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

• DOI: 10.1145/224401.224767
• Publication Date: 2003-11-14T10:10:21Z
• Authors: Julio C. Martinez; Photios G. Ioannou
• Keywords: 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology

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.