System Dynamics Modelling and Simulation in Construction
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2020) | Viewed by 393
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Simulation has experienced near-exponential growth in popularity in the last decade. Simulating real-world construction in a virtual environment allows researchers to predict outputs of system or possible problems advance in advance.
System dynamics (SD) is the most widely used simulation technique in construction and has increasingly been utilized in the recent years to model complex construction systems. This simulation technique helps to deal with dynamically complex systems that are characterized by feedback and accumulation effects.
The main aim of this Special Issue of Systems is to devote significant attention to publishing the latest developments and findings on system dynamics and its applications in construction.
The following topics are particularly welcomed for this Special Issue:
- System dynamics applications in construction;
- Policy optimization and implications in construction using system dynamics;
- System dynamics applications in decision making;
- Recent innovations in system dynamics modelling;
- Data-driven system dynamics;
- Combining system dynamics with other simulation methods;
- Integrating system dynamics with fuzzy logic;
- System dynamics applications in optimizing construction operations/processes.
Dr. Farnad Nasirzadeh
Guest Editor
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