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Hinze, Jimmie, Svetlana Olbina, Juan Orozco, and Kierstin Beaumont. "Earthmoving Equipment Fatalities in the Construction Industry." Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction 22, no. 4 (November 2017): 04017015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)sc.1943-5576.0000336.
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Krolczyk, Jolanta B., and Stanisław Legutko. "Devices and Equipment for Mixing Granular Materials in Industry." Applied Mechanics and Materials 809-810 (November 2015): 742–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.809-810.742.
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Very large variety of constructions are among granular materials mixers. This is a result of different needs from industry. The paper presents the mixers available in industrial practice. Analysis of mixers construction has been performed and their applications have been specify.
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Gangane, Kalpana, and Dipak Prakash Patil. "A Survey on Downtime Cost of Equipment Used In a Construction Industry." Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education 15, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 353–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.29070/15/56846.
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Arditi, David, Serdar Kale, and Martino Tangkar. "Innovation in Construction Equipment and Its Flow into the Construction Industry." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 123, no. 4 (December 1997): 371–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(1997)123:4(371).
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Huber, Adrian Josef, Anne Fischer, Maximilian Schöberl, Alexander Schock-Schmidtke, and Johannes Fottner. "Communication in collaborating construction equipment." at - Automatisierungstechnik 71, no. 11 (November 1, 2023): 969–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0034.
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Abstract Facilitating communication via standardized interfaces is key to increase construction site collaboration and productivity. This paper firstly outlines different Machine-to-Machine (M2M) messaging protocols and their suitability for communication on construction sites. Secondly, a unified construction site communication and interface solution that allows for the seamless transfer of data in M2M, Machine-to-Server (M2S), and Server-to-Server (S2S) scenarios, encompassing all layers of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) infrastructure, is proposed. The findings show that predominantly Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is suited for M2M communication at construction sites. Underscoring the value of frequent communication and collaboration at construction sites, different exemplary use cases are presented. Additionally, interoperability at all levels of exchange as well as a unified user frontend are emphasized as key requirements to increase application rates of automated communication and collaboration within the construction industry.
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Waris, Muhammad, Shrikant Panigrahi, Abdullah Mengal, Mujeeb Iqbal Soomro, Nayyar Hussain Mirjat, Mehfooz Ullah, Zarith Sufia Azlan, and Asadullah Khan. "An Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Sustainable Procurement of Construction Equipment: Multicriteria-Based Decision Framework for Malaysia." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2019 (September 15, 2019): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6391431.
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Sustainable procurement is an emerging theme in the construction industry across the globe. However, organizations in the construction industry often encounter impediments in improving environmental performance in construction projects, especially in procurement. Besides its other facets, procurement of construction equipment is inherited to be capital-intensive and vital for managing environmental concerns associated with built environment projects. In this regard, selection criteria in such procurement processes are generally supportive of considering cost and engineering specifications as key parameters. However, sustainability apprehensions in today’s Malaysian construction industry have mounted pressure on industry professionals to rethink their equipment acquisition strategies. The notion of green or sustainable procurement is still infancy for the Malaysian construction industry and facing challenges for embedding it in the current procurement practices. This research aims to address these apprehensions by considering six main criteria, namely, life cycle cost (LCC), performance (P), system capability (SC), operational convenience (OC), environmental impact (EI), and social benefits (SBs), and their 38 subcriteria towards procurement of sustainable construction equipment. A multicriteria-based equipment selection framework on the triple bottom line of sustainability in the context of the Malaysian construction industry has been developed and tested. The application of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) established the sustainable procurement index with a consistent sensitivity analysis results. As such, the proposed procurement index shall help decision-makers in the process of the acquisition of sustainable construction equipment in Malaysia.
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Atnaw, Samson Mekbib, Lakhveer Singh, Ftwi Yohaness Hagos, and Abu Yousuf. "Road Construction Equipment Management: A Case Study on Selected Industry." International Journal of Engineering Technology and Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2016): 91–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/ijets.5.2016.1.11.1050.
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The major share of capital and equipment intensive operation goes to the road sector and the hydro – electric power projects. The construction sector in Ethiopia is developing at a fast rate and its capital budget is increasing from year to year. One of the reasons for this high growth is the number of new construction projects underway and those in the pipeline. In addition, the hydro-electric power projects the government has given a great emphasis to increase the current installed power of 780Mw to a total of 10,000Mw in the coming few years. These hydro-power projects are known for using a great deal of high investment heavy machineries. Therefore, the construction equipment management plays a great role in finalizing the projects with fewer budgets and no time over run. Considering the higher operation, maintenance and investment cost of construction equipment, it is important to have a carefully optimized decision making model that will help in the sizing and selection of the right combination of equipment for a given project. Even the rental versus purchase evaluation needs careful consideration of the project requirement and its duration. This study tries to analyze the existing situation taking a selected company as a case study with regard to construction equipment management. The study tries to cover the equipment management policy of the company, suppliers/manufacturers evaluation and selection criteria, types of purchase processes employed, as well as different make types and capacities of equipment owned by the company. Moreover, capacities of standard facilities available for the central maintenance workshop and replacement plan of equipment of the company in the coming five years will be investigated and commented on.
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Qiao, Bin, Wen Liu, and Ting Xiang. "The Path Analysis of Innovation Networks Construction of China's Equipment Manufacturing Industry Cluster." Advanced Materials Research 171-172 (December 2010): 636–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.171-172.636.
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According to the current situation and characteristics of China's equipment manufacturing industry, this paper thinks that the development path of China's equipment manufacturing industry is to construct the network of equipment manufacturing industry cluster innovation. It’s a system to construct China's equipment manufacturing industry cluster innovation network, which need to improve enterprise integration capabilities through the establishment of the network of main business leaders, focus on building innovative platform network and also need collaboration of system and environment to support network. On this basis, this paper analyzes construction strategies of the innovation network of industry cluster.
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Patil, Prof Urjashree. "Online Heavy Equipment Booking." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 11, no. 3 (March 31, 2023): 2375–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.50006.
