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