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Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) in the Building and Construction Industry - 2nd Edition

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 2941

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Choongwan Koo

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Division of Architecture & Urban Design, College of Urban Sciences, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
Interests: intelligent facility management; smart construction management
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Prof. Dr. Seung Hyun Cha

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Department of Interior Architecture Design, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Interests: future cities; IOT/AR/VR; digital twin; smart design; human behavior
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We have recently seen the rapid development of advanced technologies to enhance the health, safety, and environment (HSE) in the building and construction industry, along with the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR). These advancements have led the move in the direction of multidisciplinary research on personalized health and safety management..

Meanwhile, the construction industry accounts for approximately 20% of worker deaths or injuries, being continuously caused by safety hazards such as falls, being struck by falling or swinging items, and electrocutions. In addition, during the lockdowns that many countries imposed on account of the coronavirus since 2019 (COVID-19), it has been learned that, as time spent indoors increases, the impact of indoor environmental quality on occupants’ comfort, health, and productivity also increases. The need for appropriate management of the HSE in the building and construction industry is of utmost importance and cannot be compromised, which covers the following aspects: social, technological, economic, environmental, and political.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for a wide range of professionals to enhance interdisciplinary research and to share the best management practices, focused on health, safety, and environment (HSE) in the building and construction industry. Any type of article aligned with the journal (e.g., original research, case study, technical report, and reviews) is welcome in this Special Issue. Related fields include but are not limited to:

  • Sustainable services and applications for the HSE in the building and construction industry, in the COVID-19 pandemic context;
  • Personalized health and safety management and advanced technologies in the building and construction industry;
  • Physiological and cognitive (psychological) response to the built environment, in the context of the HSE and its services;
  • Heat stress and thermal comfort in the built environment, in the context of the HSE and its services;
  • Artificial intelligence to understand the relationship between human behavior and the HSE in the building and construction industry;
  • Descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for the identification and mitigation of occupational health and safety hazards;
  • IoT and big data for the HSE in the building and construction industry;
  • Wearable devices for personalized health and safety management in real time;
  • Virtual-reality-based training system for the HSE in the building and construction industry;
  • Augmented reality for occupational health and safety management in the building and construction industry;
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle for occupational health and safety management in the building and construction industry.

Prof. Dr. Choongwan Koo
Prof. Dr. Seung Hyun Cha
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • building and construction
  • health, safety, and environment (HSE)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • big data analytics
  • artificial intelligence (AI)
  • virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR)
  • built environment
  • wearable devices

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Damage Characteristics and Dynamic Response of RC Shells Subjected to Underwater Shock Wave
by Fantong Lin, Xianxiang Zhou, Jian Zhao, Lan Xiao, Lubo Tang, Ziye Liu and Jianshuai Wang
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(5), 1878; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14051878 - 25 Feb 2024
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Underwater bottom-sitting shell structures face threats from underwater explosion shock waves. To investigate the damage characteristics and dynamic response of bottom-sitting shell structures under underwater explosion shock waves, three-dimensional numerical models of semi-spherical and semi-cylindrical bottom-sitting reinforced concrete (RC) shells under underwater shock [...] Read more.
Underwater bottom-sitting shell structures face threats from underwater explosion shock waves. To investigate the damage characteristics and dynamic response of bottom-sitting shell structures under underwater explosion shock waves, three-dimensional numerical models of semi-spherical and semi-cylindrical bottom-sitting reinforced concrete (RC) shells under underwater shock waves were established based on the Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) algorithm using LS-DYNA software. The influences of the shock wave transmission medium, explosive equivalent, explosive distance, hydrostatic pressure, and reinforcement on the damage characteristics and dynamic response of semi-spherical and semi-cylindrical bottom-sitting RC shell structures were studied. The results indicated that the damage and center vertical deformation of RC shells under underwater shock waves are significantly greater than those under air shock waves. With an increase in explosive equivalent or decrease in explosive distance, the damage and center vertical deformation of RC shells are increased. The damage to the inner surface of RC shells is more severe than the outer surface. The damage and center vertical deformation of RC shells can be reduced by bottom reinforcement and an increase in the diameter of the steel bar. The ‘hoop effect’ caused by hydrostatic pressure restrains the horizontal convex deformation and slightly decreases the macroscopic damage and vertical center deformation of the semi-spherical RC shell with an increase in hydrostatic pressure within the range of 0–2.0092 MPa. The hydrostatic pressure restrains the horizontal convex deformation of the semi-cylindrical RC shell. However, inward concave deformation of the shell center is increased by hydrostatic pressure, inducing an increase in the damage to and center vertical deformation of the semi-cylindrical RC shell. These findings may offer a reference for the construction and design of protective measures for underwater bottom-sitting shell structures. Full article
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Assessing Non-Intrusive Wearable Devices for Tracking Core Body Temperature in Hot Working Conditions
by Abdullahi A. Ibrahim, Muhammad Khan, Chukwuma Nnaji and Amanda S. Koh
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(11), 6803; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116803 - 03 Jun 2023
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Heat-related illness is a growing concern for workers in temperate climates as rising temperatures and heatwaves put them at risk of exertional heat stroke. Monitoring biometrics that predict heat stroke, such as core temperature, is increasingly important. To monitor biometrics, wearable sensing technologies [...] Read more.
Heat-related illness is a growing concern for workers in temperate climates as rising temperatures and heatwaves put them at risk of exertional heat stroke. Monitoring biometrics that predict heat stroke, such as core temperature, is increasingly important. To monitor biometrics, wearable sensing technologies have been proposed as an alternative to the ingestible telemetric pill. However, limited studies have validated the accuracy of these sensors in different temperature conditions. Therefore, this study aims to assess the validity of wearable devices placed on different areas of the body for measuring core body temperature (CT) during repetitive physical activity in high temperature conditions. Ten male participants performed dumbbell curling exercises at 33 °C and roughly 50% relative humidity, and data from the pill (the criterion standard) were compared to data from two wearable sensors–Slate Safety and Zephyr. Results showed that Slate Safety [Bias (Precision) = 0.20 (0.35) °C) and Zephyr [Bias (Precision) = −0.03 (0.35) °C] recorded bias and precision within acceptable limits. The correlation analysis showed that wearable sensors are suitable for real-time monitoring of an individual’s level of heat stress in high temperatures. However, there was a proportional bias with these CT measuring devices, meaning that the reported temperature values are consistently deviated from the true values. The results of this study contribute to the ongoing discussion of the most appropriate methods for monitoring heat stress and provide valuable information for practitioners working in this field. Full article
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