Mobile Computing in the Construction Industry: Main Challenges and Solutions

Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Driving Forces of the Global Economy - Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-43434-6_8 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 85-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M. Silverio ◽

S. Renukappa ◽

S. Suresh ◽

A. Donastorg

Keyword(s):

Mobile Computing ◽

Construction Industry

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Using Mobile Computing and Information Technology in Civil Engineering Construction Projects

The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER] ◽

10.24200/tjer.vol2iss1pp25-31 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M.N. Jadid ◽

M.M. Idress

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Mobile Computing ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Civil Engineering ◽

Construction Site ◽

Engineering Construction ◽

Construction Methods ◽

Engineering Construction Project ◽

The Impact

Mobile computing technology has an enormous potential in civil engineering, mainly in the field of construction management. This paper presents an approach by using mobile computing in a civil engineering construction project, exploring how information can be exchanged at a construction site, and how billing of quantities (BOQ), drawings and specifications are shared for the benefit of the project. One of the major obstacles in using information technology (IT) when applied to civil engineering is due to the dynamic changes in the construction activities and the diversity of construction methods as compared to other industries. This has proved to be a great disadvantage when trying to give construction sites adequate IT support. Computers require infrastructure, which can be transferred easily to the head office, but rarely to the construction site itself in a systematic way. Therefore, the impact of IT on the way the construction industry actually works has not been significantly utilized. This paper consists of two main parts. The first part defines the concept of mobile computing, describes some recent research, and stresses the potential for the construction industry. The second part is focuses on an approach, implementing mobile computing in a real construction site.

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A Conceptual Framework for a BIM-Based Collaboration Platform Supported by Mobile Computing

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.94-96.2144 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 94-96 ◽

pp. 2144-2148 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuan Chen

Keyword(s):

Wireless Networks ◽

Mobile Computing ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Information Technologies ◽

New Concepts ◽

Project Participants

The construction industry has been known as a complicated environment with respect to the multiple phases and multidisciplinary participants. The emergence of new concepts and information technologies including BIM, IFC, Web, wireless networks and Mobile Computing, give the construction industry a powerful potential to build a platform allowing project participants to work collaboratively. This paper reports a conceptual framework for a BIM-based collaboration platform that contains the model of BIM-supported integration for construction processes and the technological architecture for the system. This paper concludes with suggestions for further developing and testing of the conceptual framework.

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The Key Challenges for the Development of a BIM and Mobile Computing Based Collaborative System in the Construction Industry

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.197.656 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 197 ◽

pp. 656-660

Author(s):

Yuan Chen

Keyword(s):

Mobile Computing ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Future Development ◽

Collaborative System ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Coordination And Collaboration

The construction industry has characterized the fragmentation features including the multiple construction phases and multidisciplinary participants. The advances of BIM concepts and technologies give the construction industry a powerful potential to improve the coordination and collaboration for the whole building lifecycle. This paper reports an on-going project that aims to develop a BIM and Mobile Computing supported collaborative system and discusses the key challenges for the implementation of BIM and Mobile Computing in the construction industry. This paper concludes with future development and validation of the system.

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