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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">REA Press</journal-id>
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      <journal-title>REA Press</journal-title><issn pub-type="ppub">3042-0202</issn><issn pub-type="epub">3042-0202</issn><publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">https://doi.org/10.48314/ijrceai.v2i2.47</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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        <subj-group><subject>Construction project quality, Analytical hierarchy process, Project management, Materials and equipment</subject></subj-group>
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        <article-title>Ranking of Factors Affecting Construction Project Quality Using the Hierarchical Method (Case Study: Kabul)</article-title><subtitle>Ranking of Factors Affecting Construction Project Quality Using the Hierarchical Method (Case Study: Kabul)</subtitle></title-group>
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	<name name-style="western">
	<surname>Mahdavi</surname>
		<given-names>Mohammad Hossein</given-names>
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	<aff>Department of Civil Engineering, International University of Chabahar, Chabahar, Iran.</aff>
	</contrib><contrib contrib-type="author">
	<name name-style="western">
	<surname>Moradikhou</surname>
		<given-names>Amir Bahador</given-names>
	</name>
	<aff>Department of Civil Engineering, International University of Chabahar, Chabahar, Iran.</aff>
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      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2025</year>
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        <day>13</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2025</year>
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      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
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        <copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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			<article-title>Ranking of Factors Affecting Construction Project Quality Using the Hierarchical Method (Case Study: Kabul)</article-title>
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			In this study, attempts will be made to prioritize factors that affect the quality of construction projects in Kabul using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The reason for the need to consider the quality in construction projects is extremely important because of the large financial, social, and environmental expenses. So, determining factors influencing quality in construction projects could increase management effectiveness. In this study, initially, the factors affecting the quality of construction projects were identified by reviewing literature and interviewing experts in the construction sector. Then, the prioritization of factors affecting the quality of construction projects was made by using the AHP. In the AHP method, an analytical hierarchy of influential factors was formed, which includes different levels of main factors and subfactors, such as communication, managerial, legal, social and cultural, project-related, occupational, environmental, and safety factors. According to the results, communication factor having relative weight of 0.299, takes first place; the managerial factor with a relative weight of 0.256, second; the legal, social, and cultural factor with a weight of 0.139, third; and the safety factor with a weight of 0.048 lastly. Conclusions from this study will be helpful for project managers and policy makers in improving construction project quality in terms of construction industry in Kabul. It can provide a foundation for further research into this field in other parts of the world. In general, this study indicates that there are several factors that affect construction project quality in Kabul and a multidimensional approach should be taken.
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