A Research Framework of Mitigating Construction Accidents in High-Rise Building Projects via Integrating Building Information Modeling with Emerging Digital Technologies

Applied Sciences

Juan Carlos Pomares¹  Idris Othman²  Bilal Manzoor²  Heap-Yih Chong³ 

[1] Civil Engineering Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain;Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University Technology PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia;School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6845, Australia;

关键词: building information modeling;    high-rise buildings;    construction projects;    safety;    accidents;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app11188359

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The construction of high-rise building projects is a dangerous vocation due to the uniqueness and nature of the activities, as well as the complexity of the working environment, yet safety issues remain crucial in the construction industry. Digital technologies, such as building information modeling (BIM), have been identified as valuable tools for increasing construction productivity, efficiency, and safety. This research aimed to mitigate the accident safety factors in high-rise building projects via integrating BIM with emerging digital technologies in the construction industry, such as photogrammetry, GPS, RFID, augmented reality, (AR), virtual reality (VR), and drone technology. Qualitative research was conceived in the ground theory approach. Forty-five online interviews with construction stakeholders and qualitative data analysis were carried out using the NVivo 11 software package. According to the findings, interviewees were more motivated to use photogrammetry and drone technologies in high-rise building projects in order to increase construction safety. Positive, negative, and neutral attitudes about BIM integration with emerging digital technologies were discovered. Furthermore, a research framework was developed by consolidating research findings that articulate the measures and future needs of BIM integration with other digital technologies to mitigate construction accidents in high-rise building projects. The framework also renders practical references for industry practitioners towards effective and safer construction.

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