Siyuan Song

Arizona State University | ASU · School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Safety is considered a top priority due to its significance in safeguarding human lives and properties, especially in high-risk industrial sectors such as aviation, oil and gas, construction, transportation, steel manufacturing, and mining industries. These industries are plagued by workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities because of the dange...

Heat-related illness (HRI) has become a particular concern in recent years. Many industry workers are affected by HRI due to prolonged exposure to heat and humidity. HRI is a well-known health threat that can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to recognize HRIs characteristics and risk factors by reviewing the HRI incident re...

Applications of Building Information Modeling (BIM) have widely infiltrated various construction fields. BIM serves as a set of technologies to maximize productivity, increase collaboration, and improve work efficiency throughout the project life cycle. BIM also supports the best practices of other emerging technologies by creating a platform for i...

Introduction: The construction industry, characterized by its hazardous working conditions, particularly in extreme environments such as high temperatures, presents significant challenges for construction workers in mitigating heat-related illnesses (HRIs). Method: This study advances the application of evidence-centered design (ECD) in developing...

Background Workers are often exposed to hazardous heat due to their work environment, leading to various injuries. As a result of climate change, heat-related injuries (HRIs) are becoming more problematic. This study aims to identify critical contributing factors to the severity of occupational HRIs. Methods This study analyzed historical injury r...

Robotic construction and 3D printing are revolutionizing the construction industry by offering numerous advantages over traditional building methods. Automated construction with robotics is faster, more efficient, and more precise, resulting in cost savings and shorter project timelines. Moreover, the use of robots reduces the reliance on manual la...

The subsidies provided by the local government to real estate developers are an important and common practice to promote the development of prefabricated buildings worldwide. However, there is a lack of current research on how government subsidies affect the decision-making of real estate developers with respect to adopting prefabricated constructi...

Construction safety education will continue to attract the interests of construction educators, researchers, and industry professionals due to its immense influence on accident reduction and prevention. A well-educated workforce with a thorough understanding of safety requirements and procedures is needed to develop and apply effective safety and h...

COVID-19 has significantly impacted the construction industry when it comes to the safety of workers. While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has come up with some requirements for improving workplace safety for COVID, no study has been done on its effects on construction companies. The guide provided by OSHA talks about topi...

E-procurement has been a part of several industries for more than three decades now. Although the construction industry is commendable for its wonders, there are few studies about the current applications of E-procurement in construction. The main objective of this research is to survey the construction companies to collect the current practices of...

Construction safety climates can reflect organizational safety behavior and commitment, employees’ safety perceptions and attitudes, and the supervisory and support environments. Maintaining a healthy safety climate can help prevent workers from fatal accidents and illnesses. To enhance the safety climate and, consequently, improve safety performan...

Quality control is essential to a successful modular construction project and should be enhanced throughout the project from design to construction and installation. The current methods for analyzing the assembly quality of a removable floodwall heavily rely on manual inspection and contact-type measurements, which are time-consuming and costly. Th...

Integrating and storing digital data through Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D Laser Scanning is of most importance in terms of visualizing project information. In this respect, this study presents a systematic and practical approach for detecting the assembly quality of anchor plates for a removable floodwall through the integration of BI...

Identification of hazards is the first step in accidents prevention. As hazards can be caused by different energy sources, the awareness of all the energy sources is key to identifying potential hazards and creating a safe environment. Accidents result from the interaction of energy, equipment, or materials, and one or more people, and the potentia...

Several studies have been conducted to automatically recognize activities of construction equipment using their generated sound patterns. Most of these studies are focused on single-machine scenarios under controlled environments. However, real construction job sites are more complex and often consist of several types of equipment with different or...

Several studies have been conducted to automatically recognize activities of construction equipment using their generated sound patterns. Most of these studies are focused on single-machine scenarios under controlled environments. However, real construction job sites are more complex and often consist of several types of equipment with different or...

As is often the case in project scheduling, when the project duration is shortened to decrease total cost, the total float is lost resulting in added critical or nearly critical activities. This, in turn, results in decreasing the probability of completing the project on time and increases the risk of schedule delays. To solve this problem, this re...

Construction site characteristics tend to foster dynamic work environments with a multitude of interactions between moving equipment and pedestrian employees. Blind spot and obstructions can cause struck-by incidents between equipment and employees on construction sites. The research objective was to create a framework to identify and quantify area...

Equipment travel path planning is one of the significant components of construction site layout design. Navigating a terrain and determining the shortest path on a construction site is one fundamental concern in path planning. The major constraints used for our path planning process is the shortest path between desired cycle locations and obstacle...

Employees of the U.S. steel manufacturing industry encounter dangerous working environments often resulting from limited visibility, hazardous proximity situations between heavy equipment and pedestrian workers and the dynamic nature of manufacturing tasks. Working conditions typical of steel manufacturing environments include increased amounts of...

The U.S. construction industry continues to be plagued by workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Many construction companies choose to invest more in safety (discretionary safety funding) than required by safety regulatory agencies. The objective of this research is to explore the correlation between a construction company’s discretionary s...

IN BRIEF •One common hazard in manufacturing environments is struck-by events between forklifts and pedestrian workers. •This article reviews research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of magnetic field proximity-sensing technology deployed in an active indoor manufacturing environment. •The technology was used to assess multiple variables a...

The cycle time of construction equipment for earthwork operations has a significant impact on project productivity. Elements that directly impact a haul vehicle's cycle time must be identified in order to accurately quantify the haul cycle time and implement strategies to decrease it. The objective of this research is to scientifically identify and...