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Abstract: Heavy Equipment is an essential infrastructure industries. Traditional Equipment booking system such as phone, email and calls are time consuming, often leading to missed opportunities for both the customer and equipment rental companies. Online heavy equipment booking platforms have emerged as an alternative method that provides quick and easy access to rental equipment for construction and infrastructure projects. In a selected residential building construction project, Monte Equip mental simulation was applied for estimating the productivity on a construction site with selected parameters. The results reveal that scheduling heavy equipment and productivity are not given much consideration by Turkish construction enterprises, and their data on productivity only makes use of straightforward extrapolation for planned construction activities and daily papers from a machinery department. This paper briefly describes the features of the Turkish construction industry with reference to equipment scheduling and productivity evaluations in order to achieve significant cost reductions during construction projects. It also recommends simulation methods like Monte Equipment for estimating costs and productivity.
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Peng, Sun. "Analysis on the Reliability of Power Supply for Fire-Fighting Equipment." Advanced Materials Research 1055 (November 2014): 135–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1055.135.
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With the development of the construction industry, fire fighting equipment supply problems and their reliability has become a focus of attention. This paper analyzes how to supply power for fire-fighting equipments and to ensure its reliability according to the national standard, and describes the power supply requirements and solutions of fire fighting equipment.
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Chandra, Sathvik Sharath, Samad M. E. Sepasgozar, Varadhiyagounder Ranganathan Prasath Kumar, Atul Kumar Singh, Loganathan Krishnaraj, and Bankole Osita Awuzie. "Assessing Factors Affecting Construction Equipment Productivity Using Structural Equation Modeling." Buildings 13, no. 2 (February 13, 2023): 502. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020502.
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The performance of the construction industry can be improved by understanding the factors that affect the productivity of its equipment. A hypothetical framework was used to analyze six vital construction equipment parameters to understand how they affect productivity in construction projects. Data collected through a survey of 110 respondents in the construction industry were analyzed using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). The final model obtained using SEM consisted of 31 attributes from six construction equipment productivity factors, namely management (MG), materials (MT), human (HM), technical (TN), environmental (EM), and other factors (OT). Construction equipment productivity was found to be significantly influenced by MT and OT in construction projects. This was mainly because of their corresponding subfactors, such as operating life and equipment age, and the occurrence of accidents during construction. Consequently, based on survey feedback from various construction professionals, present gaps in construction equipment productivity were analyzed, and recommendations were made to overcome the main limiting factors under MT and OT. This study identified and quantified the interrelationships between various construction equipment productivity constraints. Therefore, the results can help experts and specialists better comprehend how to overcome delays due to idle time and improve construction equipment productivity.
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Aher, Yogita S., Akshay V. Avhad, Kaveri P. Gangurde, Sujeeta D. More, and Lalit R. Desale. "IOT Based Construction Equipment Monitoring System." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 12, no. 5 (May 31, 2024): 3114–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2024.62334.
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Abstract: Internet of Things is a concept with the advanced level applications of it in our regular life. It focuses on how IOT devices work and how they are developed. It describes how it helps to the human life and also how it is changing human life. The report overviews the advantages as well as challenges. It discusses the concept of origin of big data and big data analytics. The topic in detail explains how Internet of Things are linked in several areas like robotics, automobile industry, smart home systems, smart cities etc. with the opportunities they provide followed by scope of Internet of Things. It gives an overview about IOT, analyzes security challenges and requirements in IOT, introduce IOT mechanism to secure communications in each protocol, as well as limitations and some improvements and open issues for further research.
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Acharya, Uddhav Raj, and Santosh Kumar Shrestha. "Utilization of Personal Protective Equipment in Construction Industry of Nepal." Advances in Engineering and Technology: An International Journal 1, no. 1 (September 10, 2021): 17–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aet.v1i1.39656.
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Construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries worldwide. Use of personal protective equipment reduces injuries associated with it. This study has been undertaken to find out safety improvement measures and enforcement of statutory provisions available for safety practices, to analyze the current issues regarding application of PPE and to identify key factors preventing effective use of safety wears in construction industry of Nepal. The methodology adopted consists of comprehensive review of literature and questionnaire survey.100 sets of questionnaires to the professionals and 385 to the site operatives were administered. The collected data were analyzed using relative mean score and independent samples test and then ranked as per their significance. This study concluded that routine check of scaffold and ladder, in house safety training, daily consciousness of safety practice, etc. will improve workers’ safety practices. Wearing PPE can help protect from work related injuries, feeling responsible for wearing PPE all the times, asking supervisors for provision of appropriate and adequate PPE but the management has not maintained sufficient stock of appropriate safety wears are the current issues regarding application of PPE. Based on the result of Independent Samples T-test, safety wears are not comfortable to wear with, operatives’ engagement in improper conduct that could endanger their safety, ineffective communication between safety managers and workers are the major factors preventing effective use of safety wears.
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Park, Suyeul, and Seok Kim. "3D Point Cloud Dataset of Heavy Construction Equipment." Applied Sciences 14, no. 9 (April 24, 2024): 3599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14093599.
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Object recognition algorithms and datasets based on point cloud data have been mainly designed for autonomous vehicles. When applied to the construction industry, they face challenges due to the origin of point cloud data from large earthwork sites, resulting in high volumes of data and density. This research prioritized the development of 3D point cloud datasets specifically for heavy construction equipment, including dump trucks, rollers, graders, excavators, and dozers; all of which are extensively used in earthwork sites. The aim was to enhance the efficiency and productivity of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) research that relies on 3D point cloud data in the construction industry. Notably, unlike conventional approaches to acquiring point cloud data using UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), the datasets for the five types of heavy construction equipment established in this research were generated using 3D-scanned diecast models of heavy construction equipment to create point cloud data.
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Ďubek, Silvia, and Stanislava Ondrášová. "Analysis of the coefficient of unpredictable costs in the construction industry in Slovakia." Czech Journal of Civil Engineering 9, no. 2 (December 31, 2023): 7–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.51704/cjce.2023.vol9.iss2.pp7-15.
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The main vision of the article is how the current situation in the construction industry affects the cost of construction equipment in Slovakia, because during the implementation, unforeseen costs enter the costs, which are not foreseen in the planning. Current inflation in Slovakia is one of the highest in Europe. The methods used during the research were initial quantitative questionnaires. The output of these was processed using statistical methods and subsequently evaluated. The current situation requires considerable attention in the calculation of individual construction costs. As it is a very challenging process due to the unpredictable market situation in terms of inflation, the price of energy increases, which also causes the rise in the prices of materials and wages. The data obtained can be used by construction companies to calculate the construction equipment. Construction companies in Slovakia can apply the information obtained in the preparation of a quote for construction work that includes construction equipment.
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Petroutsatou, Kleopatra, Ilias Ladopoulos, and Grigorios Vlachokostas. "Comparative Evaluation of Fleet Management Software in the Greek Construction Industry." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1218, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 012025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1218/1/012025.
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Abstract Nowadays, construction companies are facing multiple difficulties on how properly and effectively manage their fleet of construction equipment. Fleet management (FM) is a feature that allows companies to avoid or minimize the risks associated with investing in equipment, efficiency, productivity, overall transportation costs, impartial compliance in legislation. FM can include a variety of functions such as equipment acquisition, maintenance, licensing, accident management, replacement, equipment tracking, health and safety management, and many others. Internationally, there have been developed many Fleet Management Software (FMS) that offer a company with several functionalities. In this research the functions of the most globally used FMS are analysed and evaluated according to their qualitative characteristics. A questionnaire was distributed among significant large construction companies and public construction institutions in Greece, in order to evaluate those characteristics. This allowed to identify their extent of use and to highlight the most important abilities that the users desire. Finally, these characteristics were ranked using the Relative Importance Weight (RIW). By this hierarchy process users’ needs are revealed, and further areas of software development are enlightened.
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R, Karthika. "Various Construction Machinery Analyses." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 7 (July 31, 2022): 3116–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.45689.
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Abstract: Construction is the various hazards available industry. At the same time these hazards make more reportable or non – reportable accident in the construction field. Most of the accidents are arrived due to the construction machinery. Now, in the modern construction field the usage of machinery is quite high. Maintenance and it will also focusing on calculating the overall equipment effectiveness. Utilization of machine properly and match their capacities to specific project requirements. Current practices and observations made in Indian construction industry. The effectiveness of construction machineries is a major factor that differentiates construction companies in terms of heavy construction and light construction. The objective of the work is to enhance the equipment effectiveness at a construction company. So we need to save the time in the construction field at the same time the machine related safety also important as well as reduce the accident.
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Minaev, V. A., V. M. Pizengolts, A. O. Faddeev, A. Y. Bystryakov, E. V. Savenkova, and E. V. Kruglikova. "Modern information and mathematical models in construction industry." E3S Web of Conferences 116 (2019): 00051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911600051.
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Building information modelling (BIM) – new technology of construction object information maintenance. It allows specifying influence of changes and risks made in it (including geodynamic) at all stages of lifecycle. Objects include products, building equipment, technological platform, the building, engineering, transportation networks and systems of building communication. The model expands possibilities of innovative technologies implementation, allowing creating reasoned economic decisions.
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Yuan, Fanning, Miaohan Tang, and Jingke Hong. "Efficiency estimation and reduction potential of the Chinese construction industry via SE-DEA and artificial neural network." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 27, no. 7 (April 12, 2020): 1533–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-10-2019-0564.
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PurposeThe objective of this study is to evaluate the overall technical efficiency, labor efficiency, capital efficiency and equipment efficiency of 30 Chinese construction sectors to foster sustainable economic growth in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed the super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (SE-DEA) and artificial neural network model (ANN) to evaluate the industrial performance and improvement potential of the Chinese regional construction sectors from 2000 to 2017.FindingsResults showed that the overall technical and capital efficiencies displayed relatively stable patterns. Equipment efficiency presented a relatively huge fluctuation during the sample period. Meanwhile, labor, capital and equipment efficiencies could potentially improve in the next five years. A spatial examination of efficiencies implied that the economic level was still a major factor in determining the efficiency performance of the regional construction industry. Beijing, Shanghai and Zhejiang were consistently the leading regions with the best performance in all efficiencies. Shandong and Hubei were critical regions with respect to their large reduction potential of labor, capital and equipment.Research limitations/implicationsThe study focused on the regional efficiency performance of the construction industry; however, it failed to further deeply discover the mechanism that captured the regional inefficiency. In addition, sample datasets used to predict might induce the accuracy of prediction results. Qualitative policy implications failed to regress the efficiency performance of the industrial policy variables. These limitations will be discussed in our further researches.Practical implicationsEnhancing the overall performance of the Chinese construction industry should focus on regions located in the western areas. In comparison with labor and capital efficiencies, equipment efficiency should be given priority by eliminating outdated equipment and developing high technology in the construction industry. In addition, the setting of the national reduction responsibility system should be stratified to account for regional variations.Originality/valueThe findings of this study can provide a systematic understanding for the current and future industry performance of the Chinese construction industry, which would help decision makers to customize appropriate strategies to improve the overall industrial performance with the consideration of regional differences.
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Pristailo, Mykola, and Konstantin Marchuk. "Innovative ways to improve construction equipment given the needs of the modern construction industry." Gіrnichі, budіvelnі, dorozhnі ta melіorativnі mashini, no. 94 (December 30, 2019): 35–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.32347/gbdmm2019.94.0301.
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Tuma Neto, Alberto Antonio, and Armando Araujo de Souza Junior. "Industry 4.0 Innovations in Construction." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 10, no. 9 (September 1, 2022): 418–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss9.3892.
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The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, better known as Industry 4.0, is set to enable global networks of machines and equipment in an environment of smart factories, capable of instantly exchanging information in an independent manner and having the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems as backbone for an autonomous operation. Great gains in productivity and flexibility are expected, which tend to intensify global competitiveness, promote social changes and economic development, besides stimulating new academic works, such as the proposal of models capable of identifying the maturity level of an organization in this context. Therefore, the present work proposes a maturity model to measure the maturity level of civil construction companies regarding the adoption of technologies and practices of Industry 4.0. Based on a systematic literature review, the proposed model was built from existing maturity models and their characteristics and relevant components. The model is supported by a elaborated questionnaire of twenty-three questions considering four dimensions (Technology, Organization, People and Sustainability) which was submitted to seven different companies in the city of Manaus/Brazil. The results after the practical application of the model showed that most companies had a low level of adoption of Industry 4.0 principles and there is plenty of room for improvement.
