scholarly journals Potential of Virtual Design Construction Technologies to Improve Job-Site Safety in Gulf Corporation Council

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3826
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tariq Shafiq ◽  
Muneeb Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Digital Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Evacuation Plans ◽  
Job Site ◽  
Design Construction

With the advancement of digital design practices in the global construction industry, different aspects related to the project lifecycle are extracting their benefits, including making improvements in safety. The objective of this paper is to ascertain the awareness of these technologies, their potential, and any barriers related to the use of different virtual design construction (VDC) tools, such as building information modeling, virtual reality, augmented reality, and geographic information systems, to improve job-site safety in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The paper presents an overview of the GCC construction industry and highlights current safety management practices and problems in the region. The potential of VDC tools for improving job-site safety is discussed and presented. The study has used a questionnaire survey to identify the drivers and barriers of using VDC tools in improving job-site safety management in the GCC region. The results indicated that “designing emergency and evacuation plans” and “fall-hazard prevention strategies” are the two best safety applications of these tools if used proactively. Similarly, “lack of knowledge about return on investment for VDC tools” was considered as the predominant barrier, preventing stakeholders from using these technologies to improve construction safety. These results will help the GCC construction industry to build a strategy for the digitalization of proactive constructability analysis techniques for improving job-site safety. Overall, due to the multilingual dynamics of this region, it is recommended that VDC tools should become more prevalent so that the transfer of safety information and hazard prevention becomes easier, mitigating safety risks.

scholarly journals Improving construction safety with virtual-design construction technologies – a review

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 319-340
Author(s):  
Muneeb Afzal ◽  
Muhammad Tariq Shafiq ◽  
Hammad Al Jassmi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Construction Safety Management ◽  
Design Construction

The construction industry is prone to major safety hazards owing to the complex and onsite nature of construction projects. Hence, construction researchers have been pursuing concepts, methods, and tools using advancing technologies to improve construction safety management. Subsequently, the rapid digitization of construction work practices is providing opportunities to improve construction safety. Research has revealed that construction safety management practices can benefit from the applications of virtual design construction technologies (VDC), such as building information modeling (BIM), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), geographic information systems (GIS), and gaming technology. This study comprehensively reviews 191 research articles, published between 2010 and 2019, focusing on providing an overview of the implementation and application of VDC technologies for improving construction safety. The objective of this review is to critically collect and analyze applications of VDC technologies and present a holistic view of the features and functions of VDC technologies that can impact jobsite safety improvement in the construction industry. The review showed that VDC technologies can substantially improve construction safety. Emerging digital technologies, such as BIM, VR, AR, GIS, and gaming technologies can transform the traditional document-oriented safety procedures into digitalized safety practices allowing safety managers to visualize and analysis construction sites virtually to devise proactive safety measures and effective safety trainings. This study also highlights challenges such as research gaps regarding these digital tools that are currently impeding their widespread use in construction safety.

Integrating BIM Technology to Achieve Green Building’s Sustainable Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 1271-1274
Author(s):  
Yun Hui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Building Management ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Design And Construction

Green building is rapidly transforming the design and construction industry around the globe. Simultaneously, a growing numbers of industry practitioners are taking the advantages of building information modeling (BIM) to upgrade the sustainable performance of green building. BIM tools encourage an integrated lifecycle green building management from design, construction, and prefabrication to operation and maintenance. This paper represents using BIM technology to achieve green building objectives and sustainable performances.

scholarly journals PROSPECTS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF BIM-TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
Valeriya Yu. Gulik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design Construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has revolutionized the construction industry. Currently, it is impossible to imagine the industry without this fundamentally new approach to building design and working with documentation. The integration of design, construction, approval and monitoring processes through BIM is an effective way to improve the economic, environmental and other key performance indicators of construction companies, and thus increase their competitive advantages. However, it is too early to talk about the widespread transition of industry organizations to BIM. This article describes the advantages of information modeling technologies and the complexity of their implementation in the workflow.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Maps of BIM and BIM in Universities: A Comparative Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Chihib ◽  
Esther Salmerón-Manzano ◽  
Nuria Novas ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Design Construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is increasingly important in the architecture and engineering fields, and especially in the field of sustainability through the study of energy. This study performs a bibliometric study analysis of BIM publications based on the Scopus database during the whole period from 2003 to 2018. The aim was to establish a comparison of bibliometric maps of the building information model and BIM in universities. The analyzed data included 4307 records produced by a total of 10,636 distinct authors from 314 institutions. Engineering and computer science were found to be the main scientific fields involved in BIM research. Architectural design are the central theme keywords, followed by information theory and construction industry. The final stage of the study focuses on the detection of clusters in which global research in this field is grouped. The main clusters found were those related to the BIM cycle, including construction management, documentation and analysis, architecture and design, construction/fabrication, and operation and maintenance (related to energy or sustainability). However, the clusters of the last phases such as demolition and renovation are not present, which indicates that this field suntil needs to be further developed and researched. With regard to the evolution of research, it has been observed how information technologies have been integrated over the entire spectrum of internet of things (IoT). A final key factor in the implementation of the BIM is its inclusion in the curriculum of technical careers related to areas of construction such as civil engineering or architecture.

