Virtual reality applications for the built environment: Research trends and opportunities

Y Zhang, H Liu, SC Kang, M Al-Hussein - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
With its advanced capabilities of immersive and interactive visualization, virtual reality (VR)
has been advocated to facilitate design, engineering, construction, and management for the …

Crane operations and planning in modular integrated construction: Mixed review of literature

M Hussein, T Zayed - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Cranes are the centrepiece of construction equipment during the on-site installation stage of
Modular integrated construction (MiC). Any disruption which occurs during this stage can …

BIM-based 4D mobile crane simulation and onsite operation management

AN Tak, H Taghaddos, A Mousaei, A Bolourani… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy industrial construction, particularly when modularization is adopted, requires
thorough heavy-lift studies to manage the extensive use of mobile cranes in congested and …

Process-oriented framework to improve modular and offsite construction manufacturing performance

Y Zhang, Z Lei, SH Han, A Bouferguene… - Journal of …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry has strived for higher productivity in the last several decades,
which has resulted in innovations and improvements, including methodologies, tools, and …

Evaluating mobile crane lift operations using an interactive virtual reality system

S Pooladvand, H Taghaddos, A Eslami… - Journal of …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Cranes are one of the most critical and expensive pieces of construction industry equipment
requiring intense safety considerations. Lifting crews should attempt to develop an effective …

Applying rule-based model-checking to construction site layout planning tasks

K Schwabe, J Teizer, M König - Automation in construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely established method in the
architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC/FM) industry …

Occupational Health and Safety in Modular Integrated Construction projects: The case of crane operations

SR Mohandes, S Abdelmageed, S Hem, JS Yoo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) has recently grabbed the attention of
numerous researchers and practitioners across the globe, even though their adoption on …

Heavy mobile crane lift path planning in congested modular industrial plants using a robotics approach

N Kayhani, H Taghaddos, A Mousaei… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lift path planning is a significant subtask in constructability analysis, sequencing, and
scheduling of congested industrial modular projects, impacting project cost, and safety …

An A-Star algorithm for semi-optimization of crane location and configuration in modular construction

SM Bagheri, H Taghaddos, A Mousaei… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the use of heavy mobile cranes in on-site construction of industrial projects has
become inevitable. Due to the high rental cost of such cranes, an optimized plan is essential …

Lift planning and optimization in construction: A thirty-year review

Z Zhang, W Pan - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Various lift planning and optimization (LPO) researches have been conducted; nevertheless,
the body of knowledge is fragmented. This study aims to develop a systematic framework of …