Construction Research Congress 2020
Studying Physical and Cognitive Status of Construction Workers
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
ABSTRACT
This research documents an initial interdisciplinary effort to record and fuse the physiological and cognitive status of construction workers. Limited data exist informing how and to what extent construction work and activities impact both physical and cognitive ability. For this research under the management of eight researchers, nine cadets enrolled in the 2019 summer program at the field engineering and readiness laboratory (FERL) at the United States Air Force Academy volunteered to collect synchronous physiological, cognitive, and photographic data over a three-week period while they performed construction related activities. This paper documents research tasks, challenges related to data collection and analysis, as well as lessons learned. The contribution is to assist and inform future researchers interested in collecting and synthesizing physical and cognitive data related to construction activities.
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Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
Pages: 649 - 657
Editors: David Grau, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mounir El Asmar, Ph.D., Arizona State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8288-9
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Published online: Nov 9, 2020
Published in print: Nov 9, 2020
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