MA Student from University of Technology obtained Master degree in the use of artificial neural networks model in the completion of construction projects in Iraq

 Building and construction Engineering Department at the University of Technology granted master's degree(MSC) in Construction Project Management Engineering Science with grade (very good) for the student Dhuha Samir Mohsen for her thesis entitled:
"The use of artificial neural networks model in the completion of construction projects in Iraq” in the discussion that was held at the Hall of Graduate Studies in the Department of Building and Construction Engineering.
The discussion committee consists of Prof. Dr. Shaker Saleh Ahmed as a head and Assistant Prof. Dr. Raed Salim (the two are from the Department of Building and Construction Engineering at the University of Technology) and Dr. Mohammed Hashim Majid/ Deputy Minister of Industry and Minerals Ministry as a member and Assistant Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abd Mohammed from the Department of Building and Construction Engineering at the University of Technology and Assistant Prof. Dr. Faeq Mohammed from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Al-Nahrin (as supervisors) and Assistant Prof. Dr. Hamed Khalifa Brisam from the Engineering Affairs at the University of Baghdad (as a scientific supervisor) and Assistant Prof. Dr. Asmaa Samer Ibrahim from College of Engineering at the University of Al-Nahrin (as a linguistic supervisor).
The researcher has shown that the most important obstacles facing the construction projects are not finishing these projects on time and within the allocated budget. This happens due to a variety of reasons, the most important one is project planning method and following them technically , temporally and financially .
The researcher mentioned that the main objective of this thesis is to provide a Management System of Earning Value as an effective tool to follow-up projects cause it connects between the actual achievement of planned works within the project in the past period and the cost which has been spend, in comparison with the periodical and financial project plan . This goal was achieved through a case study "the project of implementation of the second corridor of the highway project linked between Nasiriyah - Rifai,
It is one of the infrastructure projects in Iraq. The purpose of case study that has been taken within this thesis is expecting the status of the project in terms of period and cost factors by calculating the acquired value factors "deviation index scheduling, and cost index deviation " . The " Microsoft Project 2013 "program was used for this purpose
The researcher was able to monitor the project status in two different periods of time from the planned period for the project which was "14" months, when comparing the real completion percentages with the planned completion percentages, as well as comparing the real cost with the planned cost. It was concluded that the project is progressing perfectly after "7.14" months. This means that the project is progressing as planned in terms of cost and time. The second case was a cost index for the project which indicates that the true cost was less than what is planned to, when carrying out the monitoring process after t "7.17" months, while the time index was referring to the progress of the project for the planned duration at this time.

The research included a main objective, i.e. Building mathematical models by the use of smart artificial neural networks to predict acquired value indicators "Scheduling index, the cost index, and the index of the expected budget for completion ." To achieve this goal it was necessary to identify the affecting factors on the performance of the infrastructure projects, "Roads", it is the planned value ,acquired value and the real cost. "

Source: Uot Media

Date :22/12/2014