MECHANIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION TASKS: LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND CRAFT WORKFORCE AWARENESS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2021-07

Authors

Diego Calvetti (Author) FEUP; Pedro Mêda (Author) FEUP; Miguel Chichorro Gonçalves (Author) FEUP; Hipólito Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction

Pages: 342-349

European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2021

Virtual, Online, 26 July 2021 through 28 July 2021

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00W-1E5

DOI: 10.35490/ec3.2021.172

Abstract (EN): Construction Industry (CI) tasks often consist of manual work and work-machine systems. Still, the craft workforce is the primary site labour dimension. Construction tasks are mainly artisanal and low productivity is one of the CI main concerns. There is a gap in craftwork modelling methods and a lack of research on construction tasks mechanization assessment. This work quantitatively assesses four on-site tasks' mechanization level through modelling the crew processes using work sampling and Monte Carlo methods. In addition, craft workers on duty dressed up wearables and through interviews delivered their impressions about electronic monitoring and task¿s mechanization. © 2021, European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). All rights reserved.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7