Griffin, A., Hughes, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-5331, Freeman, C. et al. (4 more authors) (2019) Using advanced manufacturing technology for smarter construction. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, 172 (6). pp. 15-21. ISSN 0965-089X
Abstract
Productivity in the UK construction sector has historically lagged behind other industry sectors. The government is aiming to improve this through increasing the level of pre-manufactured value in built assets. Since 2001, the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has been developing technological innovations for the aerospace and automotive sectors. This paper shows how lessons learnt from, and technologies developed for, these sectors can be transferred into the construction supply chain through horizontal innovation. Technologies such as robotics and automation, augmented and virtual reality, discrete event simulation, large volume metrology, and improved tools and processes all have a role to play. Significant productivity increases are possible, with the benefit often driven by the digitalisation of traditionally manual paper-based processes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Published with permission by the ICE under the CC-BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | building information modelling (BIM) buildings; structures & design quality control |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > Integrated Manufacturing Group The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) > Integrated Manufacturing Group The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) > Integrated Manufacturing Group |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION nan |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2023 16:29 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2023 16:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jcien.18.00051 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Thomas Telford Ltd. |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1680/jcien.18.00051 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:195675 |
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