Simphony: an environment for building special purpose construction simulation tools

  • Authors:
  • Dany Hajjar;Simaan AbouRizk

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Civil Engineering, 220 Civil Electrical Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada T6G 2G7;-

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 31st conference on Winter simulation: Simulation---a bridge to the future - Volume 2
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Special Purpose Simulation (SPS) is a proven principle that can lead to the effective transfer of simulation knowledge to the construction industry. Three separate industry experiments have led to the identification of a set of requirements that construction SPS tools should adhere to in order to be successful. This set of requirements was then used in the implementation of a computer system called Simphony. The system greatly simplifies the SPS tool development process and standardizes the simulation, modeling, analysis and integration features of such tools. The result is a complete environment that tailors to the needs of both novice and advanced simulation tool developers and users.