Working time optimal planning of construction site served by a single tower crane

Abstract

We present a method for optimizing the layout of single tower crane and supply material locations. The crane is treated as a robot with multi degrees-of-freedom and the displacement of each joint is expressed as a cubic spline. A mathematical model is developed to generate working time optimized crane operations. Both kinematics and dynamic models are presented to describe the crane motion requirements and limitations. The constraints imposed on crane velocity, acceleration, jerk and power are considered in order to provide efficient planning and scheduling of crane operations, as well as improving the general performance and safety aspects of the crane. Solutions of the presented problem are composed of continuous and discrete variables. The continuous variables are obtained by solving the nonlinear optimization model using the NAG optimization toolbox. On the other hand, a simulated annealing algorithm is developed to obtain the discrete variables. To demonstrate the feasibility of the presented method, numerical examples have been tested and compared with other crane optimal planning methods.

Trends and developments of on-site crane layout planning 1983–2020: bibliometric, scientometric and qualitative analyses

“…For example, Abdelmegid et al (2015) optimized tower crane location for the number of task cycles considering crane capacity at each location and variable crane hook velocity using GA to minimize total transportation time. Simulated annealing is also used by a couple of researchers, such as Wu et al (2020) and Tubaileh (2016).…”

“…Among the more recent studies, Tubaileh (2016) contributed to this problem by considering the dynamic and kinematic aspects of cranes and jerks of crane joint displacements. Yeoh and Chua (2017) formulated the integrated problem for multiple tower cranes considering different construction stages.…”

Optimization of Tower Crane Location and Material Quantity Between Supply and Demand Points: A Comparative Study

“…In Eqs. (29) and (30), one of (a), (b) and (c) equations are applied with the probability of , ω 1 , ω 2 and ω 3 , respectively [16].…”

“…A case study presented by Tam et al that used to evaluate several models such as: [3,7,10,12,29]. Numerical examples consist of modeling a single tower crane layout and modeling a Plan view of the tower crane layout case [11] multi-tower crane layout considering 9 available material supply locations and 9 demand locations in a site which also provides 12 potential locations to set up and operate one and two tower cranes.…”

A mathematical model for optimal tower crane layout planning

“…The methodology logic was supported by a generalized mathematical algorithm and was implemented and examined on a case study involving the construction of five three-storey dormitories in 10 working days for Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Tubaileh (2016) presented a technique for optimizing the layout of single tower crane and supply material locations. The crane is considered as a robot with multi degrees-of-freedom and the displacement of each joint was stated as a cubic spline.…”