Construction defect management using a telematic digital workbench

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 814-824

  Dong, Andy ^a   Maher, Mary Lou ^a   Kim, Mi Jeong ^b   Gu, Ning ^c   Wang, Xiangyu ^a  

^a Faculty of Architecture   (Australia)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction defect management; Mobile computing; Remote collaboration; Tabletop tangible interfaces; Wireless communication

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; 3D VIEWING; CAD SYSTEM; CONSTRUCTION DEFECT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DATA-COMMUNICATION; DEFECT MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL DATA; HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICES; INFORMATION LOSS; POCKET-PC; REMOTE COLLABORATION; RESEARCH AREAS; SYSTEM CONCEPTS; TABLETOP TANGIBLE INTERFACES; TECHNOLOGY FOR CONSTRUCTIONS; TELEMATIC; VISUAL INFORMATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMMUNICATION; DEFECTS; MOBILE DEVICES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; USER INTERFACES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 67449155894     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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