TY - JOUR
T1 - Automatic data processing system for integrated cost and schedule control of excavation works in NATM tunnels
AU - Cho, Daegu
AU - Cho, Hunhee
AU - Kim, Daewon
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is part of a research project sponsored by the Korea Institute of Construction and Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning (KICTEP) under the Grant No. 09CCTI-B052843-01. The support is gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A type-based system is widely used for cost and schedule control in the NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) tunnel. This study raises several limitations of the type-based system: a broad level of control, a distributed approach to cost and schedule data, ad hoc management, and difficulty in deriving meaningful data. Integrated cost and schedule control promises a myriad of benefits on both information flow and construction management. Nevertheless, the integrated approach still seems to be a long way from common use in the construction industry because it requires considerable overhead effort to acquire, track, and analyze the integrated data. The objective of this study is to propose a new method to automate the required processes for implementing cost and schedule integration. We propose an operational-level automatic data processing system for cost and schedule integration. The proposed system consists of a real-time location system for detecting equipment locations, a wireless mesh network for transmitting the location signals to a field office, and a prototype model for transforming the signals to cost and schedule data. Technical feasibility is analyzed through a pilot project. The study offers a new approach to facilitating sensor technologies for cost and schedule integration. © 2014
AB - A type-based system is widely used for cost and schedule control in the NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) tunnel. This study raises several limitations of the type-based system: a broad level of control, a distributed approach to cost and schedule data, ad hoc management, and difficulty in deriving meaningful data. Integrated cost and schedule control promises a myriad of benefits on both information flow and construction management. Nevertheless, the integrated approach still seems to be a long way from common use in the construction industry because it requires considerable overhead effort to acquire, track, and analyze the integrated data. The objective of this study is to propose a new method to automate the required processes for implementing cost and schedule integration. We propose an operational-level automatic data processing system for cost and schedule integration. The proposed system consists of a real-time location system for detecting equipment locations, a wireless mesh network for transmitting the location signals to a field office, and a prototype model for transforming the signals to cost and schedule data. Technical feasibility is analyzed through a pilot project. The study offers a new approach to facilitating sensor technologies for cost and schedule integration. © 2014
KW - Automation
KW - Data integration
KW - Information technology
KW - NATM
KW - RTLS
KW - Wireless mesh network
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U2 - 10.3846/13923730.2013.801907
DO - 10.3846/13923730.2013.801907
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896351779
VL - 20
SP - 132
EP - 141
JO - Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
JF - Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
SN - 1392-3730
IS - 1
ER -