A dynamic automated system for site layout planning in Egypt

Elgendi, EMO; Ahmed, V; Aziz, ZUH; Shawki, K

Abstract

Allocating an optimal space for resources and facilities in the construction site before the project
starts is a problem known as site layout planning, solving this problem is a challenging task. A construction site
with a well-planned layout could lead to minimizing the transportation time and cost for labour and materials,
increasing in the productivity as well as work quality, improvement in the safety, reducing the harmful effects on the surrounding environmental. Construction sites in Egypt often neglect or overlook the site layout planning task and
do not consider it as a basic task that must be performed which lead to inefficient layouts. Although a lot of
automated site layout systems had been developed, these systems even have some shortcomings, limits or hard to
apply in real construction sites in Egypt. The aim of this paper is to introduce the components for a dynamic
automated system which is capable to perform the task of site layout based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs) as
optimization engine and Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) for graphical representation to overcome the limitations
of other developed automated systems.

Citation

Elgendi, E., Ahmed, V., Aziz, Z., & Shawki, K. A dynamic automated system for site layout planning in Egypt. Presented at 14th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, Sharjah, UAE

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 14th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality
• Conference Location: Sharjah, UAE
• End Date: Nov 18, 2014
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 10, 2015
• Publisher URL: http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Media/Conferences/CONVR14/Documents/ConVR2014proceedings.pdf
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference