Virtual construction automation for modular assembly operations

Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 406-415

  Olearczyk, Jacek ^a   Al Hussein, Mohamed ^b   Bouferguene, Ahmed ^c   Telyas, Avi ^d  

^a CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility   (Canada)

^b Hole School of Construction 3 011 Markin   (Canada)

^c One Kullman Corporate Campus ^*  (Canada)

^d One Kullman Corporate Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; CAD MODELING; CAD MODELS; CAD TOOL; CONSTRUCTION SITES; FLAT-BED TRAILERS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MOBILE HYDRAULICS; MODULAR ASSEMBLY; OPERATION PROCESS; PARAMETRIC DEPENDENCIES; PENNSYLVANIA; SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TRIAL AND ERROR; VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION; VISUAL ASPECTS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CRANES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; OPTIMIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 69949106370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41020(339)42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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