Suggestions for Temporary Construction Facilities’ Layout Problems in Large-Scale Construction Projects

AbstractTemporary construction facilities’ layout problems (TCFLPs) are crucial in large-scale construction projects. Well-designed TCFLPs can improve overall effectiveness and facilitate an efficient construction process. This technical note presents an innovative trilogy for positioning appropriate temporary construction facilities (TCFs) in ideal locations based on a qualitative-quantitative-qualitative methodology. In contrast to previous research, the trilogy integrates existing techniques with some qualitative analysis to facilitate operations so that the operability of TCFLPs in practical situations is improved. First, a qualitative-based analysis index is proposed to determine basic properties for the predetermined project. Following this, optimization models are established to obtain satisfactory solutions based on practical requirements and constraints in a quantitative way. Finally, an evaluation index is built to evaluate and adjust some of the TCFs obtained from the previous procedure to bett...