Application of virtual reality technology for the improvement of safety in the steel erection process

Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1573-1583

  Irizarry, Javier ^a   Abraham, Dulcy M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Safety; Steel erection; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY TRAINING; STRUCTURAL STEEL;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 27144545790     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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