A Generic Safety and Efficiency-Oriented Platform for Managing Equipment Operations on Construction Sites
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
Equipment pieces account for major aspects in construction projects, mainly safety, efficiency, time, and cost. Therefore, appropriate planning for their operations in advance of construction execution is of high criticality for project success. Despite the vast existing literature, there is lack of research on construction equipment, especially in regard to material supplies and their planning related to balancing safety and efficiency on complex sites that deal with a high number of interactive equipment pieces. Past research mostly has focused on one aspect only without sufficient consideration of the other. This study aims to develop a generic platform for managing daily equipment operations on construction sites by deploying an agent-based simulation model. During its attempt to improve time and efficiency aspects by proper distribution of material service requests on equipment units and efficient path planning and replanning for each equipment operation, the developed model respects the safety parameter by detecting and preventing any collisions between operating equipment pieces. Validation of the developed platform on an actual construction site with multiple equipment units has proved its significant capabilities in enhancing efficiency and time factors.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
Pages: 647 - 655
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Published online: Jan 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Construction costs
- Construction engineering
- Construction equipment
- Construction management
- Construction materials
- Construction sites
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Equipment and machinery
- Materials engineering
- Models (by type)
- Occupational safety
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Safety
- Simulation models
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