Abstract: A typical proposed application for a construction simulation model is to assess the productivity of a future operation. This type of application inherently presents the modeler with a situation where there is only a limited ...

Abstract: Simulation is widely applied as a practical tool for planning and analysis in many industries. However, in the case of construction processes, it has not yet emerged from the research stage into practice. The lack of ...

Abstract: The village of Cookville, Vermont, has a well-preserved and well-defined historic district and an 80-year-old bridge that served to link the historic district to the village center. In 1997, that old bridge needed to be ...

Abstract: The need for reliable simulation systems has been discussed and recognized by many researchers. At the same time researchers have recognized that the quality of a simulation model's results are strictly related to the ...