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Urgent Help!!! I am writing a case study related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction sector. Companies which produce concrete mix ( LafargeHolcim, HeidelbergCement and etc), how they implement AI in their company and work? I am facing some difficulties in research. I would appreciate if any of you would help me to find 3 companies which use AI in there work.

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Artificial intelligence in construction sector

Today, In almost every sector, artificial intelligence is gaining importance.It helps in minimizing human effort and thus result in increased production,profit and efficiency.Compared to other fields of engineering, application of artificial intelligence in the construction sector is in its early stage.There are a few startup companies which aim on the application of expert systems in the construction sector.The uses of AI focused approach are,

1. Collection of sensor data from work sites to analyze the behaviour of employees and use it for future training needs.
2. Project schedule optimizing softwares powered by AI can be used to find alternatives for the planning and delivery of projects.
3. AI algorithms can determine the right amount of components in the mixing of concrete and thus ensure the quality of the mix and optimum consumption of resources to enhance profit.
4. AI and virtual reality technology can be used to create a three dimensional virtual model of the structure which is to be constructed which helps the designers to get a clearer picture and thus increase the overall quality of the design.
5. To employ more machines than humans in the construction site to increase productivity.

AI AND CONCRETE MIXING

Major uses of AI in concrete mixing is to,

1. Generate high performance concrete by mixing the right amount of each components to get the best possible mixture.
2. Minimize the amount of resource consumption and increase the efficiency of the production process.
3. To balance the ratio between components in the mix which have nonlinear relationship with each other in different situations and places.

The two major algorithms used in concrete mixing technology are,

• Evolutionary support vector machine inference model(ESIM)

It is used for mapping the complex relationship between composition and compressive strength of the concrete mix​​​​​​​.

• K-means Chaos genetic algorithm​​​​​​​

  Used to reduce the amount of computation required and increase the accuracy in the optimization of concrete mixing process.It helps in determining the optimum mixture composition.

AI Powered construction companies

The following is a list of three startups focused on the application of artificial intelligence in the construction sector.

• Uptake

​​​​​​​   This company is aimed at providing predictive analytics for construction equipments.Their software platform takes a huge amount of sensor data, analyzes it using data science tools and strategies and provide real time insights which helps in optimizing performance through minimized resource consumption and thus avoids unexpected downtime.

• ALICE Technologies

​​​​​​​ Their AI driven parametric construction scheduler can be used to evaluate multiple ways to build a project and to select the​​​​​​​ best schedule suitable in reducing the cost and required time.

• Reconstruct

​​​​​​​ This company focuses on the application of AI for construction progress monitoring.The progress of the construction work are continuously monitored using drones,smartphones and 360 cameras and it is incorporated into a four dimensional building information model(4D BIM).The web based platform compares the reality within this four dimensional BIM and measures the overall productivity.This data can be used for avoiding possible delays and thus, for increasing the profitability and efficiency.

  

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