A framework for real-time simulation of heavy construction operations

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2387-2395

  Song, Lingguang ^a   Ramos, Fernando ^b   Arnold, Katie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Heavy Construction Systems Specialists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; DYNAMIC DATUM; HEAVY CONSTRUCTIONS; MODELING AUTOMATIONS; NEW PROJECTS; OFF-LINE SIMULATIONS; OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS; PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS; REAL-TIME SIMULATIONS; SHORT-TERM SCHEDULING; SIMULATION APPROACHES;

TRANSIENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 60749134419     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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