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http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/JCEPM.2017.7.4.020

Delays and its Analysis: Indian Residential Construction Projects  

Metha, Rakesh L. (B.Tech (Civil Engineering))
Gaikwad, Suraj V. (B.Tech (Civil Engineering))
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management / v.7, no.4, 2017 , pp. 20-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
In almost every construction project, delay is an inevitable yet controllable phenomenon. The Indian construction industry encounters an enormous amount of delays in projects. Delay affects both time and money in the forms of schedule and cost overruns, respectively. Due to impressive and dynamic growth in the Indian construction sector, planned efforts are essential to limit these undesirable delays. On account of the surge in the rate of residential building construction, the task of identification and analysis of the delays in residential projects in India has been attempted by the authors. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving 100 stakeholders. Further analysis included an Importance Index to rank the identified delays, Principle Component Analysis for advanced statistical analysis, and Correlation Analysis to check the extent of agreement amongst stakeholders. Conclusions drawn with reference to the analysed data eventually reflected finance-related issues, as well as labour related problems as the dominating causes of delays. The aim of the research is to provide insight to the construction stakeholders and researchers, on an international scale, with the obtained results.
Keywords
Residential Projects; Construction Delays; Importance Index; Correlation Analysis; Principal Component Analysis;
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