Factors Affecting Quality Control of High-rise Building Construction in Bangkok: A Case Study in Huai Khwang District

Abstract

           This research aims to study factors and priorities of factors affecting supervision of high-rise building construction. It is a quantitative research using collected data obtained by questionnaires. The populations are foreman, site engineer, project engineer and project manager who working in high-rise building projects in Huay Khwang Bangkok. The results of the research are as follows in general, factor affecting the supervision of high-rise buildings in Bangkok: a case study of Huay Khwang District was moderate with an average of 3.40. Factors affecting the supervision of high-rise buildings are at high level include: staffing with an average of 3.59, financial with an average of 3.53, tools and machinery with an average of 3.50 while material and management factors are at a moderate level with an average of 3.22 and 3.20, respectively. The results of hypothesis testing showed that general characteristics of workers such as age, experience, different work practices and others affect the attitude of owner and contractor toward the significant level of personnel factors and materials that affect the supervision of high-rise building construction. On the other hand, the financial factor, management factor and tools and machinery factors are not significant level of 0.05.