The uses and levels of maturity of five advanced technology areas (visualization and modeling, interconnected technologies, safety technologies, instrumentation and sensors, and unmanned aircraft … [Read more...] about Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice
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Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
The construction industry is utilizing new emerging technologies that have the potential to help managers and contractors to track the work progress on construction sites. Combined with scheduling … [Read more...] about Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies
Highway construction work zones are hazardous environments characterized by a dynamic and limited workspace. A host of interactions between workers, passing commuter vehicles, and moving construction … [Read more...] about Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies
Systems Analysis and Design of a Smart Traffic Service System for Predictive and Smarter Mobility and Safety in Roadway Work Zones
Smart traffic service systems entail intelligent traffic analysis applications that enable highly functioning relationships between a range of users, including service consumers and service producers. … [Read more...] about Systems Analysis and Design of a Smart Traffic Service System for Predictive and Smarter Mobility and Safety in Roadway Work Zones
Safety Helmet Wearing Management System for Construction Workers Using Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensor
In the Korean construction industry, legal and institutional safety management improvements are continually being pursued. However, there was a 4.5% increase in the number of workers’ deaths at … [Read more...] about Safety Helmet Wearing Management System for Construction Workers Using Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensor
Detecting Falls-from-Height with Wearable Sensors and Reducing Consequences of Occupational Fall Accidents Leveraging IoT
Labor intensive and hazardous nature of the construction activities plays an important role on the increase of the amount of accidents and fatalities on sites. One of the most important sources of … [Read more...] about Detecting Falls-from-Height with Wearable Sensors and Reducing Consequences of Occupational Fall Accidents Leveraging IoT