Construction Innovation: Volume 24 Issue 3

Redefining the construction managerial landscape to facilitate Industry 4.0 implementation: scientometric mapping of research frontiers

Arka Ghosh, Jemal Abawajy, Morshed Chowdhury

This study aims to provide an excellent overview of current research trends in the construction sector in digital advancements. It provides a roadmap to policymakers for the…

Measuring the perceptual, physiological and environmental factors that impact stress in the construction industry

Sidney Newton

The purpose of this study is to highlight and demonstrate how the study of stress and related responses in construction can best be measured and benchmarked effectively.

Investigating the determents of intelligent construction contract adoption: a refinement of the technology readiness index to inform an integrated technology acceptance model

Alan J. McNamara, Sara Shirowzhan, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar

This paper aims to identify the relevant contributing constructs of readiness for the implementation of intelligent contracts (iContracts) in the construction industry. This study…

Structural behaviour of the strengthened reinforced concrete beams using ultra high-performance fibre reinforced concrete layer

Nursyamsi Nursyamsi, Johannes Tarigan, Muhammad Aswin, Badorul Hisham Abu Bakar, Harianto Hardjasaputra

Damage to reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements is inevitable. Such damage can be the result of several factors, including aggressive environmental conditions, overloading…

Industry 4.0 driven emerging skills of offsite construction: a multi-case study-based analysis

Buddhini Ginigaddara, Srinath Perera, Yingbin Feng, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat, Mike Kagioglou

Industry 4.0 is exacerbating the need for offsite construction (OSC) adoption, and this rapid transformation is pushing the boundaries of construction skills towards extensive…

Factors affecting the implementation of automated progress monitoring of rebar using vision-based technologies

Abdul Hannan Qureshi, Wesam Salah Alaloul, Wong Kai Wing, Syed Saad, Khalid Mhmoud Alzubi, Muhammad Ali Musarat

Rebar is the prime component of reinforced concrete structures, and rebar monitoring is a time-consuming and technical job. With the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution…

Closing the information gaps: a systematic review of research on delay and disruption claims

Babar Ali, Ajibade A. Aibinu, Vidal Paton-Cole

Delay and disruption claims involve a complex process that often result in disputes, unnecessary expenses and time loss on construction projects. This study aims to review and…

Relationship between digital twin and building information modeling: a systematic review and future directions

Afiqah R. Radzi, Nur Farhana Azmi, Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman, Rahimi A. Rahman, Eleni Papadonikolaki

Digital twin (DT) and building information modeling (BIM) are interconnected in some ways. However, there has been some misconception about how DT differs from BIM. As a result…

Asset management-based resilience index formulation for pavements via principal components analysis

Ahmed Mohammed, Tarek Zayed, Fuzhan Nasiri, Ashutosh Bagchi

This paper extends the authors’ previous research work investigating resilience for municipal infrastructure from an asset management perspective. Therefore, this paper aims to…

Impacts of institutional isomorphism on the adoption of social procurement in the Chinese construction industry

Ahsan Nawaz, Francis Lanme Guribie

Social procurement (SP) is a complicated and risky innovation, the adoption of which needs to be accompanied by complementary process and organizational change. To date, however…