Integrating 3D visualization and simulation for tower crane operations on construction sites

Automation in Construction

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 554-562

  Al Hussein, Mohamed ^a   Athar Niaz, Muhammad ^a   Yu, Haitao ^a   Kim, Hyoungkwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D animation; 3D visualization; Special purpose simulation; Tower cranes

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

3D ANIMATION; 3D VISUALIZATION; HIGH RISE BUILDINGS; SPECIAL PURPOSE SIMULATION;

TOWER CRANES;

EID: 33746350454     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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