Title
Using Immersive Virtual Reality to Improve Choosing by Advantages System for the Selection of Fall Protection Measures
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Abstract
The use of immersive virtual reality (IVR) with mobile platforms in the construction industry has been researched, but its application in the evaluation and selection of fall protection equipment presents a new challenge. On the other hand, the choosing by advantages (CBA) decision-making system has been applied with success in several construction projects and has proven to be beneficial over more traditional methods. In this study, a qualitative analysis is made to determine the impact of IVR in the selection of a fall protection system and in the increase of transparency when using the CBA method. The framework used consisted of performing two experiments with CBA for participants to choose the best option between a safety net and a lifeline during the construction of a concrete structure building. On the first experiment, the alternatives were shown in videos and in the second experiment the VR platform was used. In both cases, the same option was selected. Finally, a survey was conducted, and the findings indicate that IVR improves the process of reaching agreement through collaborative planning, helps to better comprehend the relationship between the safety system and the production system and enriches the CBA method by giving stakeholders a more comprehensive approach.
Start page
146
End page
153
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de la construcción
Ingeniería civil
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068767060
Resource of which it is part
Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019
ISBN of the container
9780784482421
Conference
ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation, i3CE 2019
Source funding
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica
Sponsor(s)
This work was funded by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica del Perú (CONCYTEC from its acronym in Spanish), according to the Convention N° 232-2015-FONDECYT.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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