An algorithm for mobile crane selection and location on construction sites

Abstract Definition of types, amount and positions of cranes in construction site planning has a big impact on the overall productivity and cost effectiveness of a construction project. It is not rare, that engineers during preparation phase of construction fault in crane selection. It implies big financial losses for the company because of wrong crane rent. In visualisation of mobile crane operation in 3D is noticeable that working radius of the crane is considerably less then number listed in crane technical documentation (capacity chart). The built construction itself can reduce the crane radius when the crane boom snags the built object edge. Several computer applications were developed in order to help practitioners in selecting and using of cranes. In the paper is presented one version of non-commercial software tool (Mobile Crane Simulator) useful in construction preparation as a tool for selecting and locating of the mobile crane at construction sites. The tool was developed by authours of the paper. The principles of the tool creation are also explained.

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An algorithm for mobile crane selection and location on construction sites

Construction Innovation ◽

10.1191/147141701701571643 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 91-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Al-Hussein ◽

S. Alkass ◽

O. Moselhi

Keyword(s):

Construction Sites ◽

Mobile Crane ◽

Crane Selection

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UNIQUE DETERMINANTS OF CRANE SELECTION FOR MULTICRANE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITES

Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction ◽

10.14455/isec.res.2015.11 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Albert Ben-David ◽

Aviad Shapira

Keyword(s):

Building Construction ◽

Construction Site ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Building Projects ◽

Entire Area ◽

Building Footprint ◽

Mobile Crane ◽

Selection For ◽

Crane Selection ◽

Share Information

Mega building projects typically employ numerous tower cranes covering the entire area of the building footprint and staging areas with multiple overlapping work envelopes. This paper aims to answer the following question: Are the determinants of crane selection for mega building projects similar to projects serviced by a small number of cranes? On-site interviews found: (1) the visibility of the crane forest in the surroundings of the project affects the approach to crane selection; (2) various modes of action are taken by project management to share information with the neighboring residents and business and to ease the hardships of living and working near a busy construction site; and (3) cranes are often selected and located such that they could dismantle other cranes, due to difficulties of using a dismantling mobile crane in the depth of the crane array.

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GA-Based Optimization Method for Mobile Crane Repositioning Route Planning

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11136010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 6010

Author(s):

Han-Seong Gwak ◽

Hong-Chul Lee ◽

Byoung-Yoon Choi ◽

Yirong Mi

Keyword(s):

Operating Time ◽

Route Planning ◽

Optimal Solution ◽

Optimization Method ◽

Computational Method ◽

Test Cases ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Productivity Improvement ◽

Planning Optimization ◽

Mobile Crane

Mobile cranes have been used extensively as essential equipment at construction sites. The productivity improvement of the mobile crane affects the overall productivity of the construction project. Hence, various studies have been conducted regarding mobile crane operation planning. However, studies on solving RCP (the repositioning mobile crane problem) are insufficient. This article presents a mobile crane reposition route planning optimization method (RPOS) that minimizes the total operating time of mobile crane. It converts the construction site into a mathematical model, determines feasible locations of the mobile crane, and identifies near-global optimal solution (s) (i.e., the placement point sequences of mobile crane) by implementing genetic algorithm and dijkstra’s algorithm. The study is of value to practitioners because RPOS provides an easy-to-use computerized tool that reduces the lengthy computations relative to data processing and Genetic Algorithms (GAs). Test cases verify the validity of the computational method.

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An Upgraded Sine Cosine Algorithm for Tower Crane Selection and Layout Problem

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering ◽

10.3311/ppci.15363 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ali Kaveh ◽

Yasin Vazirinia

Keyword(s):

Material Handling ◽

Harmony Search ◽

Building Construction ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Layout Problem ◽

Tower Crane ◽

Np Hard Problem ◽

Sine Cosine Algorithm ◽

Crane Selection ◽

Construction Site Layout

Tower crane is the core construction facility in the high-rise building construction sites. Proper selection and location of construction tower cranes not only can affect the expenses but also it can have impact on the material handling process of building construction. Tower crane selection and layout problem (TCSLP) is a type of construction site layout problem, which is considered as an NP-hard problem. In consequence, researchers have extensively used metaheuristics for their solution. The Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA) is a newly developed metaheuristic which performs well for TCSLP, however, efficient use of this algorithm requires additional considerations. For this purpose, the present paper studies an upgraded sine cosine algorithm (USCA) that employs a harmony search based operator to improve the exploration and deal with variable constraints simultaneously and uses an archive to save the best solutions. Subsequently, the upgraded sine cosine algorithm is employed to optimize the locations to find the best tower crane layout. Several benchmark functions are studied to evaluate the performance of the USCA. A comparative study indicates that the USCA performs quite well in comparison to other recently developed metaheuristic algorithms.

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Covering polygons with discs: The problem of crane selection and location on construction sites

Omega ◽

10.1016/j.omega.2019.102114 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 97 ◽

pp. 102114

Author(s):

Dirk Briskorn ◽

Michael Dienstknecht

Keyword(s):

Construction Sites ◽

Crane Selection

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An Automated System for Mobile Crane Selection, Swing Control and Ground Pressure Calculation

Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing ◽

10.4203/ccp.91.292 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

S. Hasan ◽

M. Al-Hussein ◽

U.H. Hermann ◽

H. Safouhi

Keyword(s):

Automated System ◽

Ground Pressure ◽

Pressure Calculation ◽

Mobile Crane ◽

Crane Selection

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Mobile Crane Selection Based on Workspace Requirements and Cost Parameters

American Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering ◽

10.12966/ajcse.01.02.2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 5

Author(s):

Zuzana Struková ◽

Mária Kozlovská ◽

Marián Ištvánik

Keyword(s):

Mobile Crane ◽

Crane Selection ◽

Cost Parameters

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Real-time planning of a lifting scheme in mobile crane mounted controllers

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ◽

10.1139/cjce-2015-0110 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (6) ◽

pp. 542-552 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Weijun Ren ◽

Zifeng Wu ◽

Lei Zhang

Keyword(s):

Path Planning ◽

Real Time ◽

Data Storage ◽

Planning System ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Time Operation ◽

Real Time Operation ◽

Mobile Crane ◽

Time Planning ◽

Additional Device

Ensuring the safety and efficiency of crane operation is challenging due to the complexity of the lifting operation. The real-time lifting path planning system developed in this paper aims to provide an optimized, collision-free lifting path for mobile crane operators. The first contribution of the developed system is to take advantage of crane mounted sensors and components as the hardware to collect object information. No additional device needs to be purchased. Secondly, the data storage, path planning, optimizing, and visualizing functions are designed to minimize the required computer memory so that the system can be installed and applied on the crane mounted controller for real-time operation. No additional calculation capacity is required. This system has been tested in real construction sites and demonstrated its ability to generate lifting paths satisfying operators’ expectation. The system, as an independent software package, can be installed on any mobile cranes mounted with the necessary hardware.

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