• DocumentCode
    2567615
  • Title

    EarthMover-simulation tool for earthwork planning

  • Author

    Martinez, Julio C.

  • Author_Institution
    Via Dept. of Civil Eng., Virginia Tech., Blackburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    13-16 Dec 1998
  • Firstpage
    1263
  • Abstract
    The paper presents EarthMover, a discrete event special purpose simulation modeling tool for earthwork planning, geared towards practitioners. The paper explores the capabilities of the system by modeling an earth moving operation of moderate complexity. The operation is initially modeled with default parameters and is sucessively improved based on insights obtained from the static and dynamic outputs of the previous model. The paper also describes the tools and techniques that were used to develop the simulator
  • Keywords
    civil engineering computing; discrete event simulation; materials handling; EarthMover; default parameters; discrete event special purpose simulation modeling tool; dynamic outputs; earth moving operation; earthwork planning; simulation tool; simulator; Animation; Bridges; Buildings; Civil engineering; Discrete event simulation; Earth; Engines; Roads; Uncertainty; Visual BASIC;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1998. Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5133-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.1998.745988
  • Filename
    745988