<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), a kingdom-of-the-art technology for superimposing information onto the real world, have recently started to have an effect on our everyday lives. In addition, AR and VR have shown a great contribution to advanced construction management in recent years. However, a comprehensive critical review of AR and VR technologies in construction management is absent in the literature. This study provides a comprehensive review of a summary of using potential opportunities of AR and VR to solve a variety of construction management issues effectively and efficiently. This study found that AR is successfully used in construction project scheduling, progress tracking, worker training, safety management, time and cost management, and quality and defects management. VR is effectively used as a visualization tool, worker training technology, safety management tool, and quality and defects management tool. In addition, AR and VR are used for developing a network that allows the possibility of having conferences with those who are geographically far off from each other or the construction site. This study could help to explore the potential fields of using AR and VR technologies in the construction industry effectively as advance time- and cost-saving profitable tools.</p></abstract>

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), a kingdom-of-the-art technology for superimposing information onto the real world, have recently started to have an effect on our everyday lives. In addition, AR and VR have shown a great contribution to advanced construction management in recent years. However, a comprehensive critical review of AR and VR technologies in construction management is absent in the literature. This study provides a comprehensive review of a summary of using potential opportunities of AR and VR to solve a variety of construction management issues effectively and efficiently. This study found that AR is successfully used in construction project scheduling, progress tracking, worker training, safety management, time and cost management, and quality and defects management. VR is effectively used as a visualization tool, worker training technology, safety management tool, and quality and defects management tool. In addition, AR and VR are used for developing a network that allows the possibility of having conferences with those who are geographically far off from each other or the construction site. This study could help to explore the potential fields of using AR and VR technologies in the construction industry effectively as advance time- and cost-saving profitable tools.

A Review on Using Opportunities of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Construction Project Management

Dept. of Building Engineering and Construction Management

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal

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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), a kingdom-of-the-art technology for superimposing information onto the real world, have recently started to...

A Review on Using Opportunities of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Construction Project Management

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Feb 01, 2019

Page range: 1839 - 1852

Received: May 30, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0012

Keywords
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Construction Industry, Construction Management, Advance ConstructionTechnology

© 2019 Shakil Ahmed, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Review on Using Opportunities of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Construction Project Management

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Feb 01, 2019

Page range: 1839 - 1852

Received: May 30, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0012

KeywordsAugmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Construction Industry, Construction Management, Advance ConstructionTechnology

© 2019 Shakil Ahmed, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Construction Industry, Construction Management, Advance ConstructionTechnology