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.

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.

Deep Blue DOI: https://doi.org/10.7302/26738
ACM DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/256562.256957

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.