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(5.20)

subject to the scheduling constraints [Eqs. (5.2)(5.13) and (5.15) (5.18)], plus initial constraint on the
start time for the first segment of work performed by the first crew of the first task
(5.21)
project duration constraints
(5.22)
task duration constraints
(5.23)
and, non-negativity constraints
(5.24)
where Ci is the direct cost per unit quantity of work for task i; is the time required by crew k of task i to
complete a unit quantity of work based on resource allocation only; max are the minimum and

maximum possible values of max

, respectively; and D is the maximum acceptable project duration. Note
that in this formulation, Eq. (5.1) can be written for each crew k of task i as:
(5.25)

5.4
CONCLUSION
In this chapter a general formulation was presented for the scheduling of construction projects. An
optimization formulation was described for the construction project scheduling problem with the goal of
minimizing the direct construction cost. In the next chapter, we adapt the neural dynamics model of Adeli
and Park for the solution of the construction scheduling and cost optimization problem.