A new perspective on the challenges of contract management information systems

One of the cornerstones of construction project delivery is contract management. It can be directly related to business and project performance (Muhammad et al., 2019). Nevertheless, contracts and contract management have proven to be a complex and risky undertaking. It has been named as one of the main causes of conflict in the construction...

Towards automated BIM using natural language processing: An interdisciplinary perspective

This research attempts to automate a portion of the design process for construction projects that follow Systems Engineering. Systems Engineering divides each stage into three main processes. They are the definition of requirements, functional analysis and allocation and design synthesis. This research attempts to automate the functional...

The requirements analysis for a shallow water pipelay barge: The replacement of Tog Mor

From shallow to deep water, from the well to the ship, from the offshore field to shore or between countries, many kilometres of offshore pipelines for transportation of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) have been installed over the last decades. Allseas’ Tog Mor is a shallow water pipelay barge capable of laying pipes up to a water depth of 25 meters....

Increasing speed limit compliance in motorway work zones: A human system integration approach

Speeding in motorway work zones lowers the perceived safety of road workers and increases the accident risks of traffic participants. In a work zone, traffic participants share the road with road workers. Road workers are often vulnerable and feel threatened by vehicles passing with high speed. Traffic participants are also at risk since driving...