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Digital Twins for Improving the Construction Safety: Literature Content Analysis and Gap Spotting for Future Directions
KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Tehran IRAN
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3249-2882
New technologies are bringing about significant advancements in the construction sector, which is renowned as one of the most hazardous industries. The digital twin concept is among these technologies, with its full prospects still to be investigated. This paper conducts an exhaustive round of literature review on the application of digital twins in construction safety that identifies state of the art and discovers possible future directions. First, a scientometric analysis was applied to gather information from the collected studies. Then a content analysis was applied to associate the studies to different stages of the lifecycle of a typical project. Furthermore, the gap spotting technique was used to discern future research directions in construction safety. The study findings suggest that IoT and BIM have emerged as the predominant technologies for the development of digital twins aimed at enhancing safety management. While the design phase has almost been entirely overlooked in studies, the construction phase has received the closest attention. The use of digital twins in developing the concepts of design for safety, managing unsafe behavior, investigating the effect of climate hazards on-site and providing safety for non-operators are some topics spotted as research gaps for future developments.
Digital Twins for Improving the Construction Safety: Literature Content Analysis and Gap Spotting for Future Directions
KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Tehran IRAN
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3249-2882
New technologies are bringing about significant advancements in the construction sector, which is renowned as one of the most hazardous industries. The digital twin concept is among these technologies, with its full prospects still to be investigated. This paper conducts an exhaustive round of literature review on the application of digital twins in construction safety that identifies state of the art and discovers possible future directions. First, a scientometric analysis was applied to gather information from the collected studies. Then a content analysis was applied to associate the studies to different stages of the lifecycle of a typical project. Furthermore, the gap spotting technique was used to discern future research directions in construction safety. The study findings suggest that IoT and BIM have emerged as the predominant technologies for the development of digital twins aimed at enhancing safety management. While the design phase has almost been entirely overlooked in studies, the construction phase has received the closest attention. The use of digital twins in developing the concepts of design for safety, managing unsafe behavior, investigating the effect of climate hazards on-site and providing safety for non-operators are some topics spotted as research gaps for future developments.
Digital Twins for Improving the Construction Safety: Literature Content Analysis and Gap Spotting for Future Directions
KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Tehran IRAN
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3249-2882
New technologies are bringing about significant advancements in the construction sector, which is renowned as one of the most hazardous industries. The digital twin concept is among these technologies, with its full prospects still to be investigated. This paper conducts an exhaustive round of literature review on the application of digital twins in construction safety that identifies state of the art and discovers possible future directions. First, a scientometric analysis was applied to gather information from the collected studies. Then a content analysis was applied to associate the studies to different stages of the lifecycle of a typical project. Furthermore, the gap spotting technique was used to discern future research directions in construction safety. The study findings suggest that IoT and BIM have emerged as the predominant technologies for the development of digital twins aimed at enhancing safety management. While the design phase has almost been entirely overlooked in studies, the construction phase has received the closest attention. The use of digital twins in developing the concepts of design for safety, managing unsafe behavior, investigating the effect of climate hazards on-site and providing safety for non-operators are some topics spotted as research gaps for future developments.
Digital Twins for Improving the Construction Safety: Literature Content Analysis and Gap Spotting for Future Directions
KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Tehran IRAN
Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng
Attar, Kiana Movahedian (author) / Abbasianjahromi, Hamidreza (author) / Poshdar, Mani (author)
2024-08-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English