida. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Giel, B K (2013) Framework for evaluating the BIM competencies of building owners. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Godfrey, R J (2007) Analysis of construction worker injury information from a workers' compensation database. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Gregory, R A (1992) Development of a knowledge-based system approach for decision-making in construction projects. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Guo, K (2006) Risk of pavement warranties to contractors. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Haidar, A (2011) Analysis and optimization of megaproject performance. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Harris, M A (2007) Developing a scorecard to evaluate the use of personal fall arrest systems. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Hasanain, F A (2022) A BIM-Mostadam plug-in design and evaluation model. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Haupt, T C (2001) The performance approach to construction worker safety and health. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Holden, M A (2022) The digital historic structure report (DHSR): Modern construction management for cultural heritage preservation. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Hollister, K C (1992) An extended structured query language incorporating object data types for the construction industry. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Holtzhower, D L (2015) Decision model to optimize wastewater treatment in the built environment. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Huang, X (2003) The owner's role in construction safety. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Javed, A (2024) Optimizing infrastructure resilience through utility maturity. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Jiang, A (2005) A decision support model for cost and activity-based performance measurement in steel construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Jorge, J (1990) Model of uniform cost policies and procedures for the establishment of construction equipment rates. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Kan, C (2021) A cyber-physical systems and digital twins approach to improving safety of mobile crane operations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Kim, J-L (2006) A multiheuristic approach to resource constrained project scheduling: An adaptive hybrid genetic algorithm. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Kim, S J (2009) Identification of construction project problems and their impacts on project success. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Kumar, A (1994) Development of a model for determining workzone illumination requirements during nighttime highway construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Languell, J L (2001) Development of a prototype assessment tool to evaluate the potential to successfully implement deconstruction as a regional waste reduction strategy. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Lee, J (2008) Dynamic project management methodology: Managing schedule compression. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Lee, S-H (2003) A process model for controlling project productivity of highway construction operations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Lertpaitoonpan, W (2000) Bridge damage detection using a system identification method. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Liu, R (2012) BIM-based life cycle information management: Integrating knowledge of facility management into design. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Liu, W (2008) Systems theory based method for construction project planning. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Lovencin, W (2006) Assessment of design and properties for flowable fill usage in highway pavement construction for conditions in Florida. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Lu, H (2002) Extended production integration for construction (epic): An integration system for building construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Malone, E K (2010) Work-life balance and organizational commitment of women in construction in the United States. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Markus, A M (1988) A research discrepancy model for building trades training programs. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Messaoudi, M (2020) BIM-based virtual permitting review process for residential building in the state of Florida. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Mutis-Sin, I A (2007) Framework for interpretation of construction concept representations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Naji, K K (1997) The development of a virtual environment for simulating equipment-based construction operations in real-time object-oriented systems. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Niu, J (2014) Ontology-based semantic interpretation framework for legal analysis of construction claims. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Nwodo, M N (2020) Investigation of exergy-based life cycle assessment of buildings. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Ohland, M W (1996) Engineering by design: A methodology for designing creative engineering activities. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Olopade, J O (2020) Qualitative comparative analysis of causal pathways to successful construction cross-functional teams. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Pesantes-Tavares, E R (2011) Construction worker health: A web-based approach to selecting alternatives to hazardous procedures. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Pyeon, J-H (2005) Development of a simulation model to predict the impact of incentive contracts on transportation construction project time performance. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Qi, B (2021) BIM and ontological-based framework for design, manufacturing, and assembling requirements checking of prefabricated component. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Qi, J (2011) Integration of construction worker fall safety in design through the use of building information modeling. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Qu, T (2006) The usability of graphical user interfaces of mobile computing devices designed for construction foremen: Icons and pre-defined text lists compared. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Raheem, A A (2014) Developing a framework for a reciprocal safety implementation system (RSIS) in the pakistani construction industry. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Razkenari, M A (2019) Framework for measuring industrialized construction maturity. