Designing for Construction Safety (DfCS) is a process in which engineers and architects explicitly consider the safety of construction workers during the design process. Although the process has been required in the UK since 1995 and the initiative is gaining momentum in the U.S. on a voluntary basis, there has been little theory to date to predict or guide the evolution of DfCS. This paper sug...

New technology designed to increase productivity in residential construction may exacerbate the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among residential construction workers. Of interest here are panelised (prefabricated) wall systems (or panels) and facilitating an ongoing effort to provide proactive control of ergonomic exposures and risks among workers using panels. This stud...

The manufactured housing project FutureHome, which received major funding from the European Commission, has developed the engineering know-how to create affordable, high quality, cost effective manufactured housing, with a customer focus that takes account of diversity of styles, designs, materials and locations. The provision of housing to an acceptable standard is becoming an increasingly ser...

Abstract Prefabricated construction is becoming increasingly prevalent, however, it rarely applied in underground constructions, except for tunnel linings, due to the difficulties that arise jointing various prefabricated components conditions. To solve vertical location problem of embedded mechanical couplers during wall–beam–strut joints a metro station, new connection using welded steel plat...

Metal-graphene nanocomposite is a kind of potential radiation tolerant material. Graphene damage of the composite is inevitable within radiation environments. In this paper, two kinds of copper-graphene nanocomposite (CGNC) systems containing perfect graphene and prefabricated damage graphene, respectively, were adopted to expound the influences of graphene damage on the properties (radiation-r...

Prefabricated concrete structure is an important aspect of the building development in China, while grouted sleeve connection represents a key tool for on prefabricated parts. Various grouting defects may arise during prefabrication and actual construction processes, thereby causing unsafe among components. Here, we report determination mechanical properties full-grouted with defects，using defe...

Prefabricated steel box girders (SBGs) are widely adopted in bridge engineering due to their light weight and low lifecycle cost. To smoothly assemble SBG components on a construction site, it is necessary inspect geometric quality ensure that all the as-is have correct dimensions. However, traditional inspection method time-consuming error-prone. This study developed non-contact assessment tec...

Guided implant surgery is not completely accurate when using computer-designed stereolithographic surgical guides. Complications are frequently reported when combining computer-guided flapless surgery with an immediately loaded prefabricated prosthesis. Achieving passive fit of a prefabricated prosthesis on the inserted implants the same day of the surgery can be difficult. The aim of this repo...