2017 Proceedings of the 34rd ISARC, Taipei, Taiwan
Hassan Farooq, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat and Sungkon Moon
Pages 6-13
Abstract: This research covers, in part, the growing need of computerization in the construction industry. The paper highlights the lack of computerized measurement of labor performance/productivity and proposes the optimization of an existing performance measurement method with the help of a computer software. After extensive literature review, Work sampling is selected ...
Keywords: Computer Aided Engineering, Performance Measurement, Work Sampling, While loop Algorithm, Rebar Placement, Productivity, Case Study
Bonsang Koo, Byungjin Shin and Thomas F. Krijnen
Pages 14-21
Abstract: Although Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) provide standards for exchanging Building Information Modeling (BIM) data, authoring tools still require manual mapping between BIM entities and IFC classes. This leads to errors and omissions, which results in corrupted data exchanges that are unreliable and compromise the interoperability of BIM models. This research ...
Keywords: BIM, IFC, Outlier detection, Novelty detection
Alberto Giretti, Alessandro Carbonari, Alessandra Corneli, Valentina Villa and Giuseppe Di Giuda
Pages 22-29
Abstract: The management of large building stocks with limited resources poses a problem of prioritization of refurbishment actions. Also, available information is often incomplete and the process of standardization and updating is expensive and time consuming. Some public administrations are developing BIM models of their stock, but they want to limit ...
Keywords: Decision support system, BIM, Bayesian Networks, Multi-Criteria, building stock
Rahat Hussain, Do Yeop Lee, Hai Chien Pham and Chan Sik Park
Pages 30-36
Abstract: Construction accidents, injuries, and fatalities have not declined significantly, despite continuous efforts from researchers, safety professionals, and strongly-enforced safety laws. In managing safety, construction personnel are required to access a variety of rules, regulations, guidelines, and documents. However, finding the right contents, and communicating them to right person tends to ...
Keywords: Information Modeling, Construction, Safety Management
Mohit Mangal, Jack C.P. Cheng and Qian Wang
Pages 37-43
Abstract: Design of steel rebar in reinforced concrete (RC) members is usually conducted individually based on loading conditions, support conditions, and geometric conditions of the considered RC members only. Member-member interactions are rarely considered at the design stage, leading to potential rebar clashes (hard clash) or congestion (soft clash) at beam-column ...
Keywords: Clash Resolution, Beam-Column Joint, Building Information Modelling, Steel Rebar Design, RC Frame
Mohammad Nahangi, Christopher Rausch, Carl Haas and Jeffrey West
Pages 45-50
Abstract: Design optimization frameworks used in manufacturing can be adopted into construction to solve complex and relatively unsolved challenges, as recent construction methods progressively incorporate more manufacturing aspects. For example, the specification and dimensional control for compliance checking of construction components can be solved using tools existing in manufacturing. Even building ...
Keywords: Local feature descriptors, hashing, hash table, RANSAC, 3D object recognition, clutter, laser scanning
Xiaoxi Li, Ahmed Qureshi and Mohamed Al-Hussein
Pages 51-58
Abstract: Modular construction has gained momentum in North America as an emerging construction paradigm in recent years. Modular buildings are assembled from components that are prefabricated in manufacturing plants and transported to the construction site for assembly. The current manual-based approach to modular construction, which typically applies the traditional stick-building-under-a-roof method, ...
Keywords: BIM, Perfabricated wall production, Automation
Sven Stumm, Peter Neu and Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
Pages 59-64
Abstract: The current construction industry slowly adapts towards the new possibilities created through digitalization. However there still a major gap in the information flow between planning phases and the start of construction. With modern robotics we see a chance to mediate this gap. By using cloud accessible CAD software and linking ...
Keywords: Cloud, Robotics, BIM, Production immanent design
Kepa Iturralde, Thomas Linner and Thomas Bock
Pages 65-73
Abstract: The BERTIM Research Project is funded by the European Commission in order to develop a system for an efficient building envelope upgrading. The main goal of this envelope upgrading consists on adding a new 2D or 3D module onto the building external layer. The modules are made out of timber, ...
Keywords: Refurbishing, customization, Automated, Prefabrication, Axiomatic Design, TRIZ
Thomas Bock, Alexey Bulgakov, Sergei Emeliannov and Daher Sayfeddine
Pages 74-78
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Keywords: Cognitive robot, Artificial intelligence, NARX neural network, Regression
Jörg Güttler and Thomas Bock
Pages 80-87
Abstract: Coronary heart disease (CHD), and its different variants, is one of the major reasons of increased death rates in industrialized nations. As the beginning of the disease is symptom free, unconsciousness and sudden death, as well as health related distortions can trigger accidents at construction sites any time. Therefore, there ...
Keywords: Capacitive Electrodes, ECG measurement, XBee, e-Health, contactless measurement
Matthias Neges, Mario Wolf, Markus Propach, Jochen Teizer and Michael Abramovici
Pages 88-95
Abstract: Real-time location tracking systems (RTLS) for personnel and machinery in outdoor civil engineering environments quite often use commercially-available Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology. Although the GNSS is an important approach in outdoor positioning and logistics coordination, their signals are not able to penetrate buildings due to their signal strength. ...
Keywords: Building Information Modelling, Facility Maintenance and Management, Human-Machine Interface, Localization, Sensing and Monitoring, Tracking, Visualization, Web-based Systems
Yihai Fang and Yong Cho
Pages 96-103
Abstract: Equipment operators play an integral role in the safe and efficiency operation of heavy equipment. They observe the environment, understand the situation, and make decisions and actions accordingly. Compared with other types of equipment, operating a crane is more sophisticated and mentally demanding, and thus crane operators are more vulnerable ...
Keywords: Crane Operation, Situation Awareness, Operator, Safety
Alexander Liu Cheng, Henriette Bier, Galoget Latorre, Benjamin Kemper and Daniel Fischer
Pages 104-111
Abstract: This paper presents an initial proof-of-concept implementation of a comprehensively intelligent built-environment based on mutually informing Design-to-Robotic-Production and -Operation (D2RP&O) strategies and methods developed at Delft University of Technology (TUD). In this implementation, D2RP is expressed via deliberately differentiated and function-specialized components, while D2RO expressions subsume an extended Ambient Intelligence ...
Keywords: Design-to-Robotic-Production and -Operation, Cyber-Physical Systems, Adaptive Architecture, Wireless Sensor Networks, Ambient Intelligence
Karol Andrzejczak, Andrzej Karlowski and Jerzy Paslawski
Pages 112-119
Abstract: The ability to make the right decisions during the construction process ensures online monitoring of process in progress and the environment. The use of wireless technologies to collect data from sensors and transmit data over the Internet and mobile networks creates new opportunities in this field. A goal of paper ...
Keywords: Flexibility, phased decision system, construction operation, concrete modification, robustness, learning from cases, risk management
Akeem Pedro, Do Yeop Lee, Chan Sik Park and Rahat Hussain
Pages 121-127
Abstract: Despite the consistent growth of global markets and emergence of cutting-edge technologies, construction jobsites remain among the most dangerous workplaces with extremely high accidents rates. In the safety management process, it is necessary to review and assess a variety of safety documents and data. Numerous public agencies provide open access ...
Keywords: Building Construction Safety, Linked Data, Safety Information Management
Filip Fedorik, Tomi Makkonen and Rauno Heikkilä
Pages 128-133
Abstract: The current urbanization, industrialization and planning of new city-districts require efficient design to manage the energy, ecology and economical demands set for living environment. The efficiency of Building Information Model (BIM) design in construction sites has been proven through many projects. The full overview and control of design, construction and ...
Keywords: BIM, Road engineering, FEA, Interoperability, Efficiency
Filip Fedorik, Rauno Heikkilä, Tomi Makkonen and Antti Haapala
Pages 134-139
Abstract: Currently the structural engineering and construction technologies go through substantial paradigm shift and development between energy conservation, health and living cost issues. Increasing energy consumption for e.g. heating and cooling and the constant effort to energy preservation in all forms promotes the manufacture of sustainable low-energy or near-zero energy houses, ...
Keywords: BIM, Building physics, Hygro-thermal analysis, Mould, Interoperability
Alex Maciel and Fabiano Correa
Pages 140-147
Abstract: Despite the growing interest towards Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption by the Brazilian construction industry, the use of this process in a way that permeates all stakeholders of the entire construction life cycle stages are still incipient. In general, the use of BIM is typically limited to the design phases ...
