Resources-Based Planning Framework for Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Projects
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
Infrastructure maintenance projects involve activities scattered over a large geographical area (e.g., scattered road segment maintenance). Existing scheduling techniques fall short of addressing the unique challenges of the scattered nature of these projects while accounting for resources availability constraints. This paper presents a resources-based planning framework for scattered repetitive projects. The framework includes (1) adaptation of queuing theory in prioritizing and assigning resources to activities, (2) integration of multimode resources in combination with different construction methods for activities, and (3) GIS-based analysis of resources mobility. The proposed framework is applied in an agent-based simulation model using Anylogic software. The model was tested on several examples from literature where it successfully developed resources allocation plans and project schedules. The proposed framework enables efficient resources-based planning of scattered projects on a large scale as an added value for the planning of infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
Pages: 899 - 907
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Published online: Jan 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Building management
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Construction methods
- Engineering fundamentals
- Infrastructure
- Maintenance and operation
- Management methods
- Models (by type)
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Rehabilitation
- Resource allocation
- Scheduling
- Simulation models
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