Automation in Construction toward Resilience

Robotics, Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems

Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Mohammad Noori, Tony T.Y. Yang, Paulo B. Lourenço, Paolo Gardoni, Izuru Takewaki, Eleni Chatzi, Shaofan Li, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Mohammad Noori, Tony T.Y. Yang, Paulo B. Lourenço, Paolo Gardoni, Izuru Takewaki, Eleni Chatzi, Shaofan Li

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032350868
• eBook ISBN: 9781000912920
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

While the word "automation" may conjure images of robots taking over jobs, the reality is much more nuanced. In construction, for instance, automation is less likely to diminish employment opportunities than it is to increase productivity. Indeed, automation alongside the global need for new and updated infrastructure and better and more affordable housing can help shape the direction of the construction industry. The key will be anticipating and preparing for the shift, in part by developing new skills in the current and future workforce. This book presents all aspects of automation in construction pertaining to the use of information technologies in design, engineering, construction technologies, and maintenance and management of constructed facilities. The broad scope encompasses all stages of the construction life cycle from initial planning and design, through the construction of the facility, its operation, and maintenance, to the eventual dismantling and recycling of buildings and engineering structures.

Features:

• Examines Building Information Management systems, allowing on-site execution of construction more efficient, and for project teams to eliminate mistakes and better coordinate the workforce
• Presents the latest information on the automation of modular construction, production in factories, including 3-D printing of components such as facades, or even load-bearing and essential components

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Editors
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Autonomous Inspection and Construction of Civil Infrastructure Using Robots
• Chapter 2 Robotics in 3D Concrete Printing: Current Progress & Challenges
• Chapter 3 Reinforcement Learning-Based Robotic Motion Planning for Conducting Multiple Tasks in Virtual Construction Environments
• Chapter 4 The Impact of Smart Materials on Structural Vibration Control
• Chapter 5 Green Construction Workforce Training Using Virtual Reality
• Chapter 6 Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Geotechnics and Infrastructures
• Chapter 7 Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective
• Chapter 8 Towards Automated Quality Assurance: Generating Synthetic Images of Building Components for Vision-Based Semantic Segmentation
• Chapter 9 Truss Bridge Construction Using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters Compared to Traditional Bridge Building Methods
• Chapter 10 Bacteria-Based Self-Healing Concretes for Sustainable Structures
• Chapter 11 Structural Health Monitoring as a Tool toward More Resilient Societies
• Chapter 12 Toward More Seismic Resilient Construction via Risk-Based Application of Smart Vibration Control Systems
• Chapter 13 Decision Systems to Support Cost-Benefit Analysis Toward Railway Infrastructures Sustainable Rehabilitation
• Chapter 14 Adaptive System Supervising the Response Control for Smart Structures
• Chapter 15 SiDMACIB: A Digital Tool for an Automated Structurally Informed Design of Interlocking Masonry Assemblages
• Chapter 16 Parametric Study of Low-Rise Buildings Using a Smart Hybrid Rocking Structural System with Vertical Dampers
• Chapter 17 Review of the Use of Waste Resources in Sustainable Concrete: Aggregate Types, Recycling Procedures, Fresh and Hardened Properties, Structural Characteristics, and Numerical Formulation
• Chapter 18 Seismic Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Modeling of Networked Infrastructure Systems
• Chapter 19 A Novel Design Method of Single TMD Exposed to Seismic Effects
• Chapter 20 Intelligent Controller Optimizing Structural Performance and Control Devices
• Chapter 21 Rapid Discrete Optimal Design of High-Damping Rubber Dampers for Elastic-Plastic Moment Frames under Critical Double Impulse
• Chapter 22 Damage Detection in Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Advanced Automatic Systems: An Overview
• Chapter 23 Efficient Representation of Random Fields for Training the Kriging Predictor in Adaptive Kriging Reliability Assessment of Civil Structures
• Chapter 24 Intelligent Systems in Construction: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges in AR and VR
• Chapter 25 Smart Control of Flutter of Suspension Bridges Using Optimized Passive Tuned Mass Damper
• Chapter 26 A Chronological Review of Construction Progress Monitoring Using Various Sensors and Remote Sensing Techniques
• Chapter 27 Review of Novel Seismic Energy Dissipating Techniques Toward Resilient Construction
• Chapter 28 Application of Machine Learning in Design of Steel Plate Shear Walls
• Chapter 29 Blast Mitigation of Irregular Buildings Equipped with Resilient Passive Control Systems
• Index