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Biomathematical modelling for managing worker fatigue in civil engineering
journal contribution
posted on 2020-02-07, 15:41 authored by Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Ashleigh FiltnessAshleigh Filtness, Wendy Jones, Sally MaynardSally Maynard, Alistair Gibb, Roger HaslamWorker fatigue is an important risk factor in civil engineering and construction projects, particularly when night-time shift working is required. It is a significant cause of accidents and negatively affects health and well-being. Biomathematical models can be used to assess and reduce fatigue risk. Research funded by Tideway, the company delivery London’s Thames Tideway Tunnel, was carried out to explore the current use and knowledge of such models in tunnelling, and to produce guidance on how the models can be used for fatigue management within the wider construction industry. The research identified limitations in how the tunnelling sector currently applies fatigue modelling. Knowledge and understanding of the models need to increase throughout construction for them to be effective and used appropriately. It is also important for an industry consensus on acceptable fatigue risk to be reached.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil EngineeringVolume
173Issue
4Pages
187 - 192Publisher
Thomas TelfordVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© ICE PublishingPublisher statement
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.20.00009.Acceptance date
2020-02-03Publication date
2020-02-20Copyright date
2020ISSN
0965-089XeISSN
1751-7672Publisher version
Language
- en