Due to the increased complexity of construction planning techniques, the tracking of a construction project has become more difficult than before. Thus, a visualized construction progress representation is developed in the paper for efficient and effective progress control. In the planning stage, the visual simulation of construction can provide a clear illustration of the construction method and sequence. Design professions can identify problems and solve them during the planning stage. After the construction has started, progress control is important for the contractor in order to avoid project delay and eliminate disputes due to the delays.
Project managers can perceive progress information visually instead of numerically.
To simulate the progress of a construction project, a detailed construction plan is required. The physical construction components include all the visible products of the project, for example, the pavement and infrastructure designs of a highway construction project, visible components in the construction process are incorporated. The site survey or soil tests, which have no visible on-site products, are not incorporated. The project schedule indicates the sequence and time frame of project activities. The production of the project is assumed to be proportional to the time consumed.