Instrumentation and Data Collection Methodology to Enhance Productivity in Construction Sites Using Embedded Systems and IoT Technologies

Carmona, Alejandra; Chaparro, Ana I.; Velásquez, Ricardo Manuel Arias; Botero-Valencia, Juan S.; Castano-Londono, Luis; Márquez-Viloria, David; Mesa, Ana M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00220-6_76

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“…That is, whilst there has been a significant increase in the number of published studies on the IoT (cf. Carmona et al, 2019), there has hitherto been little attempt to bring these studies together as one cohesive whole and provide a broader picture of contemporary IoT developments (Sawhney et al, 2020). Previous review studies that sought to identify the nucleus and implications of Industry 4.0 research in the construction sector were predominantly subjective and qualitative (Oesterreich and Teuteberg, 2016;Maskuriy et al, 2019).…”

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Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry

Ghosh

Edwards

Hosseini

2020

ECAM

162

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PurposeThe Internet of Things (IoT) provides exciting opportunities for the construction industry to solve its time and resource constraints and frequent defaults. This study seeks to identify and rank the perceived importance level of principal research areas associated with the IoT and the construction industry by utilising a scientific mapping tool (i.e. VOSviewer). Such knowledge would enable key drivers for successful adoption of the IoT and digitisation technologies to be outlined. An analysis of key drivers and research trends that facilitates the development of a roadmap for applying the IoT and digital technologies in the construction sector is therefore much needed.Design/methodology/approachAn interpretivist philosophical lens was adopted to analyse published work as secondary data, where each publication represented a unit of analysis. A total of 417 peer-reviewed journal review articles covering the IoT within the construction domain were systematically reviewed using a mixed-methods approach, utilising qualitative-scientometric analyses techniques.FindingsThe results revealed a field of study in a fledgling stage, with a limited number of experts operating somewhat in isolation and offering single-point solutions instead of taking an integrated “holistic” approach. Key publication outlets were identified and the main focus of research undertaken being in the technical areas of smart buildings, smart construction objects and environmental sustainability. The major effects of adopting the IoT within the construction industry were identified as high-speed reporting, complete process control, data explosion leading to deep data analytics, strict ethical and legal expectations. Key drivers of the IoT adoption were outlined: interoperability; data privacy and security; flexible governance structures; proper business planning and models.Practical implicationsThe study benefits researchers and industry practitioners alike. For researchers, the identified gaps reveal areas of high priority in future research. For construction companies, particularly small to medium-sized businesses, the study raises awareness of the latest developments and potential applicability of the IoT in the industry. For government agencies and policymakers, this study offers a point of reference in directing the adoption of the IoT smoothly in the construction sector and provides guidelines and standards for maximising the potential benefits.Originality/valueThe study is the first scientometric review of the existing body of knowledge in the context of application of the IoT in the construction industry. Findings expose knowledge gaps in contemporary research, specifically, a broader consideration of organisational adjustments needed to accommodate the IoT usage, economic analyses and impediments to wider acceptance.

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Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry

Ghosh

Edwards

Hosseini

2020

ECAM

162

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“…The process started by searching some keywords in bibliographical sources including Scopus, Web of Science (WOS) and Google Scholar. Scopus database is the largest searchable citation and abstract source of searching literature, which is constantly extended and updated, and in comparison, with WOS, covers a higher number of publication outlets (Chadegani et al, 2013). Hence, the searching process was done in Scopus in the first place.…”

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“…A large part of the application of new technologies in the construction industry has been focused on improving the quality of the final products or efficiency of the construction process, leading to the cost reduction and profit margin improvement (Nnaji and Karakhan, 2020). Technologies like unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for monitoring purposes (Lin et al, 2015;Golizadeh et al, 2019bGolizadeh et al, , 2019a, BIM for construction waste management (Banihashemi et al, 2018;Jalaei et al, 2021), construction cost management (Smith, 2014;Banihashemi et al, 2022), the IoT for productivity enhancement in construction sites (Carmona et al, 2019) and robotics for construction automation (Chu et al, 2013) are some examples of applying new technologies in the construction industry.…”

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Extended reality (XR) technologies in the construction safety: systematic review and analysis

Zoleykani

Abbasianjahromi

Banihashemi

et al. 2023

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Purpose Extended reality (XR) is an emerging technology, with its popularity rising in different industry sectors, where its application has been recently considered in construction safety. This study aims to investigate the applications of XR technologies in the safety of construction through projects lifecycle perspective. Design/methodology/approach Scientometric analysis was conducted to discover trends, keywords, contribution of countries and publication outlets in the literature. The content analysis was applied to categorize previous studies into three groups concerning the phase of lifecycle in which they used XR. Findings Results of the content analysis showed that the application of XR in the construction safety is mostly covered in two areas, namely, safety training and risk management. It was found that virtual reality was the most used XR tool with most of its application dedicated to safety training in the design phase. The amount of research on the application of augmented reality and mixed reality in safety training, and risk management in all phases of lifecycle is still insignificant. Finally, this study proposed three main areas for using the XR technologies regarding the safety issues in future research, namely, control of safety regulations and safety coordination in construction phase, and safety reports in the operation phase. Originality/value This paper inspected the utilization of all types of XR for safety in each phase of construction lifecycle and proposed future directions for research by addressing the safety challenges in each phase.

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“…That information allows farmers to control the performance of their staff and equipment, as well as the efficiency of the process. For example, locating heavy equipment and workers is important in construction and, as a result, beacons and other technologies are employed [6].…”

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Trends in the Internet of Things

Valencia

Londoño

Viloria

2019

TecnoL.

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The Internet of Things continues to set the pace of many aspects of the scientific and technological development worldwide. Moreover, it is expected to do so, at least, for the next ten years, according to forecasts that predict trillions of devices connected to the Internet [1]. In addition to influencing different factors of people’s daily lives, this new vision of the world poses a series of challenges and opportunities that have an effect on general aspects of the economy and politics.

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Instrumentation and Data Collection Methodology to Enhance Productivity in Construction Sites Using Embedded Systems and IoT Technologies

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry

Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry

Extended reality (XR) technologies in the construction safety: systematic review and analysis

Trends in the Internet of Things

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