Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing

I. Čustović; R. Kuttantharappel Soman; Pieter Pauwels; D.M. Hall

doi:10.35490/EC3.2023.256

Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing

I. Čustović^*, R. Kuttantharappel Soman, Pieter Pauwels, D.M. Hall

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Abstract

A digital twin (DT) can enhance construction management with comprehensive real-time simulations. However, research rarely considers prefabrication factories, whose processes have a significant impact on cost and duration. It remains unclear how construction DTs can achieve their expected benefits without dynamically interacting with the DTs of manufacturing facilities. To address this, a DT integration model is proposed. It builds upon systems theory and describes integration across the three layers objectives, processes, and data & tools. A theoretical example demonstrates potential benefits of integrated DTs. This work can assist researchers and practitioners who are focusing on DTs in the execution phase.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference
Editors	Mohamad Kassem, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Robert Amor, Marijana Sreckovic, Athanasios Chassiakos
Place of Publication	Crete, Greece
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.256
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction - Out of the Blue Resort, Heraklion, Greece Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 12 Jul 2023 https://ec-3.org/conference2023/

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction
ISSN (Electronic)	2684-1150

Conference

Conference	2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction
Abbreviated title	2023 EC³
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraklion
Period	10/07/23 → 12/07/23
Internet address	https://ec-3.org/conference2023/

Keywords

Digital twins
Construction
Manufacturing
Production Planning and Control
Systems integration
Simulation

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Čustović, I., Kuttantharappel Soman, R., Pauwels, P., & Hall, D. M. (2023). Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing. In M. Kassem, L. C. Tagliabue, R. Amor, M. Sreckovic, & A. Chassiakos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference (Vol. 4, pp. 1-8). (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.256

Čustović, I. ; Kuttantharappel Soman, R. ; Pauwels, Pieter et al. / Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing. Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. editor / Mohamad Kassem ; Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue ; Robert Amor ; Marijana Sreckovic ; Athanasios Chassiakos. Vol. 4 Crete, Greece, 2023. pp. 1-8 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).

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Čustović, I , Kuttantharappel Soman, R, Pauwels, P & Hall, DM 2023, Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing. in M Kassem, LC Tagliabue, R Amor, M Sreckovic & A Chassiakos (eds), Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. vol. 4, Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction, Crete, Greece, pp. 1-8, 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction, Heraklion, Greece, 10/07/23. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.256

Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing. / Čustović, I.; Kuttantharappel Soman, R.; Pauwels, Pieter et al.
Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. ed. / Mohamad Kassem; Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue; Robert Amor; Marijana Sreckovic; Athanasios Chassiakos. Vol. 4 Crete, Greece, 2023. p. 1-8 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).

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Čustović I , Kuttantharappel Soman R, Pauwels P, Hall DM. Towards integrated digital twins for construction and manufacturing. In Kassem M, Tagliabue LC, Amor R, Sreckovic M, Chassiakos A, editors, Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. Vol. 4. Crete, Greece. 2023. p. 1-8. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction). doi: 10.35490/EC3.2023.256

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