Advantages of the activity scanning approach in the modeling of complex construction processes

• Published in: Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation pp. 1024 - 1031
• Main Authors: Martinez, Julio C., Ioannou, Photios G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 01.12.1995
• Series: ACM Conferences
• Subjects: Applied computing > Arts and humanities > Architecture (buildings) > Computer-aided design; Applied computing > Physical sciences and engineering > Engineering > Computer-aided design; Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation; Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Model development and analysis; Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Simulation support systems > Simulation languages; Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Simulation theory; Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software; Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software > Software implementation planning > Software design techniques; Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development process management > Software development methods
• ISBN: 0780330188; 9780780330184
• DOI: 10.1145/224401.224767

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 (STate- and ResOurce-Based Simulation of COnstruction ProcEsses), a three-phase activity scanning simulation language based on extended activity cycle diagrams, to model the operations of a quarry. Although simplified, this example is representative of the complex nature of construction operations.