Assessing Factors Affecting Construction Equipment Productivity Using Structural Equation Modeling

Sathvik Sharath Chandra; Samad M. E. Sepasgozar; Varadhiyagounder Ranganathan Prasath Kumar; Atul Kumar Singh; Loganathan Krishnaraj; Bankole Osita Awuzie

doi:10.3390/buildings13020502

Buildings (Feb 2023)

Assessing Factors Affecting Construction Equipment Productivity Using Structural Equation Modeling

Sathvik Sharath Chandra,
Samad M. E. Sepasgozar,
Varadhiyagounder Ranganathan Prasath Kumar,
Atul Kumar Singh,
Loganathan Krishnaraj,
Bankole Osita Awuzie

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Sathvik Sharath Chandra: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Samad M. E. Sepasgozar: School of Built Environment, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Varadhiyagounder Ranganathan Prasath Kumar: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Atul Kumar Singh: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Loganathan Krishnaraj: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Bankole Osita Awuzie: School of Construction Economics and Management, University of Witwatersrand, Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020502
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 2
p. 502

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The performance of the construction industry can be improved by understanding the factors that affect the productivity of its equipment. A hypothetical framework was used to analyze six vital construction equipment parameters to understand how they affect productivity in construction projects. Data collected through a survey of 110 respondents in the construction industry were analyzed using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). The final model obtained using SEM consisted of 31 attributes from six construction equipment productivity factors, namely management (MG), materials (MT), human (HM), technical (TN), environmental (EM), and other factors (OT). Construction equipment productivity was found to be significantly influenced by MT and OT in construction projects. This was mainly because of their corresponding subfactors, such as operating life and equipment age, and the occurrence of accidents during construction. Consequently, based on survey feedback from various construction professionals, present gaps in construction equipment productivity were analyzed, and recommendations were made to overcome the main limiting factors under MT and OT. This study identified and quantified the interrelationships between various construction equipment productivity constraints. Therefore, the results can help experts and specialists better comprehend how to overcome delays due to idle time and improve construction equipment productivity.

Published in Buildings

ISSN: 2075-5309 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Building construction
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings

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