TY  - CHAP
A1  - El-Rayes, Khaled
A1  - Kandil, Amr
T1  - Distributed Computing for the Optimization of Large-Scale Construction Projects
N2  - Available construction time-cost trade-off analysis models can be used to generate trade-offs between these two important objectives, however, their application is limited in large-scale construction projects due to their impractical computational requirements. This paper presents the development of a scalable and multi-objective genetic algorithm that provides the capability of simultaneously optimizing construction time and cost large-scale construction projects. The genetic algorithm was implemented in a distributed computing environment that utilizes a recent standard for parallel and distributed programming called the message passing interface (MPI). The performance of the model is evaluated using a set of measures of performance and the results demonstrate the capability of the present model in significantly reducing the computational time required to optimize large-scale construction projects.
KW  - Baubetrieb
KW  - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
KW  - Verteiltes System
KW  - Planung
KW  - Großbaustelle
KW  - Optimal Planning
Y1  - 2004
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1601
ER  -