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Dang, Thanh Trung, Phong Duyen Nguyen, and Minh Tuan Tran. "Exploring the impact of risks on road construction quality: an AHP model study." Journal of Mining and Earth Sciences 64, no. 3 (February 1, 2023): 70–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.46326/jmes.2023.64(3).08.
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The construction industry plays a role in the development of countries. The progress of this industry mainly depends on the quality of construction works, which is closely related to the longevity of the work. A risk assessment of construction quality is a comprehensive assessment of the level of risks and the construction contractor faces during the construction process. Risk factors affect the quality of work in the aspect of labor, equipment and machinery, material, constructional technology, environment, etc. Based on these factors, the authors build an index system to evaluate the quality of works according to experts. Quality is one of the factors to evaluate the success of construction projects. The level of success of the construction industry depends on many quality performances. The method used in this article is the analytical hierarchical method (AHP) for quantitative analysis, which has the function of comparing and selecting alternatives without requiring big data, etc. This method will also be chosen to satisfy the set of criteria. Based on the principle of comparing pairs of criteria, the AHP method analyzes, evaluates, synthesizes, and answers the question "Which criterion affects the quality of the work during the construction process?". This study is conducted to scrutinize the factors that harm construction projects. The results of the study evaluating over 15 criteria show that the influencing factor due to equipment and machinery assessed has the greatest influence on the quality of the work.
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Garyaev, Andrei, and Nikolay Garyaev. "Integration of artificial intelligence and video surveillance technology to monitor construction equipment." E3S Web of Conferences 410 (2023): 04002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202341004002.
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This article discusses the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and video surveillance technology for construction equipment management. The use of artificial intelligence algorithms and video surveillance systems can improve equipment management by increasing the efficiency of video surveillance on construction sites, improving the safety and efficiency of construction equipment. The article discusses the potential benefits of using AI to analyze data from video feeds, including the ability to identify anomalies in equipment usage patterns, predict maintenance needs, and optimize equipment utilization. The article provides an example of the practical implementation and use of AI and video surveillance technologies in the construction industry today, highlighting their potential.
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Aadal, Hamid, Ali Bagheri Fard, Kiyanoosh Golchin Rad, Pejman Ghasemi poor Sabet, and S. Reza Morshedi. E. "Impact of Plants and Equipment Management in Construction Industry of Iran." Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 7, no. 11 (March 20, 2014): 2371–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.7.538.
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Jeong, Hong Jin, Bo Hyun Kim, and So Young Jung. "Development of Hybrid Quality Management System for Construction Equipment Part Industry." Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 2139–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.345.
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Subramani, T., and A. Prabhu. "Material Procurement in Construction Industry Problems and Solutions." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.10 (July 15, 2018): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.10.15624.
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Good project management in construction means efficient utilization of labor, material and equipment. Development of labor productivity have to be a first-rate and chronic challenge of those who are accountable for cost control of constructed facilities. Material handling, which includes procurement, inventory, shop fabrication and field servicing, requires special attention for cost reduction. The use of latest equipment and progressive strategies has made feasible wholesale adjustments in construction technology in current a long time. Groups which do no longer recognize the effect of diverse innovations and feature now not adapted to changing environments have justifiably been compelled out of the mainstream of construction activities. The frequent problems of construction industry, customers have an essential position to play. With the aid of its procurement methods, the purchaser impacts the manner a construction project is done, because the tactics affect the form of the project delivery system. What sort of procurement procedures are perceived rational, for one, depends at the underlying assumptions about the characteristic of procurement. A recognized guideline in Lean construction (LC) is that production must be conceived along with transformations (T), flow (F), and value generation (V). Alternatively, it is visible necessary to recognize and cope with the risk of value loss with an identical diligence as the other issues had been to date. Materials management plays an important role in project planning and control. Materials represent a major expense in construction, so minimizing procurement or purchase costs.
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Shan, Chong Fei. "On Perfecting Construction Hoisting Machinery Inspection Law." Applied Mechanics and Materials 416-417 (September 2013): 2097–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.416-417.2097.
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Building inspection on heavy machinery is an important link in the safe use of the equipment and is directly related to the safe use of equipment. But this link is the most ambiguous in the current building lifting equipment supervision. Whether it is "special equipment safety supervision regulations" or the order of the Ministry of Construction, prescribed inspection of heavy machinery to the construction site are not specific and lack operability. So it is necessary to standardize the inspection regulations and administrative status, inspection methods and management mode. Therefore, this paper discusses the measures to improve the problems and laws existing in our country's construction hoisting machinery inspection in order to promote the site construction hoisting machinery inspection for the development of industry.
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Majale, M. M., J. Morumbasi, and D. A. Mutuli. "Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry in Kenya." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 44, no. 22 (July 2000): 666–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402245.
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The construction industry in Kenya contributes significantly to the socioeconomic development of the nation. A variety of construction technologies are used in the sector, which employs a vast number of workers with varying skills who use different tools, equipment and machinery depending on the type and magnitude of the construction work. The application of labour-intensive technologies in the construction industry in Kenya calls for the provision of occupational safety and health services to the workers. This paper outlines occupational safety and health needs in the construction industry in Kenya.
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Бузмакова, Ш. С. "Distinctive features of participants in the construction industry." Экономика и предпринимательство, no. 3(116) (May 15, 2020): 958–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.34925/eip.2020.116.3.201.
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В статье рассматриваются особенности участников строительства. В качестве инвестиций инвестор может использовать: денежные средства, банковские депозиты, акции, долговые обязательства, облигации и другие ценные бумаги, имеющие официальный статус на рынке ценных бумаг; мобильные активы и сооружения, сооружения, машины, оборудование и другие материальные ценности; интеллектуальные ценности, открытия, изобретения с авторским правом; земельные участки и другие природные ресурсы. The article discusses the features of construction participants. As an investment, an investor can use: cash, bank deposits, stocks, debt instruments, bonds and other securities having official status in the securities market; mobile assets and structures, structures, machinery, equipment and other material values; intellectual values, discoveries, inventions with copyright; land and other natural resources.