Keywords: IFC, Reinforcing bars, Supply Chain
Jinsung Kim, Jin-Kook Lee, Jaeyoung Shin and Hayan Kim
Pages 148-155
Abstract: This paper aims to classification and structuring of explicit objects and properties which can be utilized in KBimCode and develop database in the Korean building Act. In order to conduct automated building code compliance checking, it is essential to translate requirements in Korean Building Act into a series of explicit ...
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), automate building checking, Korean Building Act, Building Regulation-specific object, Classification, Database, Web-based application
Jochen Teizer, Adam M. Gerson, Thomas Hilfert, Manuel Perschewski and Markus König
Pages 157-164
Abstract: Fatalities resulting from cave-in hazards during excavation work in the United States account for 48% of the trench fatalities in construction every year per Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data. Recent trends indicate that fatalities from trench and excavation hazards in the US are increasing. Often the experience of ...
Keywords: Cave-in hazards, hazard recognition, mobile application, photogrammetry, point clouds, risk management, safety education and training, remote sensing, trench safety
Abhishek Raj Singh, Vinayak Suthar and Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
Pages 165-172
Abstract: An important aspect of construction project management is site layout planning (SLP) which involves key decision making on aspects like location of tower cranes, location of inventories, parking spaces, temporary structures and understanding movement and co-ordination among various trades. SLP necessarily involves visualizing the progress of construction through the project ...
Keywords: BIM, Collaborative Design & Construction, Site Layout Planning, Augmented Reality, Visualization
Jeff Kim and Javier Irizarry
Pages 173-180
Abstract: There is a continual challenge within the construction industry to achieve schedule, budget, and quality expectations at a time when projects are more complex and their designs and assembly involve some measure of abstract spatial skills. In postsecondary institutions, these abstract spatial skills have routinely been taught through drafting and ...
Keywords: Augmented Reality, Student Learning, Construction Management, Spatial Skill, Active Learning
Song Yi Lee, Soon-Wook Kwon and Tae Kyu Ko
Pages 181-188
Abstract: In case of re-modeling construction project, it has various difficult situations to carrying out the projects comparing with general construction project. The re-modeling project needs to do several make decision makings which is to define the scope of utilization, extra works and O&M(operation & maintenance). Especially, the construction delays and ...
Keywords: Augmented Reality, As-built Model, Remodeling, Human Assisted Matching
Sung Joon Suk, George Ford, Youngcheol Kang and Yong Han Ahn
Pages 189-192
Abstract: This study examined whether the augmented reality (AR) technology affects the quantity take-off performance of construction management (CM) undergraduate students. The sample for the study consisted of 22 sophomore CM students taking an estimating course at Western Carolina University in the U.S.A. To determine whether AR images help students' quantity ...
Keywords: Augmented Reality, Quantity take-off, Estimating, Students' performance
Jonghan Yoon and Heesung Cha
Pages 194-199
Abstract: In order to maintain a reliable facility management (FM) service for a commercial office building, a facility personnel and the building owners make a decision with detailed-level building Operation and Maintenance (O&M) data. By analyzing the data, they can make decisions in terms of whether to and/or where to invest ...
Keywords: Decision Making, Information management, Operation and Maintenance, System Framework, 3D/BIM
Lee-Kuo Lin, Yen-Yu Hu and Si-Yu Chen
Pages 200-205
Abstract: As the scale of construction increasing and the structure being more complicated, it is necessary to use the computer information technology to promote the industrial efficiency and tend with information management. The application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become the trend. As there are different benefits in each phase ...
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Campus Facilities, Facilities Maintenance System
Kuochung Wen and Wunbin Siao
Pages 206-213
Abstract: Taiwan Green Building Evaluation System was established in 1999 by the Government, that main axis was ecological, energy saving, waste reduction and health (EEWH), to enhance the effectiveness of promoting green building design in Taiwan. The Green Building Measure System (GBM) was completed by the the Ministry of the Interior, ...
Keywords: IFC, BIM, EEWH, GBM, Green building
Ahmed Hammad and Ali Akbarnezhad
Pages 214-220
Abstract: The use of modular construction methods for projects offers significant time and environmental improvement relative to conventional construction methods. Currently, there is a lack of appropriate assessment approaches to capture the differences between modular and conventional construction. This paper proposes a framework to aid decision makers in choosing between the ...
Keywords: Modular Construction, Construction Methods, Prefabrication, Sustainable Construction, BIM
Kemo Sima and Tsung-Juang Wang
Pages 221-228
Abstract: Preserving irreplaceable historic structures is an important factor in architecture design studies. The environmental, cultural and economic benefits cannot be overemphasized. We have an obligation to record and preserve the history of each generation because the buildings change with us. Historic buildings are not too complex to benefit from the ...
Keywords: BIM, historic buildings, preservation, RFID, Bopiliao Historic
Po Cheng Wu and Chung Wei Feng
Pages 229-238
Abstract: Facility managers usually need to make decisions under different types of MEP system breakdowns. They usually fight to find the information required to restore the system. However, the BIM model developed usually lacks of information to satisfy the what-if analysis under various maintenance scenarios. Although several researchers took the linked-information ...
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Dynamo, Facility Management (FM), Ontology, Air Condition System
Taylor Marchment, Ming Xia, Elise Dodd, Jay Sanjayan and Behzad Nematollahi
Pages 240-245
Abstract: Extrusion-based 3D printing method is one of the main additive manufacturing techniques used in the construction industry which is capable of producing large-scale building components with complex geometries. The mechanical properties of the printed concrete component is very much unlike the conventionally cast concrete. Therefore, the properties of these are ...
Keywords: Concrete, Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Mechanical Properties
Daniel Delgado Camacho, Patricia Clayton, William O'Brien, Raissa Ferron, Maria Juenger, Salvatore Salamone and Carolyn Seepersad
Pages 246-253
Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, produces components by building-up structures from small deposits of materials. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, and healthcare have started using AM for significant applications. Following these advances, there are several experimental applications of 3D printing in the construction sector. Early applications suggest ...
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Construction Industry, 3D Printing
Ilija Vukorep
Pages 254-259
Abstract: Cable-driven parallel robots are a rather novel robotic system, with an advantage over traditional system in not occupying the ground level as it operates from the top down. This paper presents a possibility of additive construction similar to 3D printing at the scale of building parts or at house-size. This ...
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Cable Robot, Construction Robot, Simulation
Behzad Nematollahi, Ming Xia and Jay Sanjayan
Pages 260-267
Abstract: The construction industry is expected to go through large transformations since construction automation is anticipated to drastically alter standard processing technologies and could lead to possible disrupting technologies such as 3D concrete printing (3DCP). While 3D printing techniques have been successfully applied in a wide range of industries such as ...
Keywords: Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, 3D Concrete printing, Concrete construction, Geopolymer
Pshtiwan Shakor, Jarred Renneberg, Shami Nejadi and Gavin Paul
Pages 268-275
Abstract: Abstract Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are becoming increasingly viable for commercial and research implementation into various applications. AM, such as three-dimensional printing, refers to the process of forming structures layer upon layer and finds application in prototyping and manufacturing for building construction. It has recently begun to be considered as ...
Keywords: 3D printing concrete, industrial robot, additive manufacturing, resolved motion rate control, squeezeflow test, speed control, moldability
Biranchi Panda, Jian Hui Lim, Nisar Ahamed Noor Mohamed, Suvash Chandra Paul, Yi Wei Daniel Tay and Ming Jen Tan
Pages 276-280
Abstract: In recent days, digital fabrication is termed as third industrial revolution and its interaction with extrusion based cementitious material has been well known as concrete printing. Concrete printing is a promising technology where robotic/gantry systems, controlled by digital model deposits concrete layer by layer following the G-code, generated from NC ...
Keywords: Digital construction, Feedback control, Concrete printing, Autonomous robot
Hyunchul Choi, Hyojoo Son, Changwan Kim, Hyeonwoo Seong, Hyukman Cho and Sungwook Lee
Pages 282-287
Abstract: This study compares the performance of six classifier models (ANN, KNN, C4.5, SVM, LR, and NB) for predicting the business failure of construction companies after three years from 2009 to 2012. Although previous studies have explored numerous business failure prediction models for construction companies, these models have focused on short-term ...
