Automation in Construction
Overview
Automation in Construction is a scholarly journal that focuses on the application of automation and robotics in the construction industry. It covers topics such as building information modeling, computer-aided design, construction automation, and smart technologies. The journal aims to promote advancements in construction processes, productivity, and sustainability through the integration of automation technologies.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Autom Constr
Publisher
Elsevier
Start
1992
End
Continuing
Frequency
Six no. a year, 1996-
p-ISSN
0926-5805
e-ISSN
1872-7891
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 995
176
SJR / Ranks: 765
2626
CiteScore / Ranks: 510
16.70
JIF / Ranks: 441
10.3
Recent Articles
1.
Tao X, Das M, Zheng C, Liu Y, Wong P, Xu Y, et al.
Autom Constr
. 2023 Apr;
150:104846.
PMID: 37035753
Rapid design and construction of mobile cabin hospitals (MCHs) have become imperative in the COVID-19 response. However, due to unique design specifications (e.g., parallel design and model pre-revision), collaboration in...
2.
Shu J, Li W, Gao Y
Autom Constr
. 2022 Aug;
142:104520.
PMID: 35937900
This research presents a trajectory planning approach for robotic assembly of lightweight structures for COVID-19 healthcare facilities. The prefabricated building components of COVID-19 healthcare facilities have nonnegligible volume, where the...
3.
Gao Y, Meng J, Shu J, Liu Y
Autom Constr
. 2022 May;
140:104370.
PMID: 35607382
Fast transmission of COVID-19 led to mass cancelling of events to contain the virus outbreak. Amid lockdown restrictions, a vast number of construction projects came to a halt. Robotic platforms...
4.
Gerami Seresht N
Autom Constr
. 2022 May;
140:104315.
PMID: 35573273
To recover from the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on construction and to avoid further losses to the industry in future pandemics, the resilience of construction industry needs to be enhanced...
5.
Chen L, Yuan R, Ji X, Lu X, Xiao J, Tao J, et al.
Autom Constr
. 2021 Nov;
124:103555.
PMID: 34803228
Wuhan Leishenshan/Leishenshan ("Leishenshan" for short) hospital is a makeshift emergency hospital for treating patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP). Engineering construction uses modular composite building finished products to...
6.
Ugwu O, Kumaraswamy M, Wong A, Ng S
Autom Constr
. 2021 Jun;
15(2):239-251.
PMID: 34170995
The process of translating strategic sustainability objectives into concrete action at project-specific levels is a difficult task. The multi-dimensional perspectives of sustainability such as economy, society, environment, combined with a...
7.
Dutta A, Breloff S, Dai F, Sinsel E, Carey R, Warren C, et al.
Autom Constr
. 2021 Apr;
119.
PMID: 33897107
Field or laboratory data collected for work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk assessment in construction often becomes unreliable as a large amount of data go missing due to technology-induced errors, instrument...
8.
Luo H, Liu J, Li C, Chen K, Zhang M
Autom Constr
. 2020 Dec;
119:103345.
PMID: 33311856
With the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Wuhan, China, in January 2020, the escalating number of confirmed and suspected cases overwhelmed the admission capacity of the...