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Literature Review of Digital Twins Applications in Construction Workforce Safety

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Hou, Lei, Wu, Shaoze, Zhang, Guomin (Kevin), Tan, Yongtao, Wang, Xiangyu·2020·Applied Sciences

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For many decades, safety has been a challenge in the construction sector. Despite extensive efforts to improve overall safety, the sector’s casualty rate still remains high. In practice, dynamic and complex construction processes may lead to on-site risks and safety plans being overlooked, likely leading to a variety of safety accidents. Nowadays, under the guidance of the digital twins (DT) concept, the advent of state-of-the-art sensing and visualisation technologies has offered the possibility to improve construction health and safety in the workplace. To understand the research advances of these technologies, identify their gaps and challenges, and propose solutions to further advance the industry’s safety, we conducted and report a thorough review on the state-of-the-art technological studies, and elaborate upon the key findings in detail. For instance, despite DT being proven to be effective in improving construction workforce safety, the construction industry has yet to fully exploit and streamline these innovations in practice. Overall, this review provides insights into technological clustering, improvement strategies, as well as workforce safety, which can benefit from formulating effective digital technology paradigms.

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Authors: Hou, L., Wu, S., Zhang, G. (., Tan, Y., & Wang, X.
Affiliations: RMIT University (AU)
Tongji University (CN)
Corresponding author: Wang, Xiangyu
ORCID: Hou, Lei
Wu, Shaoze
Zhang, Guomin (Kevin)
Tan, Yongtao
Wang, Xiangyu
Venue: Applied Sciences
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2020-12-31
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 339
ISSN: 2076-3417 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/app11010339
OpenAlex: W3116566930
Cited by: 194
References: 116
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 19
FWCI: 26.46
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
dx.doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: Applied Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics: Social Sciences › Safety Research › Occupational Health and Safety Research
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › BIM and Construction Integration
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
Keywords: digital twin, construction safety, construction accidents, sensor technology, safety management

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