Advanced Visualization (Simulated) Techniques for Modern Construction Management

Visual simulation has emerged as a key planning tool in built environment because it enables architects, engineers and project managers to visualize construction process evolution before the project starts. This provides an efficient technology for reducing time and cost through planning and controlling resources, machines and materials. On the other hand, construction industry has evolved from traditional to On-site Modern Methods Construction (MMC). Highly efficient and effective on site planning and managing processes are urgently needed, and implementing visual techniques in MMC provide powerful management platform for planning and controlling projects. This project is to simulate operational assembly-line for Onsite MMC by visualization techniques. 4DCAD and simulation of construction operation will combine and superimpose to video that are taken by fix tablets (ipad2) and introduce Augmented Reality scenes of project process in planning stage. For controlling phase, decision making team update schedule and modify simulated operation of construction by comparing 3Das built project statues and AR animation of planning construction operation constantly. This paper is the first of the series of papers from this study. The paper is firstly to review researches that have been carried out in planning and controlling of construction operation by visualization techniques and secondly to address some issues in existing visualization techniques to MMC.