Cost minimization of locating construction machinery park with the use of simulation and optimization algorithms

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Engineering, Division of Production Engineering and Construction Management, ul. L.Kaczyńskiego 16, 00-637 Warsaw, Poland

^* Corresponding author: h.anysz@il.pw.edu.pl

Abstract

Every construction project requires a plan of construction site, where storage areas, temporary roads, social containers, machinery parks etc. are shown. The location of the machinery park on a building site is very important. Cost is the most important factor for both, civil engineering structures and buildings in terms of the machinery movement. The everyday building machinery transport from the park to the working positions is time and cost consuming. Four possible solution of the location of temporary roads, necessary for such transport of the construction machinery, were discussed. Finding the optimum location of machinery park was presented, and case study calculations were made. Two dimension problem simulation has been applied, enhanced by heuristic algorithms to solve the discussed matter.