Ontological knowledge base for concrete bridge rehabilitation project management

C Wu, P Wu, J Wang, R Jiang, M Chen… - Automation in construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Concrete bridges are critical infrastructures, which require effective rehabilitation to maintain
a good condition. Bridge rehabilitation projects have complex constraints and multiple …

[PDF][PDF] Digital Twins in Construction: Architecture, Applications, Trends and Challenges

Z Yang, C Tang, T Zhang, Z Zhang, DT Doan - Buildings, 2024 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
The construction field currently suffers from low productivity, a lack of expertise among
practitioners, weak innovation, and lack of predictability. The digital twin, an advanced digital …

Visualised inspection system for monitoring environmental anomalies during daily operation and maintenance

X Xie, Q Lu, D Rodenas-Herraiz, AK Parlikad… - Engineering …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Visual inspection and human judgement form the cornerstone of daily operations
and maintenance (O&M) services activities carried out by facility managers nowadays …

Adopting lean thinking in virtual reality-based personalized operation training using value stream mapping

P Wang, P Wu, HL Chi, X Li - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Lean thinking has been proven effective in helping practitioners identify and eliminate
wastes during engineering operations. However, systematic instructional mechanisms and …

An investigation into occupational health and safety of scaffolding practices on construction sites in Malaysia

AL Olanrewaju, JS Khor, CN Preece - Frontiers in engineering and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Statistics show that the construction sector has the second-highest number of
accident cases in Malaysia. A total of 100, 000 construction workers suffer from work-related …

Effects of occupant behaviour on energy performance in buildings: A green and non-green building comparison

L Almeida, VWY Tam, KN Le, Y She - Engineering, Construction and …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Occupants are one of the most impacting factors in the overall energy performance
of buildings, according to literature. Occupants' behaviours and actions may impact the …

[PDF][PDF] Application of working method and ergonomic to optimize the packaging process in an asparagus industry

C García, AC Marroquín, IA Macassi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Currently, the Asparagus Export Industry presents a growing trend. Therefore, agro-
exporters, to remain current in the market and be competitive, must improve their processes …

Automatic scaffolding workface assessment for activity analysis through machine learning

W Ying, W Shou, J Wang, W Shi, Y Sun, D Ji, H Gai… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Scaffolding serves as one construction trade with high importance. However, scaffolding
suffers from low productivity and high cost in Australia. Activity Analysis is a continuous …

Towards a Generalized Value Stream Mapping and Domain Ontology to Support the Enabling of Industry 4.0 in Construction

M Abdelghani - 2021 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Construction projects have temporary fragmented supply chains that face many challenges,
such as lack of trust, inadequate knowledge management, and poor communication. These …

Evaluation of computer workstation ergonomics and its effect on the musculoskeletal disorders

S Sana, M Nazir - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 2021 - pjss.bzu.edu.pk
Ergonomics, positioning and posture of body and design of workstations in offices are
considered key research areas in recent times. There is a wide gap in practice and theory of …