Protocol Proposal for Data Collection and Processing in Productivity Assessment of Earthworks Using Audio-Visual and Location-Sensing Technology

Martina Šopić (), Mladen Vukomanović and Diana Car-Pušić
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Martina Šopić: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Mladen Vukomanović: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Diana Car-Pušić: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-25

Abstract: During earthworks, monitoring and controlling the actual productivity of construction machines enables insight into the progress of tasks, calculation of expected duration and costs, favorable use and allocation of machines, and the application of appropriate decisions and corrective measures, which is of great interest to contractors. Excavators and tipper trucks are primarily used in earthworks. Manual collection of data from the construction site to assess the actual productivity of machines is today considered an outdated, time-consuming, and subjective method. Therefore, audio–visual and sensing technology devices are replacing manual data collection. The paper aims to propose an innovative protocol for optimal recording/tracking of the work of excavators and tipper trucks using audio–visual (a video camera or smartphone) and location-sensing technology (GPS). The protocol proposal enables a precise statement of the time cycle of excavators and tipper trucks and an estimate of their actual productivity. The application of the protocol proposal on the construction site demonstrated its practicality and functionality.

Keywords: earthworks; productivity; video camera; GPS technology; excavator; tipper truck (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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