The Construction Technology Handbook: Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence and Beyond

224 Pages·2021·1.79 MB·english

by  Hugh Seaton

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The Construction Technology
Handbook
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The Construction Technology
Handbook
HUGH SEATON
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This book is dedicated to my mother, Bonnie Verses.
Thank you for being there.
And to all the men and women in construction,
the greatest industry in the world.
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Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
CHAPTER1 Introduction 1
CHAPTER2 Software 25
(cid:2) CHAPTER3 Software Networks 49 (cid:2)
CHAPTER4 Construction Software 69
CHAPTER5 Industrialized Construction 93
CHAPTER6 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 101
CHAPTER7 Applying Artificial Intelligence 123
CHAPTER8 Future Tools 141
CHAPTER9 Innovation and Technology Adoption 161
CHAPTER10 The Digital Construction Mindset 187
Bibliography 191
AbouttheAuthor 193
Index 195
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