Dunston, P S; Sinfield, J V and Lee, T Y (2007) Technology development decision economics for real-time rolling resistance monitoring of haul roads. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(5), pp. 393-402. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Proponents of advanced technologies for the delivery of constructed facilities assert that information and automation technologies can significantly reduce construction costs. However, technology transfer has been greatly limited as practitioners are reluctant to adopt new technologies for myriad reasons including concerns over expertise requirements, value versus traditional approaches, implementation practicality, and risk. All of these concerns ultimately relate to cost versus benefit. While considerable automation research has been documented, thorough economic justifications in the literature have been rare in comparison. In this paper, the writers present and illustrate a model to assess the economics of construction equipment automation using a case illustration focused on the allowable cost of sensor technologies for real-time, in-field rolling resistance monitoring. Rolling resistance is vital in determining power train requirements, fuel consumption, and travel time associated with hauling operations. The absence of a true understanding of field changes in rolling resistance may result in a lack of insight regarding the interaction of jobsite characteristics and the performance potential of hauling operations.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | automation; construction analysis; cost analysis; earthmoving; economic models; productivity; technology transfer |
| Index terms: | construction cost, productivity, economic model, new technology, construction equipment, automation, interaction, implementation, earthmoving, monitoring, fuel consumption, cost analysis, technology transfer, technology development, practitioner |
| Subjects: | management, construction equipment, automation and robotics, behavioral psychology, control systems, practitioner, modelling and simulation, financial and cost management, energy systems, construction operations, knowledge management, contractual arrangements, innovation and technology management |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Site Management, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions, Procurement, Sustainability, Plant and Equipment |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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