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082			_aCEM TH-0400 _bSHW
100			_aShweta, R. (PG190940) _990284
245		0	_aAnalysis of the quality defects in design documents : a study of the Indian building sector (Softcopy is also available)
260			_c2021
300			_axv,117p.
505			_aTABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT i UNDERTAKING iii CERTIFICATE v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii NOMENCLATURE ix LIST OF FIGURES xiii LIST OF TABLES xv CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Need for the study 1 1.3 Research Objectives 2 1.4 Scope of the work 3 1.5 Methodology 3 1.6 Timeline of activities 5 1.7 Contribution 5 CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.1 Design Process 7 2.2 Design Documents 8 2.3 Quality of Design Documents 9 2.3.1 Quality Attributes 9 2.3.2 Importance of Quality Attributes 11 2.3.3 Quality Assessment of Design Documents 12 2.3.4 Defects in Design Documents 13 2.3.5 Factors contributing to defects 13 2.3.6 Impact of Quality Defects in Design Documents 15 2.3.7 Measures to Improve Documentation Quality 16 2.4 Research Gap 17 CHAPTER-3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19 3.1 Introduction 19 3.2 Literature Review 21 3.3 Data Collection 22 3.3.1 Experts Opinion 22 3.3.2 Case Studies 22 3.3.3 Questionnaire Survey 23 3.4 Data Analysis 23 3.4.1 Analysis of Qualitative Data 23 3.4.2 Analysis of Quantitative Data 24 CHAPTER-4: DATA COLLECTION 25 4.1 Expert Opinion 25 4.2 Case Studies 25 4.2.1 Case Study A 26 4.2.2 Case Study B 31 4.2.3 Case Study C 35 CHAPTER-5: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS 41 5.1 Case Studies 41 5.1.1 Factors for Defects in Architectural GFC Documents 41 5.1.2 Measures to Improve Design Documentation Quality 43 5.2 Questionnaire Survey 44 5.2.1 Respondent Details 44 5.2.2 Method of Data Analysis 46 5.2.3 Findings - Critical defects in design documents 49 5.2.4 Findings - Significant factors for design documentation defects 54 5.2.5 Findings - Important Measures to Improve Design Documentation Quality 56 5.2.6 Test for Reliability of Data 58 5.3 Validation of Findings 58 5.3.1 Critical Defects in Design Documents 58 5.3.2 Significant Factors Responsible for the Occurrence of Defects 60 5.3.3 Important Measures to Improve Design Documentation Quality 60 CHAPTER-6: CONCLUSION 63 6.1 Recommendations 64 6.2 Limitations 65 6.3 Future Scope of Work 65 REFERENCES 67 ANNEXURES 71
700			_aDevkar, Ganesh (Guide)
890			_aIndia
891			_a2019 Batch
891			_aConstruction Engineering and Management
891			_aFT-PG
999			_c69578 _d69578