Ali Touran, Ph.D., P.E.

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Managing a Portfolio of Projects

This is a current research project sponsored by the Construction Industry Institute with the objective of developing tools and techniques to improve the performance of construction projects that are grouped in portfolios. The academic team consists of Northeastern University, Georgia Tech, and University of Florida.

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Risk analysis

  • Project cost and schedule risk analysis, including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation using probabilistic methods.
    * Has conducted several projects for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation.
    * Modeling of uncertainty in project duration and costs.
    * Has authored/co-authored several reports for conducting risk analysis in major transit projects.

Owners' Risk Reduction Techniques (CMAA Project)

Risk Assessment for Transit Projects

Simulation

Simulation of construction processes, especially heavy equipment operations, Monte Carlo simulation of construction costs, analysis of historical cost and schedule data.

Recently Published Reports in Project Delivery and Soft Costs

            Study and evaluation of various project delivery systems such as Design-Build, CM at Risk, and DBOM for transportation projects.

                  Transit Guidebook on Project Delivery Selection  

                  Airports Guidebook on Project Delivery Selection

           Estimating soft costs in transit projects. 

                  Estimating Soft Costs for Major Public Transportation Projects

 

Modeling Earthquake Costs

Modeling repair and replacement costs due to earthquakes for various building types. Cost correlations between various
building components. Distribution of repair and replacement costs due to earthquakes.

Decision Support Systems

Computer-based decision support systems regarding construction design issues, choice of methods, and cost analysis.

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