Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan UniversityTserng, H.-PingH.-PingTserngLin, Yu-ChengYu-ChengLin2006-11-152018-07-092006-11-152018-07-092004http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/2006111501244247Knowledge Management (KM) has become an important term in the IT industry. Knowledge management involves creating, securing, capturing, coordinating, combining, retrieving & distributing knowledge. Most know-what, know-how & experience exist only in the minds of individual participants during the construction phase of construction projects. The knowledge can be reused & shared among the engineers & experts involved who participate in projects in order to improve the construction process & reduce the time & cost of solving problems. Sharing & reusing knowledge depends on acquiring & preserving both tacit knowledge & explicit knowledge as the property of a corporation. Effectively using information & web technologies during the construction phase of a project enables knowledge to be captured & managed to the benefit of future projects. This study addresses application of knowledge management to construction projects in the construction phase & proposes a Construction Activity-Based Knowledge Management (ConABKM) concept & system for general contractors. This paper proposes the concept of integrating IDEF (Integrated DEFinition function modeling) modeling methods & provides a prototype used for designing construction knowledge management systems. The ConABKM system is then applied in a case study of a highway construction project; the results demonstrate the effectiveness of sharing knowledge in the construction phase. The combined results demonstrate that by utilizing the latest web technology, knowledge exchange & storage concepts & modes of implementation, a ConABKM system is an effective tool for all experts & engineers participating in the construction phase of a project.application/pdf2579162 bytesapplication/pdfzh-TWProject managementKnowledge managementInformation technologyIDEF[SDGs]SDG9journal article10.1016/j.autcon.2004.05.0032-s2.0-4344596268http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/2006111501244247/1/4705.pdf