SINGLE CRANE LOCATION OPTIMIZATION

This paper involves the development of a mathematical prescriptive model to establish the optimal location of a crane within a construction site. The objective function of the model is the minimization of the total transportation cost between the crane and construction supportive facilities that are serviced by the crane. The technique developed considers radial and angular movement of construction materials. A simple graphical procedure is developed to facilitate the use of the model.

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• Authors:
  • Rodriguez-Ramos, W E
  • Francis, R L
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 387-397
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction industry; Construction sites; Cranes; Graphics; Location; Mathematical models; Operations research; Optimization
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386486
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM