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Article
Discrete-Event Simulation of Viaduct Construction Methods in Riyadh Metro
Author(s)
Khalid S. Al-Gahtani, Ibrahim A. Al-Sulaihi and Hassan T. Al-Assafi
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2021.12.002
Affiliation(s)
College of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
The Riyadh metro project is one of the current megaprojects that aim to improve the transit systems in Saudi Arabia. It consists of several metro lines with a total length of 176 km and 85 stations. The viaducts are considered as one of the main construction elements in the metro lines. Four methods for viaducts construction have been used in the Riyadh metro project: precast beam, full span launching method, cast on-site, and segment method (precast segment method and BCM (balanced cantilever method)). The viaducts work consumes a large portion of a project’s time and cost. Furthermore, the competitive nature of the construction industry increases the need to improve the efficiency of construction performance. Accordingly, this paper takes the initial steps toward increasing the efficiency of viaduct construction methods through simulation. Simulation of construction processes provides a systematic tool that can be used for determining the resources, time, and cost of these processes. The simulation processes should focus on the main activities affecting this element’s execution for viaducts construction, such as segment storage, handling, transporting, and installation. This study highlights the viaducts construction methods and develops general discrete-event simulation models for the most commonly used viaducts construction methods in the Riyadh metro using AnyLogic simulation software. The simulation models visualize and capture the interaction between the different activities and resources in a viaduct construction. Consequently, the construction drawbacks can be identified. Furthermore, the simulation model can be manipulated by adding assumptions to develop more efficient construction methods in terms of time and cost in such projects.
KEYWORDS
Simulation, viaduct, construction, AnyLogic, discrete event, Riyadh metro.
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