Measuring Workers' Productivity in the Rural Infrastructure Construction Project Using the Historical Experience Method

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2025 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 12 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2025

Authors : Nova Nevila Rodhi, Mohamad Ferdaus Noor Aulady

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V12I5P106

How to Cite?

Nova Nevila Rodhi, Mohamad Ferdaus Noor Aulady, "Measuring Workers' Productivity in the Rural Infrastructure Construction Project Using the Historical Experience Method," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 12,  no. 5, pp. 71-75, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V12I5P106

Abstract:

The success of a construction project as a whole depends on the success of each job in the project, while one of the factors that influences the success of a job is the productivity of its workforce. This is because work in a construction project is labor-intensive, which means using a lot of labor, and the majority of the work is done manually. Lack of attention to worker productivity in a construction project can hinder construction work. The purpose of this study is to determine the value of worker productivity in Check Dam work using the Historical Experience method. The results of this study indicate that in the reinforcement work, the average productivity value in the field is 17.0630 kg/ hour, in the formwork 2.44 m²/ hour, in the casting work 0.30 m³/ hour, in the formwork dismantling work 5.30 m²/ hour. While the average productivity coefficient value in the field in the reinforcement work is 2.40 OH, in the formwork 0.33 OH, in the casting work 1.88 OH, and in the formwork dismantling work 0.33 OH.

Keywords:

Productivity, Human resources, Rural infrastructure, Historical experience, Coefficient value.

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