Research Trends in Information Technology Applications in Construction Safety Engineering and Management

Abstract

Through analysis of articles published from 2000 to March 2014 in Automaton in Construction (AUTCON), an international research journal published by Elsevier, this paper summarizes the topics of research and the institutions worldwide where research was conducted in construction safety engineering and management. Seventy-one articles published during this time focused on Information Technology (IT) applications in this field were selected for analysis. The underlying research topics and their related IT implementations are discussed, and research trends in allied specialties are identified.

Keywords

industrial safety engineering and management / construction technology / building engineering / information technology / automation / international research journal / research trends

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