Construction Quality Management

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS S.L Tan g S.L. Tan g is a faculty membe r i n th e Departmen t o f Civi l and Structura l Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University H e is a Chartere d Civil Engineer and obtained has B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 1972, M.Sc. in Construction Engineering from the National University o f Singapore i n 1977 , and Ph.D . fro m th e Civi l Engineerin g Department of Loughborough University, U.K. in 1989 . Dr. Tang had about seven years of working experience in civil engineering practice in contracting/ consulting firms an d government department s before h e joined th e Hong Kong Polytechnic University H e is currently involved in the teaching and research o f constructio n management , an d wate r an d environmenta l management, and has written over one hundred journal/conference paper s and books related to his area of expertise. Syed M. Ahme d Syed M. Ahmed is a faculty member and Graduate Program Director in the Department o f Construction Managemen t (Colleg e of Engineering) a t the Florida International University in Miami, Florida USA, since December 1999. Prior t o thi s h e wa s lecturin g i n th e Departmen t o f Civi l & Structura l Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for over four years. He has a B.Sc. (Hons.) degre e in Civi l Engineering fro m th e University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore Pakistan and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia USA. Dr. Ahmed's research interest is in the areas of project management , construction safety , qualit y assuranc e an d tota l qualit y managemen t i n construction, risk analysis and risk management, construction procurement , information technology , and engineering and construction education . He has publishe d ove r 7 0 paper s i n referee d internationa l journal s an d 1 98 CONSTRUCTIO N QUALITY MANAGEMENT conferences so far. He is also a reviewer for six international journals in the field o f constructio n engineerin g an d management . Dr . Ahme d ha s approximately eight years of construction industry experience, working with owners, consultants, and contractors. He is a member of the American Society of Civi l Engineer s (ASCE) , and th e UNESC O Internationa l Centr e fo r Engineering Education (UICEE ) based at Monash University in Melbourne Australia. Dr. Ahmed has successfully supervised three Ph.D. theses and eight M.Sc. dissertations. Raymond T. Aoieong Raymond T . Aoieong is a faculty membe r i n the Department o f Civil and Environmental Engineerin g at the University of Macau. He obtained his B. Sc. and M.Sc. in Civi l Engineering fro m th e University o f Ottawa. Befor e joining the University of Macau, he worked for consulting firms in Canada as structural enginee r fo r ove r five years. He received hi s Ph.D. from th e Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004 working on the topic "Capturing Quality Costs of Construction Processes using the Construction Process Cost Model". Dr Aoieong is a registered professional enginee r in Canad a and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. S.W. Poo n S.W. Poo n i s a facult y membe r i n th e Departmen t o f Rea l Estat e an d Construction at the University of Hong Kong. Before joining the department, he taugh t a t th e Nationa l Universit y o f Singapor e an d th e Hon g Kon g Polytechnic University He is a Chartered Structural Engineer and a Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He obtained his M.Sc. in Constructio n an d Ph D from Loughboroug h University , U.K. Dr. Poo n was the Chairman (2000/2001 ) o f the Safety Specialist Group of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and has been a Senior Member of Professional Committee of Construction Safety , the China Association of Constructio n Industry, in Beijing sinc e 2000 . He has been appointe d b y the Legal Aid Department an d othe r la w firm s a s a n independen t safet y exper t i n investigating constructio n accident s an d failures...