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Abudayyeh, O, Federicks, T, Palmquist, M and Torres, H N (2003) Analysis of Occupational Injuries and Fatalities in Electrical Contracting Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 152–8.

Ammar, A, Hanna, A S, Nordheim, E V and Russell, J S (2003) Indicator Variables Model of Firm’s Size-Profitability Relationship of Electrical Contractors Using Financial and Economic Data. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 192–7.

Brown, D C (2003) Novel Method of Excavation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 222–5.

Brunso, T P and Siddiqi, K M (2003) Using Benchmarks and Metrics to Evaluate Project Delivery of Environmental Restoration Programs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 119–30.

Chua, D K H, Wang, Y and Tan, W T (2003) Impacts of Obstacles in East Asian Cross-Border Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 131–41.

Cox, R F, Issa, R R A and Ahrens, D (2003) Management’s Perception of Key Performance Indicators for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 142–51.

Elliott, M E and Heymsfield, E (2003) Inspection of Luling Bridge Cable Stays: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 226–30.

Hinze, J and Gambatese, J (2003) Factors That Influence Safety Performance of Specialty Contractors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 159–64.

Maloney, W F (2003) Labor-Management Cooperation and Customer Satisfaction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 165–72.

Marzouk, M and Moselhi, O (2003) Object-oriented Simulation Model for Earthmoving Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 173–81.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Earthmoving; Simulation models; simulation; construction industry; modelling; civil engineering; project engineering; soil; excavators;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:2(173)
  • Abstract:
    This paper presents a simulation engine, developed to model earthmoving operations. The engine has been designed utilizing object-oriented features, and it represents a main component in a newly developed automated system for selecting a near-optimum fleet configuration. It provides contractors with a vehicle for estimating the time and cost of this class of projects considering different practical scenarios. The system has been implemented in a Microsoft environment to facilitate integration among its components, which have been developed in the same environment. The paper focuses on the modeling aspects of the simulation process using discrete event simulation and object orientation. A numerical example of an actual case is analyzed to validate the developed simulation engine and demonstrate its capabilities. The results are compared to those generated using Caterpillar software (FPC). The engine and FPC recommended the same fleet and their estimated project durations were very close, with a difference less than 8%. Unlike FPC, the developed engine, however, can model and account for uncertainty during the execution of earthmoving operations in a reliable manner.

Palaneeswaran, E and Kumaraswamy, M M (2003) Knowledge Mining of Information Sources for Research in Construction Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 182–91.

Schaufelberger, J E and Wipadapisut, I (2003) Alternate Financing Strategies for Build-Operate-Transfer Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 205–13.

Shi, J J and Halpin, D W (2003) Enterprise Resource Planning for Construction Business Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 214–21.

Trost, S M and Oberlender, G D (2003) Predicting Accuracy of Early Cost Estimates Using Factor Analysis and Multivariate Regression. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(02), 198–204.