Board 65: Application of LiDAR Technology in Construction Education (Case Study: Estimating Course)
- Conference
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Portland, Oregon
- Publication Date
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June 23, 2024
- Start Date
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June 23, 2024
- End Date
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July 12, 2024
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- Tagged Division
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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)
- Permanent URL
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https://strategy.asee.org/48362
Paper Authors
Farzam S. Maleki P.E.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-7576
Dr. Maleki is an Associate Professor of Construction Management in the Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT). He has over ten years of experience in academia, teaching undergraduates and graduate students the basics of building construction. Prior to WIT, Dr. Maleki was an associate professor of Engineering at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
Dr. Maleki is also a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Massachusetts. He has substantial experience in structural design, analysis, and construction processes. He also
served in several construction legal litigations as an expert witness.
Dr. Maleki’s current research agenda is the application of new technologies to improve the undergraduate construction education. Dr. Maleki has published several technical and scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He is a member of multiple scientific societies and serves as a peer reviewer for several journals.
Abstract
The application of LiDAR technology as an auxiliary visualizing tool for the freshmen and sophomore Construction Management (CM) students was investigated. Early-year engineering and construction management students often express and show difficulty in understanding and interpreting the 2D plans and visualizing the 3D aspect of the project. The ability to properly read the plans, identify the components, quantify the material, and understand the effect of any change in the material (through change order or addenda) is an essential requirement in construction management and within the industry. From the learning perspective, the application of LiDAR (app-based) technology as an educational material delivery mode can increase student engagement in the course material. The efficacy of educational aspects of such tools was studied in the” Estimating” course through an example Quantity Take Off (QTO) assignment. Students in four sections of the Estimating course were asked to review a simple construction plan and answer a set of questions about construction components. The same students were then provided with the LiDAR scan of the same project where they could virtually walk through the site, take measurements, and see the project from their preferred perspective. A survey was developed with multiple questions about students’ overall experience, their comfort level with working with either mode of data delivery, and some basic measurements. Results show that although the LiDAR technology provides strong visualizing and measuring tools, the quality of the data (which directly relates to the scanning quality) can adversely impact the learning experience.
Maleki, F. S. (2024, June), Board 65: Application of LiDAR Technology in Construction Education (Case Study: Estimating Course) Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://strategy.asee.org/48362
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