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Application in Construction

Application in Construction. Why automate construction?. Labor efficiency is alarmingly low Skilled workforce is vanishing Work quality is low Control of the construction site is insufficient and difficult Accident rate at construction sites is high (> 400,000 / year in US)

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Application in Construction

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  1. Application in Construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

  2. Why automate construction? • Labor efficiency is alarmingly low • Skilled workforce is vanishing • Work quality is low • Control of the construction site is insufficient and difficult • Accident rate at construction sites is high (> 400,000 / year in US) • Waste and trims are high (3 To 7 tons per average home; 40% of all materials used worldwide are for construction) • Low income housing and emergency shelters are critical • Construction is the largest sector of almost all economies • All other products are fabricated automatically – construction is still largely a manual task Viterbi School of Engineering .

  3. Non-farm productivity index Construction Productivity index Labor productivity comparison for non-farm industries and construction industry developed by Paul Teicholz Construction productivity decline Viterbi School of Engineering .

  4. Edison’s concrete houses $175,000 for molds More than 2000 pieces 500,000 pounds Viterbi School of Engineering .

  5. Concrete Surface Treatment Robot Automated construction in Japan • 89 single task construction robots • 11 different automated construction systems This robot absorbs the water which remains after concrete has been set. Viterbi School of Engineering .

  6. Big-Canopy high-rise pre-cast concrete construction system. Used to construct the 26 storey pre-cast concrete 30,726m2 Yachiyodai Condominium building in Japan. The system realized a60% reduction in labor requirementsfor the frame erection. Viterbi School of Engineering .

  7. Form work cost structure Viterbi School of Engineering .

  8. ICF Homes Viterbi School of Engineering .

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  10. Concrete filling Viterbi School of Engineering .

  11. Insulation Viterbi School of Engineering .

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  13. Construction by Contour Crafting Viterbi School of Engineering .

  14. What constitutes construction cost? Viterbi School of Engineering .

  15. Cavities made with CC and filled with concrete Viterbi School of Engineering .

  16. Creating hollow depositions Viterbi School of Engineering .

  17. Embedding Reinforcement Viterbi School of Engineering .

  18. A straight wall builder Viterbi School of Engineering .

  19. Full scale wall sections Viterbi School of Engineering .

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  23. Conventional and CC forms Viterbi School of Engineering .

  24. Conventional Structure Construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

  25. Adobestructures – Ageless comfort and beauty House of Brojerdi Kashan Viterbi School of Engineering .

  26. Interior of an Adobe house CalEarth Design Viterbi School of Engineering .

  27. House made with vaults and domes Interior of an Adobe house CalEarth Design Viterbi School of Engineering .

  28. Manual construction of adobe form structures using clay bricks (Source: Khalili, 2000) A vault structure made of clay bricks (Source: Khalili, 2000) Ingenious methods Viterbi School of Engineering .

  29. Free-standing Objects / Industrial parts Viterbi School of Engineering .

  30. Supportless structures created by CC Viterbi School of Engineering .

  31. Adobe house Construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

  32. Extraterrestrial Construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

  33. Deployable CC Viterbi School of Engineering .

  34. Lunar Construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

  35. Road construction Viterbi School of Engineering .

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