Wijesundera, D A and Harris, F C (1989) The selection of materials handling methods in construction by simulation. Construction Management and Economics, 7(2), pp. 95-102. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
This paper describes the development of a dynamic interactive simulation model for selecting construction equipment in building and civil engineering projects. The simulation uses real data obtained from site studies to construct operation times and equipment cycles for handling materials from all despatch points delivered to work crews. In this manner by changing variables such as crane type, size and location, skip size, delivery system and construction crew sizes the effects on utilization levels and costs can be evaluated for different methods of working. The process was facilitated by adopting the tailor-made continuous simulation software programSTELLA which uses the principle of fluid flow and tank storage analogous to stock movement of materials.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction management; dynamic simulation; expert systems; materials handling; stella; tower cranes |
| Index terms: | expert system, movement, construction equipment, tower crane |
| Subjects: | maintenance engineering, construction equipment, data management, health behaviours and lifestyles |
| Topics: | Plant and Equipment, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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