Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Knowledge sharing and constructability in structural design
V.Kuo&J.Wium
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
ABSTRACT: It is imperative that the structural designer has sufficient knowledge of construction processes to
produce suitably constructible designs. This paper aims to address the topic constructability in structural design
through understanding the nature of constructability problems and demonstrate how structural knowledge sharing
between contractors and designers is a pertinent approach to reducing constructability problems. The principle
conclusion is that there are ...