Learning from past accidents is pivotal for improving safety in construction. However, hazard
records are typically documented and stored as unstructured or semi-structured free-text …

Text mining is a fast-growing area of research, due to its ability to discover valuable
information and getting insights hidden in plain texts. The aim of this paper is to apply text …

Hazard investigation, an effective means of preventing accidents in coal mines, is in a
dilemma of “lack of understanding and management”, because the hazard data recorded …

In this study, text mining and visualization technology is applied to extract valuable
information otherwise buried in the dense and abstract form of construction report text and …

Disputes routinely arise in construction projects and significantly affect costs and scheduling.
Learning from previous disputes is pivotal for construction contract management. This …

Delivering successful projects requires establishing a well-drafted contract, through setting
balanced rights and obligations. Nowadays, Standard Forms of Construction Contracts …

Construction site fall accidents are a high-frequency accident type in the construction
industry and have received extensive attention from accident causal factor analysis and risk …

Width-related defects are a common occurrence in the Hot Strip Mill process which can lead
to extra processing, concessions, or scrapping. The detection and Root Cause Analysis of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expand the benefits of building information
modeling (BIM) to include data analytics to analyze construction project performance. BIM is …

Rework is one of the leading causes of cost and time overruns that primarily affect project
performance. The performance of construction projects can be elevated with the …