The Application of Advanced Information Technologies in Civil Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance

Clyde Zhengdao Li, Zhenchao Guo, Dong Su, Bing Xiao and Vivian W. Y. Tam
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Clyde Zhengdao Li: Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Zhenchao Guo: Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Dong Su: Key Laboratory for Resilient Infrastructures of Coastal Cities, Ministry of Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Bing Xiao: School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Vivian W. Y. Tam: School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-28

Abstract: Information technologies have widely been used in the construction and maintenance of civil infrastructure. The advantages of information technologies provided a broader range of methods for infrastructure and enhanced its level of maintenance. However, a systematic summary of the research development of information technologies used in civil infrastructure is limited. This study aims to supplement this field by providing an objective, systematic summary of relevant literature in mainstream journals employing bibliometric retrieval and quantitative analysis from 2010 to 2020. The following results are obtained: (1) This study discusses the application of advanced information technologies in different phases and provides a critical analysis of the application of these existing information technologies, which includes wireless sensor networks (WSN), fiber optic sensing (FOS), building information modelling (BIM), radio frequency identification (RFID) and other advanced information technologies. (2) The digital twins can be used as tools for the planning and management of next-generation smart infrastructure, making the future of civil infrastructure smarter and more sustainable.

Keywords: civil infrastructure; information technology; construction management; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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