Keywords: Data Mining, Machine Learning, Project Management, Business failure, Prediction model
Hyeonwoo Seong, Hyojoo Son, Changwan Kim, Hyunchul Choi, Hyukman Cho and Sungwook Lee
Pages 288-293
Abstract: The computer vision-based detection of construction workers in images or videos is necessary for the safety managements and productivity of construction workers. Researchers in previous studies, detecting construction workers on the construction scene via computer vision techniques, have considered various features such as motion, shape, and color. Due to the ...
Keywords: Computer Vision, Sensing, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Detection, Classification, Image Processing, Construction Worker, Color Space Transformation
Khalegh Barati and Xuesong Shen
Pages 294-301
Abstract: Earthmoving operations are considered as one of the main activities in construction industry. These operations involve processing and moving soils and rocks to destination using earthmoving equipment like trucks and haulers. The measurement of the mass of materials carried by equipment in each trip has always been one of the ...
Keywords: Construction industry, mass, operational parameters, engine load, on-road equipment, data collection
Ahmed Hammad, Ali Akbarnezhad, David Rey and Hanna Grzybowska
Pages 302-307
Abstract: The use of modular construction as opposed to traditional on-site construction presents an opportunity to improve a projects economic and sustainable performance. At the same time, substantial savings in the overall projects duration can be achieved. The potential for reducing the overall makespan period involved in manufacturing and assembling the ...
Keywords: Resource-constrained project scheduling, Parallel machine scheduling problem, Modular construction, Optimisation, Mixed Integer Programming
Stathis Eleftheriadis, Philippe Duffour, Paul Greening, Jess James and Dejan Mumovic
Pages 308-315
Abstract: The cost and carbon efficiency of building structures could be enhanced by the current developments in design automation and optimisation techniques. The study focuses on a common structural system seen in the majority of mid- and high-rise buildings in the UK: flat slabs with reinforced concrete columns. A multilevel optimisation ...
Keywords: Optimisation, Reinforced Concrete, Cost, Carbon, BIM, FEM
Hsien-Ke Liao, Mustapha Jallow, Nie-Jia Yau, Ming-Yi Jiang, Jyun-Hao Huang, Cheng-Wei Su and Po-Yuan Chen
Pages 317-324
Abstract: The reliability of structural performance of bridges in Taiwan are affected by both in-service loading and material deterioration due to extreme environmental factors. With an inventory of 27,895 bridges and culverts in Taiwan Bridge Management System (TBMS), there are more than 8,840 bridges that are over 30 years and around ...
Keywords: Bridge Management System, Condition Rating, DER&U Methodology, Evaluation Criteria, Visual Inspection
Tanawan Wee, Marco Aurisicchio and Ireneusz Starzyk
Pages 325-332
Abstract: The construction industry is undergoing a new wave of industrialisation driven by the shift towards off-site construction and the growing interest in mass-customisation of building systems. On one side the industry is acquiring new manufacturing and automation capabilities. On the other, it has a need to understand how to develop ...
Keywords: Systems Engineering, Mass-customisation, Modularisation, DSM, GVI, MIM, Construction
Chien-Ho Ko
Pages 333-338
Abstract: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has become one of the most important technologies for improving management efficiency. This study enhances facilities maintenance by integrating RFID, web-based, and artificial intelligence techniques. A data management module is developed first to collect facilities maintenance data. A statistical module is established to graphically display ...
Keywords: Facilities Management, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology, Web-Based System, Artificial Intelligence
Wei Tong Chen, Pei-San Tan, Nida Fauzia and Chao Wei Wang
Pages 339-344
Abstract: Apartment buildings and residential buildings in Taiwan have become more and more community oriented. Precise control of residential buildings operational performance is increasingly important. Using network data envelopment analysis (Network DEA) and existing data, this study develops a three-phase based residential building operational performance assessment model and use it to ...
Keywords: Residential buildings, Performance assessment, Case management, Network data envelopment analysis
Shu-Shun Liu and Gilang Ramadhan
Pages 345-351
Abstract: Naturally, buildings will deteriorate during its life cycle. On the other hand, sustainability of building condition is the main objective in providing service for users. Therefore, building maintenance management should be a priority to achieve that objective. As a special case, in Indonesia, government agencies face a quite complicated problem ...
Keywords: Building Maintenance, Condition-Based Maintenance, Maintenance Strategy, Optimization, Constraint Programming
Nai-Hsin Pan, K.Y. Chen
Pages 352-357
Abstract: When facilities was exceptionally occurs, the traditional operation method is either to repair or replace. Before operation procedures starts, it needs to be taken through a series of actions of notification with paperwork. Thus, the management on site tends to make the operation procedure with inefficiency and inconvenience. The recent ...
Keywords: BIM, QR Code, Facility management
Mehrafarin Takin, Jinghan Peng, Samad Sepasgozar and Hamidreza Ebrahimi
Pages 359-365
Abstract: Traditional property management models are not able to meet new customers requirements in terms of detailed information of the property quality and conditions. This paper aims to develop a framework for application of advanced visualization technology in residential property marketing to offer a detailed 3D information model to customers through ...
Keywords: Advanced Visualization Technologies, 3D Models, 3D Scanners, Real Estate On-line platform, Residential properties
C.P. Chu, C.Y. Liu, C.C. Hsieh, C.H. Chang, and C.C. Chou
Pages 366-371
Abstract: As there is an increasing number of disasters hitting countries around the world, numerous mitigation strategies have been proposed and implemented to alleviate such impacts. Indeed, every year many public and private organizations work together to prepare various disaster exercises for training their first responders. Design of an appropriate drill ...
Keywords: MAZUS-MH, serious game, ontology, Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL)
Chao-Yung Huang, Huey-Wen Yien, Yen-Pei Chen, Yu-Chih Su and Yu-Cheng Lin
Pages 372-379
Abstract: In the building life cycle, the design phase is related to the usability and practicability of the building operation. Communicating ideas regarding the design requirement is the key point. In healthcare building design, it contains the most multiple, rigorous, and complex system. The healthcare design should be fully considered. However, ...
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Reality (VR), Game Engine, Healthcare Design
Xinming Li, Sanghyeok Han, Mustafa Gul and Mohamed Al-Hussein
Pages 380-387
Abstract: Conventional ergonomic risk assessment of physical work is conducted through observation and direct/indirect physiological measurements. However, these methods are time-consuming and require human subjects to actually perform the motion in order to obtain detailed body movement data. 3D visualization, alternatively, allows users to simulate an operational task on the computer ...
Keywords: Ergonomics, 3D Visualization, Risk Assessment, 3ds Max, Automation
Ye Han, Yuichi Yashiro and Fumio Hatori
Pages 388-395
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a solution to improve the construction management capacity. Our solution contains three parts: a Location Identification System, a Work Progress Management System, and a Statistical Analysis & Visualization System. The Location Identification System locates the equipment and the worker inside the construction site, by using ...
Keywords: Construction Management, Statistical Analysis, Construction Visualization, Location Identification
Shaojie Zhang, Jeonghwan Kim, Shan-Ying Shih, Choongwan Koo and Seung Hyun Cha
Pages 396-200
Abstract: Interior design elements, particularly colours, have shown significant influence on employers performance in office environments. The task performance was often measured against different coloured offices in physical built environments. An identified challenge for these studies is to alter colour settings for experiments. Immersive virtual environment (IVE), as an advanced technology, ...
Keywords: Immersive virtual environment (IVE), physical built environment, task performance, proofreading tasks
Lee-Kuo Lin, Yu-Huai Hsu and Sung-Wei Hung
Pages 402-409
Abstract: The content of fire cause investigation is not only the fire prevention as reference but also the significant gist to improve firefighting. But in point of fire site investigation, mostly were using handwriting document for recording information at present, obviously lacking with carrying convenience and recording instantaneity. Meanwhile, after causing ...
Keywords: Fire cause investigation, Smart handheld device, Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Hassnain Raza, Waqas Tanoli, Seungsoo Lee and Jongwon Seo
Pages 410-415
Abstract: Development and expansion in the cities have increased the demand for road construction projects in different regions of the world. The construction projects in the modern era require the utilization of latest technology. BIM and its collaboration with other technologies like GPS, UAV, AR/VR, and telematics have successfully proven their ...