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Windapo, Abimbola, Sunday Odediran, Alireza Moghayedi, Abdul Adediran, and David Oliphant. "Determinants of Building Construction Costs in South Africa." Journal of Construction Business and Management 1, no. 1 (April 18, 2017): 8–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/jcbm.1.1.84.
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Completing project within cost is the target of most clients on any construction project. However, the achievement of this desire is just an imagination in the construction industry, because procurement and execution environments for projects are hostile and unpredictable. This study examines the determinants of building construction costs in South Africa and whether changes in the cost of certain resource factors such as construction equipment, labour and materials can be related to changes in building construction costs. The study employs a longitudinal cross-sectional quantitative research design approach and makes use of literature review and historical data obtained from institutional and governmental databases to identify the determinants. The data collected were analysed using time series analysis to confirm the trends in the cost of the resource factors and its alignment to the changes in building construction cost. After that, it makes use of an appropriate predictive modelling tool or causal analysis in establishing the determinants of construction cost. The results show that the price indices of construction equipment (EI), labour (LI) and materials (MI) have a gentler slope when compared with the Building Cost Index (BCI). It also emerged that later levels of the BCI are significantly and positively related to EI. The findings infer that the key determinant of increase in building construction costs in South Africa is equipment costs. Contractors and public or private sector clients in South Africa must utilize construction equipment optimally on projects, and these pieces of equipment should not be left idle on project sites or plant yards. Appropriate provisions should be made of equipment utilization policies which allow the joint ownership of equipment by contractors to mitigate the problems of cost increases. There are widely unexamined assumptions as to what resource factors are responsible for the growth in building construction costs in South Africa. Also is the similar high risk and uncertainty affecting the South African construction industry as a result of these fluctuations. The results of the study extend the knowledge of the resource factors responsible for building construction costs increases.
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Wan, Han Bin, and Yin Xia Yun. "Study on Fire Safety Planning in Chinese Petrochemical Industry Parks." Applied Mechanics and Materials 260-261 (December 2012): 279–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.260-261.279.
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In order to explore the regularity of fire station construction in domestic chemical industry park, the study reviewed the typical safety incidents in decade. Under the summary of characteristics of fire disaster, explosion, and leakage incidents, this article puts forward the methods for the construction of fire station system in chemical parks, especially the fire station construction standards, equipment requirements and the enhanced fire station. Hopefully, the study will be beneficial for the future development of fire station construction in chemical industry parks.
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Li, Shixian, Qian-Cheng Wang, Hsi-Hsien Wei, and Jieh-Haur Chen. "Extended Reality (XR) Training in the Construction Industry: A Content Review." Buildings 14, no. 2 (February 3, 2024): 414. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020414.
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As modern information technology advances and equipment devices update, extended reality (XR) technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and augmented virtuality (AV) have witnessed an increasing use and application in construction training. This review aims to comprehensively examine the evolution of XR training in the construction domain. To achieve this, a systematic literature review of 74 journal papers from the Scopus database was conducted. This paper outlines the progression of XR training from 2009 to 2023, detailing related technologies like development platforms, display devices, and input devices. The literature review reveals that XR application in construction training spans five main areas: (1) safety management, (2) skill/knowledge acquisition, (3) equipment operation, (4) human–computer collaboration, and (5) ergonomics/postural training. Additionally, this review explores the impact of trainee roles on XR training outcomes and identifies the challenges faced by XR technology in construction training applications. The findings of this literature review are hoped to assist researchers and construction engineering trainers in understanding the latest advancements and challenges in XR, thereby providing valuable insights for future research.
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Goryainov, I. V. "Improving construction quality assessment." Upravlenie kachestvom (Quality management), no. 9 (August 15, 2023): 48–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/pro-01-2309-08.
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At the moment, the quality of construction work has increased significantly. This is due to the evolution of the construction industry as a whole. More modern technologies, high-quality construction equipment are used, automatic design systems have improved. A more demanding attitude of the customer and the buyer also improves the quality of construction work. At the same time, there are a number of serious negative factors that reduce the quality of work: a high proportion of government orders, outdated regulatory framework, traditional problems of the construction industry. All this does not allow the quality of construction to grow at a high rate. Reforming these points will help to increase the growth rate of quality.
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Selvaraj, Kamal, and C. Umarani. "Retention Indicator for Engineers Migration in Construction Industry." Applied Mechanics and Materials 174-177 (May 2012): 2787–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.174-177.2787.
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The construction industry is one of the booming industries in India. The engineers working in an organization plays significant role in implementing the project. The main objective of the engineer’s is to construct a quality product with the use of techniques, tooling and equipment to reduce the cost and time of construction. The organizations need skilled engineers to complete their projects in time. In this research discriminant analysis technique has been employed to study about retention of engineers in the construction industry. A method is proposed which can be applied for existing engineers to ascertain whether they will continue in the same organization or not and the same procedure may applied for the new recruitment also.
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Riaz, Mudassar, Jianbiao He, Kai Xie, Hatoon S. Alsagri, Syed Atif Moqurrab, Haya Abdullah A. Alhakbani, and Waeal J. Obidallah. "Enhancing Workplace Safety: PPE_Swin—A Robust Swin Transformer Approach for Automated Personal Protective Equipment Detection." Electronics 12, no. 22 (November 16, 2023): 4675. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics12224675.
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Accidents occur in the construction industry as a result of non-compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE). As a result of diverse environments, it is difficult to detect PPE automatically. Traditional image detection models like convolutional neural network (CNN) and vision transformer (ViT) struggle to capture both local and global features in construction safety. This study introduces a new approach for automating the detection of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the construction industry, called PPE_Swin. By combining global and local feature extraction using the self-attention mechanism based on Swin-Unet, we address challenges related to accurate segmentation, robustness to image variations, and generalization across different environments. In order to train and evaluate our system, we have compiled a new dataset, which provides more reliable and accurate detection of personal protective equipment (PPE) in diverse construction scenarios. Our approach achieves a remarkable 97% accuracy in detecting workers with and without PPE, surpassing existing state-of-the-art methods. This research presents an effective solution for enhancing worker safety on construction sites by automating PPE compliance detection.
