Optimization of tower crane and material supply locations in a high-rise building site by mixed-integer linear programming

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 571-580

  Huang, C ^a   Wong, C K ^a   Tam, C M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High rise building construction site; Mixed integer linear programming; Optimization of material supply locations; Optimization of tower crane location

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND BOUNDS; COMPLEX COMBINATORIAL PROBLEM; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; FACILITY LAYOUT DESIGN; HEAVY MATERIALS; HIGH RISE BUILDING; INTEGER VARIABLES; LINEAR CONSTRAINTS; MATERIAL SUPPLY; MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION; MILP FORMULATION; MIXED-INTEGER-LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NON-LINEAR; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION VALUES; OPTIMAL RESULTS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; QUADRATIC ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; QUADRATIC PROBLEM;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; OPERATING COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PLANT LAYOUT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TALL BUILDINGS; TOWER CRANES; TOWERS;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 79957509563     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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