Keywords: Earthwork, 3D BIM, Road, Module, Partitioning Technique
Yick Hong Liau and Yu-Cheng Lin
Pages 416-422
Abstract: Usually, it is necessary for general contractor to handle constructability review of infrastructure and civil projects during the construction phase. Generally, constructability review usually be analyzed and applied at job onsite using 2D CAD drawings. The constructability review integrated with 2D CAD drawings usually cause timeconsuming problems and problem misunderstandings. ...
Keywords: Civil information modeling, CIM, Highway, Constructability, Construction phase, General Contractor
Hayan Kim, Jin-Kook Lee, Jaeyoung Shin and Jinsung Kim
Pages 423-429
Abstract: This paper describes the visual language-based approach for the definition of building permit related rules. The conventional design phase of architecture has a high possibility of occurring error and time consuming because of the necessary handling of human resources. The introduction of BIM (Building Information Modeling) enables those inconvenient and ...
Keywords: BIM (Building Information Modeling), Building permit related rules, Rule-making, Visual language, Rule definition
Li-Chuan Lien, Pan-Cheng Zhang, S.B Chen, Z.C. Liao and Y.N. Liu
Pages 430-436
Abstract: In this study, the frequently encountered issues related to reinforced concrete nodes (beam and girder protection layers, beam column protection layers, and binding wire collision, etc.) were sorted out and analyzed. Building Information Modeling (BIM) was employed to solve the problems resulted from the complex node issues. Moreover, new steel ...
Keywords: Complex reinforced nodes, Building information modeling(BIM), Steel reinforcing bar parameterization, Construction process
Will Y. Lin, Pao H. Lin and H. Ping Tserng
Pages 437-444
Abstract: 3D Indoor space topology, mainly referred as floor layouts and navigation routes, is the foundation of indoor Location-based Services (LBS), such as navigation in large shopping malls or interchange in large transport stations. Manually generating this topology is highly time-consuming, less cost effective, and prone to errors. This research adopts ...
Keywords: 3-D GIS, Indoor Space Topology, 3D Navigation graph, Building Information Modeling
Yusuke Takahashi, Satoru Nakamura, Yasuichi Ogawa and Tomoya Satoh
Pages 446-451
Abstract: According to rapid deterioration of many domestic tunnels and bridges, engineers that manage them have become insufficient. For this reason, it is desired to develop an automatic hammering robot that can inspect them quickly and accurately. If a hammering sound by the robot is similar to a sound by engineers, ...
Keywords: Concrete inspection, Hammering robot, Under-actuated, Gravity compensation
Hiroyuki Tomita, Takuya Takabatake, Shintaro Sakamoto, Hitoshi Arisumi, Shin Kato and Yuji Ohgusu
Pages 452-457
Abstract: In the Japanese construction industry, the number of young workers is decreasing and skilled workers are aging. For that reason, efforts to improve productivity by using information technology (IT) and robot technology are under way. One of them is UAV. In civil engineering work, UAV is utilized in volume ...
Keywords: UAV, Indoor Flight Technology, Building equipment works, Air Volume Measurement
Jaeuk Cho and Seungyeol Lee
Pages 458-463
Abstract: A reinforced concrete box culvert (RCBC) is a structure that allows water to flow under a road, trail, or similar obstruction. Currently, many RCBCs are located under cities and roads. If a ground subsidence occurs owing to the sudden collapse of an RCBC, it could result in a serious accident. ...
Keywords: Force-regulated impact control, Box culvert maintenance, Concrete chipping, RCBC (Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert), Construction robot
Thomas Zedin, François Guéna, Olivier Marchand and Louis Vitalis
Pages 464-471
Abstract: New products in mechatronics, and especially the spreading of microcontrollers, allow a rise in robotic projects of building construction companies. This new context gives the ability to non mechatronic experts to develop building sites robotics. In this paper we will describe the design process of a drilling robot prototype made ...
Keywords: C-K Theory, Construction robotics, Design process modeling, Design methods, Knowledge management, STCR, Drilling robot
Sang Keun Lee, Ji Woo Ha, Sang Ho Kim, Yong Seok Lee, Dong Ik Sun and Chang Soo Han
Pages 472-477
Abstract: The crawler-leg mobile system is a sub-mechanism of special purpose machines for the early stage rescue and reconstruction in disaster. This system plays a role in controlling the posture to prevent rollover when the special purpose machine is running on rough terrain. In this paper, a mechanism is introduced for ...
Keywords: Independently Driven Quadruped Crawler, Posture Control, Special Purpose Machine, System Modeling, Crawler-Leg Mobile System
Leo Pauly, Harriet Peel, Shan Luo, David Hogg and Raul Fuentes
Pages 479-485
Abstract: Pavement crack detection using computer vision techniques has been studied widely over the past several years. However, these techniques have faced several limitations when applied to real world situations due to for example changes of lightning conditions or variation in textures. But the recent advancements in the field of artificial ...
Keywords: Pavement cracks, Detection, Deep learning, Convolutional neural networks
Daeyoon Moon, Soon-Wook Kwon, Suwan Chung, Song Yi Lee and Tae Kyu Ko
Pages 486-492
Abstract: Recently, advanced and semi-automated equipment, laser-scanner and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has been used for construction project. Especially, photogrammetry using image acquired from UAVs can make high accuracy data and need low cost compared with terrestrial and aerial Lidar. Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs), aerial movable image sensing platform, have started ...
Keywords: Pre-processing, UAV, Histogram equalization, point-cloud, Image compensation
Gregory Clarkson, Shan Luo and Raul Fuentes
Pages 493-499
Abstract: This paper presents the case of 3D reconstructing an object using infrared imagery. Conversely to previous solutions that used the RGB imagery to make the 3D reconstruction and later superimpose the infrared, this paper makes use of the infrared imagery directly. The results of the reconstruction are then compared to ...
Keywords: 3D Reconstruction, Structure-from-Motion, Thermal, Infrared
Hyojoo Son, Hyunwoo Sung, Hyunchul Choi, Sungwook Lee and Changwan Kim
Pages 500-505
Abstract: The equipment used in earthmoving operations poses a significant threat to the safety of the equipment operator and construction workers due to the operators inherently poor visibility of the surrounding environment. This study proposes a method of automated detection of nearby obstacles with monocular vision, with the goal of protecting ...
Keywords: Active safety, earthmoving operations, imaging sensors, intelligent earthmoving equipment, operator assistant
Wei-Tsun Liu, Bo-Sheng Bai and Po-Han Chen
Pages 506-508
Abstract: In recent years, most smartphones are equipped with high-pixel camera and powerful CPU. Our research aims to develop an Android App which can do steel rust recognition not only fast but well. Eventually, become a smartphone application for real-time rust recognition.
Keywords: Real-Time, Image Recognition, Smartphone
Mohammad Soltani, Seyedeh-Forough Karandish, Walid Ahmed, Zhenhua Zhu and Amin Hammad
Pages 509-516
Abstract: Estimating the productivity of construction operations is one of the most challenging tasks for project managers. Therefore, the construction industry always looks toward new advancements for automating this process. New automated methods for productivity estimation aim to detect the types, locations, and activities of construction equipment based on sensory data. ...
Keywords: Computer Vision, Equipment detection, Convolutional Neural Networks, Sensory data
Hsien-Kuan Chang, Wen-Der Yu and Shao-Tsai Cheng
Pages 518-526
Abstract: The traditional cost-based Earned Value Management (EVM) method, and the related Earned Schedule Management (ESM) and Earned Duration Management (EDM), for construction project schedule control has been founded on the basis of the Planned Value (PV). However, the relevant risk factors are usually not taken into account while the scheduler ...
Keywords: Risk management, EVM, Construction Planning, Schedule Control
Hsien-Kuan Chang, Wen-Der Yu and Shao Tsai Cheng
Pages 527-535
Abstract: The traditional construction schedule planning methods are mostly based on the project activities list broken down by the experienced engineers who primarily analyze the work content of construction drawings, and the activity durations estimated by simulating the construction process according to the conditions of the construction site. However, such an ...
Keywords: Risk management, BIM, Construction scheduling and control
Ahmed Montaser and Ali Montaser
Pages 536-543
Abstract: Value engineering (VE) has a great potential to enhance project delivery. It has become a standard practice for many government agencies, private engineering firms and contractors since its first adoption. Decision makers judge the alternatives performance under selected criteria and simultaneously weighing the relative importance of the criteria in order ...
