The document discusses the use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies in the construction industry. It begins by explaining how AR/VR can help cut costs and improve planning, collaboration, and safety. It then provides advantages like lower costs, better training, and improved communication, and disadvantages such as weather-sensitive equipment and the need for internet access and training. Several applications of AR/VR are described, such as using 3D models for planning, monitoring project data, and ensuring safety. Overall, the document outlines how AR/VR can enhance project planning, collaboration, safety training, and maintenance across the construction process.

1. IT for Civil Engineers
21CV54
Amruthavarshini V
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
VVCE

2. MODULE1:Augmented Reality and
Virtual Reality
Introduction, Definition, advantages and
disadvantages of AR and VR, Role of Augmented
reality in Construction, Applications of Virtual
reality in civil Engineering, Working principle of
AR and VR, Case study
SSC: Advantages and disadvantages of AR and
VR

4. Introduction
• The building industry has made steady advances
toward more technologically advanced processes
• AR and VR are built on top of existing
technologies to give construction teams more
information and help them plan better
• the newest AR/VR technologies can cut building
costs by up to 90% and save the construction
industry up to $15.8 billion through preventing
mistakes caused by insufficient or inaccurate data

5. • Construction companies that successfully
adopt and integrate new technologies gain a
competitive edge
• That’s why AR/VR technology has the
potential to take innovators to the next level
• Virtual Reality is the technology that provides
almost real and/or believable experiences in a
synthetic or virtual way, while Augmented
Reality enhances the real world by
superimposing computer-generated
information on top of it.

6. Advantages
As for benefits, leveraging AR/VR tools for the
construction market can:
• Lower development costs and reduce time
Construction companies can employ AR/VR
technology to plan a project from beginning to end,
streamline the processes involved in most building
projects, and decrease guesswork, thus saving time
and money while providing substantial design
insights to clients and architects, and ensuring that
everyone is on the same page

7. • Enable training safety
The construction sector operates in a high-risk
field, but thanks to VR-based training solutions,
professionals can recreate real-life events in a
fully immersive, risk-free environment.
• Improve collaboration and communication
VR tools ensure a more transparent project
development process and more productive
partnerships.

8. Disadvantages
• Weather-sensitive equipment and static
environment
Equipment is frequently exposed to adverse
weather and performs best when the
environment remains largely unchanged.
• The need for strong internet connection
While augmented reality apps can work offline,
real-time collaboration won’t be possible
without the internet.

9. • The necessity of learning curve
A new application like AR comes with a learning
curve that may prevent companies from
investing in the technology. But with the advent
of open-source mobile toolkits for AR, the cost
of developing augmented reality apps is
decreasing, and small-to-medium businesses
have begun to reap the benefits of AR building.

10. AR in Construction Industry
• AR apps can see and interpret the outside world
in real-time to project images onto it, bringing
outstanding gains for the construction industry.
• Furthermore, 3D blueprints help project teams to
avoid errors and troubleshoot problem areas
before the start of construction work.
• Teams can quickly understand where everything
will be built, from ducting to pipes, columns,
windows, and access points. This way, it is easier
to make changes before, during, and after the
project.

11. Role of AR/VR in Construction
Project planning/preparation
• The value of AR/VR technology in construction
begins in the planning and permission stages.
• Combined with 3D modeling software and BIM,
construction companies can produce detailed,
interactive models of building projects and
present them to clients from the outset of a
project.
• It helps to ensure that your project plan aligns
with the stakeholders’ requirements.

12. Monitoring real-time project data
• Incorporating all the digital information and
documentation of a project with its physical
location is one of the significant benefits of using
AR technology in construction.
• The technology can help users to access and
visualize data such as the location, style, and type
of additions to the building shell, ranging from
architectural components such as windows and
doors to MEP elements like ducts and pipes.
• For on-site crews, the ability to merge all digital
information and documentation with their
physical view is a game-changer.

