Adoption of advanced materials by SME constructors
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Paper/Presentation Title | Adoption of advanced materials by SME constructors |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Thorpe, D. S. |
Editors | Aravinthan, Thiru, Karunasena, Warna (Karu) and Wang, Hao |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM 20) |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9780415491969 |
Conference/Event | 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20) |
Event Details | Rank B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B |
Event Details | 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20) Parent Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Event Date 02 to end of 05 Dec 2008 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | While advanced engineering materials like engineered fibre composites promise considerable advantages in areas like efficiency, safety and sustainability in structural design and construction, they are not always quickly adopted by the small and medium (SME) building and construction sector. Using as a foundation prior research into innovation in small building construction firms, the author discusses these barriers and enablers. Matters addressed include a discussion of the materials related innovations adopted or developed by the small builders interviewed for this research, their use of advanced materials and processes, and the process they used in adopting or developing innovations. The paper concludes with a discussion of improvement in the process of adoption of advanced materials and other innovations by the SME building and construction sector. |
Keywords | composite materials; domestic builders; innovation; dissemination of information |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400505. Construction materials |
330204. Building information modelling and management | |
401602. Composite and hybrid materials | |
Public Notes | © 2009 Taylor & Francis Group, London. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Engineering and Surveying |
Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zx42/adoption-of-advanced-materials-by-sme-constructors
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