Keywords: Value Engineering, Simple Multi Attribute Rating technique (SMART), Criteria and Decision Making
Zetta Rasullia Kamandang, Jyh-Bin Yang and Indradi Wijatmiko
Pages 544-551
Abstract: Schedule delay is one of the worrying problems in the construction industry. Activity delays might increase project duration, cost and sometimes cause delay claim disputes between parties in construction projects. Some methods have been developed for analyzing and measuring project schedule delays, but most of those methods contain assumptions and ...
Keywords: Construction management, Schedule delay analysis, Concurrent delay, Indonesia
Shiau-Jing Ho, Sheng-Lung Lin and Hui-Ping Tserng
Pages 552-559
Abstract: According to the research of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, the domestic PPP (Public Private Partnership) projects create economic growth rate of about 0.08% per NTD 10 billion of capital. In Feb. 2015, project report by Ministry of Finance indicated that signed PPP projects over the years have injected investment ...
Keywords: Public Private Partnership, Game theory, EVA, Investment incentive, Nash Equilibrium, Equilibrium solution, PPP
Ying Chiao Chiu and Po Han Chen
Pages 560-564
Abstract: Abstract The United Nations in 1992 through the "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)" on the "Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas" emissions to make global control of the declaration, so "carbon reduction" has become the topic of concern to countries around the world. (Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction ...
Keywords: Building Carbon Footprint (BCF), Building Information Modeling (BIM) , Evaluation
Henriette Bier, Roland Schmehl, Sina Mostafavi, Ana Anton and Serban Bodea
Pages 566-570
Abstract: Building technologies employed today in 2nd and 3rd world countries are imported, expensive, outdated and unsustainable. Highly developed countries, on the other hand, rapidly advance in developing affordable, numerically controlled and robotically supported material- and energy-efficient methods for building on demand. The research team proposes to close this gap by ...
Keywords: Robotic building, material- and energy-efficient building, building on demand, autarkic Design-to- Robotic-Production, kite power system
Junhuck Lee, Dongmin Lee, Hunhee Cho and Kyung-In Kang
Pages 571-576
Abstract: The table formwork method for high-rise building formwork can shorten the construction time and reduce manpower through machine- and equipmentbased automation. However, this method is not used as much as other system formworks. Various studies have been conducted to activate the table formwork method; but, the problems in associated with ...
Keywords: Table formwork, Automation, IPA, Delphi, Highrise building
Eugeniusz Budny, Piotr Szynkarczyk and JÓzef Wrona
Pages 577-581
Abstract: The article is based on the work carried out on Unmanned Ground Systems Landscaping and Integration Study UGS-LIS that has been done for European Defence Agency (EDA) by such European entities like: GMV Innovating Solution, Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements and Military University of Technology. There are ...
Keywords: Unmanned ground systems(UGSs), Construction industry applications, Operational requirements, Technology gaps
Jeonghwan Kim, Seung Hyun Cha and Choongwan Koo
Pages 582-587
Abstract: As the population of older people continues to rapidly grow worldwide, assistive robots for older people are become more important to maintain their social, physical and psychological well-being. Although the idea of having these robots is an enticing prospect, there are many barriers for older people to adopt the robots ...
Keywords: Assistive robot, Healthy aging, Immersive virtual environment, HRI
Mitsuru Yamada, Kenichi Fujino, Hiroki Kajita and Takeshi Hashimoto
Pages 588-593
Abstract: Unmanned construction is a construction method of operating construction machines from a remote place by using radio waves. In Japan, unmanned construction has many applications in disaster sites where people can not enter. However, unmanned construction is less than half of the construction efficiency as compared to normal boarding operations. ...
Keywords: Unmanned construction, Line of sight, Construction efficiency
Nayab Ahmed, Abraham Hong, Hyeonggyun Ku, Sungkon Moon and Sungwoo Moon
Pages 594-601
Abstract: This paper is a technical review of the smart excavator guidance system being used in Australia. The construction industry contributes towards 8% of the countrys GDP (Gross Domestic Product) which makes it one of the largest sectors of the nations economy. Efficient earthworks have a significant impact on all construction ...
Keywords: Machine Control Systems, Laser Leveling Guidance Systems, GPS Systems, Radio Guidance Systems, 2D & 3D Laser and Radio Positioning Guidance System
Jochen Teizer, Mario Wolf, Olga Golovina, Manuel Perschewski, Matthias Neges and Markus König
Pages 603-609
Abstract: Digital transformation is an ongoing challenge in construction. Whereas central storage and planning with Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be considered state-of-the-art, the integration of real-time data like environmental and localization data of workers in indoor work environments can provide further benefits for operations management in construction and facility management. ...
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), cloud computing, data visualization, facility management and operation, Internet of Things (IoT), Lean Construction Management (LCM), location tracking, real-time sensor data
Chung-Wei Feng and Szu-Wei Lu
Pages 610-617
Abstract: Scaffolding system plays an important role at construction sites. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 65% of the construction workers use scaffolding system frequently. Each year, there are 4500 injuries and 50 death caused by scaffold-related accidents, costing American employers $90 million on lost workdays. Thus well ...
Keywords: BIM, Scaffolding System, Risk Analysis, Ontology, Dynamo
Chung Wei Feng and Tzu Fang Hsu
Pages 618-625
Abstract: In a construction project, the scaffolding system is an important temporary facility to support the process of construction. Without properly assembling scaffoldings, the construction process could be delayed, and workers could be exposed to danger. However, construction workers usually rely on their past experiences to assemble scaffoldings without detailed planning. ...
Keywords: Automate Scaffolding System, BIM, Ontology, Dynamo, Material Management
Waqas Tanoli, Hassnain Raza, Seungsoo Lee and Jongwon Seo
Pages 626-631
Abstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology developed in the recent decades and provided a new perspective which shifted the trend from simple 2D drawings to intelligent 3D modeling. Earthwork is the primary component of any construction project regardless of the scale of work. In the modern world, it has become possible ...
Keywords: BIM, 3D Modeling, Earthwork, Machine Guidance
Sven Stumm, Elisa Lublasser, Ralf Becker, Jörg Blankenbach, Dirk Vallée, Linda Hildebrand, Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Philipp Schwan
Pages 632-638
Abstract: The goal of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the integral overarching digital modelling of all properties regarding a building as well as its construction. This is targeted through the integration and support of all involved experts. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this task, the necessary data often only exists ...
Keywords: BIM, automation, lifecycle, refurbishment, BIM to production
Pedro Tavares, Carlos Costa, Pedro Malaca, João Silva, Luis Rocha and Germano Veiga
Pages 639-645
Abstract: In this paper we present a comparison between the older DSTV file format and the newer version of the IFC standard, dedicating special attention of its impact in the robotization of welding and cutting processes in the construction industry. In the last decade, we have seen a significant increase in ...
Keywords: BIM, IFC, Robotized Welding and Cutting, Automation, Construction Industry
Henk Freimuth, Jan Müller and Markus König
Pages 647-654
Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have been proven a useful utility for mapping or site scanning purposes. Practical applications emerge in the form of inspecting structures that are hard to reach, deterioration analysis, construction monitoring or quantifying material in landfills. From a technological perspective many of these applications rely on the ...
Keywords: Visual Inspection, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 4D Building Information Modeling, Progrss Monitoring, Ground Control, Path Planning, Simulation
Elisabeth Menendez, Juan G. Victores, Roberto Montero and Carlos Balaguer
Pages 655-662
Abstract: This paper presents the ROBO-SPECT European FP7 project, funded under the ICT-2013.2.2 programme on Robotics use cases & Accompanying measures. The main objective of the ROBO-SPECT system is to provide a robotized, faster and reliable alternative to manual tunnel structural inspection and assessment. Physical developments include the design and ...
Keywords: Automation, Control of Robotic Systems, Tunnel, Inspection, Maintenance
Harriet Peel, Shan Luo, Anthony Cohn and Raul Fuentes
Pages 663-670
Abstract: "This paper presents a significant improvement from the previous submission from the same authors at ISARC 2016. The robot is now equipped with low-cost cameras and a 2D laser scanner which is used to monitor and survey a bridge bearing. The robot is capable of localising by combining a data ...
