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A methodology for optimising maintenance and replacement of construction equipment
thesis
posted on 2010-11-30, 12:31 authored by Niranjan Deepal GunawardenaMathematical optimisation models are seldom used in making maintenance decisions
regarding construction equipment. The reason for this could be, simply, the lack
of such models for maintenance of construction equipment compared to those in
other areas such as industrial equipment- maintenance. Most of the general
mathematical models proposed for industrial equipment maintenance could not be
used for construction equipment due to the current state of poor record keeping and
narrowly defined maintenance policies currently existing in construction equipment
companies. However, some optimisation techniques, such as Simulation, seem to
have potential applications in optimising certain maintenance activities of construction
equipment. Also the willingness of equipment managers to adopt realistic
optimisation techniques indicates the current need for research in construction
equipment maintenance.
In the area of replacement analysis of construction equipment, there exist a number
of mathematical models proposed by previous researchers. However, the use of
such models in real practice is not significant. This could be due to the fact that those
models do not consider several real issues which are most important in making actual
replacement decisions regarding construction equipment. In spite of the amount of
work done by previous researchers, there exists the need for a more realistic
replacement model for construction equipment.
The main objective of this research, therefore, was to develop two complementary
practical mathematical models, one for maintenance optimisation and the other for
replacement analysis of construction equipment ... (continued).
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Publisher
© Niranjan Deepal GunawardenaPublication date
1990Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.358906Language
- en