View Item 

Systemic Modelling of Design Error Causation in Social Infrastructure Projects

Access Status
Open access
Authors
Love, Peter
Lopez, Robert
Goh, Yang Miang
Davis, Peter
Date
2011
Type
Journal Article

Metadata
Show full item record
Citation
Love, P. and Lopez, R. and Goh, Y.M. and Davis, P. 2011. Systemic Modelling of Design Error Causation in Social Infrastructure Projects, in Proceedings of the Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction - EASEC12. Procedia Engineering. 14: pp. 161-168.
Source Title
Procedia Engineering 14 The Proceedings of the Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction EASEC12
Source Conference
EASEC-12
DOI
ISSN
School
School of Built Environment
Remarks

This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

URI
Collection
Abstract

Design errors contribute significantly to cost and schedule growth in social infrastructure projects and to engineering failures, which can result in accidents and loss of life. Despite considerable research that has addressed their error causation they still remain prevalent in projects. This paper develops a conceptual model of the underlying conditions that contribute to design errors in social infrastructure projects. A systemic model of design error causation is then propagated. The research suggests that a multitude of strategies should be adopted in congruence to prevent design errors from occurring and so ensure that safety and project performance are ameliorated.