Optimization of earthmoving operations in heavy civil engineering projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 948-954

  Moselhi, Osama ^a   Alshibani, Adel ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer programming; Construction management; Earthmoving; Geographic information systems; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BORROW PITS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DEVELOPED MODEL; EARTHMOVING; EARTHMOVING OPERATIONS; EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS; GENERAL CONTRACTORS; HEAVY CIVIL; INDIRECT COSTS; LANDFILL SITE; MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PROJECT BUDGET; PROJECT CONSTRAINTS; PROTOTYPE SOFTWARE; SOIL TYPES; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

AVAILABILITY; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONTRACTORS; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING;

EID: 70349321609     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:10(948)     Document Type: Article

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