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Chen, Q, Reichard, G and Beliveau, Y (2010) Object Model Framework for Interface Modeling and IT-Oriented Interface Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 187–98.

Dai, F and Lu, M (2010) Assessing the Accuracy of Applying Photogrammetry to Take Geometric Measurements on Building Products. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 242–50.

Ding, Z and Ng, F (2010) Personal Construct-Based Factors Affecting Interpersonal Trust in a Project Design Team. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 227–34.

Goh, Y M and Chua, D K H (2010) Case-Based Reasoning Approach to Construction Safety Hazard Identification: Adaptation and Utilization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 170–8.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Accidents; Hazards; Safety; Risk management; Information management; Knowledge-based systems; Accidents; Hazard identification; Safety; Risk assessment; Safety management system; Knowledge management; Case-based reasoning;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000116
  • Abstract:
    Risk assessment, consisting of hazard identification and risk analysis, is an important process that can prevent costly incidents. However, due to operational pressures and lack of construction experience, risk assessments are frequently poorly conducted. In order to improve the quality of risk assessments in the construction industry, it is important to explore the use of artificial intelligence methods to ensure that the process is efficient and at the same time thorough. This paper describes the adaptation process of a case-based reasoning (CBR) approach for construction safety hazard identification. The CBR approach aims to utilize past knowledge in the form of past hazard identification and incident cases to improve the efficiency and quality of new hazard identification. The overall approach and retrieval mechanism are described in earlier papers. This paper is focused on the adaptation process for hazard identification. Using the proposed CBR approach, for a new work scenario (the input case), a most relevant hazard identification tree and a set of incident cases will be retrieved to facilitate hazard identification. However, not all information contained in these cases are relevant. Thus, less relevant information has to be pruned off and all the retrieved information has to be integrated into a hazard identification tree. The proposed adaptation is conducted in three steps: (1) pruning of the retrieved hazard identification tree; (2) pruning of the incident cases; and (3) insertion of incident cases into the hazard identification tree. The adaptation process is based on the calculation of similarity scores of indexes. A case study based on actual hazard identifications and incident cases is used to validate the feasibility of the proposed adaptation techniques.

Hanna, A S and Skiffington, M A (2010) Effect of Preconstruction Planning Effort on Sheet Metal Project Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 235–41.

Hasan, S, Al-Hussein, M, Hermann, U H and Safouhi, H (2010) Interactive and Dynamic Integrated Module for Mobile Cranes Supporting System Design. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 179–86.

Iyer, K C and Sagheer, M (2010) Hierarchical Structuring of PPP Risks Using Interpretative Structural Modeling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 151–9.

Jin, X (2010) Determinants of Efficient Risk Allocation in Privately Financed Public Infrastructure Projects in Australia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 138–50.

Kim, J and Ellis, R D (2010) Comparing Schedule Generation Schemes in Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Using Elitist Genetic Algorithm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 160–9.

Mitropoulos, P and Guillama, V (2010) Analysis of Residential Framing Accidents, Activities, and Task Demands. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 260–9.

Moussourakis, J and Haksever, C (2010) Project Compression with Nonlinear Cost Functions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 251–9.

Rasdorf, W, Grasso, B and Bridgers, M (2010) Public versus Private Perceptions on Hiring an External Program Manager. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 219–26.

Tserng, H P, Yin, S Y L, Skibniewski, M J and Lee, M H (2010) Developing an ARIS-House-Based Method from Existing Information Systems to Project-Based Enterprise Resource Planning for General Contractor. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 199–209.

Zhu, Z and Brilakis, I (2010) Machine Vision-Based Concrete Surface Quality Assessment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(02), 210–8.