13. Streamlining processes
• AR/VR technology is proving it can streamline
efficiency across the board and throughout
different teams during a project.
• It has taken the concept of 3D modeling to
new heights and made it far more accessible.
• AR and VR models can now be rapidly and
easily shared across the team, which boosts
collaboration regardless of location

14. Ensuring safety and improving workplace safety
standards
• Safety protocols and technology are merging to
help better equip team members to perform their
jobs
• Developers are finding innovative approaches to
improve safety standards. For example, computer
prototypes can assist in identifying potential risks
before the start of a project.
• In addition, workers can familiarize themselves
with the layout, rigging, and machinery (or tools),
and find out how to perform the job effectively
and securely inside a simulator.

15. Creating a clear picture
• Specialists can create 3D models of projects using
advanced BIM drawings, allowing consumers to
tour their new facility even before the ground has
been broken.
• The greatest benefit of using augmented reality is
seeing how features fit on the site.
• It allows project managers to visualize how
everything slots together, on-site and to scale,
before they order materials or calculate the work
required for installation.
• On-site revision allows architectural discrepancies
to be detected. High costs and delays can be
avoided by promptly adapting to the changes.

16. Staff training/safety training
• Many jobs in construction involve heavy
machinery, which can be dangerous without
proper training.
• With the margin of error so low in many real-
world situations, it’s clearly best if workers
familiarize themselves with the controls and
operations in a safe environment.
• Safety programs do, of course, take substantial
time and money to implement, but with the
help of an AR headset workers can access
virtual drills, instructions, and safety scenarios

17. • The application allowed trainees to familiarize
themselves with the enormous machines before
trying their hand at the real thing.
• This method of direct learning not only raises
their safety awareness and delivers intuitive
training, but it also lowers training expenses and
downtime.
Remote maintenance
• There are many cases where workers know how
to fix an issue but might need some guidance in
identifying exactly where the fix is required. AR
ensures a project will always have a more
experienced technician on call, no matter where
in the physical world it is located.

18. • A real-time set of instructions that indicate
the actions to be taken by technicians or
operators. Additionally, with real-time
collaboration, field workers and remote
experts share information using video, audio,
markups and other tools to assist the field
worker.
• Everything can be done without a site visit.
This saves organizations time and lowers the
risk of errors.

19. Great team collaboration
• Virtual reality provides an exciting solution
that puts collaborative teams on-site without
the need for them to travel to the actual
construction area.
• AR/VR technology allows remote workers to
inspect the job site as if they were there in
person. Workers can also use augmented
reality to capture notes, images, or videos of
problems which, later on, distant teams can
review.

20. Applications of AR/VR in Construction
Industry
• “Morpholio” is an example of an app that
architects can use to design the project by
incorporating CAD in the planning phase.
• “Microsoft’s HoloLens” can display the physical
dimensions of a space. This data can then be
included in 3D models, allowing for more precise
visualization and construction processes. As the
industry struggles with productivity, this
application will be an indispensable part of
project management.

21. • With Akular AR, a cloud-based technology, users
can view 3D models of physical environments on
their smartphone or tablet. In addition, the
technology optimizes BIM models and allows
users to examine them on-site, enabling team
members to send data such as BMS and IoT
sensor data in real time.
• computer prototypes can assist in identifying
potential risks before the start of a project. In
addition, workers can familiarize themselves with
the layout, rigging, and machinery (or tools), and
find out how to perform the job effectively and
securely inside a simulator.

22. • Microsoft’s HoloLens can measure the physical
dimensions of space. Companies can then use
these models to correctly calculate the
dimensions and preview what the completed
project will look like.
• CM Labs was recently tasked with creating a
VR training simulator for New York City crane
operators. The application allowed trainees to
familiarize themselves with the enormous
machines before trying their hand at the real
thing.

23. • Arvizio Instructor provides a real-time set of
instructions that indicate the actions to be taken
by technicians or operators.
• Additionally, with real-time collaboration, field
workers and remote experts share information
using video, audio, markups and other tools to
assist the field worker.
• The wild is a software platform that combines AR
with VR to enable collaboration between team
members. It will let different teams gain access to
a virtual workspace that provides design reviews
and creates markups. As a result of the more
efficient ways of communicating, users will be
able to work on projects remotely.