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Knowledge Management and e-Learning for Underground Construction Projects

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This paper describes a Knowledge management system (SGAC––Active Knowledge Management System) to manage the knowledge generated in a research project. This system aims both at organising project information during the project and at transferring this knowledge to other researchers from the same scientific domain so as to enhance e-learning. This paper approaches the problem of knowledge transfer from a case study angle. The system is developed inside “The Multidimensional City” project, which is a multi-disciplinary research project that promotes the development and implementation of Spanish technological innovation in underground construction. The SGAC system aims at achieving full integration of large set of contents created in research projects related to underground construction sites. Then, the project has developed several types of metadata for tagging and enriching contents. All this enriched information becomes the base of different e-learning courses in underground construction, promoting an updated education in this knowledge area and the dissemination of the results generated in the research project.

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Acknowledgments

This work has been partly funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PSE 10.2005). The authors wish to acknowledge the Ministerio for their support. We also wish to acknowledge our gratitude and appreciation to all the project partners for their contribution during the development of various ideas and concepts presented in this paper.

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  1. Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC), Construction Engineering Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Catalonia, Spain

    Alba Fuertes, Nuria Forcada, Miquel Casals, Marta Gangolells & Xavier Roca

  2. Construction Technology Research Group (GITECO), School of Civil Engineering, University of Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain

    Francisco Ballester, Ruben Diego & Jose Manuel de la Horra

  3. Department of Construction Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia, C/Colom 11, Ed TR-5, 08222, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

    Alba Fuertes

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Fuertes, A. et al. (2010). Knowledge Management and e-Learning for Underground Construction Projects. In: Pokojski, J., Fukuda, S., Salwiński, J. (eds) New World Situation: New Directions in Concurrent Engineering. Advanced Concurrent Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-024-3_25

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