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Site Layout Planning of Mega Construction Projects

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Efficient construction site layout planning is crucial for enhancing productivity and safety. This study addresses the complexities of combinatorial optimization in site layout, which involves strategically placing temporary structures while managing multiple objectives. Existing research has often focused on minimizing travel distances between two facilities, neglecting important factors like costs and safety relationships. This research develops a model with two optimization objectives: minimizing travel distance between facilities to lower transportation and construction costs traveling distance and minimizing risks related to interaction frequency between facilities, as increased interaction raises collision probabilities. A genetic algorithm (GA) is employed as the heuristic optimization method. The study includes a case study to validate the proposed model, demonstrating its effectiveness in providing practical solutions for site layout planning by incorporating cost and safety relationships considerations. Offering a more comprehensive approach, this research aims to enhance decision-making and improve overall project execution on construction site layouts.

DOI

10.21608/erj.2025.326158.1119

Keywords

Construction Site Layout Planning (CSLP), Genetic algorithm (GA), Temporary facility (TF.), Fixed Facility (FF.), Access Road (AR.)

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelalim

MiddleName

Mohammed

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Faculty of Engineering at Mataria

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dr.aaalim@gmail.com

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cairo

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Ahmed

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Kenawy

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Mohamed

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M.Sc. Candidate Faculty of Engineering at Mataria, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

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ahmedkenawy903@gmail.com

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Cairo

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First Name

Khaled

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Aman

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Faculty of Engineering at Mataria

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khaledaman1@yahoo.com

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cairo

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First Name

Sarah

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Saeed

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Lecturer in Civil Engineering Department, Department of Civil Engineering, The Higher Institute of Engineering, El Shorouk Academy, Cairo, Egypt

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s.reyad@sha.edu.eg

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184

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2

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54116

Issue Date

2025-03-01

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2024-10-13

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2025-03-01

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65

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89

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1110-5615

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3062-5408

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Engineering Research Journal

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Site Layout Planning of Mega Construction Projects

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09 Mar 2025