Abeid, J N (2000) Photo-net: An integrated system for controlling the progress of construction activities. PhD thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.
Abstract
A dynamic scheduling system has been developed, that links digital movies made in the construction field and CPM and progress control of construction. A time lapse technique has been used in such a way that months of construction performance can be watched in minutes. A method to produce a digital movie has been developed allowing thousands of pictures to be stored in, and managed by a microcomputer under the Windows environment. A recording system has been introduced to inform the model about the day-by-day progress achieved. An engine has been developed to link the movie with the day-by-day progress observed in the construction field. A CPM engine has been developed to produce a Gantt-Bar chart. An animation system has been built over the progress and the CPM bars, that generates new bars reflecting the progress achieved in the construction site, in synchrony with the playback of the movie. A program has been built in a Delphi 5 environment using a strong visual interaction between machine and user.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Arditi, D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction activities; construction site; animation; integrated system; scheduling |
| Index terms: | window, construction activity, integrated system, interaction, construction site, program, scheduling, construction performance |
| Subjects: | design methods, operations research, behavioral psychology, architectural elements, software systems, performance assessment, construction operations, work location |
| Topics: | Time Control, Research Practice, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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