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Simulation of Complex Construction Processes |
ABSTRACT Eight successively refined simulation models for the earthmoving operations involved in the construction of a dam and competing for passage over a bridge provide the foundation for illustrating the ease and effectiveness of modeling complex construction processes by using STROBOSCOPE a modern simulation system based on a programming language that follows the activity-scanning paradigm. This approach and the use of characterized resources in a stochastic environment make the typical engineering calculations for heavy equipment performance relatively easy to implement and significantly more realistic and accurate. | AUTHORS Photios G. Ioannou & Julio C. Martinez
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125, U.S.A. e-mail: photios@umich.edu KEYWORDS STROBOSCOPE, construction, simulation, modeling , animation, earthmoving, dam, equipment, bridge. AVAILABILITY Ioannou, P.G., Martinez, J.C., "Simulation of Complex Construction Processes," Proceedings, 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, 1321-1328, Coronado, CA, December 8-11, 1996. |