scholarly journals Ambient Intelligence to Improve Construction Site Safety: Case of High-Rise Building in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8124
Author(s):  
Kriengsak Panuwatwanich ◽  
Natapit Roongsrisoothiwong ◽  
Kawin Petcharayuthapant ◽  
Sirikwan Dummanonda ◽  
Sherif Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ambient Intelligence ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Safety Case ◽  
Fall Accidents

The relatively high rate of injuries in construction is not surprising, as site work by its very nature ranks highly on fundamental risk factors. Working at heights often magnifies these risk factors. The literature reveals that falls from heights accounts for a large percentage of injuries in construction worldwide. Thailand is no exception, where fall accidents constitute the majority of high-rise construction accidents despite preventive measures being implemented. This paper examines how the use of a simple Ambient Intelligence (AmI) system—a device comprising a microcontroller, microwave sensors, Light Emitting Diode (LED) and audio alarm—could help to affect safety behavioural change of on-site construction workers in order to decrease the potential for fall accidents. An experiment was conducted at a high-rise building construction site in Bangkok, Thailand to examine the effectiveness of the AmI in helping workers mitigate the risk of falling from heights. The analysis of the data collected over two work weeks from the pre- and post-AmI application using X-bar charts and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant reduction of about 78% in the number of workers passing through the fall hazard zones. The finding established the potential of a simple AmI for reducing the risk of fall accidents.

Study on Concrete Construction Technology of High-Rise Building

2015 ◽  
Vol 730 ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Ya Guo
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Construction Method ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Concrete Construction ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Technical Measures

This paper introduces the features and key points of construction of high-rise buildings. Combined with the practical application, the technology of concrete construction is put forward, as well as the control method of concrete pouring quality. According to the specific conditions of construction site, the construction method of foundation from shallow to deep is adapted. The different placement scheme and technical measures are made.

scholarly journals Application of Electric Energy Saving Light Source and Light Emitting Diode in the Landscape of Buildings under Optical Spectroscopy Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (2) ◽  
pp. 022104
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract How to reflect energy conservation and environmental protection in the landscape of high-rise buildings is a hot topic of current research. How to use environmentally friendly materials to show the charm of high-rise building landscape is the main content of this article. Based on the colour samples of the high-rise building landscape, the thesis uses environmental protection and energy-saving light sources to simulate the lighting of the building colour samples in the laboratory. This article realizes the quantitative research on the colour authenticity performance of colour paintings under commonly used LEDs in high-rise building landscapes, and provides a reliable basis for the selection of LEDs in colour painting lighting design.

Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among Vietnamese adults: prevalence, risk factors and antibiotic susceptibility profile

MedPharmRes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Nguyen Phan ◽  
Hien Pham ◽  
Thuc Nguyen ◽  
Hoai Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Nasal Carriage ◽  
Resistance Rate ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Weight History ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Vietnamese Community

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has long been recognized as an important human pathogen causing many severe diseases. It is also a part of human normal flora with its ecological niche in the human anterior nares. This study focused on screening S. aureus nasal carriage in community and its relationship to human physiological and pathological factors which have not been studied in Vietnam previously. Two hundred and five volunteers in Ho Chi Minh City from 18 to 35 and over 59 years old both male and female participated in the study. Result showed that the prevalence of S. aureus nasal carriage in southern Vietnamese community was relatively low, only 11.2% (23/205), much lower than that in other international reports on human S. aureus. In addition, nasal carriage of the older age group (> 59 years old, 13.7%) was higher than that of younger age (18-35 years old, 10.4%). Other potential risk factors such as gender, career, height, weight, history of antibiotic usage, daily nasal wash, use of nasal medication sprays, acne problems, smoking and nasal problems showed no significant impact on S. aureus carriage. The obtained S. aureus nasal isolates were all sensitive to vancomycin. Lincomycin and tetracycline had low resistance rate with 4.3 % and 17.4 %, respectively. However, the isolates showed particularly high rate of multidrug resistance (54.2%) In summary, our data provided researchers an overview on S. aureus nasal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility profile of the community- isolated S. aureus in Vietnam. This would serve as valuable information on assessing risk of community-acquired S. aureus infections.

Partial Collapse During Construction of a High Rise Building Due to Fire

2005 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Predrag L. Popovic ◽  
Richard C. Arnold
Keyword(s):  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building
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