Lighting Requirements for Nighttime Highway Construction
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 132, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents the development of a practical framework for identifying the lighting requirements for nighttime highway construction activities. The framework is named Construction Visual Requirements, “CONVISUAL,” and is designed to consider and quantify the varying lighting needs for different visual and construction tasks. The framework is developed using an original and interdisciplinary approach that integrates concepts and models from construction engineering and vision science to ensure the provision of adequate lighting conditions on site that enable workers to properly see and perform their tasks safely and with satisfactory quality. CONVISUAL determines the required illuminance level for each construction activity based on its required visual tasks and the visual capacity of construction workers. A prototype of CONVISUAL framework is implemented to illustrate its unique capabilities of (1) providing a deeper understanding of the visual requirements of nighttime construction activities; (2) specifying the required illuminance levels in a scientific and systematic approach; and (3) delivering a rational justification for the specified illuminance levels.
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Acknowledgment
The financial support provided for this research project by the National Science Foundation under the NSF CAREER Award NSFCMS-0238470 is gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 132 • Issue 5 • May 2006
Pages: 435 - 443
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Apr 15, 2005
Accepted: Sep 27, 2005
Published online: May 1, 2006
Published in print: May 2006
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