Applications of natural language processing in construction

Y Ding, J Ma, X Luo - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
In the construction industry under “Industry 4.0”, Natural Language Processing (NLP) has
been widely used to process and analyze text data to achieve construction intelligence …

Comparing natural language processing (NLP) applications in construction and computer science using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews (PRISMA)

S Chung, S Moon, J Kim, J Kim, S Lim, S Chi - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing use of natural language processing (NLP) in the construction
domain, no systematic comparison has been conducted between NLP applications in …

Natural language processing for smart construction: Current status and future directions

C Wu, X Li, Y Guo, J Wang, Z Ren, M Wang… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unstructured texts dominate data in construction projects. With the achievements of natural
language processing (NLP) techniques, mining unstructured text data for smart construction …

Text mining and natural language processing in construction

A Shamshiri, KR Ryu, JY Park - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Text mining (TM) and natural language processing (NLP) have stirred interest within the
construction field, as they offer enhanced capabilities for managing and analyzing text …

Addressing legal and contractual matters in construction using natural language processing: A critical review

F Hassan, T Le, X Lv - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Claims, disputes, and litigations are major legal issues in construction projects, which often
result in cost overruns, delays, and adverse working relationships among the contracting …

Exploring natural language processing in construction and integration with building information modeling: A scientometric analysis

M Locatelli, E Seghezzi, L Pellegrini, LC Tagliabue… - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Union (EU) aims to increase the efficiency and productivity of the construction
industry. The EU suggests pairing Building Information Modeling with other digitalization …

A critical review of text-based research in construction: Data source, analysis method, and implications

S Baek, W Jung, SH Han - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
The advancement of natural language processing and text mining techniques facilitate
automatic non-trivial pattern extraction and knowledge discovery from text data. However …

Machine learning techniques applied to construction: A hybrid bibliometric analysis of advances and future directions

J Garcia, G Villavicencio, F Altimiras, B Crawford… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Complex industrial problems coupled with the availability of a more robust computing
infrastructure present many challenges and opportunities for machine learning (ML) in the …

Deep learning and network analysis: Classifying and visualizing accident narratives in construction

B Zhong, X Pan, PED Love, L Ding, W Fang - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
If headway is to be made to improve safety performance in construction, then there is a need
to learn from past accidents. Accident reports provide a useful source of information to make …

Comparing natural language processing methods to cluster construction schedules

Y Hong, H Xie, G Bhumbra, I Brilakis - Journal of Construction …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The names of construction activities are the only unstructured data attribute in construction
schedules, and they often guide construction execution. Activity names are devised to …