Keywords: Bridge inspection, monitoring, SfM, SLAM, ROS
Satoru Nakamura, Yusuke Takahashi, Daisuke Inoue and Takao Ueno
Pages 671-674
Abstract: Ageing of the bridges and tunnels that were built more than 40 years ago has become an object of public concern. Maintenance engineers must be approaching as close as possible to the inspection point by mobile elevating work platform, need to conduct the human-eye based close inspection. Especially an inspection ...
Keywords: Tunnel lining concrete, Variable geometry truss, Light-section, Hummering
Fumihiro Inoue, Kwoon Soonsu, Takuya Uchiyama, Satoru Nakamura and Yoshitaka Yanagihara
Pages 675-682
Abstract: Most of infrastructures for civil engineering (highway road, bridge, tunnel, etc.) built around the urban region in high-growth era of 1970-1990 begun to reach the life, and it has been the time when large-scale repair and renewal of infrastructures became necessary. Especially, with the collapse accident of the tunnel generated ...
Keywords: Structure, Automated Inspection system, Shape Control, Tunnel Inspection, Variable Guide Frame Introduction
Neshat Bolourian, Mohammad Mostafa Soltani, Amin Hammad and Ameen Albahri
Pages 683-688
Abstract: According to Statistics Canada, bridges in Canada have a service life of approximately 43 years. With the majority of bridges passing half of their expected service life, a large amount of investment needs to be made to inspect and maintain them in a safe condition. Manual inspection methods are both ...
Keywords: Bridge inspection, LiDAR-equipped UAV, Path planning
Marcel Neuhausen, Alexander Martin and Markus König
Pages 690-697
Abstract: A major part of recent developments in civil engineering in the urban context evolved around building and city models. Especially for a precise risk assessment of damages to existing buildings induced by ground movements, accurate models are inevitable. Beside the shape of a building, the focus is also on components ...
Keywords: Window Detection, Cascaded Classifier, Urban Environments, Building Classification, Building Reconstruction
Madhumitha Senthilvel, Ranjith K Soman and Koshy Varghese
Pages 698-705
Abstract: Generation and quality of as-built models influence their usage in subsequent applications such as progress monitoring,quality control, and deviation detection. The quality of any 3D reconstructed model heavily depends on the raw inputs and the post processing involved. While laser and LiDAR based ...
Keywords: 3D Reconstruction, as-built modelling, stereo vision, infrared depth sensors
Ansu Man Singh, Quang Ha, David K Wood and Mark Bishop
Pages 706-711
Abstract: Real-time vision systems are widely-used in construction and manufacturing industries. The significant proportion of computational resources of such systems is used in fiducial identification and localisation for the tracking of the motion of moving targets. The requirement of the identification systems is to localise a pattern in the image captured ...
Keywords: Fiducial tracking, marker detection
Anoop Sattineni and James Hindman
Pages 712-719
Abstract: Photogrammetry is being used in several industries for creating digital 3-dimensional models of objects. Oblique aerial images are taken from an airplane or spacecraft. The technique involves taking multiple pictures of the same site from several angles, thus allowing interpretations to be made regarding surface elevations. The resulting images can ...
Keywords: Photogrammetry, Oblique Aerial Imagery, Topographical Surface, Site Survey
Petcharat Limsupreeyarat, Suriya Kaewkeaw and Phatsaphan Charnwasununth
Pages 720-724
Abstract: In order to get the building construction permit, the building owners who intend to construct or modify their buildings must submit documents to the local government officers for approval. Typically, the government officers will review the submitted documents and check city planning and land uses designations in accordance with laws ...
Keywords: GIS, Expert system, Land use
Daisuke Inoue, Takao Ueno and Satoru Nakamura
Pages 725-728
Abstract: There are approximately 10,000 road tunnels in Japan. Inspections of the road tunnels are conducted once every 5 years by human visual inspection based on the Road law enforcement regulations of Japan Ministry of land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. However, presently the number of the inspection engineers are insufficient and ...
Keywords: Inspection, Concrete, Depth-image
Jozef GaparÍk, Lucia PauloviCovÁ, Sylvia SzalayovÁ and MariÁn GaparÍk
Pages 730-736
Abstract: Energy saving is one of the most important environmental factor during the process of building realization. The optimal selection of machine or machine group for building processes is very important role of building planner during the process of building planning. During this process building planner have to analyse several factors ...
Keywords: Construction mechanized process, Energy Consumption Minimizing, Optimal Method
Camilla Follini, Rongbo Hu, Wen Pan, Thomas Linner and Thomas Bock
Pages 737-743
Abstract: Todays population has reached a growth rate never seen before, and, globally, there are examples of traditional cities that have failed to adapt to this sudden change. Therefore, in some areas of the world, the overall quality of life has become unbearable. A proactive response is needed in order to ...
Keywords: Collaborative design and construction, Industrialization of informal settlements, Decentralized Processing Unit, Affordable and Adaptable Building System
Slava Shubin, Shabtai Isaac and Gad Rabinowitz
Pages 744-749
Abstract: The incorporation of novel technologies in building and settlement design involves unique challenges, such as frequent design changes, the risk of cost overruns and the need to synchronize the work of different stakeholders who did not previously collaborate. This paper describes the development of a set of control and optimization ...
Keywords: Net Zero Energy, Cost control, Change management, Design optimization
Doyun Lee, Seokyung Won, Choonghee Han, Moonyoung Cho and Junbok Lee
Pages 750-757
Abstract: Since April 2009, Korea has been importing 1.5 million tons of LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) annually from the Sakhalin-II project, which is operated by Gazprom, Russia's largest state-run gas company. Also, it is expected that the cost of pipeline construction will reach $55 ~ 60 trillion by 2018. In this long-distance ...
Keywords: Configuration Management, Data Breakdown Structure, Pipeline, Engineering Information Management, Conformity, Traceability
Rita Yi Man Li and Tat Ho Leung
Pages 758-765
Abstract: Hong Kong is one of the cities with the largest number of skyscrapers. In this paper, we study the factors that lead to construction accidents on sites by interviewing the relevant parties. In the second part of the research, we extract the causes of accidents from court case report. Last ...
Keywords: Construction safety, Skyscrapers, Poor weather, Robotics, Virtual reality, 3D printing, Infographics, Drone photogrammetry
Tarek Salama, Ahmad Salah and Osama Moselhi
Pages 767-774
Abstract: Modular construction enables delivery of a building as an assembly of a set of modules manufactured offsite in a controlled manufacturing facility environment. Unlike stick-built practices, modular construction enables higher schedule control of construction projects due the inherent concurrency of offsite and onsite construction operations. Literature provides simulation-based scheduling methods ...
Keywords: BIM, Integration, Scheduling, Modular Construction.
Wen Pan, Katharina Langosch and Thomas Bock
Pages 775-782
Abstract: The conventional Building Information Models (BIM) does not contain knowledge about the relation between different pieces of information. To be able to understand the information the recipient must have sufficient knowledge within the given domain. When information cannot reach to the relevant party in real time or in advance that ...
Keywords: PIM, Off-site manufacturing, Planning, Simulation
Chung-Wei Feng, Yi-Jao Chen and Hsin-Yi Yu
Pages 783-792
Abstract: General contractors usually need to handle subcontractors payment requests periodically according to the progress of the construction project. The documents required for payment requests are related to various types of information generated form construction work items. Consequently, construction company needs to spend a lot of efforts to verify and approve ...
Keywords: BIM, Ontology, Dynamo, Payment Request,Ledger Generation
Yen-Ray Chen and H. Ping Tserng
Pages 793-798
Abstract: In order to improve the efficiency of construction management, a new methodology is presented to develop translatability for construction BIM(Building Information Modeling) and ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) by using UML(Unified Modeling Language) tool. The method includes a new rational operation process can be developed to improve efficiency. Besides, the competitive ability ...
Keywords: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Sy-Jye Guo, Li-Wei Chiang, Jyun-Yu Chen and Un-On Chong
Pages 799-803
Abstract: Building information modeling (BIM) is considered as a major trend of the construction industry in the future. In traditional way for estimating the cost of the HVAC system in buildings, a lump sum method is adopted as a rough approximation. Instead of detailed quantity calculation, the lump sum method ...
Keywords: HVAC system, BIM, lump sum, Quantity, Cost estimation
Shabtai Isaac, Yi Su and Gunnar Lucko
Pages 804-810
Abstract: A temporal-spatial scheduling model is used to consider the location and movement of equipment, material and temporary structures on a construction site over time, ensuring efficient yet safe processes. The model ties together activity scheduling and dynamic site layout planning, fully integrating two domains that have so far been treated ...
