Research methods for construction /
Richard Fellows and Anita Liu .
- Fifth edition.
- xii, 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"For many people, the prospect of embarking on a research project is a daunting one. However, especially for people who are associated with a project-oriented industry, such as property development, building de sign, construction, or facilities management, familiarity with the natu re of projects and their management is a significant advantage. Dr Mart in Barnes, an ex-chairperson of the Association of Project Managers (AP M), has described a project as a task or an activity which has a beginn ing (start), a middle and an end that involves a process which leads to an output (product/solution). Thus, getting married is a project but s taying married is not a project! Staying married is a process. Despite the situation that much research is carried out as part of a long-term "rolling" programme, each individual package of research is an entity w hich is complete in itself, while contributing to the overall programme "--