An intelligent risk assessment system for distributed construction teams

Purpose – The paper proposes addressing the design and implementation of a web‐based risk assessment system that enables remote project team members to assess the risks at the conceptual design stage.Design/methodology/approach – The prototype system is based on a client/server architecture and uses fuzzy logic and web‐based technology. A risk assessment scenario is used to demonstrate the operation and benefits of the prototype system.Findings – The research found that the use of a web‐based risk assessment system for distributed project team members has major benefits in terms of use of linguistic terms to express risk assessment, ease of communication, ease of maintenance, and greater consistency, among others.Research limitations/implications – There is scope for enhancing the system through the development of a risk management module, improving the user interface and making specific provisions for different project types.Practical implications – The move in industry towards collaborative working prac...

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