| Title |
Client/Server based CYCLONE System for Revising Construction Standard Production Unit System (C/S CYCLONE) |
| Authors |
Son, Chang-Baek ; Lim, Tae-Kyung ; Lee, Dong-Eun |
| Keywords |
Web-CYCLONE ; Simulation ; Steel Erection ; Construction Standard Production Unit System |
| Abstract |
This study introduces a Client/Server based CYCLONE (C/S CYCLONE) that enables to support the revision of construction standard production unit (CSPU) effectively. Construction processes are highly repetitive. A resource entity continuously cycles through work tasks that processes or uses resources. Web-CYCLONE (Halpin 1992) has been accepted as a useful tool for modeling a construction operation and analyzing the productivity of it. However, the system has a lack of practicality as follows: (1) it does not efficiently record and keep track of operation models in a database; (2) it does not allow users to retrieve a model for reuse and update the model with local conditions; finally (3) extending it into a practical domain is rare. In order to overcome the aforementioned limitations of the simulation system in the view of practitioners, this paper presents three strategies to converting the existing CYCLONE system to be suitable for an CSPU's revision process and provides system user interfaces corresponding to the strategies. The usability of the developed C/S CYCLONE was verified by using a case study on jobsite steel erection operation. |