Improving construction safety with virtual-design construction technologies – a review

Afzal, Muneeb; Shafiq, Muhammad Tariq; Jassmi, Hamad Al

doi:10.36680/j.itcon.2021.018

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“…Next, the literature focusses on the individual technologies rather than on the implementation of digital technologies in general. Technologies for the optimization of site safety [21,39,40], blockchain-based technologies [36], virtual reality (VR) [39], collaboration technologies (Hassan Ibrahim, 2013), the internet of things (IoT) [31,35] or additive construction technologies [41] are especially favoured topics. Chen et al [1] looked at the individual technologies at a more holistic level by categorising new implemented technologies by functionality and giving an overview of the general benefits of the respective technologies.…”

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Implementation of Digital Technologies in Construction Companies: Establishing a Holistic Process which Addresses Current Barriers

2022

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Digital technologies are being introduced in all areas of the construction industry with the overarching goals of increasing productivity while simultaneously simplifying work and reducing errors. Nevertheless, their use and the associated implementation in construction companies is currently still inhibited. One reason for this is the lack of a holistic implementation process for digital technologies. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to deliver a concept for such a holistic digital-technology-implementation-process which addresses current barriers. For this purpose, a qualitative literature analysis was conducted first, which reveals the current focus of research on digital technologies. In a second step, current barriers regarding the implementation of digital technologies were identified by conducting interviews with experts from German construction companies. The interview concept combined and adapted the survey instruments Technology Commitment by Neyer et al. and Technophobia by Sinkovics. Based on the findings of the qualitative literature research and the expert interviews, a holistic implementation process for the introduction of digital technologies for construction companies was developed, which specifically addresses the currently prevailing barriers. Therefore, the barriers Acceptance, Control and Competence were classified in a temporal context within the implementation process and recommendations for action are presented for the individual process steps of implementing digital technologies.

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Implementation of Digital Technologies in Construction Companies: Establishing a Holistic Process which Addresses Current Barriers

2022

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“…Table 1 presents the construction management responsibility groups and the main digital technology categories including some examples of specific digital technologies in the intersections of the two. Discussion on autonomous vehicles and equipment in construction management included management of time and cost by automating assembly and complex tasks on construction sites (Cheng and Chen 2002 as cited in [45]) and the use of drone technology for safety inspections (Irizarry et al 2012 as cited in [46]). Blockchain technology was used for automated contract payments and quality management [40], and for organising and hiring construction workers in project-based networks [47].…”

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“…proposed smart mobile warehouses as an application of the digital twin concept to manage material resources and save cost. There were multiple examples of ER in the sample from time management using AR glasses to compare as-planned and as-built [51] safety management using VR to detect safety hazards (Sacks et al 2015 as cited in [46]). Gaming was applied to the training of construction workers (Dzeng et al [46]).…”

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“…There were multiple examples of ER in the sample from time management using AR glasses to compare as-planned and as-built [51] safety management using VR to detect safety hazards (Sacks et al 2015 as cited in [46]). Gaming was applied to the training of construction workers (Dzeng et al [46]). Computer vision and machine learning were used as forms of intelligent systems for quality management [52][53] and also to manage resources by tracking construction equipment [54].…”

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The modern way of performing construction management responsibilities

Puolitaival

Kähkönen

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Digital technologies are becoming increasingly wide-spread both in our personal and in our professional lives. This change has been evident also in the construction industry, although the industry has been identified as one of the least digitalised industry sectors. This research investigates how various digital technologies have become and are becoming part of construction management responsibilities. Construction management responsibilities have been identified through a document analysis as eight responsibility groups including management of time, cost, quality, health and safety, environmental factors, resources, and contracts, and development of human resources and processes. Construction management related digital technologies on the other hand have been identified through a document analysis and a systematic literature review and categorised under communication and other enabling technologies, technologies combining hardware and software in intelligent systems, and data technologies. The way how the construction management responsibilities and the digital technologies interlink forms a description of the modern way of performing construction management responsibilities. Some of the technologies are in everyday use across construction management professionals, however, many are at their pilot stage offering a perspective not just to the present but to the near future for the whole discipline.

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“…Information technologies improve the configuration of workspaces at the site and the safety procedures of a construction project [ 8 ]. Worksite sensing technologies measure movement, temperatures, body sensations, etc.…”

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Critical Analysis of the Evaluation Methods of Extended Reality (XR) Experiences for Construction Safety

Salinas

Rivera

Serrano

2022

IJERPH

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The construction industry has high accident rates. The sector is exploring various tools to improve safety management, training, and awareness to achieve zero accidents. This work focuses on extended reality (XR), which encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies. Several authors have developed training experiences for construction safety in XR environments with positive conclusions about their effectiveness. However, there is no standardization regarding the evaluation methods used in the sector, and many experiences do not use any method. This lack is critical, as whenever the aim is to evaluate the degree of awareness of security issues, the implementation of evaluation systems is indispensable to make known the methods used in the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of the experiences and represent support for future research. This research identifies developments in XR experiences and analyzes the validation methods through a systematic review using the PRISMA methodology. It identifies two evaluation methods, objective and subjective, which are each broken down into four categories. The results show the types of evaluation, safety-related purposes, and safety application objectives used by the database classification.

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Improving construction safety with virtual-design construction technologies – a review

Cited by 44 publications

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Implementation of Digital Technologies in Construction Companies: Establishing a Holistic Process which Addresses Current Barriers

Implementation of Digital Technologies in Construction Companies: Establishing a Holistic Process which Addresses Current Barriers

The modern way of performing construction management responsibilities

Critical Analysis of the Evaluation Methods of Extended Reality (XR) Experiences for Construction Safety

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