Showing papers in "Journal of Construction Engineering and Management-asce in 2020"
TL;DR: This work has shown that a fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) is an effective risk assessment method in which a questionnaire is used to collect experts’ responses, but determining fuzzy numbers and estimates is difficult.
Abstract: A fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) is an effective risk assessment method in which a questionnaire is used to collect experts’ responses. However, determining fuzzy numbers and est...
169 citations
TL;DR: This research presents a meta-analysis of machine learning techniques used in the construction industry to identify and quantify the impact of delays in the response to project delays.
Abstract: Projects delays are among the most pressing challenges faced by the construction sector attributed to the sector’s complexity and its inherent delay risk sources’ interdependence. Machine l...
108 citations
TL;DR: Performance monitoring of equipment and workers in the construction industry would help project managers improve the productivity rates of construction projects.
Abstract: Equipment and workers are two important resources in the construction industry. Performance monitoring of these resources would help project managers improve the productivity rates of const...
93 citations
TL;DR: This is one of the first systematic studies to present a detailed analysis of the factors that limit and drive adoption of AR and VR in the construction industry, and grouped and characterized myriad limiting and driving factors into easily understandable categories.
Abstract: Augmented and virtual reality have the potential to provide a step-change in productivity in the construction sector; however, the level of adoption is very low. This paper presents a systematic study of the factors that limit and drive adoption in a construction sector–specific context. A mixed research method was employed, combining qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Eight focus groups with 54 experts and an online questionnaire were conducted. Forty-two limiting and driving factors were identified and ranked. Principal component analysis was conducted to group the identified factors into a smaller number of factors based on correlations. Four types of limiting factors and four types of driving factors were identified. The main limitation of adoption is that AR and VR technologies are regarded as expensive and immature technologies that are not suitable for engineering and construction. The main drivers are that AR and VR enable improvements in project delivery and provision of new and better services. This study provides valuable insights to stakeholders to devise actions that mitigate the limiting factors and that boost the driving factors. This is one of the first systematic studies to present a detailed analysis of the factors that limit and drive adoption of AR and VR in the construction industry. The main contribution of this study is that it grouped and characterized myriad limiting and driving factors into easily understandable categories, so that the limiting factors can be effectively mitigated and the driving factors potentiated. A roadmap with specific short-term and medium-term actions for improving adoption was outlined.
77 citations
TL;DR: Strong methodologies are needed for studies into RFs and protective factors in the construction industry, and the primary tool used was the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.
Abstract: Mental ill health is a significant cause of suicide and disability worldwide. It has particularly affected the construction industry. The construction labor sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom have suicide rates 2 and 3.7 times higher, respectively, than their overall national averages, which has attracted the attention of researchers and the industry. However, few studies have examined the state of construction workers' mental health. This paper systematically reviews the existing body of knowledge on mental health in the construction industry. In total, 16 journal articles met inclusion criteria, and 32 risk factors (RFs) were deduced. The foremost RFs were related to job demand and job control. A conceptual framework and checklist to aid in better understanding these RFs were developed. In assessing mental health, the primary tool used was the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. The findings of this study help to deepen the understanding of professional mental health assessment scales and relevant RFs and protective factors as used in the construction industry. The study concludes that stronger methodologies are needed for studies into RFs and protective factors in the construction industry.
67 citations
TL;DR: Safety climate and safety performance in construction projects vary at an organization level and group level as mentioned in this paper, however, the differences between supervisors and construction workers are rare and the differences among supervisors and workers are relatively small.
Abstract: Safety climate and safety performance in construction projects vary at an organization level and group level. However, the differences between supervisors and construction workers are rarel...
65 citations
TL;DR: This study reviews the common practices and procedures conducted to identify the cost drivers that the past literature has classified into two main categories: qualitative and quantitative drivers.
Abstract: This study reviews the common practices and procedures conducted to identify the cost drivers that the past literature has classified into two main categories: qualitative and quantitative ...
65 citations
TL;DR: Despite many improvements in safety management, the construction industry still has the highest potential for occupational injuries including High Severe work events, which result in high mortality and serious injuries.
Abstract: Despite many improvements in safety management, the construction industry still has the highest potential for occupational injuries including High Severe (HS) work events, which result in i...
55 citations
TL;DR: This paper presents a method that can be used to improve the quality of decision-making during progress control at a construction site by automating the very labor-intensive and therefore time-heavy process of manually cataloging and cataloging building progress.
Abstract: For project managers, accurate, timely, and intuitive information is the key to successful decision-making during progress control at a construction site. This paper presents a method that ...
49 citations
TL;DR: The ability to combine digital information with the real world enables mixed reality technology to provide a better display of information, resulting in its increasing popularity in virtual reality (MR) technology.
Abstract: The ability to combine digital information with the real world enables mixed reality (MR) technology to provide a better display of information, resulting in its increasing popularity in va...
48 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a high labor turnover rate in the construction industry, which negatively impacts the productivity and performance of construction businesses, is discussed, and various theories and work-for theories are proposed.
Abstract: There is a high labor turnover rate in the construction industry, which negatively impacts the productivity and performance of construction businesses. Although various theories and workfor...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors briefly introduce the trenchless technology and its application in the underground oil and gas pipeline construction and aging of underground pipelines, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this technology.
