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Digital twins in the built environment: Definition, applications, and challenges

  • Digital Twins (DT) implementation in the Built Environment (BE) industry is still in its early stages. Aiming to increase the knowledge about DT, this study analyzes how DT can be understood in the BE sector and investigates its different potential benefits and expected challenges. To do so, the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach was employed. Using 228 publications, the current study presents a proposed definition and structure for DT systems. The proposed structure is based on four main layers: physical, digital, application, and user layers. The study also classified the applications of DT into six groups: sustainability and environmental, facility management, safety, health, and risk management, structural performance, construction management, and architectural and urban-related applications. The challenges of DT implementation were also grouped based on industry-related, social and organizational, economic, technological, and political and legal challenges. Based on the results, future research directions and practical recommendations were presented to support the successful deployment of the technology.

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Author:Wassim AlBalkhy, Dorra Karmaoui, Laure Ducoulombier, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Thomas LinnerORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105368
Parent Title (English):Automation in Construction
Publisher:Elsevier
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2024
Release Date:2024/05/17
Tag:Built Environment (BE); Construction; Construction 4.0; Digital Twins (DT); Digital technologies
Volume:162
Article Number:105368
Institutes:Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen
Begutachtungsstatus:peer-reviewed
research focus:Gebäude und Infrastruktur
Licence (German):Keine Lizenz - Es gilt das deutsche Urheberrecht: § 53 UrhG