What Is Industry 4.0?

Seyed Hamidreza Ghaffar*, Paul Mullett, Eujin Pei, John Roberts

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Abstract

This chapter briefly presents an introduction to key technological innovations in construction and their potential/current uses in the industry. Some of these technologies have been written about extensively; however, the summaries presented below are provided as a convenient introduction and reference for subsequent chapters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovation in Construction
Subtitle of host publicationA Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry
EditorsSeyed Hamidreza Ghaffar, Paul Mullett, Eujin Pei, John Roberts
PublisherSpringer
Pages3-26
Number of pages24
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9783030957988
ISBN (Print)9783030957971, 9783030958008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2022

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Data and analytics
  • Digital twins
  • IoT
  • Nanotechnology
  • Robotics and automation
  • Virtual and augmented reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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