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Luis Miguel Silva-Novoa Sanchez, Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum and Margreet Zwarteveen
Using the concept of sociotechnical tinkering, this paper provides detailed empirical observations about the everyday practices of design, construction, operation, maintenance and use of a piped water supply network in a small town in Mozambique. We use ...
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Molusiwa Ramabodu and Tholang David Nena
Despite South Africa?s unique demographics, shaped by a history of apartheid and ongoing inequality, its built environment has so far been unable to extricate itself from its inglorious past. This portends that the quality and impact of infrastructure de...
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Mariana Isabel Puente Riofrío, Soledad Janett Mostacero Llerena and Gilma Gabriela Uquillas Granizo
The construction industry is fraught with risks due to the use of heavy machinery and work at heights, leading to increased occupational accidents. Understanding how the work environment affects personnel adaptation is crucial, as a negative environment ...
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Shalaka Hire, Sayali Sandbhor and Kirti Ruikar
With developments in Industry 4.0, there is growing momentum to adopt technology-assisted tools to support existing processes. Even though most construction processes are now computerized, safety procedures have not yet fully embraced the digital revolut...
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Mei-Yung Leung, Khursheed Ahmed and Isabella Y. S. Chan
Engineers often play vital roles in technical planning, designing, and operating projects, as well as implementing standard requirements in the physical sites. Although architectural designs may be similar in a construction project, the technical problem...
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Min Hu, Zhangduo Huang, Jiejin Chen, Yipeng Guo, Yichao Zhou, Dashun Liu and Rong Guo
Black shale, as a type of soft rock, exhibits high strength when freshly exposed. However, it easily disintegrates upon contact with water, making it unsuitable for direct use in roadbed construction. Using it as discarded material not only increases con...
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Qihua Deng, Junru Zhang, Feng Lu, Ziyan Fan, Yi Wang and Zhi Lin
The high water content of the surrounding rock in loess tunnels will lead to the deterioration of rock strength, causing deformation and damage to the initial support structure and thereby affecting safety during construction and operation. This article ...
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Fernanda Paes de Barros Gomide, Luís Bragança and Eloy Fassi Casagrande Junior
The construction sector stands as the predominant consumer of cement, steel, and plastic and is accountable for a substantial 55% of industrial carbon emissions. Greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution linked to the housing sector significantly con...
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Hamed Raoofi, Asa Sabahnia, Daniel Barbeau and Ali Motamedi
Traditional methods of supervision in the construction industry are time-consuming and costly, requiring significant investments in skilled labor. However, with advancements in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and deep learning, these methods ca...
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Fan Ding, Min Liu, Simon M. Hsiang, Peng Hu, Yuxiang Zhang and Kewang Jiang
The complexity and uncertainty of construction projects contribute to low efficiency in the construction industry. This research applied the Takt-time planning method to optimize the construction working process, and proposed a risk control framework bas...
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