CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION HANDBOOK – VOLUME 4: Smart and autonomous construction sites through robotics, logistics, safety, quality, high-rise and infrastructure automation, automated MEP - Softcover

Subramanian, Balachander

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798177520858

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION HANDBOOK – VOLUME 4

Smart Sites, Autonomous Systems, Robotics, AI and Intelligent Project Delivery
The construction industry is moving beyond mechanization and isolated digital tools toward connected, intelligent and increasingly autonomous construction ecosystems.

Construction Automation Handbook – Volume 4 provides a comprehensive technical guide to this transformation, examining how robotics, artificial intelligence, BIM, IoT, computer vision, drones, autonomous equipment, digital twins and automated workflows can be integrated into modern construction and infrastructure projects.

This volume takes the reader from the Smart Construction Site to the intelligent operational asset.
It explores:

• Smart construction site architecture and connected equipment
• IoT, sensors, BIM, digital twins and real-time monitoring
• Autonomous mobile robots and construction drones
• Automated material handling and construction logistics
• RFID, GPS and intelligent material tracking
• Automated construction safety systems
• Smart PPE, geofencing and proximity detection
• Automated quality assurance and quality control
• Computer vision and automated defect detection
• High-rise building construction automation
• Infrastructure and civil engineering automation
• Automated MEP construction and fabrication
• Digital inspection, commissioning and handover
• Asset identification and digital asset information
• Predictive maintenance and automated maintenance planning
• Robotic inspection and asset condition monitoring
• Digital twin integration and lifecycle asset management

The book goes beyond technology descriptions.

It examines architectures, workflows, implementation frameworks, maturity models, use cases, KPIs, business cases, risks, organizational change and practical deployment strategies.

A central theme is the creation of a digital thread connecting:

Design → BIM → Construction → Automation → Inspection → Commissioning → Handover → Operations → Maintenance → Asset Management

The book also examines the evolving relationship between people and machines.
The future construction environment is not simply about replacing human workers with robots. It is about combining:
Human intelligence + machine precision + digital information + artificial intelligence

From autonomous material movement and robotic inspection to predictive maintenance and operational digital twins, this volume presents a vision of construction as an increasingly connected cyber-physical production system.

Whether you are a project manager, construction manager, project controls professional, BIM manager, engineer, contractor, consultant, automation specialist, facility manager, asset manager, maintenance professional, developer, owner or technology leader, this book provides a practical foundation for understanding and implementing the next generation of construction automation.

From Smart Sites to Intelligent Assets

The future construction project will not simply deliver a completed building, bridge, highway, tunnel or industrial facility.
It will deliver a connected physical asset supported by digital intelligence throughout its lifecycle.
Sense. Connect. Analyze. Decide. Automate. Verify. Learn.

That is the foundation of intelligent construction.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798177520858
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 800
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar