Faculty/Staff

Abdelhamid, Tariq Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location: 116 Human Ecology
Phone: (517) 432-6188
Fax: (517) 355-7711
E-mail: tariq@msu.edu
URL: http://www.msu.edu/user/tabdelha
Area of Expertise: Lean Construction, Construction Safety and Ergonomics, Project-based Production Systems, Integrated Project Delivery, Production Planning, Project Scheduling, Construction Operations Simulation.

Courses Taught:

CMP 411: Construction Project Scheduling
CMP 811: Advanced Project Scheduling
CMP 491: Introduction to Lean Construction
CMP 436: Commercial Building Projects
CMP 891: Lean Construction Principle and Methods
CMP 817: Computer-Integrated Construction Management

Recent Research:

• Prediction of relative workload during physically demanding work.
• Performance Assessment During Manufactured Housing Production Operations Using Lean Production Principles.
• Manufactured Housing Construction Quality Guidelines - Consumers Union Southwest Regional Office Manufactured Housing Research Initiative.
• Assessment of Manufactured Housing Construction Quality: A Consumer Perspective.
• Identification of the Safety and Health Competencies for Structural Steel Workers in Construction.
• Statistical Analysis of Productivity Improvements Studies.
• Physiological Demand of Construction Work. Accidents Causation Models.
• Queuing Theory in Construction Ergonomic Analysis of Construction Tasks for Risk Factors for overexertion problems.
• Sequencing Formwork Systems for Concrete Casting Operations.
• Improved Construction Methods for Rehabilitation Highway Projects Highway Work Zone Safety.

Interests:

Dr. Abdelhamid conducts research in Lean Construction and Construction Occupational Safety & Health and their application to residential and commercial construction.

Education:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ph.D. (Civil Engineering-Construction Engineering and Management)

MSE (Industrial and Operations Engineering-Occupational Ergonomics)

MSE (Construction Engineering and Management)

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. B. Sc. in Civil Engineering.

Selected Publications:

Abdelhamid, T. S. (2003). Six-Sigma in Lean Construction Systems: Opportunities and Challenges. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference for Lean Construction, 22-24 July 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia, 65-83.

Mastroianni, R. and Abdelhamid, T. S (2003). The Challenge: The Impetus For Change To Lean Project Delivery. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference for Lean Construction, 22-24 July 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia, 610-621.

Abdelhamid, T. S., Patel, B., Howell, G. A., and Mitropoulos, P. (2003). Signal Detection Theory: Enabling Work Near The Edge. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference for Lean Construction, 22-24 July 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia, 243-256.

Abdelhamid, T. S., and Everett, J. G. (2002). Physiological demands During Construction Work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 128(5), 427-437.

Abdelhamid, T. S., and Everett, J. G. (2000). Identifying Root Causes of Construction Accidents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 126(1), 52-60.

Abdelhamid, T. S., and Everett, J. G. (1999). Time series analysis for construction productivity experiments. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 125(2), 87-95.