VIRCON: Interactive System for Teaching Construction Management

Jaafari, Ali; Manivong, Kitsana; Chaaya, Michel

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2001)127:1(66)

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“…During this stage, project planners need to develop main construction strategies, to establish construction path and assembly sequences, to arrange construction methods and resources required for the execution of work packages, and even to write daily work instructions for field crews [8][9][10]. The left part of Fig.…”

Section: Traditional Construction Planning Processmentioning

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Integrating design and construction through virtual prototyping

Huang

Kong

et al. 2008

Automation in Construction

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Construction Virtual Prototyping (CVP) is the use of integrated product, process and resource models of construction projects to support the construction planning in virtual environment. This paper describes an integrated framework and process for efficient application of CVP to support project teams on construction planning. It includes specific examples of models and objectives as well as detailed suggestions on how to implement CVP in practice.

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Section: Traditional Construction Planning Processmentioning

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Integrating design and construction through virtual prototyping

Huang

Kong

et al. 2008

Automation in Construction

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“…During this stage, project planners need to develop main construction strategies, to establish construction path and assembly sequences, and to arrange construction methods and resources required for the execution of work packages [1,2,3]. Traditionally, construction documentation has been normally prepared in standard two-dimensional (2D) format, consisting of plans, elevations, details, schedules, and specifications [4].…”

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“…Visualization of construction plans allows the project team to be more creative in providing and testing solutions by means of viewing the simulated time-lapse representation of corresponding construction sequences [6], and prompting users to think about all missing details (e.g. site access) [2]. Despite such advancements, 4D CAD model relies heavily on the availability of full plan or schedule information to provide a graphical simulation of the project schedule.…”

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A Qualitative Evaluation of Implementing Virtual Prototyping in Construction

Kong

2009

2009 Second International Conference in Visualisation

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The use of 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models to support construction project planning has been increasing in the previous year. 3D CAD models reveal more planning ideas by visually showing the construction site environment in different stages of the construction process. Using 3D CAD models together with scheduling software to prepare construction plan can identify errors in process sequence and spatial arrangement, which is vital to the success of a construction project. A number of 4D (3D plus time) CAD tools has been developed and utilized in different construction projects due to the awareness of their importance. Virtual prototyping extends the idea of 4D CAD by integrating more features for simulating real construction process. Virtual prototyping originates from the manufacturing industry where production of products such as cars and airplanes are virtually simulated in computer before they are built in the factory. Virtual prototyping integrates 3D CAD, simulation engine, analysis tools (like structural analysis and collision detection), and knowledgebase to streamline the whole product design and production process. In this paper, we present the application of a virtual prototyping software which has been used in a few construction projects in Hong Kong to support construction project planning. Specifically, the paper presents an implementation of virtual prototyping in a residential building project in Hong Kong. The applicability, difficulties and benefits of construction virtual prototyping are examined based on this project.

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“…Simulations in the form of learning games can be utilized in the classroom to create real-world experiences that allow students to learn, enjoy and engage in subjects that that can demonstrate complex scenarios (Korman, 2011) In the field of construction management education, simulations are used to teach processes or operations and vary by their scope and level of interaction (Mukherjee & Rojas, 2005). Several simulations have been developed to teach construction management skills in a wide variety of simulated contexts (Goedert, Cho, Subramaniam, Guo, Xiao 2011;Ndekugri, Lansley 1992;Rokooei, Goedert, & Fickle (2015);Rizk, 1993;McCabe, Ching, & Rodrigues, (2000); Jaafari, Manivong, & Chaaya (2001). For example, Korman (2011) used a construction industry simulation "COINS" to integrate project management practices into multiple courses in the curriculum at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.…”

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Experiential Learning: Using Small-scale Projects to Teach Project Complexities and Relationship Roles in Construction

Weidman¹,

Farnsworth²

2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Experiential learning opportunities give students the ability to understand the implications of principles and theories learned in the classroom through lived experiences. This article examines the use of a construction project simulation activity to teach project management principles in an undergraduate construction management course. After a description of the experiential learning theory and relevant literature examining experiential learning simulations in education, it provides an overview of the methods used to create the experience of small-scale design-bidbuild project simulation in a project management course. Around 240 undergraduates students at the junior or senior level participated as designated contractual players in the project and went through the project from inception to completion over the course of 5 weeks. Finally, it offers a brief discussion of the implications of the findings for construction management and engineering education. Specifically, it discusses that simulated projects possess the potential to provide unique learning opportunities particularly, designed experiences triggering different emotions within the structures of the traditional classroom.

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VIRCON: Interactive System for Teaching Construction Management

Cited by 49 publications

References 4 publications

Integrating design and construction through virtual prototyping

Integrating design and construction through virtual prototyping

A Qualitative Evaluation of Implementing Virtual Prototyping in Construction

Experiential Learning: Using Small-scale Projects to Teach Project Complexities and Relationship Roles in Construction

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