Journal
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 144, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001495
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- KAEFER Integrated Services Pty Ltd.
- Australian Research Council [LP140100873]
- Australian Research Council [LP140100873] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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The improvement of construction productivity has always been a key concern for both researchers and project managers. Several studies have analyzed construction productivity from different perspectives; however, little research has been conducted to evaluate the impact of outdoor ambient environmental factors on construction productivity, especially at the project level. Therefore, to assess such impacts, a nonparametric regression modelthe generalized additive model (GAM)and a nonlinear machine learning modelrandom forest (RF)are comparatively used to assess these contributors on the scaffolding construction performance factor (PF). The meteorological variables used in this study include temperature, humidity, ambient pressure, wind speed and wind direction, specific weather event (clear day, fog, rain, or thunderstorm), and the ultraviolet (UV) index. Results demonstrate that the joint meteorological factors play a key role in construction PF variation, with contribution ranging from 32.50% (GAM) to 59.41% (RF). The better performance of RF and GAM shows that the relationship between outdoor ambient environment and construction productivity is nonlinear and should be built by nonlinear models.
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