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Company-Level Cash-Flow Management
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The importance of cash-flow management, and thus the need for it, is a matter of consensus among researchers and practitioners alike. They all agree about the difficulties in generating automatic cash-flow forecasts at the ...
Implementation of Robotics in Building: Current Status and Future Prospects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A survey to evaluate the state-of-the-art development and employment of building robots was conducted worldwide among construction companies, universities, and other research organizations. The methodology of the survey ...
Algorithms for Automated Monitoring and Control of Fall Hazards
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Most lethal accidents in construction are caused by falling from heights. Researchers point out the importance of safety control, carried out systematically and based on real-time data collection, as the most important ...
Field Experiments in Automated Monitoring of Road Construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The growing need for better monitoring and control of road construction projects, together with rapid technological progress, have led to a number of interesting developments, which are reviewed below. The present paper ...
Model for Automated Monitoring of Fall Hazards in Building Construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction professionals do not attribute to accident prevention the same importance as they do to the main (“value adding”) activities. As a result, not enough time and effort are invested in safety issues. Fall from ...
Development and On-Site Evaluation of an Automated Materials Management and Control Model
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Materials resources constitute a large portion of a project’s total cost and this makes them an important and attractive subject to control. Proper control and management of materials can meaningfully increase productivity ...
Robot for Interior‐Finishing Works
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A multipurpose interior‐finishing robot offers a conceptual alternative to single‐purpose construction robots, which are already employed in practice. The robot could be adapted to various tasks, e.g., painting, plastering, ...
Building Project Model Support for Automated Labor Monitoring
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In current project control practice, deviations from planned performance can only be reported after significant time has elapsed. Manual monitoring on construction sites is costly and error prone. Consequently, an automated ...
Interpretation of Automatically Monitored Lifting Equipment Data for Project Control
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Interpretation of the data that can be collected by automated monitoring systems on construction sites is the most significant challenge to providing useful management information. Distinct construction operations must be ...
Strategic Planning for Building Research—A Process Oriented Methodology
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper explains and discusses the development of a strategic plan for the management of research in building in a planning horizon of 8–10 years. The plan has three major elements: (1) a knowledge base with ranked long ...