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Lee, Heow Pueh, Zhaomeng Wang, and Kian Meng Lim. "Assessment of noise from equipment and processes at construction sites." Building Acoustics 24, no. 1 (November 24, 2016): 21–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1351010x16678218.
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Noise pollution from construction sites has become a major problem for major cities with the continued rapid development as well as redevelopment of cities. These construction sites, in particular for new subway systems, are often near to residential and commercial buildings. A better understanding and characterization of noise profiles will be required for project management and planning as well as environmental impact assessment. In this study, instead of using the typical type 1 sound level meters for the measurement of noise profiles emitted from construction equipment and processes commonly done in construction industry, we attempt to characterize the noise profiles of common construction equipment at their respective noise source using an Acoustic Array or Acoustic Camera. The study also highlighted the significant presence of low-frequency noise at construction sites for some construction equipment and processes. This may have some implications for the design of noise barriers at construction sites.
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Hoła, Bożena, and Mariusz Szóstak. "Modeling of the Accidentality Phenomenon in the Construction Industry." Applied Sciences 9, no. 9 (May 7, 2019): 1878. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9091878.
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The aim of the conducted research was to develop a methodology of investigating the accidentality phenomenon in the construction industry, which is considered as a process that is created by a sequence of accidents occurring at discrete periods of time and at various construction sites in terms of their location, construction, and technical equipment. In order to investigate the circumstances of accidents, a methodology developed by the European Statistical Office of the European Union (ESAW) was used during the research. The basic elements of the proposed methodology is the IT database (computer knowledge database (CKD)), which includes information about the circumstances and causes of accidents and also constitutes a repository for the collected data, as well as a graphic and IT model of the accident process in the form of a directed graph. In order to detect the characteristic features of the accidentality phenomenon in the construction industry, a simulation of a sequence that consists of 485 occupational accidents that occurred in 2008–2016 in five Polish voivodeships was carried out. The conducted research and analysis allowed the most common accident scenarios that occur in the construction industry to be identified, as well as the probability of their occurrence and the critical path in the graph that indicates the most accident-causing activities to be determined. The proposed model is important for construction practice. Based on a large set of data on accidents included in the CKD, it is possible to study the impact of the following on the accidentality phenomenon: Technologies used in the construction industry, the types of carried out construction works, and the methods used to organize work and equipment.
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Lin, Bin, Dong Song, and Zhiyue Liu. "A Model of Aircraft Support Concept Evaluation Based on DEA and PCA." Journal of Systems Science and Information 6, no. 6 (December 10, 2018): 563–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.21078/jssi-2018-563-14.
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Abstract With the vigorous development of equipment manufacturing industry in China, higher requirements to the equipment supportability are put forward. How to evaluate the supportability of equipments (especially the aviation equipment-aircraft) objectively and correctly is the problem to be solved in the development of aviation equipments construction, demonstration and battle application. Aimed at the needs of the supportability analysis of complex equipment systems-aircraft, a model of aircraft support concept evaluation based on DEA (data envelopment analysis) and PCA (principal component analysis) is proposed. The model is used to evaluate a certain aircraft support concept. The process and the results of evaluation show that proposed model is feasible and effective. The model is suitable for advanced aircraft support concept evaluation. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed model is verified by the analysis of the evaluation results. This method is applicable to the evaluation of aircraft support concepts.
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MILLSON, MURRAY R., and DAVID WILEMON. "INNOVATION IN HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY." International Journal of Innovation Management 10, no. 02 (June 2006): 127–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919606001442.
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This research investigates three major hypotheses important to new product market success in the heavy construction equipment industry which are as follows: the greater the degree of organisational integration during the development of new products, the greater will be the market success of new products; the greater the degree of organisational integration during the development of new products, the greater will be the proficiency with which new product development activities are performed; and the greater the proficiency with which new product development activities are performed, the greater will be the new product's success in the marketplace. Information was obtained concerning the most and least successful new products of U.S. firms in the heavy construction equipment industry. "Organisational integration" is defined as the degree of cooperation and communication between internal and external new product development (NPD) "support" groups and NPD teams. "NPD process proficiency" is defined as how well new product development stages and the NPD process as a whole are performed. "New product market success" is represented by four measures that encompass profit expectations, sales expectations, success entering new markets and entering existing markets with new products successfully. The survey approach was utilised to obtain data. Questionnaires were mailed to recipients such as New Product Development Managers who had already been designated by executives of the sample firms. A number of important findings were uncovered during this research. The integration between an organisation's customers and an NPD team is important to the success of newly developed heavy construction equipment products. However, the integration between organisations that supply material, components, assemblies and fabrications to new heavy construction equipment developers was found to hinder the market success of newly developed heavy construction equipment. These and other findings suggest several important implications for product development managers and scholars.
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Chen, Xi, Ying Sun, and Yi Qi Zhou. "Establishing Brand Image through Product Color Design: Exploring Color Design Principles of Construction Machinery Products." Applied Mechanics and Materials 437 (October 2013): 922–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.437.922.
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Product color design is a powerful tool for establishing brand image. This paper analyzed the development status of construction machinery industry, and on the basis of that presented the necessity of establishing brand image through product color design in the construction machinery industry. Then after analyzing the special environment and people-related elements to be considered when designing construction equipment, and combined with successful brand image construction cases, proposed three principles for the product color design of construction machinery products.
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Mtebwa, Mahamudu, and Wiston Ichwekeleza. "Assessment of Energy Efficiency in Beverage Industry." Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology 41, no. 2 (August 5, 2022): 171–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.52339/tjet.v41i2.790.
