Development Of A Prototype For Selecting The Type And Location Of Tower Cranes In High-Rise Building Projects

Abstract

The tower crane is one of the mechanisms that contribute to the construction industry. Choosing its type and location is a delicate challenge for the project management team due to the presence of many factors that affect making the appropriate decision. It is not just a technical decision, but rather a strategic process that affects the success of the entire project. This study presents a computer model for selecting the type and location of the crane in the construction of two residential towers through the coordinates of the points of the request and loading locations, the available space for use, accessibility, and knowledge of the available alternatives for the crane through an interactive user interface using the Visual Studio code program that allows quick and simple handling of the inputs and displaying the results within minutes with a graphical interface. The best location and type of crane are selected based on the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm based on the least travel time for the crane within the Dynamo environment and applied within one of the BIM programs, which is the Revit program. The results showed the ability of the algorithm to determine the best location for the tower crane and determined its type among the types of cranes available in the local market according to the least travel time.