Fourteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UASs), also referred to as unpiloted aerial vehicles or drones, have recently attracted a great deal of attention in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations Due to their high maneuverability. This study evaluates the use of Unmanned Arial System (Drone) on Risk/Accidents Involved in Construction Project Monitoring in Enugu State, Nigeria and also the potentials of using UASs as a multi-sensory data capturing tool on construction projects. Every year, 60.000 fatal accidents occur worldwide in the construction sector and one worker dies because of an occupational accident every 10 minutes. Construction accidents are associated with different factors already studied by many different authors which formed the basis of the data generated for this study. The target population in the study composes of the Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, Land Surveyors, Civil and Structural Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Builders in Enugu State, Nigeria as they are the primary participants who have substantial involvement and responsibilities in Project Monitoring. The study shows that drone technology if employment for construction project monitoring will reduce site accidents such as; accident on transit, falling debris, natural disaster, falls from high heights or scaffolding, exposure to dangerous chemicals or toxins and harmful materials on site.