Abstract: With the accelerated construction and aging of underground oil and gas pipelines, trenchless technology (TT) has developed rapidly in recent years. This paper briefly introduces the trenchl...
TL;DR: In this paper, cost and schedule overruns are always regarded as being of paramount importance in the project controls, regardless of the different project characteristics in the construction industry, and therefore, they are considered to be a major concern.
Abstract: Regardless of the different project characteristics in the construction industry, cost and schedule overruns are always regarded as being of paramount importance in the project controls are...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors acknowledge that the construction industry is acknowledged as having inherent risks with high levels of change and uncertainty, and therefore, they propose a resilieness of the industry.
Abstract: Due to the increasing complexity of construction projects, the construction industry is acknowledged as having inherent risks with high levels of change and uncertainty. Therefore, resilien...
TL;DR: The pursuit of modern product sophistication and production efficiency has bolstered design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) around the world as discussed by the authors, which is both a design philosophy and a method.
Abstract: The pursuit of modern product sophistication and production efficiency has bolstered design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) around the world. Being both a design philosophy and a method...
TL;DR: This data-intensive study uncovers potential hazards of construction project by identifying various types of information such as site data, specifications, and engineering documents in a data- intensive process.
Abstract: Identifying potential hazards of construction project is a data-intensive process that involves various types of information such as site data, specifications, and engineering documents. Ho...
TL;DR: In the workplace, some workers tend to have a higher probability of incurring an accident as mentioned in this paper, and such individuals might behave unsafely because they assign low priority to safety in the workplace.
Abstract: In the workplace, some workers tend to have a higher probability of incurring an accident. Such individuals might behave unsafely because they assign low priority to safety. Some evidence i...
TL;DR: In this article, building information modeling (BIM) holds the promise of significantly advancing the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) market worldwide, its widespread acceptance a...
Abstract: Although building information modeling (BIM) holds the promise of significantly advancing the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) market worldwide, its widespread acceptance a...
TL;DR: The failure of construction companies is quite crucial because it results in unfinished projects and responsibilities that in turn result in many losses to governments, economies, owners, and owners of the companies.
Abstract: The failure of construction companies is quite crucial because it results in unfinished projects and responsibilities that in turn result in many losses to governments, economies, owners, c...
TL;DR: Social network analysis has not been used to study design project teams in which the full interactions have become more complex because the team members are from different backgrounds, but this work aims to change that.
Abstract: Social network analysis (SNA) has not been used to study design project teams in which the full interactions have become more complex (formal and informal) because the team members are from...
TL;DR: Overexertion-related construction activities are identified as a leading cause of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers and few studies have focussed on these activities.
Abstract: Overexertion-related construction activities are identified as a leading cause of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers. However, few studies have focuse...
TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-analyses of construction engineering and management techniques that show clear trends in both efficiency and efficiency in both the design and execution of large-scale construction projects.
Abstract: Construction engineering and management are vital for successful project execution, and both researchers and practitioners continually seek ways to improve construction processes. Fuzzy log...
TL;DR: In this article, researchers and practitioners are focusing greater attention on safety citizenship behavior (SCB) as an important factor in preventing injuries and improving workplace safety conditions; howe....
Abstract: Researchers and practitioners are focusing greater attention on safety citizenship behavior (SCB), an important factor in preventing injuries and improving workplace safety conditions; howe...
TL;DR: In this paper, building information modeling (BIM) is used in the construction industry, but its legal and business structures lag far behind the development and use in the real world.
Abstract: Although building information modeling (BIM) is experiencing substantial development and use in the construction industry, its legal and business structures lag far behind. While many resea...
TL;DR: The construction industry has strived for higher productivity in the last several decades, which has resulted in innovations and improvements, including methodologies, tools, and machines.
Abstract: The construction industry has strived for higher productivity in the last several decades, which has resulted in innovations and improvements, including methodologies, tools, and machines. ...
TL;DR: The production of the architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry is organized by projects as mentioned in this paper, and with the diffusion of information and communication technology in the industry, buil...
Abstract: The production of the architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry is organized by projects. With the diffusion of information and communication technology in the industry, buil...
TL;DR: The need to enhance worker safety in construction has often studied recently due to the high rates of fatalities and injuries in the construction industry as discussed by the authors, and to abate this scourge, various co...
Abstract: The need to enhance worker safety in construction has often studied recently due to the high rates of fatalities and injuries in the construction industry. To abate this scourge, various co...
TL;DR: This work presents a meta-modelling framework that automates the very labor-intensive and therefore time-heavy and therefore expensive and expensive process of building information modeling for construction projects.
Abstract: Building information modeling (BIM), as a technological artifact, has been acclaimed to have significant effects on construction projects by overcoming inherent problems such as poor commun...
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that emotional states can influence human decision making under uncertainty, but it remains unclear if and how emotions influence people's ability to recognize uncertainty in decision making.
Abstract: There is emerging evidence that emotional states can influence human decision making under uncertainty. However, it remains unclear if and how emotions influence people’ ability to recogniz...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss how the decision of adopting construction robots is made in real-world adoption and discuss the benefits of using construction robots for building construction in the real world.
Abstract: Construction robots have emerged as a revolutionary technology for buildings. However, real-world adoption is still limited. Little is known how the decision of adopting construction robots...