After the global financial crisis of 2008, the need for risk management arose because it was necessary to minimize the losses in construction management (CM) firms. This was caused by a decreased amount of orders in the Korean CM market, which intens...
14 January 2019
Lean construction has been viewed as an effective management approach for reducing the occurrence of no-value or destructive activities, such as wasting resources and safety-related accidents. However, few studies have systematically addressed how an...
A proximity warning system to detect the presence of a worker/workers and to warn heavy equipment operators is highly needed to prevent collision accidents at construction sites. In this paper, we developed a robust construction safety system (RCSS),...
Under the new wave of scientific and technological revolution, the construction industry finds itself with a critical need to alter the traditional and outdated production mode through technological innovation in order to realize industry transformat...
Choosing an appropriate project delivery system (PDS) directly affects the achievement of performance goals, and at the same time it is of great significance for sustainable construction project management (SCPM). This paper took the PDS of construct...
In the field of infrastructure construction, progress in digital transformation remains limited; this is particularly true in road construction, an infrastructure facility involving design, construction, and operation stages. Many construction subjec...
There has been increasing interest in the off-site construction (OSC) method in response to issues such as stagnant labor productivity, shortage of skilled workers, challenging site management, heightened safety and health-related regulations, and th...
The issues that the construction sector currently faces with regard to productivity and efficiency are well acknowledged. In the construction industry, there is plenty of space for efficiency to improve, with an increasing number of new tools and met...
As a key transportation equipment in the construction of long tunnels with large slope, the material hoisting system plays an important role in the transportation of materials in sloping shafts. This paper proposes a parameterized calibration scheme...
A half-precast concrete slab system (HPCSS) is reported to exhibit excellent structural performance when compared with traditional slab systems. However, there is a lack of extant research examining the construction issues of an HPCSS. Thus, in this...
Construction delays are a prevalent issue worldwide, and Saudi Arabia is just a short distance from this experience. Although the Saudi construction industry was booming due to Vision 2030, major delays were recorded in numerous construction projects...
Modular construction has been gaining increasing attention from industry and academia as a solution to the limitations of the traditional on-site orient production systems in the construction industry. Various attempts have been made to improve modul...
Offsite construction (OSC) is one of the alternative methods for the various challenges that the construction sector faces today. This study developed a management system based on building information modeling (BIM) to execute OSC projects successful...
The construction hoist drive system is a critical component of the construction hoist, and high speed and low vibration noise are essential development directions. In order to improve the NVH level of the construction hoist drive system, this paper c...
In recent years, the AEC industry has increasingly sought sustainable solutions to enhance productivity and reduce environmental pollution, with wood emerging as a key renewable material due to its excellent carbon sequestration capability and low ec...
The construction sector is one of the major global economies and is characterised by low productivity and high inefficiencies, but could highly benefit from the introduction of robotic equipment in terms of productivity, safety, and quality. As the d...
In order to explore the development trends of intelligent construction technology in the field of construction, this paper constructs a system dynamics (SD) model of the application and development of BIM and the new-generation information technology...
Construction management can be regarded as a complex and dynamic system. In recent years, system dynamics (SD) has been widely applied to solve the complex and dynamic problems in the construction management. However, there is a lack of a scientometr...
This research integrates systemic and participatory techniques to model the Russian Federation construction innovation system. Understanding this complex construction innovation system and determining the best levers for enhancing it require the dyna...
The application of tactile-based wearable devices to assist in navigation for people with low sight/low memory has demonstrated the feasibility of using such devices as a means of communication. Accordingly, a previous study in construction research...
To reduce risk incidents in large bridge construction, it is necessary to study the interaction mechanisms and dynamic changes among various risk factors during the construction of large bridges. First, the evolution mechanism of construction risks f...
The construction sector is a key component of a nation’s gross domestic product, but its inherent nature results in potentially dangerous conditions that affect the safety of all workers on construction projects (CPs). Therefore, the original i...
In tunnel construction, the difficulty of ventilation gradually increases with the increase of ventilation distance, which endangers construction safety and delays construction progress. This paper presents an air cabin ventilation system of the tunn...
In the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, many efforts have provided remarkable contributions to construction planning and control processes during work execution. Nevertheless, frequent coordination issues among stakeholders...
The present paper focuses on the architectural and constructional features required to ensure that building envelope renovation are safe, functional, and adaptable to the building stock, with particular focus on “plug and play” modular facade constru...
