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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 123 avhandlingar innehållade orden Construction Workers.

1. 11. Becoming a construction worker : a study of vocational learning in school and work life

   Författare :Magnus Fjellström; Ulrika Widding; Joakim Lindgren; Gun-Britt Wärvik; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vocational education and training VET ; upper secondary school; post-secondary apprenticeship; activity theory; levels of learning; apprenticeship curriculum; woodworker; construction programme; pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis describes and analyses vocational learning in school and workplaces, particularly the vocational learning involved in becoming a construction worker in Sweden. This includes learning the trade in upper secondary school education and a subsequent apprenticeship. LÄS MER

3. 12. Gender discourses at work : export industry workers and construction workers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

   Författare :Gunilla Blomqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; gender discourses; development studies; feminist research; export industry; construction industry; working conditions; Tamil Nadu; India;

   Sammanfattning : The worldwide relocation and globalisation of low-value production to countries where labour intensive production is profitable, has led to new patterns of work and mobility, especially for women. In India and Tamil Nadu, the strategies of economic liberalisation and export promotion during the recent decades have created a large export sector of garments and leather industries, which has attracted many women. LÄS MER

4. 13. Bracing of steel bridges during construction; theory, full-scale tests and simulations

   Författare :Hassan Mehri; Avdelningen för Konstruktionsteknik; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Bracing; steel-concrete composite; steel; bridge; test; construction; laboratory; experiment; experimental; theory;

   Sammanfattning : A number of steel bridges have suffered lateral-torsional failure during their construction due to their lacking adequate lateral and/or rotational stiffness. In most cases, slight bracing can be of great benefit to the main girders involved through their controlling out-of-plane deformations and enabling the resistance that is needed to be achieved. LÄS MER

5. 14. Socialtjänsten och familjen : socialarbetares konstruktion av familj och insatser i familjerelaterad komplexitet

   Författare :Ahmet Gümüscü; Evelyn Khoo; Lennart Nygren; Sven Trygged; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; complex needs; complexity; family-based social work; social services; social workers; Sweden; focus groups; vignettes;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse how social workers in Swedish social services define “family” and handle complexity when they work with families, and especially “families with complex needs” as the target of their interventions. Whereas families with complex needs can be understood to involve one or more family members having two or more simultaneously occurring needs or problems (e. LÄS MER

7. 15. Industrial bridge construction with cast in place concrete : new production methods and lean construction philosophies

   Författare :Peter Simonsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Engineering; Konstruktionsteknik;

   Sammanfattning : The construction industry is associated with high costs, low productivity, a lack of quality and low profit margins. Too often the actual cost for a project exceeds the expected cost. LÄS MER