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A Semantic-Driven Framework for Facilitating Reusability and Interoperability of Construction Simulation Modeling
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- Author / Creator
- Saba, Farzaneh
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This research describes a semantic-driven framework to facilitate reusability and
interoperability of simulation and modeling of construction processes. An immense
amount of knowledge of construction processes and simulation modeling is needed to develop construction simulation models. Knowledge intensity of construction simulation models makes the development process an effort and time consuming process. The
research described in the thesis is motivated by the need to effectively reuse the captured and represented knowledge throughout the life cycle of simulation models. Our approach
addresses these challenges through ontological modeling and linking construction
simulation modeling concepts composed of (i) ontology of the construction process, (ii)
ontology of simulation modeling constructs and elements and (iii) ontological
representation of simulation models. In this research, semantic web approaches and
techniques have been utilized in different aspects: structured documentation and
modeling of construction processes through hierarchical concepts and relationships
between them using semantic web languages such as XML, RDF, and OWL; mapping techniques for linking and knowledge extraction between modeling ontologies; and
reasoning and inference for knowledge discovery. Stand-alone construction simulation models and a large-scale HLA-based distributed simulation model of industrial construction processes have been outlined in order to illustrate the approach. -
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2012
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.