Mobile 3D mapping for surveying earthwork projects using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system

Wearable technology for personalized construction safety monitoring and trending: Review of applicable devices

A mixed review of the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for sustainability

Visualization technology-based construction safety management: A review

Applications of 3D point cloud data in the construction industry: A fifteen-year review from 2004 to 2018

The dynamic nature and limited work space of roadway work zones contribute to dangerous working environments for construction workers. This environment can result in hazardous proximity sit...

Performance Test of Wireless Technologies for Personnel and Equipment Proximity Sensing in Work Zones

The US construction industry continues to be among the leading industries for workplace fatalities after experiencing 818 fatalities in 2009. Approximately 21% of these fatalities resulted from workers being struck by an object or piece of construction equipment. The nature of construction sites often produces hazardous conditions by requiring ground workers and heavy construction equipment to operate in close proximity. The primary objective is to present a method for testing proximity detection and alert systems. Experimental trials were designed to deploy emerging radio frequency (RF) remote sensing technology to demonstrate the ability of the test method to evaluate the capability of proximity detection and alert systems to provide alerts when heavy construction equipment and workers are in too close proximity to each other. Numerous field experiments were designed and conducted to emulate typical interactions between workers on foot and construction equipment. These devices were installed on pieces o...

Method for testing proximity detection and alert technology for safe construction equipment operation

Although the number of fatalities experienced by the U.S. construction industry has been declining, the magnitude of the decrease has stagnated in recent years. Several improvements have been realized in visualizing construction-project information through building information modeling (BIM). One improvement in construction safety can be found in the collection, analysis, and visualization of safety-leading indicator data including near-miss events. Furthermore, the visualization of reported near misses can assist safety managers to identify high-frequency and high-severity events within a construction site for mitigation or hazard removal techniques. The objective of this research is to provide a framework for near-miss data collection and visualization within a BIM platform. A near-miss database was created in a commercially available BIM design software to allow construction-site personnel to report near misses and visualize within an existing BIM. Algorithms were created to enable filtering fo...

Near-Miss Information Visualization Tool in BIM for Construction Safety

The United States construction industry experienced 151 fatalities resulting from workers colliding with objects and equipment in 2009. These fatalities accounted for approximately 18% of the total construction fatalities and 3% of the total workplace fatalities experienced that year. Construction workers and equipment are often required to function at close proximity on construction jobsites. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of emerging radio frequency (RF) remote sensing technology that can promote safety in construction by providing real-time alerts for worker-on-foot and construction equipment operators when a potentially hazardous proximity situation exists. Numerous experiments designed to emulate typical interactions between workers-on-foot and construction equipment, including installing proximity sensing devices on actual construction equipment, were used to evaluate the proximity sensing technology. Results from the experiments indicate that real-time pro-active proximity sensing and warning technology can promote safety on construction jobsites.

Eric Marks

Papers

Wearable technology for personalized construction safety monitoring and trending: Review of applicable devices

Performance Test of Wireless Technologies for Personnel and Equipment Proximity Sensing in Work Zones

Method for testing proximity detection and alert technology for safe construction equipment operation

Near-Miss Information Visualization Tool in BIM for Construction Safety

Proximity Sensing and Warning Technology for Heavy Construction Equipment Operation