%0 Journal Article
%T Discrete Event Simulation and Line of Balance Diagram, Applied to the Improvement of the Foundation Construction Process
%A Adriana Gomez
%A Jorge Orlando Avila D¨Şaz
%A Natalia Quintana Pulido
%J -
%D 2015
%R https://doi.org/10.17230/ingciencia.11.21.8
%X The objective of this study is to propose a new method to enhance the time- and cost-planning process for the construction of building foundations via integration of discrete-event simulation, line-of-balance diagram, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools. In order to calibrate a discrete-event simulation model, field measurements of workflow, resource consumption, activity duration, and restrictions were obtained from real construction projects. Based on Lean Construction methods and line-ofbalance diagrams, which allow reduction in time and cost, a number of planning alternatives were proposed. In addition, virtual animation of such alternatives was performed through BIM methodologies. It is concluded that planning tool integration is a robust technique for planning and decision-making in civil engineering projects
%K simulation of construction processes
%K workflows
%K line of balance diagram
%K BIM
%K lean construction.
%U http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ingciencia/article/view/2461