Automated Tracking of Structural Steel Members at the Construction Site

Furlani, Karen M.; Pfeffer, Lawrence E.

doi:10.22260/isarc2000/0101

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“…They described concrete processing and handling, coding costs for labor and equipment, and their applicability while materials were under control. Furlani and Pfeffer (2000) presented a further development and experimental testing of Comp-TRAK which involves the use of RFID and bar code identification systems, a prototype system for identification and spatial tracking of structural steel components on a live construction site. In addition, studies on an RFID application for efficient material management in the process of transporting precast concrete (Akinci et al, 2002) and on the application of RFID technologies for efficient tracing and management of pipe hanger and pipe supports on a plant construction site (Jaselskis and EI-Misalami, 2003) have been conducted.…”

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Practical Issues in Application of RFID to Pipeline Construction and its Benefit Analysis

Yun¹,

Oh²,

Cho³

et al. 2014

Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been applied to the construction industry for improving the efficiency of material and process management. Most RFID-related studies have focused on building or plant construction. The application of RFID has been limited in pipeline construction projects where materials are stored and stacked across a large construction site. This paper investigates practical issues in pipeline construction, improves the read rates of RFID tags, and tests their utility by putting them into practice. This paper demonstrates the benefits that may be expected with the use of improved RFID tags and the development of an automated pipeline construction management system. As a result, pipeline construction management time decreased by 28 hours per month compared to the conventional method. Cost decreased by about 26%.

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Practical Issues in Application of RFID to Pipeline Construction and its Benefit Analysis

Yun¹,

Oh²,

Cho³

et al. 2014

Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

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“…• The implementation of RFID technology to monitor planning of the materials usage in a water supply project which suffers from poor materials management due to the complex operational environment [22]; • The application of RFID for tool tracking on construction job sites by developing a tool tracking and inventory system capable of storing operation and maintenance data [23]; • Integrating bar-coding and RFID to automate data collection from the construction site to track project cost and schedule information [7]; • Development of an automated model for materials management and control with the application of RFID technology [24]; • A model to track the progress of percentage completed in construction projects by the adoption of RFID and wireless technologies [25]; • Automating the task of tracking the delivery and receipt of fabricated pipe spools in industrial projects by using RFID technology to address some problems of current methods for tracking pipe spools through automation the current tracking process [26]; • The utilisation of RFID for tracking precast concrete components and their historical information from fabrication to post construction [27]; • Implementation of RFID in the construction process to provide a procedure for helping contractors and owners to determine the type of RFID configuration that best fits their applications [8]; and • The development of a prototype system for identification and spatial tracking of structural steel members at the construction site [28].…”

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Implementation of RFID technology for real-time materials tracking process in construction projects

Kasim

Shamsuddin

Zainal

et al. 2012

2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)

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Abstract-The management of materials in construction projects is a key function that significantly contributes to the success of a project. Materials management is made problematic by materials shortages, delays in supply, price fluctuations, damage and wastage, and lack of storage space. Paper-based reports are mostly used to record and exchange information related to the materials component within a supply chain, which is problematic, error-prone, and inefficient. Generally, emerging technologies such as wireless system, bar-coding and RFID are not being adequately used to overcome human error and are not well integrated with project management systems to make the tracking and management of materials easier and faster. Thus, this study seeks to identify the potential employment of that technology focusing on RFID for materials management in construction projects. As a precursor to this work, a literature review on materials management and exploring RFID technology potentially being employ in materials tracking was conducted. The findings reveal the needs for more sophisticated materials management solutions to improve on-site materials tracking and inventory management processes. The paper concludes by presenting a real-time materials tracking process with RFID employment to improve materials management in the construction site.

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“…The NIST (2000) conducted the Comp-TRAK project, which attempted in identifying, locating and checking the position of steel members in the job site with reference to global positioning [4].It attempted automated tracking of the material from 'cradle to grave'. Akinci et al (2002) analyzed the use of the RFID technology for tracking the precast concrete members from the manufacturer to the installation site while storing their life-cycle information [5].…”

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Automated Project Schedule and Inventory Monitoring Using RFID

Gajamani¹,

Varghese²

2007

Automation and Robotics in Construction &Amp;#8213; Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics

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Automated project monitoring system has the potential to be effective in controlling project performance through continuous monitoring and control of the project in real time using Automated Data Collection tools. This paper presents a system that is designed to investigate the use of RFID for automated schedule and inventory monitoring in real time. The system considers the use of precast concrete or prefabricated steel structural elements like columns, beams, floor slabs and wall panels as building components. The building components are identified in real time through automated data collection using RFID technology. This RFID technology with other application software is integrated to identify the installed component and update the project schedule in MSProject and present the as-built progress status. The 3D model of the building which is also updated is visualized in AutoCAD. The construction industry response towards the use of the developed system is also reported.

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Automated Tracking of Structural Steel Members at the Construction Site

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Practical Issues in Application of RFID to Pipeline Construction and its Benefit Analysis

Practical Issues in Application of RFID to Pipeline Construction and its Benefit Analysis

Implementation of RFID technology for real-time materials tracking process in construction projects

Automated Project Schedule and Inventory Monitoring Using RFID

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