Evaluating the efficiency of dam construction management and ways to improve it

Sahand Sharifzadeh; Mohammad Taghipour

doi:10.59400/be.v1i1.210

Evaluating the efficiency of dam construction management and ways to improve it

Sahand Sharifzadeh ABA Institute of Higher Education, Qazvin 3441683535, Iran
Mohammad Taghipour Sohrvardi Institute of Higher Education, Qazvin 4641334147, Iran

Article ID: 210

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/be.v1i1.210

Keywords: construction management; dam construction; productivity

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of environmental transformational leadership. Due to the dry climate, Iran always needs to plan for water facilities. Among the water facilities, the dam is the most important because of the supply of drinking water, agriculture, hydroelectric energy, etc. The construction of a dam has always been important due to the huge cost involved, and on the other hand, due to the complexities involved in its construction, it is accompanied by risks. In this research, the ways of increasing productivity in construction management and dam construction have been discussed by considering the issue of project control in order to save costs and time and increase the quality of construction.

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2023-10-23

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Sharifzadeh, S., & Taghipour, M. (2023). Evaluating the efficiency of dam construction management and ways to improve it. Building Engineering, 1(1), 210. https://doi.org/10.59400/be.v1i1.210

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