A Petri net simulation model for virtual construction of earthmoving operations

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-188

  Cheng, F F ^a   Wang, Y W ^a   Ling, X Z ^a   Bai, Y ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; DYNAMIC CHANGES; EARTHMOVING; EARTHMOVING OPERATIONS; EQUIPMENT SCHEDULING; EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION; EXTENDED PETRI NET; INDIRECT COSTS; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; INFORMATION FLOWS; INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING; MANAGEMENT BASIS; OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION PROCESS; TECHNICAL SUPPORT; VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; GRAPH THEORY; PETRI NETS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 79551684688     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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