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Advantages of the Activity Scanning Approach in Modeling Complex Construction Processes |
ABSTRACT Construction processes are very complex and include highly interdependent components subject to complex activity startup conditions. A simulation language based on activity cycle diagrams can express the logic of complex simulation models very effectively. This paper uses Stroboscope, a three-phase activity scanning simulation language based on extended activity cycle diagrams, to model the operations of a quarry. Although simplified to allow a complete discussion within the space limitations of this paper, this example is representative of the complex nature of construction operations. | AUTHORS Julio C. Martinez and Photios G. Ioannou
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125, U.S.A. e-mail: photios@umich.edu KEYWORDS STROBOSCOPE, construction, simulation, modeling, animation, quarry, drill, blast, rock, aggregate, resource, activity scanning, process interaction. AVAILABILITY Martinez, J.C., P.G. Ioannou, "Advantages of the Activity Scanning Approach in Modeling Complex Construction Processes," Proceedings, 1995 Winter Simulation Conference, 1024-1031, Washington, DC, December, 1995. |