An integrated data collection and analysis framework for remote monitoring and planning of construction operations

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 749-761

  Akhavian, Reza ^a   Behzadan, Amir H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Control; Data collection; Decision support; Simulation; Visualization

Indexed keywords

3D VISUALIZATION; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA-DRIVEN MODELING; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; DYNAMIC NATURE; ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; ENGINEERING PROCESS; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL MODEL; HISTORICAL DATA; INTEGRATED DATA; INTERPRETABLE REPRESENTATION; MATHEMATICAL TOOLS; OPERATIONS ANALYSIS; REAL ENGINEERING; REAL TIME; REMOTE MONITORING; SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES; SHORT-TERM PROJECTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PARADIGM;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONTROL; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ENGINEERING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84867902111     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2012.04.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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