Keywords: Scheduling, Singularity Function, Site Layout, Cranes
Nei-Hao Perng, Bo-Sheng Bai, Po-Han Chen, Jen-Yu Han, Ming-Yi Jiang, Jyun-Hao Huang, Cheng-Wei Su and Po-Yuan Chen
Pages 812-815
Abstract: There are some twenty-nine thousand bridges in Taiwan, managed respectively by Taiwan Railways Administration, Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau, Directorate General of Highways, and local governments. According to the current bridge maintenance guidelines in Taiwan, bridge inspection is mainly carried out through visual inspection, supplemented with equipment inspection. Bridge inspectors ...
Keywords: UAV, VR, 3D-Model, Automatic
Van Truong Hoang, Ansu Man Singh, Manh Duong Phung and Quang Ha
Pages 816-822
Abstract: Quadcopters, as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have great potential in civil applications such as surveying, building monitoring, and infrastructure condition assessment. Quadcopters however are relatively sensitive to rotational noises so that their performance may be quickly downgraded in the case of inadequate control, system uncertainties and/or disturbances. In this study, ...
Keywords: Quadcopter, robustness, adaptation, quasi-ontinuous second-order sliding mode control, monitoring system
Manh Duong Phung, Van Truong Hoang, Tran Hiep Dinh and Quang Ha
Pages 823-829
Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of automatic inspection by means of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for health monitoring of infrastructure. Our approach comprises two stages, data collection using unmanned aerial vehicles and image processing with histogram analysis. For the data collection, a 3D model of the monitored structure is first ...
Keywords: Crack detection, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Health monitoring, Image stitching
Seongdeok Bang, Hongjo Kim and Hyoungkwan Kim
Pages 830-833
Abstract: This paper presents a system to generate a 2D map using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) videos. The system can process the collected images for lens distortion, unstable flight, and image redundancy. The system is demonstrated using an UAV video captured on road construction site in Namyangju city, Korea. The experimental ...
Keywords: Construction sites, UAV, Image Stitching, Computer Vision
Kosei Ishida
Pages 834-839
Abstract: Technological innovations in photogrammetry have progressed over time, and civil engineers in Japan have employed this technology for earthworks. Photogrammetry has also been introduced to building construction work, and in particular, it is used in the surveying of buildings and the production of architectural drawings in repair work. With this ...
Keywords: Photogrammetry, SfM, Accuracy, Height
Ahmad Hasan, Ashraf Qadir, Ian Nordeng and Jeremiah Neubert
Pages 840-847
Abstract: This paper presents a novel pipeline for development of an efficient set of tools for extracting information from the video of a structure, captured by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to produce as-built documentation to aid inspection of large multi-storied building during construction. Our system uses the output from a ...
Keywords: Computer Vision, Construction Inspection, Spatial Query, Metric Data Analysis
Soram Lim, Sehwan Chung and Seokho Chi
Pages 849-855
Abstract: Bridge plays an important role for transportation networks but its damage can threat public safety and hinder economic activity. Timely bridge management is needed not only to keep operating services but also to ensure traffic safety. Nowadays economically developed countries such as the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Korea have difficulties ...
Keywords: Bridge Management, Infrastructure Maintenance, Damage Pattern, Big Data analytics, O&M
Doddy Prayogo, Min-Yuan Cheng, Janice Widjaja, Hansel Ongkowijoyo and Handy Prayogo
Pages 856-863
Abstract: Determining accurate concrete strength is a major civil engineering problem. Test results of 28-day concrete cylinder represent the characteristic strength of the concrete that has been prepared and cast to form the concrete work. Waiting 28 days is quite time consuming, but it is important to ensure the quality control ...
Keywords: Concrete, Compressive Strength, Early Strength, Machine Learning, Prediction
Mark Froehlich, Salman Azhar and Matthew Vanture
Pages 864-871
Abstract: Google Tango® is an augmented reality based Android tablet that contains customized hardware, an array of sensors, and software designed to track the full 3D motion of the device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. The embedded sensors allow the device to make over a quarter million 3D ...
Keywords: Project Tango®, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) devices, 3D scanning, Point cloud, Augmented reality
Pileun Kim, Jindao Chen and Yong K Cho
Pages 872-878
Abstract: Automated recognition of building elements convey vital information for inspection, monitoring and maintenance operations in indoor environments. However, existing object recognition methods from point clouds suffer from problems due to sensor noise, occlusion and clutter, which are prevalent in indoor environments. This paper proposes an object recognition method based on ...
Keywords: Laser scanning, Point cloud, Object recognition, Thermal image
Seongheum Yoon, Qian Wang and Hoon Sohn
Pages 879-886
Abstract: Many bridges have been constructed using precast components because they offer faster production, lower cost, and more efficient construction compared to conventional in-situ construction. For coupled behavior of bridges slabs and girders, shear pockets on the deck slab and shear connectors on the girder need to be properly connected. However, ...
Keywords: LiDAR, Precast girder, Precast bridge deck slab, Precast bridge connector, Optimal placement
Tomi Makkonen, Rauno Heikkilä, Filip Fedorik and Pekka Tölli
Pages 887-892
Abstract: Laser scanning is the de-facto system to collect large amounts of geometrical information, especially indoors. Total stations are usually used for accuracy and information-rich results. However, in some cases the target area is not suitable for using a terrestrial laser scanner. For instance, too cramped or difficult-to-access space can be ...
Keywords: Mine shaft, BIM, Laser scanning, SLAM, Maintenance model
Jianli Chen, Godfried Augenbroe and Xinyi Song
Pages 894-900
Abstract: Hybrid ventilation, or mixed mode ventilation, is a technique that uses a mixture of natural and mechanical ventilation for maintaining a thermally comfortable indoor environment for building occupants. With its potential for improving both the energy efficiency and occupants comfort at the same time, its real application benefits across different ...
Keywords: Hybrid Ventilation, Potential Investigation, Uncertainty Analysis
Jing Lin, Guofeng Ma, Nan Li and Junjie Zhou
Pages 901-907
Abstract: Researchers have developed various eco-feedback systems that aim at reshaping energy consumption behaviors of building occupants for energy conservation. Different technologies have been used to build the interface of eco-feedback systems through eco-feedback information is delivered. One emerging technology that has been envisioned for this purpose but rarely tested in ...
Keywords: Mobile app, Website, Behavior, Eco-feedback technology, Energy consumption
Massimo Vaccarini, Alessandro Piccinini, Letizia D'Angelo and Alessandro Carbonari
Pages 908-915
Abstract: Some public buildings, which date back to the 1980-1990s, often miss to comply with comfort basic requirements. Also, their energy consumption is often above thresholds posed by regulations presently in force. Hence, low-cost technology improvements for renovation with high return on investment is a good opportunity in order to limit ...
Keywords: Comfort improvement, Control systems, Energy analysis, Cost-benefit analysis, BIM
Saikou Sonko and Tsung-Juang Wang
Pages 916-924
Abstract: Abstract As the price of energy goes up, more and more concern has been focused on the sustainable development of residential houses. One of the best solutions would be construction of low energy consuming passive houses. A study of residential buildings in The Gambia shows that most occupants of the ...
Keywords: Climate, Environment, Innovation, Passive House, Ventilation, Residential Building, The Gambia
Mona Foroozanfar and Samad Ebrahimzadeh Sepasgozar
Pages 925-936
Abstract: New digital technology has the potential to decrease the environmental footprint of construction activities,while they increase the productivity and safety involved in major construction projects. Digital technologies such as web-based building information modelling (BIM) and sensing technology are emerging technology that can be widely employed in construction projects in developing ...
Keywords: Construction Industry, Digital technology, Sustainability, Technology Adoption
Adnan Enshassi and Lina Abo Hamra
Pages 938-944
Abstract: This Building Information Modelling (BIM) is considered an innovative method to design, construct and manage a building. BIM can reduce time, cost and enhance project quality. The objective of this study is to identify and evaluate the challenges that are facing the application of BIM in the Palestinian construction ...
Keywords: Construction, BIM, Challenges, Implementation, Performance
Jungsik Choi and Inhan Kim
Pages 945-950
Abstract: Architectural information is managed throughout the life cycle of a building. Building information modeling (BIM) serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility, forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle from inception onward. BIM technology has been utilized increasingly in quantitative ways in the ...
