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    A BIM-based approach for automated tower crane layout planning

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    Authors
    Wang, J.
    Zhang, Xinguang
    Shou, W.
    Wang, X.
    Xu, B.
    Kim, M.
    Wu, P.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Wang, J. and Zhang, X. and Shou, W. and Wang, X. and Xu, B. and Kim, M. and Wu, P. 2015. A BIM-based approach for automated tower crane layout planning. Automation in Construction. 59: pp. 168-178.
    Source Title
    Automation in Construction
    DOI
    10.1016/j.autcon.2015.05.006
    ISSN
    0926-5805
    School
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14295
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Tower crane layout design and planning within construction site is a common construction technical issue, and is regarded as a complex combinatorial problem. Previous research focused on utilising either mathematical methods or visualisation tools to find an optimal tower crane layout plan. Both these two approaches require large amounts of manual data input by the layout planners, which is time-consuming and not very practical in industry. The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated approach which combines Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Firefly Algorithm (FA) to automatically generate an optimal tower crane layout plan. Firstly, BIM is utilised to provide inputs for the mathematical model. Then the FA is used to determine the optimal locations of tower cranes and supply points. Finally, the optimal tower crane layout scheme will be visualised and evaluated through BIM-based simulation. A practical case is selected to demonstrate the proposed approach. The final result is promising and demonstrates the practical value of this approach.

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