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Rodriguez Diaz, C R (2012) Development of a framework and a rating system tool, for sustainable infrastructure certification in developing countries, case study for Ecuador. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Rodriguez-Ramos, W E (1982) Quantitative techniques for construction site layout planning. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Sam, Mahya (2023) Exploring the relationship between human-robot collaboration (HRC) and the resilience of construction work processes. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Schneider, R H (1981) Local construction regulatory process innovation: A comparative analysis of Florida building inspection departments. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Shanbari, H A (2016) Evaluating the use of video games in construction management education. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Shi, W (2009) Framework for integration of BIM and RFID in steel construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Shi, Y (2020) A working memory investigation of immersive visualization technologies on construction task performance. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Shojaei Kol Kachi, A (2017) Extending the portfolio and strategic planning horizon by the stochastic forecasting of unknown future projects: A FDOT case study. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Shrivastava, S (2012) Development of an energy information system for the construction phase of buildings: A contractor’s perspective. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Smailes, R L (2000) Building chan chan: The application of construction project management to the analysis of ancient architecture. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Smith, D J (2003) Ecological effects of roads: Theory, analysis, management, and planning considerations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Soares, R (1999) User cost customization for a Florida bridge management system. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Sowder, Anne Marie (2023) Framework for recovery: The 1935 hurricane houses of islamorada as a case of successful post-disaster rebuilding. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Stevens, M S (2012) Impact of key management practices on overhead to direct cost ratio for specialty construction contractors. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Suarez, J J (2004) A neural network model to predict business failure in construction companies, in the United States of America. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Suermann, P C (2009) Evaluating the impact of building information modeling (BIM) on construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Sun, W (2000) Designing an object-oriented geographic information system application for integration of building construction project information. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Tayeh, Ralph (2021) Augmented reality applications for BIM and GIS in online construction education. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Terouhid, S A (2013) A dynamic decision support system for organizational sustainability excellence of construction firms. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Tian, Y (2022) Financing infrastructure through blockchain tokenization. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Torbica, Z M (1997) Total quality management and customer satisfaction in homebuilding. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Vidalis, S M (2005) Relation between cost, quality, and risk in portland cement concrete pavement construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Volpe, E (2024) Exploring inclusive spaces for early career women in civil engineering. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wang, N (2022) Spoken dialogue system for information extraction from building information models using artificial intelligence. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wang, Y (2015) Structured versus direct-mapping approaches to empirical modeling of civil engineering problems. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wao, J O (2014) Value engineering methodology to improve building sustainability outcomes. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wehle, A J (2014) Taxonometric model for using leading safety indicators in the construction industry. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wen, Jing (2022) Assessing the impact of immersive storytelling in attracting female students to construction education using social cognitive career theory. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Westmoreland, G (1979) Electric utilities' accounting for construction work in progress the effects of alternative methods on the financial statements, utility rates and market to book ratio. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Wetherington, L E (1992) The effect of variations in management techniques on construction productivity. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Whiteman, D E (2002) The application of total quality management in construction field operations. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Williams, R E (2000) Using a new paradigm to evaluate urban infrastructure models. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Woo, J (2021) A new blockchain framework for existing building energy performance measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV): A pathway for the building sector to participate in the carbon credit market. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Xie, H (2005) User model-driven architecture for information retrieval in construction project management. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhang, L (2012) Ontology-based web services framework for building information modeling. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhang, X (2019) Application of queuing theory: A decision support model for construction companies in the implementation of 3D printing. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhou, T (2023) Embodied robot teleoperation in construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhou, Xiaoyan (2023) A reinforcement learning neural network approach to online optimization of construction manufacturing processes. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhu, Q (2022) Haptic interaction for human-robot shared perception in construction. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zhu, Y (1999) Web-based construction document processing through a "malleable frame". PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.

Zuppa, D (2009) Model for developing trust in construction management. PhD thesis, University of Florida, USA.