Informationize of College Infrastructure Project Management Base on BIM Technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1967-1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Qiang Dang ◽  
Jian Qiang Niu
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Project Design ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Infrastructure Project ◽  
Whole Life Cycle ◽  
Design Construction

Building Information Modeling is from the information technology used in construction industry. It gets the characteristic of each node in the whole life cycle of the construction project through the operation of the AEC project information. So as to provide timely, accurate and sufficient information for participants, especially the construction side in project, and ultimately achieve the project design, construction, operational efficiency and improve the quality. BIM technology has broad application prospects in the college infrastructure project management which lack of professional management and inefficient investment.

scholarly journals Construction Safety on Scaffolding: Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Safety Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário António Rebelo ◽  
Francisco Renato Silveira ◽  
Elzbieta Czarnocka ◽  
Krzysztof Czarnocki
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Building Information

The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries, with a high number of working injuries and fatalities. A special issue for occupational accidents in the construction industry is the use of scaffolds, which is usually attributed to falls from height. Research and practice have demonstrated that decisions made upstream from the construction site can influence construction worker safety. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the risk levels for different construction stages on scaffolding, with various work trades, aiming to prevent the occurrence of fall accidents. The use of new techniques and methodologies, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), is of major importance. The growing implementation of BIM in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) is changing the way safety can be approached. This study reviews the existing literature about BIM and construction safety on scaffolding, to explore useful findings and detect knowledge gaps for future research. Despite the enormous evolution of research and technological innovations based on BIM for construction safety, there is still a flagrant lack of knowledge and solutions for identifying hazards related to construction on scaffolding.

scholarly journals A Case Study of Asset Integrity and Process Safety Management of Major Oil and Gas Companies in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
Kuok Ho Daniel Tang
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Process Safety ◽  
Information Process ◽  
Work Permit ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

Asset integrity is closely intertwined with process safety where the latter is often perceived to be equivalent or a subset of the former. In Malaysia, the requirements for offshore process safety are set by Petronas assuming exclusive rights to petroleum in the nation. It imposes and enforces these requirements on oil and gas companies entering into its production sharing contracts via the common law. Process safety management in Malaysia is strongly influenced by the US OSHA 3132 with elements comprising process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, employee participation, training, contractors, pre-startup safety review, mechanical integrity, hot work permit, management of change, incident investigation, emergency planning and response as well as compliance audits. These elements are largely included in the Mandatory Control Framework of Petronas and the trio of design, technical and operating integrity adopted in the process safety management of other oil and gas companies. These management practices align with the reiterative plan-do-check-act model. Process safety performance is also gauged with indicators suggested by international institutions such as the American Petroleum Institute. On top of the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1996 for onshore processes, this study deems that establishing statutory law for offshore installations will be beneficial to propel offshore safety in Malaysia to a greater height.

Knowledge Management Influence on Safety Management Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak M.D. ◽  
Gangadhar Mahesh ◽  
Narotham Kumar Medi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level Of Importance

Many studies have been conducted in relation with knowledge management (KM), indicating the benefit associated with KM; among which safety management (SM) improvement is one of them. So, the aim of this article is to assess the influence of KM on SM practices in construction industry. In this regard, various factors that affect KM and SM are identified through literature review. Then, a questionnaire survey was facilitated to collect data based on the identified factors. These factors are ranked using a relative importance index (RII) to ascertain the level of importance among its group. Further, correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis are carried out to test and measure the strength of the relationship between KM and SM factors. Results indicate that there exists a definite and significant relationship between the factors of KM and SM in construction industry. Overall, the results obtained from the study will assist practitioners and professionals to develop and upgrade KM and SM practices in construction industry.

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