The highly contagious coronavirus pandemic has struck a heavy blow against the world economy as it forces countries into lockdown and close businesses and caused the global construction equipment industry lost their production. VOS-viewer is a software tool for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks. These networks may for instance include journals, researchers, or individual publications.
By using VOS-Viewer, find the keyword of factors and issues on the definition and suggest how the Emerging Technologies for construction equipment can operate normally during and after this pandemic. Your suggestions should include : i. Keyword of factors and issues on the definition. ii. Download six (6) research paper from any of Online Platform and explain how the above technology can improve the Construction Sector due to this Pandemic. iii. Choose one appropriate technology and by using your own perception, value how important the technology in producing a better construction productivity.
Q2. Material handling is an important part of the delivery process of construction projects, and crawler cranes are the most important resources used in achieving this, especially on a building construction site. Working with crawler cranes poses many hazards, and unsafe working practices can result in injuries, fatalities and costly damage to buildings and materials. Name the common failures of crawler crane and classify the types of failure based on Level of Risk (High, Medium , Low). Suggest the methods on how to reduce the risk.
