TY - GEN
T1 - Investigating Barriers to the Application of Automation in the Construction Industry
AU - Tafazzoli, Mohammadsoroush
AU - Shrestha, Kishor
AU - Dang, Hongtao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 ASCE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The escalating challenges in the construction sector, such as comparative lower predictability and productivity, labor shortages, occupational safety, and hazardous working conditions, indicate the necessity and urgency of investing in automizing construction. Identifying the barriers to implementing construction automation and investigating ways to overcome them can pave the way for a greater use of these technologies in the construction industry, which, in turn, could increase its efficiency, safety, and productivity. In this study, a survey was conducted, which led to the identification of 11 major barriers to the widespread application of these technologies. They were (1) job loss, (2) initial investment cost, (3) complexity, (4) limited flexibility, (5) lack of skilled labor, (6) inadequate infrastructure, (7) resistance to change, (8) technical complexity, (9) safety concerns, (10) lack of human interaction, and (11) regulatory barriers. The paper is expected to shed light on how the application of automated techniques in construction projects should modify to better fit the concerns and demands of the industry.
AB - The escalating challenges in the construction sector, such as comparative lower predictability and productivity, labor shortages, occupational safety, and hazardous working conditions, indicate the necessity and urgency of investing in automizing construction. Identifying the barriers to implementing construction automation and investigating ways to overcome them can pave the way for a greater use of these technologies in the construction industry, which, in turn, could increase its efficiency, safety, and productivity. In this study, a survey was conducted, which led to the identification of 11 major barriers to the widespread application of these technologies. They were (1) job loss, (2) initial investment cost, (3) complexity, (4) limited flexibility, (5) lack of skilled labor, (6) inadequate infrastructure, (7) resistance to change, (8) technical complexity, (9) safety concerns, (10) lack of human interaction, and (11) regulatory barriers. The paper is expected to shed light on how the application of automated techniques in construction projects should modify to better fit the concerns and demands of the industry.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188729925&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/9780784485262.096
DO - 10.1061/9780784485262.096
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85188729925
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2024, CRC 2024
SP - 941
EP - 950
BT - Advanced Technologies, Automation, and Computer Applications in Construction
A2 - Shane, Jennifer S.
A2 - Madson, Katherine M.
A2 - Mo, Yunjeong
A2 - Poleacovschi, Cristina
A2 - Sturgill, Roy E.
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2024, CRC 2024
Y2 - 20 March 2024 through 23 March 2024
ER -