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Abdelhamid, T S and Everett, J G (1999) Physiological Demands of Concrete Slab Placing and Finishing Work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 47–52.

Cottrell, W D (1999) Simplified Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 16–22.

Haidar, A, Naoum, S, Howes, R and Tah, J (1999) Genetic Algorithms Application and Testing for Equipment Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 32–38.

Mulholland, B and Christian, J (1999) Risk Assessment in Construction Schedules. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 8–15.

Schexnayder, C, Weber, S L and Brooks, B T (1999) Effect of Truck Payload Weight on Production. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 1–7.

Shi, J J (1999) Mathematical Models for Maximizing Aggregate Plant Production. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 53–60.

Son, J and Skibniewski, M J (1999) Multiheuristic Approach for Resource Leveling Problem in Construction Engineering: Hybrid Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 23–31.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:1(23)
  • Abstract:
    The fluctuation of required resources causes problems in construction scheduling. Thus, researchers developed resource leveling techniques to minimize the deviation between the resource requirements and the desired resource profile. However, the resource leveling problem, except for small size scheduling problems, cannot be solved with exact optimization methods, because it is defined as a discrete combinatorial problem. Thus, researchers used heuristic approaches to get an acceptable solution that may not necessarily be optimal. A multiheuristic model called a local optimizer and a hybrid model combining the local optimizer with simulated annealing are developed for the solution of resource leveling problems. The computational results indicate that these heuristic models produce reasonably good solutions, and they are viable approaches for complex scheduling networks.

Thomas, H R, Riley, D R and Sanvido, V E (1999) Loss of Labor Productivity due to Delivery Methods and Weather. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 39–46.

Zhu, B (1999) Effect of Cooling by Water Flowing in Nonmetal Pipes Embedded in Mass Concrete. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(01), 61–68.