Attaining Cost Efficiency In
Constructing Sports Facilities For
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games By
Use Of Operations Simulation
Wah-Ho Chan, Ming Lu
Jian-Ping Zhang
Dept. Of Civil and Structural
Engineering
Dept. Of Civil Engineering
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
Presented By: Vinh H. Truong
Purpose Of The Simulation
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Evaluating Construction Time
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Construction Operations
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Installation Sequences
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Varied Schedules For Assembling
Cost Efficiency In Building The Structure
Construction
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Steel Pieces Hauled In
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Assembly
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Two 600-Ton Cranes
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Inner Ring
Two 800-Ton Cranes
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Outer Ring
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24 Steel Columns
86 Steel Frames
Work Flow Model
Column/Frame
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Subassembly Reference Code
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Column Or Frame
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Real Number Representing Work Content
and Complexity, Used For Adjusting
Assembling and Installation Duration
Installation Destination Zone
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0 = Frame, 1 = Column
Structural Complexity Index
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Short ID Code Of The Steel Component
1 Or 2 Representing The Installation Zone
Installation Sequence Index
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Smaller Value = Higher Priority For
Processing
Activity Duration Summary
SDESA
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Simplified Discrete-Event Simulation Approach
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Research Led By Ming Lu
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Easy-To-Apply, Cost-Effective Methods Of Artificial
Intelligence And Computer Simulations For
Construction Engineering And Project Management
SDESA
SDESA
Results
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Base
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Areas 4,5,6 – Start
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Areas 1,2,3,7 – 50 Days
Later
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Areas 8,9 – 100 Days
Later
Crash
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Accelerate The Concrete
Construction
Alternative
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Areas 1,2,3 – Start
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Areas 4,5,6,7 – 50 Days
Results
Questions?