ESTIMATING COSTS OF EARTHWORK VIA SIMULATION

IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE UNIT PRICE ESTIMATE FOR THE EARTHMOVING PHASE OF A PROJECT, A SELECTION OF THE EQUIPMENT FLEET AND THE MANAGEMENT POLICY DECISIONS GOVERNING IT, MUST BE MADE. IN ORDER TO MAKE A RATIONAL SELECTION BETWEEN THE AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES THE PRODUCTIVITY CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ALTERNATIVE MUST BE KNOWN IN ADVANCE. A METHOD OF COMPUTER SIMULATION OF AN EARTHMOVING OPERATION, BASED ON THE GPSS LANGUAGE, IS PRESENTED. AN EXAMPLE PROJECT IS ANALYZED, TO ILLUSTRATE HOW AN ESTIMATOR MIGHT DETERMINE THE PRODUCTIVITY CONSEQUENCES WITH A COMPUTER SIMULATION. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Willenbrock, J H
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 49-60
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Construction Division
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: co1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Costs; Earthwork; Information processing; Programming (Planning); Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Ppb systems
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201048
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 1972 12:00AM