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The brewery industry has a significant contribution to the national income. However, it is also associated with energy-intensive processes and pollution. In this work, the energy efficiency assessment of the largest brewery in Tanzania i.e., Tanzania Breweries Limited has been conducted. Energy consumption analysis was conducted according to IEEE SA 739-1995. Important parameters used to assess brewery energy efficiency were boiler efficiency and losses, equipment energy productivity as well as load factor. It was found that the main energy consumers are packaging (54.63%), brewing (29.30%) and utilities (15.17%). More importantly, it was found that about 68% of the brewery energy demand is thermal energy which is supplied by the boiler whose efficiency (62%) is significantly lower than the expected value of 94-95%. Load factor analysis showed that the equipment of both brewing and packaging line 4 are significantly oversized. Furthermore, energy productivity of 45.5 kWh/L of beer is significantly higher than the industry minimum of 23.6 kWh/L.
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Soltanmohammadlou, Nazi, Carol K. H. Hon, and Robin Drogemuller. "Applying Systems Thinking to Research into Risk Factors Influencing Earthmoving Equipment Operation Safety in Construction Sites." Buildings 14, no. 7 (June 30, 2024): 1978. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071978.
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Earthmoving operations in the construction process are complex environments that involve interactions between equipment, the workforce, and materials within an overarching construction plan. Over the past two decades, researchers in construction have focused on improving the safety of construction earthmoving equipment due to their omnipresence in the construction environment. Although previous studies have explored safety risks and the causes of accidents involving construction earthmoving equipment, their approaches were common and lacked a comprehensive perspective. Hence, this systematic literature review applies Rasmussen’s (1997) risk management framework using a systems thinking approach to identify and classify the risk factors influencing earthmoving equipment operation safety in construction sites. Utilizing a multistep methodology, this research first identifies 38 risk factors pertinent to earthmoving equipment operations and then classifies them based on systems thinking. Social network analysis (SNA) is employed to analyze the data. The results show that most research on earthmoving equipment safety focuses on monitoring construction sites, but very little on government and regulatory roles. When considering the interdependencies of risk factors, safety training is the most important factor, followed by the largely overlooked earthmoving machinery characteristics and manufacturer’s performance. The results of this review inform both the research community and industry practitioners regarding the less-understood aspects of earthmoving equipment operation safety and future research directions.
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Yongjun, XIA, and ZHAO Fei. "Research on Energy Efficiency of Typical Construction Equipment for Transmission Lines in Tibet." MATEC Web of Conferences 237 (2018): 01002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201823701002.
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The construction of transmission line in Tibet high altitude area has the characteristics of low pressure, low oxygen and low temperature. In the special environmental condition, the transmission line construction equipment with engine as the power source is highly effective, which affects the efficiency and safety of construction[1].The experimental study on engineering mechanical industry plateau transmission line is still in the blank stage,thus relying on the Tibet networking project selects 5 different high altitude test points to plateau 500kV transmission line construction commonly used types of pullers, tensioners and powered winch as an object of study to carry out the typical construction equipment energy efficiency test of field measurements effective output power equipment in different altitude environment from the perspective of practical application and analysis of law and effect mechanism of falling equipment.
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Fischer, Anne, Alexandre Beiderwellen Bedrikow, Iris D. Tommelein, Konrad Nübel, and Johannes Fottner. "From Activity Recognition to Simulation: The Impact of Granularity on Production Models in Heavy Civil Engineering." Algorithms 16, no. 4 (April 18, 2023): 212. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/a16040212.
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As in manufacturing with its Industry 4.0 transformation, the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is also being recognized in the construction industry. Specifically, the equipment-intensive construction industry can benefit from using AI. AI applications can leverage the data recorded by the numerous sensors on machines and mirror them in a digital twin. Analyzing the digital twin can help optimize processes on the construction site and increase productivity. We present a case from special foundation engineering: the machine production of bored piles. We introduce a hierarchical classification for activity recognition and apply a hybrid deep learning model based on convolutional and recurrent neural networks. Then, based on the results from the activity detection, we use discrete-event simulation to predict construction progress. We highlight the difficulty of defining the appropriate modeling granularity. While activity detection requires equipment movement, simulation requires knowledge of the production flow. Therefore, we present a flow-based production model that can be captured in a modularized process catalog. Overall, this paper aims to illustrate modeling using digital-twin technologies to increase construction process improvement in practice.
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Zhou, Lili, TienTien Lee, Mingming Xing, and Liang Qiao. "Research and Practice on the Construction of Laser Intelligent Equipment Teaching Base Built by School and Enterprise." SHS Web of Conferences 174 (2023): 01013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202317401013.
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Laser technology is a highly advanced field. It requires a certain level of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to be applied to practice. Therefore, the research on the construction of a laser intelligent equipment teaching base (LIETB) jointly built by schools and enterprises will be studied. First, the necessity of constructing a LIETB from three aspects is given such as the characteristics of the LIETB, the importance of constructing the LIETB, and the significance of the school-enterprise joint construction model for the teaching base. Secondly, a practical plan for the construction of a LIETB is proposed. Finally, the evaluation methods and indicators for the practical effects of the school-enterprise joint construction of the LIETB are improved from two aspects, such as teaching effectiveness and employment situation evaluation methods. This study is of great significance for improving students’ practical environment and skill training, further enhancing the quality and quantity of laser intelligent equipment(LIE) application talents, promoting industry-university-research cooperation, and promoting the development of related industries.
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Mahazir, Mashanim. "Exploration on the Efficiency of Construction Plant and Equipment Maintenance Management System by using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)." Journal of Engineering & Technological Advances 3, no. 1 (2018): 71–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.35934/segi.v3i1.71.
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In the construction industry plant and equipment one of the important and main sources is to increase productivity of the project. To keep available the plant and equipment need all of technical, administrative, managerial action during the whole life cycle of the project. The study investigates about issue of plant and equipment maintenance management in Malaysian Construction Companies. The aim of this research paper is to improve the efficiency of plant and equipment maintenance management in Selangor construction industry by using Computerize Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The initial stage of the study involved comprehensive literature reviews to gather the data about importance of maintenance, previous implemented maintenance system and types of maintenance system as well as information about Computerize Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Quantitative research approach was adopted through questionnaire surveys. The analysis method is mainly derived from descriptive analysis. Thus, this paper explored the potential application to reduce total downtime and failure of plant and equipment by improving the effectiveness of maintenance management system. This system is computer based program simplifies and decease the duration of finding fault compare to the presently used paper-based reporting.
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Gaponyuk, O., A. Aleksashin, and G. Goncharuk. "MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY BASED ON THE SMART SYSTEM." Grain Products and Mixed Fodder’s 21, no. 1 (September 12, 2021): 43–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15673/gpmf.v21i1.2096.
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High productivity and power of technological and transport mechanisms, large capacity and number of storage equipment, a variety of types of grain crops simultaneously processed at the elevator require the operator to make a lightning-fast decision, the optimal choice of grain transportation routes.One of the first control systems consisted of huge energy-intensive cabinets with starting equipment, allowing remote control of equipment, without the functions of elementary control of their operation.As storage volumes increased, these systems were supplemented with relay cabinets, whose task was to conduct interlocked control of an ever-increasing number of mechanisms, so that at least somehow it was possible to control such a complex. These relay cabinets had a low degree of reliability (contact elements), consumed a large amount of energy, and required the constant presence of large maintenance personnel.The era of microelectronics has come, which completely changed the idea of the capabilities of control systems. At first, it seemed very expensive and not a quick payback. But every year, the cost of automation equipment is decreasing, reliability has grown to high levels and this technique has come to the management systems of grain storages and elevators.Modern automation at the majority of Ukrainian elevators makes it possible to control technological processes. At the same time, many processes are regulated in a mode that requires a sufficiently high qualification of service personnel. The exchange of data on the operation of SMART-INDIVIDUAL equipment is carried out by logical controllers by polling sensors, generating control actions, monitoring equipment operating modes with display in the WEB-interface system. The SMART-INDIVIDUAL system has undeniable advantages over existing centralized control and management systems. SMART technology is inextricably linked with the dispatch control and data collection system - SCADA, designed to monitor and supervise a large number of remote objects or one geographically distributed object. The SMART-INDIVIDUAL system is equipped with a module with a regulation for monitoring parameters, equipment according to the passport characteristics. At the same time, the system maintains an archive and controls the timing of maintenance. The laboratory installation SMART-INDIVIDUAL includes technological and transport equipment, which is most used in the elevator industry: air filter ZEO-FCS, bucket elevator ZEO-BE, scraper chain conveyor ZEO-DC. On the basis of the SMART-INDIVIDUAL software and hardware complex at the Department of Technological Equipment for Grain Production of the Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, students are trained in the new specialty "IT service of equipment".
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Zhongsheng, Tang. "Safety concerns in China’s construction industry." PROCEEDINGS OF PETERSBURG TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY 18, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 143–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.20295/1815-588x-2021-1-143-152.
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Objective: To study the main problems of labor process safety in the construction industry drawing on the example of the construction of residential buildings. To identify the main factors affecting the construction safety conditions. To propose a new organizational structure for workforce to improve safety management at the construction site. Methods: Analysis, synthesis, statistical method, comparison method, and legal analysis method were applied. Results: It has been established that the growth rate of China’s construction sector surpasses its regulatory framework, which needs to be changed as soon as possible. The state needs to make a concerted effort to unify labor safety standards at construction sites. Five factors were identified that affect the safety conditions during the construction of a residential building: human, construction equipment, environment, construction management and technical. As a result of the study, a new organizational structure for the working personnel has been proposed, based on strengthening supervision both by the management and among the workers in order to change safety conditions management at the construction site. A detailed analysis of the incidents that occurred in 2018 made it possible to identify the most frequent accidents related to construction safety, as well as their types. Construction failures are mainly attributed to management rather than technical aspects. Practical importance: The results obtained can become the basis for further research on occupational safety in China’s construction industry, training and lecture materials. The proposed organizational structure of the working personnel will enable construction companies to carry out construction projects most efficiently while observing all labor protection standards. It is necessary to update the legal framework in the field of working conditions safety.
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Inshakova, Elena, and Agnessa Inshakova. "Nanomaterials in the power engineering industry: market trends and application prospects." MATEC Web of Conferences 224 (2018): 03014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822403014.
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The increase in the global consumption of marketed energy from all fuel sources (except coal) is regarded as a key factor driving power engineering industry (PEI) market growth. The absence of radical change in the structure of investment in PEI until 2030, with domination of investing equipment for the thermal power industry (with the exception of the year 2020) along with the essential growth of investment in the nuclear power industry is stated in the article. The authors focus on the significant potential of nanomaterials development and application for providing the PEI growth based on the new technological solutions and optimized technologies. Most widely used nanomaterials in the PEI worldwide, major fields and promising areas of nanomaterials application in the industry aimed at improving technology of the equipment’s fuel and structural elements construction, increasing efficiency of existing equipment, and developing renewable energy sector are examined. Contemporary trends and prospects for the PEI selected nanomaterials markets, their key players, positive and negative factors of market growth are identified.
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Shiau, Yau-Ren, Fang-Yi Lo, and Po-Cheng Ko. "Early Intervention Mechanism for Preventing Electrical Shocks During Construction Projects: Portable Electrical Equipment." E3S Web of Conferences 186 (2020): 03004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202018603004.
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To prevent electrical shock accidents in construction sites, the present researchers used portable electrical equipment as an example to plan a preconstruction early intervention mechanism that can be used to conduct various inspections of portable electrical devices. This study used narrative text analysis for data collection and compilation. The researchers analyzed 41 real electrocution death cases involving portable electric equipment as the electrocution medium in the Taiwanese construction industry and identified hazard factors that cause electrocution from the case summaries. Then, the IDEF3 was used to integrate and construct a model for the portable electrical equipment inspection flowchart of the early intervention mechanism as a safety inspection system to prevent electrocution in construction engineering units. This study revealed hazard factors and management omissions related to electrocutions caused by portable electrical equipment. To protect workers and strengthen the safety of the construction site, this study proposed of an electric shock prevention early intervention mechanism for portable electric equipment in construction projects. Various inspections should be conducted before equipment is brought on site for construction operations to ensure the safety of electrical equipment and reduce electrocution risks. This study also established a visualization mechanism for the visual qualification label of portable electrical equipment. This mechanism is conducive to strengthening safety management.