Browsing Institutt for bygg- og miljøteknikk by Subject "Project Management, Civil Engineering"
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A comparative case study of Public-Private Partnerships in road infrastructure projects: Spain and Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)Public-Private Partnership scheme in infrastructures is not a new concept that has come up in the last years; this is a strategy that has evolved adapting to the new necessities and requirements of the society. Over the ... -
A Comparative Study on Hospital Construction Cost Between Norway and The United States - Based on case studies
(Master thesis, 2017)Within the construction industry, there have been many attempts to identify the cost factors or to compare the building costs. However, it seems the combination of both has not been applied so much especially in healthcare ... -
A framework for assessing uncertainties in benefit cost analyses in the Norwegian road sector.
(Master thesis, 2015)Nowadays, every time there is a need of undertaking a project, different alternatives are considered. The differences between those alternatives can be related to technical or economical aspects, so in order to identify ... -
Alliancing in Infrastructure Projects
(Master thesis, 2016)The alliance contract method is a relatively new project delivery method that has started becoming popular in recent decades as an alternative to both traditional and other forms of relational contracts. The result of it ... -
Benefit cost analysis as a tool for sustainability and resiliency of transport infrastructure system to future climate uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2018)Climate Change is a challenge that produces uncertainties among decision-makers in determining which type of investments are robust enough to mitigate infrastructures vulnerabilities. So, adaptation strategies and policies ... -
Best Value Procurement - The Practical Approach
(Master thesis, 2017)Traditional procurement methods leave much room for improving risk management and value creation. However, Best Value Procurement (BVP) is designed to increase project value by mitigating risks and increasing the transparency ... -
Changes and adaptations of the Norwegian Total Contract 2007 - The Follo Line Project
(Master thesis, 2016)Norwegian Total Contract 2007 (NTK 07) is a extensively applied contract standard for oil & gas industry. Currently this standard is applied for the Norwegian biggest infrastructure investment The Follo Line Project. ... -
A comparison of cost and time overrun causes in different road size projects
(Master thesis, 2018)Within the road construction industry there have been many attempts to identify the major cost and time overrun causes. However, it seems that a comparation between these factors for projects of different size has not ... -
E6 STAVSJØFJELLTUNNELLEN - Excavation performance estimation of the new parallel tunnel
(Master thesis, 2016)This Master Thesis, written in 2016, is a result of the cooperation between NTNU and Reinertsen AF. The aim of the Thesis is to estimate the performance of the excavation of the second tube of Stavsjøfjelltunnelen. The ... -
Kostnaden ved opprusting av Norges verste veg: Fv 60 Olden Innvik i Stryn kommune, Nordfjord
(Master thesis, 2017)Parsellering er en svært vanlig måte å gjennomføre vegprosjekter på i Norge i dag. Denne masteroppgaven har tatt for seg en vegstrekning som er opprustet i parseller. Oppgaven har tatt utgangspunkt i fylkesveg 60 mellom ... -
Last Planner System: Comparing Indian and Norwegian approaches
(Master thesis, 2018)The Last planner system is currently being used in a variety of construction projects around the world with different approaches. In this paper, we compare the Indian and Norwegian industry because of their contrasting ... -
Public Procurement - Contemporary Construction Industry Practices and Best Value in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)Projects consist of complex structures that require strategizing. As an important part of a project, strategic approaches of procurement may yield greater success, quality and value. This report focuses on the contracting ... -
Quality Assurance of Major Public Infrastructure Projects in Cyprus
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to present the Quality Assurance scheme of Cyprus and discuss issues with the implementation of the scheme, regarding structural and working culture matters. The function of a QA scheme is to ... -
Quality assurance scheme in large public investment projects in Costa Rica
(Master thesis, 2017)Quality Assurance Schemes are implemented by governments due to the necessity to ensure quality in the decision-making process during the front-end phase of a project. Costa Rica is also beginning to implement such schemes ... -
Socio Economic Analysis of Road Projects - Development of CBA during conceptual phases
(Master thesis, 2018)A Socio Economic Analysis (SEA) is a complex and multidisciplinary assessment that evaluates the costs and benefits that a road project will create for the society. In Norway, it is performed in an early stage of a road ... -
Sustainable Gravel Road Construction and Maintenance in Serengeti National Park
(Master thesis, 2017)All weather road networks in protected areas are important to facilitate management of wildlife, routine park operations and to facilitate tourist accessibility to the tourist s attractions sites hence improving their ...