The construction industry is experiencing changes in its processes and work methods, and the advancement of new technologies in recent decades has led to a new concept known as Construction 4.0, coined in 2016 in Germany. Since its definition is still diffuse, it was deemed necessary to conduct a review on the publications in this field to grasp how this concept is being understood. For that purpose, a bibliometric analysis was conducted among 260 research articles using seven keywords. The results reveal that the number of publications is growing exponentially, with the USA, the UK, and China being leaders in this field; besides, four technologies are essential to understand Construction 4.0 at present time: 3D printing, big data, virtual reality, and Internet of Things. The results of this review suggest that further reviews should be conducted every 3 years to grasp the rapid evolution of Construction 4.0.

Construction 4.0: A Literature Review

Integrating three-dimensional road design and pavement structure analysis based on BIM

Parametric modeling and structure verification of asphalt pavement based on BIM-ABAQUS

Industrialized construction, because of its factory-based nature, has significant potential for successful adoption of emerging technologies compared to traditional construction The main objective of this review is to identify the current mainstream research directions and research gaps in applying emerging technologies in industrialized construction This review classifies and analyzes 102 relevant articles published in the construction management-related journals in the last 15 years (ie 2004-2019) according to technology types, structural systems, project phases, and application fields Results indicate there are apparent differences in the utilization level of different technology types, the research focus for different project phases, and the number of articles for different structural systems Major benefits and challenges for different application fields are also discussed This review identifies several research gaps, including less focus on specific structural systems or technologies, inadequate research on performance assessment measures, and a lack of effective training programs Significantly, this review provides a roadmap for future research, with specific short-term and long-term solutions to address the identified research gaps

A systematic review of emerging technologies in industrialized construction

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current applications of BIM, the integration of related technologies and the tendencies and challenges systematically.,Using quantitative and qualitative bibliometric statistical methods, the current mode of interaction between BIM and other related technologies is summarized.,This paper identified 24 different BIM applications in the life cycle. From two perspectives, the implementation status of BIM applications and integrated technologies are respectively studied. The future industry development framework is drawn comprehensively. We summarized the challenges of BIM applications from the perspectives of management, technology and promotion, and confirmed that most of the challenges come from the two driving factors of promotion and management.,The technical challenges reviewed in this paper are from the collected literature we have extracted, which is only a part of the practical challenges and not comprehensive enough.,We summarized the current mode of interactive use of BIM and sorted out the challenges faced by BIM applications to provide reference for the risks and challenges faced by the future industry.,There is little literature to integrate BIM applications and to establish BIM related challenges and risk frameworks. In this paper, we provide a review of the current implementation level of BIM and the risks and challenges of stakeholders through three aspects of management, technology and promotion.

Liang Zhang

Papers

A digital construction framework integrating building information modeling and reverse engineering technologies for renovation projects