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Akiner, I and Tijhuis, W (2007) Work goal orientation of construction professionals in Turkey: comparison of architects and civil engineers. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1165–75.

Dai, J, Goodrum, P M and Maloney, W F (2007) Analysis of craft workers' and foremen's perceptions of the factors affecting construction labour productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1139–52.

Ding, Z and Ng, F (2007) Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of McAllister's trust scale. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1107–17.

Gorse, C A and Emmitt, S (2007) Communication behaviour during management and design team meetings: a comparison of group interaction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1197–213.

Imriyas, K, Pheng, L S and Teo, E A-L (2007) A fuzzy knowledge-based system for premium rating of workers' compensation insurance for building projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1177–95.

Simmons, K M and Sutter, D (2007) Tornado shelters and the housing market. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1119–26.

Tam, C M, Tong, T K L and Wong, B W L (2007) An integrated system for earthmoving planning. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1127–37.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Automation; earthworks; extenics theory; integrated system; genetic algorithms
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=11&spage=1127
  • Abstract:
    In earthmoving operations, there are a number of activities that need to be considered; for example, path identification, plant selection, assessing the compatibility of the paths and the plants so selected, cost and productivity comparison of alternatives, safety and environmental considerations, etc. The traditional approach to this problem by heuristic rules generated from the experience of planners cannot guarantee an optimal solution. Hence, a scientific method is proposed to automate the earthmoving planning by integrating: (1) a path-finding algorithm; (2) a plant selection system; (3) application of extenics theory to address the compatibility; and (4) the use of genetic algorithms to optimize the alternatives in terms of costs, productivity, safety and environmental considerations. The integrated system is illustrated step by step using a genuine construction project as an example. The result demonstrates the effectiveness of the system in automating the earthmoving planning exercise.

Tzortzopoulos, P and Sexton, M (2007) An investigation on the implementation of product development process models in construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1153–64.