On-site autonomous construction robots: Towards unsupervised building

N Melenbrink, J Werfel, A Menges - Automation in construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Real-world construction projects typically require three groups of tasks: site preparation
(earthmoving, leveling), substructure (anchoring, foundations), and superstructure (load …

LiDAR-based structural health monitoring: Applications in civil infrastructure systems

E Kaartinen, K Dunphy, A Sadhu - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
As innovative technologies emerge, extensive research has been undertaken to develop
new structural health monitoring procedures. The current methods, involving on-site visual …

A decade of modern bridge monitoring using terrestrial laser scanning: Review and future directions

M Rashidi, M Mohammadi, S Sadeghlou Kivi… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, particular interest in using state-of-the-art emerging technologies for
inspection, assessment, and management of civil infrastructures has remarkably increased …

Building information modeling (BIM)-based modular integrated construction risk management–Critical survey and future needs

A Darko, APC Chan, Y Yang, MO Tetteh - Computers in Industry, 2020 - Elsevier
Modular integrated construction (MiC) is an innovative construction technology wherein
complete building modules are produced and preassembled in an offsite factory before their …

Review on automated quality inspection of precast concrete components

Z Ma, Y Liu, J Li - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Precast concrete components are increasingly used in construction. Since the inspection of
their quality is important and involves a large workload, automated methods have been …

Digital twin technology for bridge maintenance using 3d laser scanning: A review

HH Hosamo, MH Hosamo - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a significant surge in the interest in adopting cutting‐edge new technologies
in the civil engineering industry in recent times that monitor the Internet of Things (IoT) data …

Quality assurance for building components through point cloud segmentation leveraging synthetic data

HX Zhang, Z Zou - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) play a crucial role in the building
project life cycle, especially during construction, as discrepancies between as-built …

Binocular video-based 3D reconstruction and length quantification of cracks in concrete structures

L Deng, T Sun, L Yang, R Cao - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few years, image-based methods for crack inspection have been developed to
reduce the cost of the manual crack inspection. However, current image-based methods …

Employing non-contact sensing techniques for improving efficiency and automation in numerical modelling of existing masonry structures: A critical literature review

N Kassotakis, V Sarhosis - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents approaches for the employment of non-contact sensing to enhance both
the efficiency and reliability of numerical modelling of historic masonry. It commences with a …

Enhancing pavement health assessment: An attention-based approach for accurate crack detection, measurement, and map**

E Ranyal, A Sadhu, K Jain - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Vehicle-based crack detection can serve as a highly effective method for assessing
pavement damage. This paper proposes an automated crack detection, measurement and …