Assessment of construction processes and innovations through simulation
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Construction Management and Economics
- Vol. 17 (3) , 341-350
- https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371547
Abstract
The objectives of this research are to represent construction activities accurately, and to provide a means for assessing the impacts from using innovations. The research approach is the detailed characterization of construction processes, and the development of system and material specific dynamic process simulation models. The ongoing research program is developing a set of specific models, based on extensive empirical data, to enable the accurate modelling of all of the construction processes for a complete facility construction project. A specific process model, glass/metal curtainwall erection, demonstrates the approach, with an analysis of the impacts from a related innovation.Keywords
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