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Makarand Hastak

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1993

Publications

239

Citations

4,292

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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Makarand Hastak's research focuses on construction engineering and management, covering topics such as offsite/modular construction, labor productivity, disaster and flood risk management, infrastructure resilience, and workforce diversity in the construction industry. The work often combines data analysis and modeling to study how construction projects are managed, how risks propagate, and how communities and industries respond to disruptions like natural disasters and workforce shortages. This research is generally applied and industry-oriented, aiming to improve project performance, resilience, and equity in the construction sector.

Construction project management and productivityOffsite and modern methods of constructionDisaster and flood risk managementInfrastructure resilienceDiversity and workforce issues in construction

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2021-2022, dipping in 2023, and showing a modest resurgence in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.0/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 18 publications18222023: 4 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Management in Engineering×17
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management×9
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction×5
  • Journal of Infrastructure Systems×4
  • CIB Conferences×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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