Khalili, A (2013) An IFC-based framework for optimizing level of prefabrication in industrialized building systems. PhD thesis, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Abstract
This dissertation presents a framework on the incorporation of spatial relationships of building elements and constructability analysis in resource planning and scheduling of prefabrication using artificial intelligence techniques. This framework is aimed to move beyond traditional prefabrication method in which building elements are produced individually towards configuring higher level of prefabrication. Level of prefabrication is coined to emphasize the importance of amount of off-site work in Industrialized Building Systems. In this regard, the proposed framework which is called Component Configuration of Prefabricated Structures (CoCoPS) configures the grouping of elements into higher level components in order to minimize the total number of components so as to reduce transportation and installation costs and at the same time to maximize the number of identical components due to the economy of scale in terms of mould fabrication cost.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Chua Kim Huat, D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | constructability; artificial intelligence; fabrication; industrialized building; prefabrication; scheduling; site work |
| Index terms: | industrialized building system, configuration, artificial intelligence, constructability, mould, scheduling, site work, fabrication, prefabrication, industrialized building, dissertation, resource planning |
| Subjects: | operations research, manufacturing engineering, research dissemination and communication, systems engineering, artificial intelligence, resource management, environmental hazards, site logistics, building construction, construction integration |
| Topics: | Site Management, Time Control, Design Practice, Engineering Principles, Sustainability, Research Practice, Construction Technology, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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