Deep foundation pit (DFP) projects have been a high incidence area of safety accidents because of their own high danger and complexity. Therefore, it is necessary to study the resilience of their construction safety system. This paper systematically...
The off-site construction (OSC) method has attracted the interest of experts to resolve productivity stagnation and lack of skilled workforce and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Due to the unique characteristics of OS...
Efficient documentation and traceability of construction waste are essential for meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy. In Poland, the national Database on Products, Packaging, and Waste Management (BDO) serves as...
16 November 2022
The Turkish construction industry is problematic with its inferior occupational safety practices and labor standards. This paper explores the current institutional system’s problems and designs a national institutional system to improve labor c...
Various random factors in the bridge construction process directly affect the safety of the bridge life cycle. The existing theories on the reliability of bridge structure mainly focus on the reliability of components and the reliability of the bridg...
The problem of the containment of fine dust (especially PM 2.5 and PM 10) emitted into the atmosphere is particularly acute, especially in industrialized countries. However, there are particular areas where it is still not adequately considered. One...
This paper took the actual bus transportation system as the object, simulated the operating state of the system, replaced all the current diesel engine buses with fuel cell buses using electrolysis-produced hydrogen, and completed the existing timeta...
Heritage corridors are methods to effectively protect and utilize linear cultural heritage based on the concept of regional conservation. The construction of a heritage corridor system is extremely important to preserve the natural environment of the...
Due to the dynamic environment of construction sites, worker collisions and stray accidents caused by heavy equipment are constantly occurring. In this study, a deep learning-based anti-collision system was developed to improve the existing proximity...
Selecting the best materials that ensure maximum performance is crucial in the construction engineering design of any construction project. However, this is challenging and usually not properly considered because of the lack of systematic and scienti...
In the construction of asphalt pavement, poor quality is often the main reason for damage to the pavement, which necessitates the use of monitoring systems during the construction stage. Therefore, this study focuses on building an asphalt concrete p...
This paper establishes a recycling system for construction waste and simulates the operation of its four links using the theory and method of system dynamics. In addition, based on the technology acceptance model and the theory of planned behavior, a...
The information and communication technologies (ICTs) utilization ratio in the construction industry is relatively low. This industry is characterized by low productivity, time and cost overruns in projectsdue to inefficient management processes, poo...
This paper presents LokAlp, a modular timber construction system invented and developed by the authors, inspired by the traditional Blockbau technique, and designed for circularity and self-construction. LokAlp utilizes standardized interlocking bloc...
Conflict in human relations is unavoidable; therefore, it can occur in construction projects that are full of many human relationships. These conflicts can lead to claims if interlocutors do not agree. The main result of the claims is the delay and o...
This study employs an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to identify critical success factors (CSFs) crucial for the success of pavement construction projects. Challenges such as construction cost delays, budget overruns, disputes, claims,...
The infrastructure construction process cannot be separated from construction machinery; it will inevitably produce wear and tear in the work. The level of wear and tear is severe and could cause mechanical accidents. There are safety hazards involve...
25 September 2017
Jinan is a famous spring city in China. Construction of underground metro system may block groundwater seepage, inducing the depletion risk of springs. This paper presents an assessment of the risk due to metro line construction to groundwater in Jin...
Construction activities often generate intensive ground-borne vibrations that may adversely affect structure safety, human comfort, and equipment functionality. Vibration monitoring systems are commonly deployed to assess the vibration impact on the...
Recent studies have been focusing on unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to inspect safety issues in the construction industry. A UAS can monitor a broad range in real time and identify unsafe situations and objects at the jobsite. The related studies m...
Issues in construction safety in Tanzania cast a long shadow, claiming lives and hindering project success. Understanding the complex dynamics at play is crucial for improving safety performance. This research aims to develop a system dynamics model...
Constructing mobile robot milling systems with multiple mounting surfaces for large cabins still has several unsolved issues, such as huge economic and time costs, unpredictable milling accuracy and milling time. Hence, a multi-objective optimization...
Previous studies have focused on the fact that government policies are the key factors in promoting the development of intelligent construction in construction enterprises. However, how to select different forms of policy support and quantify the int...
The development of rural tourism serves as a crucial strategy for achieving rural revitalization and common prosperity in China. However, the uneven distribution of interests caused by the imperfect tourism destination system is common, and its econo...
This study aims to facilitate a comparison between construction monitoring data and simulation results, focusing on the dynamic adjustment of safety monitoring parameters in shield construction. First, a finite element simulation was performed to def...
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