Simulating construction operations of precast-concrete parking structures

  • Authors:

  • Liang Y. Liu

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

  • Venue:
  • WSC '95 Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

Modern construction operations involve many different resources such as labor, equipment, and materials. The interactions among these resources can be realistically modeled and analyzed using discrete-event simulation. During construction planning, it is necessary to model and simulate construction operations and develop a work plan that minimizes idleness, eliminates bottlenecks, increases productivity, and reduces costs. Among the various applications in the construction industry, discrete-event simulation has been successfully used in modeling the construction of precast-concrete parking structures. The paper presents the application of discrete-event simulation to model and analyze the erection process of a precast concrete parking structure. Simulation is conducted by using a graphical discrete-event simulation system named COOPS. Construction equipment, labor, concrete members, erection times, and operating strategy are modeled and simulated to investigate the productivity, resource utilization, and unit costs.