Keywords: Automated Code Checking System, Building Code, Building Information Modeling(BIM), Design Quality, Industry Foundation Classes(IFC)
Giuseppe Miceli Junior, Andre Cruz Teixeira and Paulo Cesar Pellanda
Pages 951-958
Abstract: The great development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in recent years, especially network-based and cloud-based technologies, has led to a significant increase in efficiency of Building Information Modeling (BIM) platforms, which motivated a radical change in the management of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) companies through the implementation of ...
Keywords: Collaborative Design, Building Information Modelling, Public Works, Interoperability
Yi Tan, Yi Fang, Teng Zhou, Qian Wang and Jack C.P. Cheng
Pages 959-966
Abstract: Indoor acoustics is an important issue in the design of facilities such as concert halls, lecture theaters and hospitals, which require a quiet environment. To perform acoustic analysis in the current acoustic simulation tools, 3D modeling of the facility geometry in those tools is needed, which is a time consuming ...
Keywords: Architecture design, BIM, Decoration Materials, Indoor Acoustic Simulation, Speaker Position
Chung-Wei Feng and Wei-Ting Lin
Pages 967-974
Abstract: Conflict analysis is one of the most recognized benefits of employing Building Information Modeling (BIM) to the mechanical, electricity and plumbing (MEP) system, especially at the design stage. However, at the construction stage, the MEP professional still strives to install the MEP system only according to the BIM model due ...
Keywords: BIM, Dynamo, Ontology, Material Management
Namcheol Jung and Ghang Lee
Pages 975-981
Abstract: This paper presents the results of a five-year longitudinal study conducted to analyze the changes in the building information modeling (BIM) services provided by top contractors from 2011 to 2015. Many previous studies analyzed the trend of BIM adoption through questionnaires, case studies, or interviews, all methods that are subject ...
Keywords: Building information modeling (BIM), BIM service, BIM use, Longitudinal study
Matteo Ragaglia, Alfredo Argiolas and Marta Niccolini
Pages 983-990
Abstract: Nowadays, in the construction industry, several operations that require both high power and high accuracy (such as panel positioning, plumbing, material handling) are still manually performed by human workers in very inefficient and dangerous ways. After a thorough field investigation, we believe that the construction industry could definitely benefit from ...
Keywords: Robotics, Motion Planning, Construction Machines
Dong-Ik Sun, Sang Ho Kim, Yong Seok Lee, Sang Keun Lee, and Chang Soo Han
Pages 991-996
Abstract: Construction equipment such as excavator, dozer, loader with automation system help the efficiency, accuracy to improve and reduces the cost. And the phenomena about avoiding particular occupation and a shortage of manpower in construction field as the low birth rate and aging has recently come up to the fore as ...
Keywords: Machine Guidance, Dozer, Sensor Fusion
Shuming Du, Saiedeh Razavi and Wade Genders
Pages 997-1004
Abstract: Despite the long-term benefits gained through road maintenance projects, the work zone involved can cause serious traffic congestion and greatly increase traffic delay. Variable speed limit (VSL) enforcement provides a means to reduce the travel time and alleviate the traffic congestion in work zones. This paper presents a novel proactive ...
Keywords: Variable Speed Limit, Connected Work Zone, Connected Vehicles, Total Travel Time
Tobias Groll, Steffen Hemer, Thorsten Ropertz and Karsten Berns
Pages 1005-1012
Abstract: The paper describes a software architecture for autonomous excavation tasks. For this, it uses a behaviour based approach which allows adaption to the changing environment and unexpected events. Inside of the presented architecture, basic primitives are defined which solve spatially limited motions of the excavator arm. These primitives can be ...
Keywords: Primitives, Behavior-based control architecture, Excavator
Michal Bruzl, Vyacheslav Usmanov, Rostislav ulc and Pavel Svoboda
Pages 1013-1020
Abstract: The paper will describe a design of functional model of a bricklaying industrial robot that is able to technically implement the complete process of bricklaying. The system will be created at a reduced scale and will be able to brick object. The robotic system for bricklaying will use special developed ...
Keywords: Robotic, brick, system, BIM, IFC, robot, KUKA
Ying-Hao Yu, Yu-Chen Xu, Yi-Siang Ting and Ngaiming Kwok
Pages 1022-1029
Abstract: In a security control system, facial features are indispensable components to biometrics. An effective face recognition system is usually composed of facial features transformation, geometric analysis, and recursive training for deep learning networks in order to counteract the deceit from spurious targets. Nowadays design difficulty of face recognition arises from ...
Keywords: Face recognition, Semantic features, FPGA, Security control, Biometrics
Yichuan Deng, Hao Hong, Hui Deng and Han Luo
Pages 1030-1036
Abstract: In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to indoor positioning. This paper presents a BIM-based Indoor positioning technology using a monocular camera. This technology utilizes a monocular camera to obtain on-site image. An improved corner detection algorithm is used to identify the corners of the ground tile in the ...
Keywords: aIndoor positioning, BIM, Image recognition, Computer Vision
Piotr Nowotarski, Jerzy Paslawski, Maciej Skrzypczak and Radoslaw Krygier
Pages 1037-1044
Abstract: There exists many types of different RTLS systems that can be used in the construction sector for tracking people and assets. Previous research showed that such system can be used with success especially during the construction stage of the object. Lean Management is a methodology based on waste reduction in ...
Keywords: Indoor positioning systems, Sensor technologies, Automated data acquisition, RTLS, Lean Management, Beacons, Bluetooth, Lean Construction
Kuo-Lung Wang, Yo-Ming Hsieh, Jun-Ting Lin and Ming-Hsiang Hsi
Pages 1045-1051
Abstract: Landslide is a common issue in Taiwan with more than 70% area of this island is mountainous land. Typhoons and earthquakes attack Taiwan every year even by month. People lost their lives, properties and wounded when landslides happened during typhoons, heavy rainfall and earthquake. Landslide hazard mitigation is very important ...
Keywords: Landslide, SAR, Mems, UAS
Sara Shirowzhan, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar, Izmil Zaini and Cynthia Wang
Pages 1052-1059
Abstract: Locating construction equipment and workers during construction are critical for improving safety and productivity. The current indoor locating practices employ real time locating systems to provide alerts when workers expose to safety risks in a construction site. These studies assess risks based on the distance of the worker from hazard ...
Keywords: Voice Communication and Locating System, Construction Site, Real-Time System, BIM, GIS
Ahmed Montaser and Ali Montaser
Pages 1061-1068
Abstract: The early detection of overruns in construction industry is essential for effective project management. Inefficient and wasteful project reporting systems contribute in project failure as it deprives project management team from taking immediate corrective actions. Reporting and dashboard tools allow multiple data source extraction and processing, which facilitate producing integrated ...
Keywords: Web-based reporting, Integrated reporting, Cost reporting, Project control and ORACLE Business Intelligence
Pawan Pandey, Uma Maheswari and Ratnesh Kumar
Pages 1069-1076
Abstract: Substantial investments in infrastructure world
Keywords: Dynamic Scheduling Frame Work, Workers Multi Skilled Database (WMSD), Productivity Matrix, Absenteeism
Hsiang-Wen Li and Tsung-Chieh Tsai
Pages 1077-1084
Abstract: over and rapid advancement in construction
Keywords: Delivery method, PCM, Procurement, Roles and responsibility
Chulu Nam, Dongyoun Lee, Goune Kang, Hunhee Cho and Kyung-In Kang
Pages 1085-1092
Abstract: technology has created acute shortage of skilled
Keywords: CO2, activity based, uncertainty, Monte Carlo simulation
Maya Lestari Djajalaksana, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat and Sungkon Moon
Pages 1093-1098
Abstract: workers. The skill deficiency gets aggravated further
Keywords: Communication, Construction Site, Residential Housing
Xipei Ren, Yuan Lu, Vincent Visser, P.D.Huy Le and Reijn van den Burg
Pages 1099-1106
Abstract: This paper presents a within-subject field test (n=24) with Flow platform, a smart cushion that uses interactive music to motivate office workers to break excessive sedentary time. In this study, we compared continuous music and interactive music as reminders to inform sedentary time by every 15-min. After each treatment, a ...
Keywords: Sedentary behaviour, Interactive music, Flow experience, Motivational design
