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Simulation Modeling and Symmetry in Construction
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Simulation Modeling and Symmetry in Construction

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 April 2023) | Viewed by 1990

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Pablo Martinez

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Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Interests: industrialized construction; construction robotics; intelligent automation; machine vision; industry 4.0
Dr. Rafiq Ahmad

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Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing, Design and Automation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Interests: hybrid manufacturing; 3D printing of multimaterial polymers and alloys; smart manufacturing; systems design and development; Industry 4.0; polymer processing and manufacturing
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Dr. Nima Gerami Seresht

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Department of Mechanical & Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH, UK
Interests: resilient infrastructure; sustainability of built environment; agent-based modelling; system dynamics; artificial intelligence
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Dr. SeyedReza RazaviAlavi

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Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Interests: construction automation and robotics; digital twin; simulation and building information modeling (BIM)
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Simulation models are an example of the recent advances of information technology and computer sciences. They have simplified the work of engineers and decision-making personnel in the design of new designs, systems, and procedures, making modelling and simulation a key step prior to any construction stage. For the past years, simulation models have been utilized within the construction industry as a tool to tackle complex challenges under limited resources and time, becoming a real cost-efficient solution for construction practitioners.

This special issue of the journal Buildings aims to cover recent advances in the development and application of simulation modelling for the construction sector. This topic may be addressed from the urban to microscopic scale and for all the phases of any built asset life cycle: from the schematic design to detailed design and construction, commissioning, operation, control and maintenance, and deconstruction of new and existing built assets.

Dr. Pablo Martinez
Dr. Rafiq Ahmad
Dr. Nima Gerami Seresht
Dr. SeyedReza RazaviAlavi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • simulation modeling, symmetry, and BIM
  • simulation modeling and symmetry for resource utilization optimization
  • simulation modeling and symmetry for robotics in construction
  • simulation, symmetry, and digital twins in construction
  • simulation and symmetry for construction assets management
  • simulation modeling and symmetry for construction operations
  • simulation in industrialized construction processes
  • building energy and performance simulation
  • simulation of building indoor environmental and human behavior modeling
  • multi-physics simulation modeling and symmetry in construction
  • simulation modeling and AI in construction
  • case studies and applications of simulation models and symmetry in construction

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Comparative Representation of Two Models for Predicting the Productivity of Column and Wall Concreting Process
by Biljana Matejević-Nikolić and Lazar Živković
Buildings 2022, 12(11), 1809; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111809 - 28 Oct 2022
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One of the most important tasks of managing the construction process is to achieve the highest possible productivity. The productivity that can be achieved on a construction site depends on a number of influencing factors and on the type of work that is [...] Read more.
One of the most important tasks of managing the construction process is to achieve the highest possible productivity. The productivity that can be achieved on a construction site depends on a number of influencing factors and on the type of work that is executed. Concrete works are a crucial activity when constructing high-rise buildings built in the RC frame structural system. Therefore, it is very important to adequately manage the concreting process in order to meet the set deadlines and reduce costs. This paper presents an approach for predicting the productivity of the concreting process based on the conducted quantitative research, by recording the concreting process on construction sites of buildings in Niš, Serbia. The concreting of reinforced concrete columns and walls on seven construction sites was recorded for 20 months. The total amount of fresh concrete that is built into the elements is 848 m3 and the total duration is 114 h of work. Factors that can affect productivity have been identified and, by applying the multiple linear regression and simulation methods and techniques and using the discrete event method and the agent-based method, models have been developed to predict the productivity of the concreting of reinforced concrete columns and walls. An analysis of the developed models was performed, and a comparative presentation was provided. Full article
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