TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grewal, Rajdeep Singh (PT101514)
AU  - Sanghvi, Amar (Guide)
AU  - Devkar, Ganesh (Guide)
TI  - Selection of concrete pump for building construction (Soft copy is also available) 
U1  - CPM TH-0381 
N1  - Approval Certificate:  i
Declaration   ii
Acknowledgement   iii
Abstract   iv
Chapter 1: Introduction   1
1.1 Background   1
1.2 Need for Study   1
1.3 Objectives   3
1.4 Scope of Study   3
1.5 Methodology   3
1.6 Research Plan   4
Chapter 2: Literature Review   5
2.1 Types of Concrete Pumps   5
2.1.1 Configurations of Concrete pumping Equipment   7
2.2 Factors Affecting Selection of Concrete Pump   9
2.3 Factors Identified for Selection of Concrete Pump   16
2.4 Methods Used for Selection of Equipment/Concrete Pumps   18
2.5 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)   23
2.5.1 Features of AHP   24
2.5.2 AHP Basics   24
2.6 Research Gap   26
Chapter 3: Research Methodology   28
3.1 Framework of the Research   28
3.2 Methodology (for Objective 1)   29
3.2.1 Literature Review   29
3.2.2 Pilot Study   29
3.3 Methodology (for Objective 2)   29
3.3.1 Detailed Study Questionnaire   29
3.3.2 Data Collection   29
3.3.3 Method of Analysis   30
3.4 Model Implementation   30
3.4.1 Data Collection   30
3.4.2 Method of Analysis     30
Chapter 4: Data Collection and Analysis   31
4.1 Analysis of Factors for Selection of Concrete Pump (Objective 1)   31
4.1 1 Factors for Selection of Construction Equipment   31
4.1.2 Factors for Selection of Concrete Pump   31
4.1.2 Factors for Selection of Concrete Pump Identified from Pilot Study   32
4.1.3 Factors for Selection of Concrete Pump   33
4.2 Preparation of Decision Making Model   34
4.2.1 Hierarchy Construction   34
4.2.2 Pairwise Comparisons   35
4.2.3 Survey Questionnaire   36
4.2.3 Scoring of Alternatives   38
4.2.4 Model Implementation   39
A questionnaire as given in Annexure 4 was given to the equipment selection team for
ranking of the three pumps as Good, Fair or Bad .   41
Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusion   42
Chapter 6: Future Scope   43
References   44


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