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Automation of Quantity Takeoff and Material Optimization for Residential Construction Manufacturing
DownloadFall 2015
Quantity takeoff is repetitive work in the modular construction industry. The current process, which is typically carried out manually, is time consuming and error-prone. This thesis proposes a methodology to automate the quantity takeoff process. The central aim of this research is to create a...
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BIM-Based Data Mining Approach to Estimating Job Man-Hour Requirements in Structural Steel Fabrication
DownloadSpring 2015
In a steel fabrication shop, jobs from different clients and projects are generally processed simultaneously in order to streamline production processes, improve resource utilization, and achieve cost-effectiveness in serving multiple concurrent steel-erection sites. Reliable quantity takeoff on...