Bridge construction schedule generation with pattern-based construction methods and constraint-based simulation

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-388

  Wu, I Chen ^a   Borrmann, André ^b   Beißert, Ulrike ^c   König, Markus ^d   Rank, Ernst ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constraint based simulation; Construction method; Monte Carlo method; Process pattern; Schedule generation

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONS; BUILDING ELEMENT; CONSTRAINT MODULE; CONSTRAINT-BASED; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; ERROR PRONES; INPUT DATAS; LEVEL-OF-DETAIL; MANPOWER RESOURCES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; PRE-REQUISITES; PROCESS CHAIN; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS PATTERNS; PRODUCT MODELS; SCHEDULE GENERATION; SCHEDULING SOFTWARE; TIME SCHEDULES;

BUILDING COMPONENTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PLANT LAYOUT; REFINING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 77957282618     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2010.07.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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